I am hesitant to get too involved in Lightroom from Adobe either. Adobe said for the foreseeable future Lightroom will not be subscription only but they could change their minds quickly. In some ways Lightroom is superior to Aperture and in some ways Aperture is superior to Lightroom. I have checked several websites for photographers and a lot of them are talking about going with either Lightroom, Aperture, Photoshop Elements or Paintshop Pro. Thousands of people signed a petition directed at Adobe voicing their disfavor of the subscription only services. The last I heard the petition was up to 22,000 names. There is some information that Adobe may lose 35% of their customer base.
Do I need a tablet?
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Stay away from those convertible tablet. They are usually overweight, too slow, or short battery life for what you need. The benefit of a tablet is it doesn't need to be plugged in for power and can be used quickly everywhere instead of sitting down at a table / desk to use it with the cord plugged in.
I would still want a laptop at the minimum so it is powerful and flexible enough to do real work. Tablet may be good for email and some simple web browsing, but doesn't work for 1-5% of what I need once in a while.
I would still want a laptop at the minimum so it is powerful and flexible enough to do real work. Tablet may be good for email and some simple web browsing, but doesn't work for 1-5% of what I need once in a while.
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Stay away from those convertible tablet.
I decided to get a Dell laptop and Dell Latitude tablet. Two devices for about $100 or $200 more than one Sony or Asus laptop. They have a deal where you get a Latitude for $300 with a PC purchase, and since I can do the student program I get a $200 dell.com gift card. I'll use it on accessories for the tablet. Now I just need to wait until they have Intel 4th gen core processors and Windows 8.1 available in a few weeks.
Stay away from those convertible tablet.
I decided to get a Dell laptop and Dell Latitude tablet. Two devices for about $100 or $200 more than one Sony or Asus laptop. They have a deal where you get a Latitude for $300 with a PC purchase, and since I can do the student program I get a $200 dell.com gift card. I'll use it on accessories for the tablet. Now I just need to wait until they have Intel 4th gen core processors and Windows 8.1 available in a few weeks.
I use my tablet (Samsung Note 10.1) and if I need to type, a bluetooth keyboard.
It's ready to go upon waking up, connects to the VPN and allows me to manage my service calls better than using my phone.
It's nice to carry around a data center (when the customer allows it) or to a meeting where I might need a document.
I use it on customer data center fault walks and can capture serial numbers with the camera and bar code software, reducing transcription errors from when I recorded data on a pad of paper.
It's like any other tool. Depending on your needs, it may or may not be useful.
I like it for those situations when a laptop is overkill, but my phone is too small to be practical.
It's ready to go upon waking up, connects to the VPN and allows me to manage my service calls better than using my phone.
It's nice to carry around a data center (when the customer allows it) or to a meeting where I might need a document.
I use it on customer data center fault walks and can capture serial numbers with the camera and bar code software, reducing transcription errors from when I recorded data on a pad of paper.
It's like any other tool. Depending on your needs, it may or may not be useful.
I like it for those situations when a laptop is overkill, but my phone is too small to be practical.
I think some tablets are better laptop replacements than others. If you need rapid mobility and you have the software to support your task, they're hard to beat.
Right now I think the thing to keep an eye on that every manufacturer seems to be neglecting is battery life. More power is great up to the point that you have to treat your tablet/phone like a highly mobile desktop which needs to be plugged in when you use it.
Right now I think the thing to keep an eye on that every manufacturer seems to be neglecting is battery life. More power is great up to the point that you have to treat your tablet/phone like a highly mobile desktop which needs to be plugged in when you use it.
Well, Dell ended their $299 promo a whole month earlier than was listed on their terms and conditions. I wasn't thrilled about Dell stuff, but it would have been a really good deal. It also appears that they won't have a supply of PCs with 4th gen i core processors any time soon, and I needed a tablet relatively soon. I really don't want a 3rd gen since it is pretty much year old technology, and according to cnet tests the 4th gen gives very much improved battery life.
So, I'm going to wait on a PC for a month or two. In the meantime I got this for a tablet. My wife will mainly use it.
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productID.281082600
I figured with the student pricing, a free copy of Office 365 University, couldn't really beat that. We stopped into Staples and they had one in blue for $649, but wouldn't price match what the Microsoft Store was. We also bought a Bluetooth Logitech keyboard from Amazon, and a case for it also from Amazon.
So, I'm going to wait on a PC for a month or two. In the meantime I got this for a tablet. My wife will mainly use it.
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productID.281082600
I figured with the student pricing, a free copy of Office 365 University, couldn't really beat that. We stopped into Staples and they had one in blue for $649, but wouldn't price match what the Microsoft Store was. We also bought a Bluetooth Logitech keyboard from Amazon, and a case for it also from Amazon.
No. You don't "need" a tablet even though the popular marketing and trendies would claim you do.
You need a desktop or laptop, you "want" a tablet to look "trendy" and like all the other sheeple. LOL
You need a desktop or laptop, you "want" a tablet to look "trendy" and like all the other sheeple. LOL
My wife is going to use it as a PC substitute. She doesn't need the extra processing power of a PC, the smallness is the big factor. There are a lot of situations she will have at work that a tablet would be nice to have - more powerful and functional than a phone and smaller than a laptop. She'll also use it for having one of her assistant coaches take stats during volleyball matches, so she doesn't have to do it off of the tapes (which takes 3 hours per match). I don't have much of a need for one, but she'll use it. I'm going to get a new laptop still in a month or two.
Love my 17" HP laptop great screen and battery life
Tried a Kindle Fire 8.9" sent it back. To small and limited.
Tried a Kindle Fire 8.9" sent it back. To small and limited.
I'm in the market for a new PC.
I really want a desktop but I'm leaning towards a laptop because of convenience. But hate the thought of a 3 year life span of those things. The desktops are so nice because you have a big screen and when individual components fail or you want to update them to new it is much easier and cheaper too. Plus my other desktops have lasted more than a dozen years. That one was a HP Pavilion 7955. From 2001, which I still use rarely to keep it updated. LOL
I really want a desktop but I'm leaning towards a laptop because of convenience. But hate the thought of a 3 year life span of those things. The desktops are so nice because you have a big screen and when individual components fail or you want to update them to new it is much easier and cheaper too. Plus my other desktops have lasted more than a dozen years. That one was a HP Pavilion 7955. From 2001, which I still use rarely to keep it updated. LOL
I have the 8.9" Kindle Fire and an older e-ink Kindle.
At home, I rarely use my laptop anymore -- Most of my intensive reading is done on an older e-ink Kindle and general web surfing, light reading, banking, etc. is done on the KF. The laptop is now more of a central repository for photos, movies, and documents.
At work, I have a fairly high end desktop for AutoCAD, ArcView, and various stats programs but we're slowly integrating iPads into our field work. Being able to take GPS points, photos, and enter data directly into our databases has allowed us to cut our post-field time in half.
At home, I rarely use my laptop anymore -- Most of my intensive reading is done on an older e-ink Kindle and general web surfing, light reading, banking, etc. is done on the KF. The laptop is now more of a central repository for photos, movies, and documents.
At work, I have a fairly high end desktop for AutoCAD, ArcView, and various stats programs but we're slowly integrating iPads into our field work. Being able to take GPS points, photos, and enter data directly into our databases has allowed us to cut our post-field time in half.
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