What about an option that didn't exist last year, tablet computers like Apple's iPad? | batteryfast

Dec. 28, 2010 - PRLog -- To me, they only make sense as a secondary device. The iPad requires a separate Mac

or PC for setup and software updates and, without the webcam that's become standard

on home laptops, it can't do video calling. A newer, Android-based tablet, Samsung's

Galaxy Tab, suffers from high pricing compared to the iPad and even many netbooks,

as well as some awkward moments in its software. (Look for a full review of that

next week.  

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Will this piece ever get to the traditional questions of computer shopping - what

specifications to look for? Yes.  
Ignore the processor entirely (outside of notebooks, as outlined above) unless

you'll be editing video often and intensively. Three or four gigabytes of memory

should suffice; two GB, seen on some entry-level Macs and cheaper PCs, can get

cramped if you keep multiple applications open at once. (A year ago, buying a PC

with less than 4 GB of RAM would have allowed you to get the 32-bit edition of

Windows 7, but that more compatible option has essentially been banished from retail

by 64-bit versions that don't offer a meaningful benefit to most home users.  
As for storage, 250 gigabytes of hard disk space should also be plenty unless you

have an enormous video collection. You can get away with less on a second computer

or if you don't have a large digital-media archive. Anything but a netbook (or

Apple's high-priced answer to that category, the MacBook Air) will have a CD-burner

drive that can probably burn DVDs, too. But you're unlikely to use an optical

drive's write capability to do more than burn a backup CD or DVD. Spending extra for

a Blu-ray drive makes no sense to me.

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It requires less setup work and ongoing maintenance, and most PCs lack the smart,

stylish design of Macs. Apple's stores can be horribly crowded, but their Genius

Bars (with an appointment) offer first-person tech support that's unparalleled among

most PC vendors.
But I also know that PCs cost a lot less than Macs. And while Windows 7 retains such

traditional annoyances as prolonged program installations, upgrades and

uninstallations, its Home Premium edition represents a significant advance over the

widely loathed Windows Vista and especially Vista's cut-rate Home Basic release.
You'd think that in a down economy, customers would opt for the cheaper option, but

Apple's market share keeps going up.

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