| The recent launch of the Apple iPad ushered in a | | | | email. It is portable, with a very bright and vibrant |
| unique new type of computer: a "tablet", designed to | | | | 9.7-inch display. When needed, the iPad has an |
| fill the gap between a smart phone (like a Blackberry | | | | onscreen keyboard, which early reviews report |
| or an iPhone) and a more powerful laptop. | | | | works quite well for typing and data entry needs. |
| Many business people are asking what these new | | | | The iPad also offers benefits for the professional in |
| tablet computers mean to their business, and their | | | | their time off. For instance, both the Wall Street |
| personal computing needs. | | | | Journal and USA Today offer iPad-specific versions of |
| Tablets, and their target audience: | | | | their newspaper, so you can read them with your |
| Tablets are not built to be business machines - the | | | | morning coffee without the ink stains! |
| processor-intensive needs and extensive storage | | | | The iPad is also fairly powerful, with a 1 GHz A4 |
| space required for most businesses are simply not | | | | processor. It's not likely to beat your existing laptop |
| provided in either the iPad, or upcoming slate | | | | or desktop in terms of speed, but its processor is |
| computers like the HP Slate. | | | | weighty enough that it can handle the specific needs |
| Where these tablets do excel is for personal use: if | | | | of the iPad well. |
| you have a computer at work, but only do light | | | | What's on the horizon for slate computers: |
| email, web surfing, eBook reading, watching videos or | | | | Apple has targeted a very specific audience with |
| listening to music at home, a slate computer could be | | | | their product, and many more companies are now |
| a perfect match for you. | | | | working to come up with competitive computers. |
| Benefits of the iPad: | | | | One of the most prominent on the horizon is the HP |
| The iPad is optimized for web surfing, multimedia and | | | | Slate. |