Not exact matches
The average person won't need a
laptop to do
much that can't be done on these
smaller but powerful machines.
You'll have what you need in a
much smaller package and won't have to worry about carting around your
laptop or forgetting an extra charger.
Despite the
small screen on the iPhone and iPod touch, being able to use an external keyboard for «real» typing tasks would make the device
much more useful, and even let us leave our
laptops at home for some trips.
It remains to be seen how well iWork for iPad handles these types of files, and what features it does and doesn't support, but with a real «office suite,» a 9.7 - inch screen, and the aforementioned support for external keyboards, the iPad is a
much more capable tool than its
smaller sibling — and for many people, possibly a
laptop replacement.
Similarly, as sleek and thin as the iPad is, its other dimensions are similar to those of a
small laptop, so it requires a bag or case that's not
much smaller than what you'd need for a MacBook Air or Ultrabook.
While that may not matter
much to the lone novel writer with his aging
laptop and copy of Word for Window, it does matter a lot to publishers, large and
small, who do use InDesign.
It remains to be seen how well iWork for iPad handles these types of files, and what features it does and doesn't support, but with a real «office suite,» a 9.7 - inch screen, and the aforementioned support for external keyboards, the iPad is a
much more capable tool than it's
smaller sibling — and for many people, possibly a
laptop replacement.
Whether it's a handheld device or a larger
laptop computer, our digital backpacks are often far
smaller than our travel backpacks, but they carry so
much more.
I've gone from a massive backpack to a
much smaller attache / camera bag, it kind of has a Kerouac-esque feel to it after lugging around a full - size
laptop the past 10 years, a new sense of freedom.
For typing, it's
much better than the on - screen keyboard, but this will not make this
small tablet a
laptop replacement...
It was very
small, with a 7 - inch screen and a cramped keyboard, but it was
much more portable than the common Windows
laptops at the time.
The Brydge 9.7 isn't really a keyboard case so
much as a very good keyboard in a
laptop - like aluminum body; two
small, silicone - lined hinges hold your iPad and position it like a
laptop screen.
This is an especially good idea if your
laptop has a slow mechanical drive — not to get more space, but to upgrade it to a
much faster (but
smaller) solid - state drive.
Following the company's new sizing logic, the iPad Pro fits right in, serving customers that are looking for a
laptop like device that, albeit with a
much smaller physical footprint.
There's certainly no questioning the portability here and with a weight that comes in
much lighter than
small laptops, that's less strain on your shoulders.
Acer's Timeline
small business
laptops mix both business and pleasure; you get a good quality, if a little basic, machine for not
much cash.
It's a
laptop only because it's slightly
smaller than most desktops — but not by
much.
It's not the
smallest 13 - inch
laptop, or the lightest, and its materials feel
much as before.
The XPS 13 is
much smaller than other
laptops sporting a 13 - inch display, and thus denser.
Because the 13 - inch display was taking up so
much less space, the
laptop itself could get
smaller, which meant you could have a 13 - inch device with the footprint of a 12 - inch one.
Instead of trying to focus solely on the smartphone and calling part, developers are pushing the boundaries these
small devices could do as they become
much better than real desktop and
laptop computers which is good news for media enthusiasts as well as nerds who love to see the technology grow in many channels.
it may seem like a
small detail, but flipping over the display so that the keyboard is hidden makes for a
much more immersive viewing experience than a traditional
laptop.
It's a thin, light,
small laptop,
much like Apple's MacBook.
Where many gaming rigs have giant AC adapter bricks weighing a pound or more, the Blade comes with a
much smaller adapter, measuring less than an inch thick and weighing less than a pound, a far cry from the giant three - pound bricks you'll need to lug around for any full - size gaming
laptop.