iPad Vs Netbook?
I have been looking at getting a netbook for sometime now but have been holding off hoping for a perfectly specced ION version. With the Netbooks being slammed by Steve Jobs at the launch of the iPad I thought I would do a quick comparison to see if they are worth getting.
| Description | Netbook (Samsung NC10) | Apple iPad |
| Size | 10.28″ X 7.3″ 1.19″ | 9.56″ X 7.47″ X 0.5″ |
| Resolution | 1024 x 600 | 1024 X 768 |
| Memory | 1GB upgradeable to 2GB | Unknown at this time not upgradable |
| Storage | 160GB | 16GB, 32GB, 64GB |
| USB Ports | 3 | 0 |
| Multitasking | YES | NO |
| Camera | YES | NO |
| WiFi | YES | Option |
| 3G | Option (via USB) | Option |
| Windows 7 | YES | NO |
| Linux | YES | NO |
| Android | YES | NO |
| Chrome OS | YES | NO |
| Battery Life | 8 Hours | 10 Hours |
| Support for DIVX, mpeg, avi, theora | YES | Some |
| Flash Support | YES | NO |
| Price | £249 | $499 (uk price probably £499 possibly £449) |
| Replaceable battery | YES | NO |
| Touch Screen | NO | YES |
| KeyBoard | YES | Optional (separate) |
Biased Table? probably.
I just don’t see a use for it to be honest. It is very very nice and looks very slick. But it cannot replace any of the following which I use.
- phone
- iPod
- blackberry
- laptop/netbook
- desktop
- tv
- ebook (sony PRS-505)
If it could replace 2 of the above devices or do what any of them did but better I would have bought one. But it just doesn’t fit anywhere within my needs and I am not spending close to £500 on something that maybe nice but would see little if any use past the initial excitement phase.
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