5 Ways a Tablet is Better Than a Laptop!
This post and giveaway are sponsored by Microsoft/Walmart but all opinions are my own.
We would all love some new tech in our homes, right? With students headed off to high school and college, it’s important to learn about the technology that can help students succeed! Tablets have come a long way and can now literally replace the need for a laptop and often provide many advantages over a laptop. Here are 5 ways a tablet can be a better choice for students than a laptop:
No Bulk – Choosing a tablet over a laptop eliminates any extra bulk. A 12″ Surface Pro 3 tablet, for example, is .36″ thick – that’s about 1/3 of an inch! When you add a keyboard, you really aren’t adding anything in weight or bulk, either. You also don’t need a big clunky case for your tablet or even to lug around your charging cables.
Lightweight – The Surface Pro 3 is under 2 lbs so you can literally carry your tablet in a small case or your purse and head to class. You can also often eliminate all your textbooks and view them right on your tablet using the pen to mark and take notes on each chapter without running those expensive required textbooks.
Taking Notes – With a tablet, you can use a connected pen for taking all of your notes by hand an making your notes really personalized to your needs. It’s fast and easy to use the pen for note taking and you won’t lose your paper notes crumbled at the bottom of your backpack. It’s all built-in to the tablet’s functionality, too.
Battery Life – The Surface tablet has a battery life of up to 9 hours! This means you can take it from class to class and still have battery left for after class studying or time to unwind.
Flexible Uses – Use your tablet for taking notes, studying, writing class essays, playing games, chatting with friends over Skype with the included webcam, or manage a part time job and finances. You can do your work wherever you go with it’s portability.
Head over to Walmart to find out more about the Surface Pro 3 Tablet and get ready for the new school year!
Would you choose a tablet over a laptop?
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I actually love my desktop with its mouse and keyboard. Received a Kindle at Christmas but I old habits die hard. I would have preferred a laptop, but beggars can’t be choosers!
would love to have technology at my fingertips!
The tablet I have does not do as much as a laptop computer. I really am more comfortable with a mouse and a keyboard. An attachable keyboard might make a big difference on a tablet.
I love laptops! I’m a heavy typer, and think it’s much easier on them.
I’d love to have a Tablet!Walmart has some nice ones.Thank you for the awesome giveaway 🙂
bring me up to date and put technology into my hands! lol
i love the surface! it’s really awsome. thanks for sharing!
I dont know because Ive never really got to try a tablet to see if it would suit my needs.
I really like my laptop and use my phone more as a tablet. I would really like to try the Surface Pro 3 Tablet.
I got my son a Surface tablet and he loves it for all of the reasons you listed!
Depends on what I am doing. I love the lightweight portability of a tablet.
I would love to have a Surface
I would mainly because it’s more handy and convenient.
I would mainly because it’s more handy and convenient.
Tablets are so easy to use and much lighter then laptops. Good to know that Walmart has such a nice selection for families to chose from.
I would choose a laptop over a tablet for sure.
What a great tablet! I had no idea you could take notes on tablets like that!
We love our surface it’s a great tablet but really it’s a computer too. The best tablet I’ve had!
All in one tablets are awesome! If a laptop and a tablet had a baby, it would be this. Super cool.
I love this all in one tablet. I love my current tablet, but I’ve always wished I had a keyboard. Now I can have it all. Yay!
This looks amazing! I’m in the market for a new tablet, so I’m going to give this one a look.
These all in one laptops I’m seeing out there now look amazing. They’re the perfect combination of a laptop and a tablet.
I have heard people prefer their tablets over laptops for different reasons. I love the idea of not lugging around a laptop when I travel though!
I want a tablet! It would make working while traveling so much easier.
I have a Surface and I love it. My daughter uses it because it doesn’t hurt her hands or wrists like a regular laptop.
These are all true reasons. Traveling is definitely easier with a tablet versus a laptop. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Oh I would love the Surface Pro! I need to get rid of the bulk and get more portability. I need to be more mobile!
If i had a keyboard, I’d use my tablet more than I do – it’s the harder typing that hold me back!
I would choose a laptop.
I love tablets for convenience but I am a gamer so need a laptop that can handle my gaming.
The Surface is pretty neat! I really want one.
Now that’s a sexy tablet- I just love the profile and the colors, which go so well with the Windows 8 operating system. I have been looking into a Surface for a while now might be the time to buy one!
This is a wonderful giveaway. Thanks for the opportunity.
You know, I still don’t have a tablet. I need to get on that because my kids each have one.
i would love to own a tablet. everyone tells me how awesome they are