Looking to be as much a business tool as a play thing, the Galaxy Tab S4 is the latest Samsung tablet with serious aims, offering as much for entertainment as it does for hard graft.
Plus there are super-affordable tablets like the Amazon Fire mopping up the entertainment end of the market, while more premium tablets like the iPad Pro are posing an increasingly strong position to replace your laptop.
Pretty much every manufacturer offered a range of tablets looking to entertain you with a bigger screen than that phone in your pocket.īut that position has shrivelled as phone screen sizes have grown.
The iPad can also gain this access, but without full mouse support the experience is more limited.(Pocket-lint) - There was a time when tablets were ten a penny. Lastly, I can also use VMware's Horizon Client to get into my VDI solution at my engineering company with DeX if I leave my Surface Pro in the office or need full access to my work server while on the go.
I just ordered a small foldable Bluetooth keyboard to do some basic writing with the Note 9 and it was only $30, compared to more than $100 for most iPad keyboards.Īlso: My hunt for the right iPad model: Too small, too big, and just right The Note 9 is much smaller than the iPad Pro 11 so there is a compromise in the display size, but because of its size it fits on the train easier than the iPad. In addition, the setup I am looking for needs to function well on my commute, while on business travel, and while out and about. I looked through all the apps I have installed on the iPad and did not find anything missing on the Galaxy Note 9 so there are no compromises being made when it comes to apps. These include the Samsung Internet browser, Email app, My Files browser, and more. However, the Samsung DeX system enhances apps for a desktop experience so you get apps that are optimized for a big external monitor.
While I use a Surface Pro 6 for my engineering work, in addition to my weekly podcasting with Kevin Tofel, I prefer to have a different setup for my home computer and ZDNet tech writing.
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