I am buying a tablet PC. I use the computer all the time to surf the net and also read news. I prefer to use the tablet like a slate and read because that is comfortable for me compared to using it like a laptop. What size tablet should I buy? If I buy a 10.4" tablet, will it be too small to browse the web? (Note here that I plan to use it in the slate format and not like a laptop). Or will a 10.4" be good enough size to browse websites?\nShould I scroll frequently in a 10.4" tablet to read pages? Or should I try 12 inches?
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I would choose the 12" tablet just because i believe that the 2 extra inches will be very benaficial when viewing graphical sites.
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If they've been using Mac, I highly doubt they'll want to switch to Windows.  It's like trading in a Mercedes Benz for a Ford Focus.  As for ease of use, it's a Mac.  No further explanation required.  As for weight, the MacBook is the lightest of Apple's notebooks.  I wouldn't be too concerned about screen size, as Mac OS X's accessibility features will accommodate poor vision, if that is the case.  In fact, if you press the Option key and scroll in using a scroll mouse, you can zoom in on anything.
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A very very good notebook guide can be downloaded here:\nhttp://www.download.com/3000-2056-10225869.html\n\nAlthough you just need it for internet use and word processing, many websites employ heavy graphics.. you need fairly good specs anyway. Pentium III or Celeron (CPU clock - 1 GHz) and RAM of 512MB would do. \n\nAcer and Dell have good offerings on their websites. I found some on Amazon.com as well.\n\nDont forget to test for dead spot on LCD screens, check for Harddisk errors, and so on.\n\nPS:\nI found one here:\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00080QGD2/sr=1-1/qid=1138758887
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6" is perfect.7" is OK. anything larger OUCH.\n2 finger thick is perfect. anything thicker OUCH>
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You seem to be decently knowledgable about computers, and as a result, I can't help but suggest you might upgrade some components of that computer. Even for "googling", a computer with those specs can have trouble running the newest versions of Internet Explorer (rather it can, but if you try doing 2 or 3 things at once, it's going to slow down drastically). For $25-$50 you can get a significantly faster processor, and if necessary, for another $50 you can get a newer motherboard to put it on. You'll likely be able to keep every other component of the computer, yet you'll have a significantly more useable computer.\n\nOn that note, I would recommend staying away from Windows XP and ME. I would personally suggest sticking with Windows 98 SE. The reason is that as we've gotten new operating systems, the hardware requirements have went up. I upkeep 50+ computers that are about 6 years old and are running Windows 2000. The OS isn't my choice, though it's probably the best for my situation. But I've seen how much troule the computers have on the internet because they're pretty close to the minimum requirements for the OS. Stick with an older OS and you'll have faster speeds as a result.
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i made a quick search on yahoo and google and found this site, it's like the ultimate search site on Laptops.\n\nI was looking for some answers for some questions I was asking on laptops too and it came really handy, I want to share it with you if you haven't already discovered it...\n\nthese guys are fantastic experts and they sometimes answer the question you put on the website straight away.\n\nhttp://imedia.atspace.com/laptop.htm\n\nif you find the site useful i really suggest you nominate my answer as the best answer please.\n\nthank you
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Dell is pretty good overall, but not the best.  For general use, you can pick Dell, HP, Toshiba, Acer ... etc.  Recently, I bought a Acer 8200 for school and for general programming stuff, and a Sony SZ-120 for business and they're both are very good computers.  As to the 6400, the 6000 has received great reviews, and 6400 is so new that not too many reviews are out yet, so why don't you wait a bit longer.  What is your major?  Most laptops last about 2 to 3 years, and a bit less on the battery.  Good luck!
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On your desk top, right click and select properties.  Ensure that your screen resolution is like 1024x780 or so.\n\nIn internet explorer, you might also click View / Text Size and make sure it's set to medium.
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IE has a re-sizing feature in the Internet options... Advanced  Tab. Down to multimedia.... Enable page re-sizing.    Have  Blessed day
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On your desktop, right click, go to PROPERTIES, click SETTINGS and select 800x600 or whatever is right for you.\n\nThe smaller the numbers, the bigger the size. 1024x768 is standard but 640x480 will work too, though you'll have to scroll across to read.\n\n800x600 is your best bet.\n\nOR \n\nIf its just your web browser. Go to VIEW, and TEXT SIZE.
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Love it too !!  I love the tabbed windows, Now I'm kinda curious as to what the Internet Exploror 7 looks like, I hear it's got tabbed browsing too now..  \n\n But I would never leave my firefox
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Howdy there!\n\nIt depends -- I bought 2 laptops in my life.  The first one in around year 2000, and the second one in 2005.  The 2005 laptop costed only $1200.00 and had great battery life, and very good specs.  I am very satisfied that notebooks are becoming a very viable solution for even home purposes.  Even cheaper laptops are quite nice.\n\nIf you are interested in hooking a MASSIVE amount of kids up with a computer that can do alot of things -- made for education -- look here: http://laptop.media.mit.edu/\n\nIf you are just an average joe, let me tell you a few things to look for in finding you the perfect laptop...\n\nFirstly, at this day and age, it's hard to find a bad laptop to do the basics -- what I mean by this is: Pretty much every computer on today's modern market will fulfill your basic educational needs.  Here are some specifications you should look for, as a mininum.\n\n- Pentium 4 Processor OR Pentium M (centrino) If you travel without the laptop plugged in.\n- 512mb of ram (I don't know how big your schematics are, but 1gb of ram offers you alot of freedom.\n- USB and ports VGA - You want to make sure this laptop can have a real mouse extended to it for when your working at home. A VGA Extension is great for dualscreen work or working on a bigger monitor.\n- Monitor Size - 14.4" + at least. WSXGA, or WXGA+ because you NEED to have a monitor with flexible resolutions.. For this WSXGA and WXGA+ fit the job perfectly.\n\nI think you should check out some of these review sites.. And if it all possible: SEE the model that interests you in REAL life, then look online for the best deal. If move swiftly, you'll have a laptop you love, and a great deal -- I am very confident that you will succeed. :)
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A laptop doesn't have a touch screen and costs less than it's tablet counterpart.  The Compaq are ok along with SysteMax. or is it System Max?  spending more than $600 for a personal use system is a waste.  The cheap $400 units are ok if you get a new one.  If it doesn't have built in WiFi it will only set you back $50.00
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*smiles at Apple reference*\nwhen I was looking around before buying this laptop, i did wander into an apple store out of curiosity\n\nwalked out again about five minutes later and didn't seriously consider an ibook in any of my further reckoning :-)\n\nFor the uses you've specified, you'd be as well to buy second hand if money is an issue - anything you can get these days --- for all of Intel's hard sell TV adverts --- is about 3 or 4 times more powerful than you really need for any of that. But, if you can afford it, you may as well get a nicely specified machine; unlike getting a 4x more powerful car, you won't be spending a fortune on fuel or insurance, or suffering from cripplingly heavy handling or go deaf. A well made modern machine will burn up no more, or possibly less power than a much, much slower one from a few years ago, and weigh less / be quieter too.\n\nFirst question - what are your priorities re: portability vs capability? Will you be carrying it around a lot all day, doing a lot of work off the battery and mainly with lightweight files kept on the hard disc, or will it be mostly sat at home on a desk, plugged in, doing a fair bit of media work, playing DVDs etc? That's the main tradeoff these days, as there's an awful lot of choice in terms of form-factor. Used to be that a laptop was a known quantity in terms of size - like two letter writing pads stacked on each other. Not any more.\n\nPersonally I went for the lightweight portable route, as I needed to do a fair bit of wordprocessing and other office stuff on the road (well, the train, and around all manner of random places) and needed something a bit thinner, but no more spread out than that old 2-pad electronic jalopy (£40, used, with a good battery - bargain!) I'd been using before, as my arms were tired but the available work spaces were tight as rubber gloves on wet hands. A modern thin-bordered 12" screen offers a lot more working area (almost to the level of a once-common 14" tube monitor) than an older laptop, in the same size case - it's easily enough for me, and has the same resolution (same conceptual desktop space for windows etc) as my mother's heavier 14". Besides, if you're typing, you're only looking at a tiny, tiny part of it at a time; the old one had about half the pixel resolution of this and was still OK for writing lengthy reports!\n\nI've sacrificed a bit of potential screen area, a bit of hard drive space and CPU speed, one speaker (internal mono's not an issue if you rarely use it without (stereo) headphones) and an internal DVD drive in order to get something sleek and lightweight with a phenomenal battery runtime without paying over the odds; but with a little research and in-store testing, made sure the actual performance wasn't suffering much (quick HD even if "small", large and fast memory, current-generation albeit lower speed CPU, good graphics chip, good solid typist's keyboard, standard width screen to maximise the "useful" WP space). Plus it's a tablet PC... I can sign my name in documents, or flip it over and hold it like an actual paper pad and use the pen as a mouse... and as I waited for the easter sales, I got a cracking bundle deal with an (nice, but very bulky and therefore stay-at-home) external dual layer DVD writer, TV tuner card, etc.\n\nAlternatively, you may want to watch DVDs or not have brilliant sight, and particularly burn a lot of discs... an internal drive and a large screen will be particular boons here, and you'll likely get an even better keyboard into the bargain, with massive battery life or pen functions being minor concerns. They can go all the way up to 17" widescreen, with high quality integrated speakers etc, and what is more or less a full sized desktop keyboard attached --- becoming basically portable desktop PCs, in the same way that a 14" TV with a pop-out handle at the to
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Sony VAIO's are cool and really sexy. lol. but they're pricey. I personally have a Dell and it's great. Absolutely no complaints with Dell. I have a 'Latitude: D610'. There could be a newer model, i don't know. I got mine in Feb this year and i love it. Just make sure you have good anti virus and firewalls and you'll be set!
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Okay.. there are a number of parameters when you want to buy a computer. Also one company may give you an excellent desktop but not a good laptop. Here's my low down..\n\nGraphics intensive, high end, extremely specialized work -> go for Apple, anything else -> use windows. Not that windows is better (Mac is any day better in terms of technology) but windows is a lot less headache when something goes down.\n\nHP/Compaq Desktop -> good value for money, decet looks\nHP/Compaq Laptop -> cheap but not that good a bet, decent looks\n\nZenith Desktop/Laptop -> Are you a techie?? If not, forget it. \n\nDell -> Best value for money looks good\n\nAcer -> cheapest, not sure about quality but definitely good to look at\n\nIBM(Now Lenovo) Laptop -> best performance, a bit pricey but looks very rugged and non - refined.
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wait a minute, are you building a computer or you want to buy a laptop, by you saying that you want to use Pentium M, and the ThinkPad thing and the batteries, I think you're planning to buy a laptop, isn's it?\n\nWell, your specs is not low, but is still reachable within the $2000 range.\n\nNote: D610 is not the same spec as D810, see: http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_Latitude_D610/4507-3121_7-31268759.html?tag=sub\nand http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_Latitude_D810/4507-3121_7-31268760.html?tag=sub\n\nD810 is the higher end one, the main differences are: it has twice the memory (RAM), Better Battery, Microphone available, slightly bigger screen size, etc, etc, etc.\n\nStrangely though, according to CNet's rating, D610 is rated higher than D810, maybe cause of the price