Apple iPad™: A Tough Rival of the Traditional Laptop
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Apple Inc's latest technological venture, Apple iPad, provides a new personal computing experience. The tablet PC has much to offer in terms of applications, and it is deemed better than the laptop in many ways.
Apps
The Apple iPad boasts a sporting number of applications, such as email, YouTube, photos, video and audio playback, iTunes, iBooks, iWork, maps, and so on. The iBooks feature allows users to read entire books on the tablet PC. It replicates the real book reading experience by permitting users to download a new book and start reading immediately. Cleverly the pages turn by a single touch.
More Portable
It can be said that the iPad offers a simpler, lighter, and more portable solution to computer needs. Moreover, the device claims to offer 10 hours of video and 140 hours of audio playback. Besides, it is said to have one-month battery backup on standby mode. The device thus becomes suitable for not only home use, but also business purposes.
Touch Screen
Keeping these points in view, this device can easily replace a normal laptop. Since it caters to most of the needs of the users, it proves to be a better alternative than a conventional notebook. Those who are not comfortable with the touch screen of the device can connect the tablet PC to a keyboard dock.
Computer for Business
The iWork application of the PC has affected the transformation of the device into one intended for business purposes. The new and upgraded app allows users to undertake business-related activities, such as making key note presentation, garnering power point presentations, exporting and importing documents, and so on.
It is also comparatively inexpensive compared to laptop PCs. This device is being offered at a price ranging between £499 and £699. Moreover, the prices are contingent on the memory of the device, which comes in three different memory settings.
The Apple iPad can thus give laptops a run for their money. It can be unequivocally said that this computer proves to be a good alternative to a traditional laptop.
