Since the launch of Apple iPad there have been a buzz going around the web will iPad replace Netbooks? Well Netbook gives a complete computer experience capable of running multiple applications, install any application. We compared both devices in a number of important categories.
Surfing the Web : Tossup
iPad : One of the major use of these devices to get online quickly and surf the web. iPad comes with Apple Safari web browser. Open multiple web pages and flip between them. You can view web pages in portrait or landscape on the large Multi-Touch screen.
Netbook: Since Netbooks is fully functional computer, you can use any web browser and you will get full support for Adobe Flash,Silverlight and other web technologies. Although Netbook screen is small as compare to iPad and multi touch , rotate feature is also not there. With Netbook you can see the whole “WWW”.
Storage : Netbook
iPad: Apple iPad comes with 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of flash memory.
Netbook: Most basic Netbook has a 160GB hard drive.
Input : Tossup
iPad owners will no doubt love the touch experience on the iPad. But independent analyst Jack Gold questions whether users will be able to “do any serious work” without a keyboard. The iPad does come with a dock to attach an optional keyboard.For long-term writing on the go, a physical Netbook keyboard with an attached angled screen still wins.
Camera: Netbook
Most Netbooks comes with webcams however iPad does not have a webcam. A webcam enable you to do basic video chat over Skype or any other program.
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These days, we expect more and more that our devices will do everything we need. Take the iPhone, for example. It is a phone, mp3 player, Web browser and digital camera all in one. When Steve Jobs took the stage to announce the new iPad, he made one thing very clear. The iPad was not here to compete with Netbooks, as Netbooks, according to him, are simply less powerful laptops. We have to say one thing in defense of the Netbook- at least it comes with a camera.
Connectivity: Netbook
Apple hasn’t given the option or the flexibility for users to be able to connect to different device. Although iPad comes with Wi-Fi and an optional 3G . Even iPad does not have Bluetooth. You can use a $29 camera attachment device to connect your camera to iPad other that their is no option available to connect your devices with iPad.iPad does not have USB ports, this means if you want to connect say a camera, printer or even a USB
Most Netbooks comes with USB ports, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.Netbooks have at least 2 USB ports standard.
Battery : Netbook
iPad is slim, attractive and very showy, and boasts a significant battery life. but like other Apple products, battery of iPad is fixed and not replaceable. While there is no such hassle in Netbooks. All Netbooks allow you to change the battery. Not only this, you can also upgrade your three-cell battery to a six-cell battery or more.
Upgrade: Netbook
Netbooks can upgrade their RAM–albeit slightly–and with a little effort that hard drive can be swapped too. The iPad is a fixed entity, so there’s no going back once you’ve picked 16, 32 or 64GB.
Software : Netbook
Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are fairly good applications on the iPad–though you have to pay $10 each for them. The iPad offers no local storage. A number of iPad-compatible productivity apps are available, and things like Evernote work great; but if you want to get any real work done, this is not the device for it.Those in entertainment-consumption mode may prefer the smooth, tight integration of the iPhone operating system, the iTunes media player and the iTunes store with the iPad hardware.
Netbooks let you run full-blown versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, you can do everything you need to do for business or school on one of these devices. For business applications a Windows based Netbook is far better then Apple iPad. Most of the Netbooks allows you install third party applications and all Notebooks offer file management capabilities.
Audio and Video : Netbook
Neither Netbooks nor the iPad have an optical drive, so everything you watch has to be synced from your primary PC, downloaded to the device, or streamed. The same goes for music. The quality of the viewing and listening experience is much better then Netbook.
Although iPad does not have Flash support but but the built-in YouTube app, the free Netflix and ABC apps, and the growing support for HTML5 video on key Websites help alleviate the problem. If you want to watch your own videos, you have to convert them to a compatible format in advance. Audio quality through the built-in speakers is a bit weak, but better than we expected.
Netbooks support most of video format and Adobe Flash is fully supported. Consumers can watch TV shows on Netbooks that feature is still not supported on iPad.Audio quality through built in speakers is not good but you always have an option to use external speakers.
Price : Netbook
The iPad starts at $499 and increases to $829 for a fully loaded, 3G-enabled version. Netbooks start at about $250 and top out to at $600 or $700
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