Laptops vs Tablets

Posted by Felix Okoli on Saturday March 29, 2014 at 13:35:27:

With the advance in technology, new gadgets are being manufactured daily to help better the lives to better the lives of People. Two of such gadgets are the laptop and the tablet. This article will look into the separate features of the two gadgets and pros and cons of the two gadgets.

A laptop is a type of compacted computer that is portable and can be easily carried around. A laptop has all the features of a normal personal computer and much more. Some features of a laptop include:

- A QWERTY keyboard for typing

A charging power supply port to provide power to the battery or to directly power the laptop, and an inbuilt battery to provide power in the absence of the direct source of power
- A hard disk space for internal storage
- USB ports, microphone port and ear-piece port, and many more features.

While on the other hand, a Tablet is a also a Computer device that is bigger than the mobile phones but smaller than the laptop.

Some features of a Tablet include:
-A Central Processing Unit
- RAM that is smaller than that of a laptop
- Hard disk drive of maximum of 64GB
- Battery as an alternative power supply
- Touch screen displays

Pros of a Tablet over a laptop
- A tablet is lighter more portable than a laptop.
- A tablet has a longer battery life than a laptop
Pros of a laptop over a Tablet:
- A laptop is multitasking, it can perform multiple functions at the same time, which a tablet cannot easily do.