«We're seeing more and more people flocking to Chromebooks as families, students and other consumers seek out easy - to - use, highly portable and
affordable laptops as resources for personal use, education and even work,» said Gary Riding, senior vice president, Mobile Computing at Samsung Electronics America.
Not exact matches
But invariably, an operator will have to weigh the pros and cons of welcoming
laptops as an increasingly mobile workforce seeks friendly,
affordable spaces.
In addition to basic prepaid mobile cellular services and handsets becoming more
affordable worldwide, prices are falling for many other types of equipment such
as computers, peripheral equipment, TVs,
laptops and printers
But
as attractive
as a portable,
affordable internet tablet would be, I don't see it taking any market share away from
laptops anytime soon.
Notable competitors includes S [edition], the initiative of Harry Blain (founder of Haunch of Venison and Blain Southern) and Robert Norton (former CEO of Saatchi Online)-- a site selling
affordable e-art, or digital artworks by leading contemporary artists, to be viewed on - screen, on
laptops, mobile phones, iPads, TVs, that can even be sent
as gifts via email!
There are more
affordable options,
as we've detailed here, but the PC
laptop market has a much higher cap than the Chromebook market.
The Yoga 720 is the more
affordable option in that department,
as you can get a
laptop with a GTX 1050 GPU (a slight step down from the Ti) for just $ 1,199.
With Nvidia 1080 graphics — currently the top of the
affordable range you can get in a
laptop — and impressive overclocking capability, it comes
as close to being a machine I'd likely build
as I currently can get.
It's also worth mentioning that the Lenovo also brought
affordable Windows 10
laptops at the Bett Show 2018, and they were unveiled
as Microsoft doubled down on educational tools such
as Minecraft: Education Edition.
As part of its plans to conquer educators and students, Apple is expected to take the wraps off a new more
affordable iPad that would compete with Microsoft's Surface
Laptop and Google Chromebooks.
The latest version of the Asus Transformer Pro (T304UA) provides a good alternative to the Surface Pro range for business users who need a versatile and
affordable device that can function
as both a
laptop and a tablet.
Late CEO Steve Jobs made the education market a priority for Apple early in the company's life, but
as it slowly pivoted to creating mass - market premium products, Google and Microsoft both swept up the classroom market with
affordable laptops, tablets, and hybrid machines.
Having an extra terabyte to store large files you don't need often is a great feature — and uncommon for a
laptop as thin and (relatively)
affordable as this Samsung.
Last but certainly not least, we have a hybrid device that is shockingly
affordable for a tablet that can pull double duty
as a full - blown
laptop.
We can't see why someone would choose it over something more
affordable, albeit less feature - filled, such
as the Moga Pro or a gaming
laptop, if it's truly mobile PC gaming they crave.
Chromebooks have won a well - deserved reputation
as affordable, lightweight
laptops designed around streaming and collaboration.
Hence, Flipkart's
affordable consumer financing options such
as No Cost EMI & Product Exchange, combined with our wide reach across the country will be a winning combination for student gaming enthusiasts all over the country to get their hands on the best quality gaming
laptops and accessories.»
Samsung hopes to win the hearts and minds of gamers with its
affordable Odyssey 15
laptop, but its hardware may not be
as balanced
as it ought to, and the price not
as low.
Having a
laptop that doubles
as a tablet has become increasingly attractive, especially
as the 2 - in - 1
laptop market has become more
affordable.
It might look
affordable if you bought Google's argument that the Pixel - C could serve
as a
laptop replacement, but its capabilities never fulfilled that promise.
Considering Microsoft's interest in bringing Windows 10 to
as many devices
as possible this year, it's likely these
affordable laptops will also run Microsoft's newest operating system, though the report doesn't offer any details regarding operating systems.