Tablet vs laptop

- You might have seen a recent commercial where a kid is using an iPad and at the end of the ad she
asks, "What's a computer?". - It's sparked a lot of conversation in our corner of the internet. - Because it's a good question. And personally I think some people attach the word computer to certain form factors.

- And I think that if you look
at computers philosophically, there's something that
just lets you do the thing you need to do and that
certain form factors, frankly, are a lot better for that. - Is that fabric on your laptop? This is an iPad Pro. - And this is a Surface Laptop. - You're probably thinking
that this is some type of Apple versus Microsoft
episode of Versus.

Because of these products. But we're not really talking about-- - Arguing over. - We're not really talking
about specific brands. We're talking about the differences between using a tablet versus a laptop.

- Right, a lot of people are probably wondering if they can get away with just using a tablet as their main computer especially if as the chip sets in tablets get to be comparable to
desktop computing power. And my opinion is, likely not. Tablet's not gonna do it. - And my take is that this thing is so easy to use and as you mentioned, so powerful that for a lot of people, all they really need
is a tablet like this.

- You really like Apple stuff, don't you? - One of the reasons I
really like using a tablet as my main computer is just because of how thin and light it is. I mean, I take this with me everywhere. I throw it in my bag. I take it to work.

I take it out to dinner. I take it into bed with me at night. It's not like carrying a clamshell around. - You realize that a 12.9 Inch iPad is still really big, right? - There's a 10 inch one too.

- Oh, okay. One of my favorite parts
of an actual laptop are. (Keys tapping) The tactile keys. In my opinion, the keyboard
is an amazing invention that is not broken and
not in need of fixing.

I know people do it but I
personally don't understand how anyone can do all of their
work or personal documents typing on a touch screen keyboard. - Oh I don't use the touch
screen keyboard all that often. That's why I have this. Which is the smart keyboard.

It magnetically attaches. And it doesn't ever need to be charged. It's pretty great. - And it cost $169.

So add that to the thousand
dollar tablet you got there and you're in premium computer land. - I never said this
wasn't a premium product. I just said I liked the
convenience of a tablet. - Also, how well does that
thing balance on your lap when you're using the smart keyboard.

That's what I thought. With a clamshell like this, it's actually comfortable and
well balanced on your lap. Hence, laptop. - Even though I don't use the touch screen keyboard all that often, I just love having a
touch screen in general.

- This has a touch screen too. - Yeah, but not all laptops do. Like, okay, I'm not
gonna say the brand name because we're not making
this about the brands, but you know-- - Oh, my gosh, were you about to say something critical about-- - Also, this works with a Stylus. Otherwise known as pencil.

- This supports a Stylus pen too. - Again, not all laptops do. In fact, not many work with the Stylus. - Right, but just as your
tablet as evolved to be as powerful as a regular computer, laptops have evolved to
offer the best of all worlds.

If you buy a new or high end Windows PC. Or even a less expensive Chromebook, you're likely to get
things like a touch screen and yet you still have this
nice, familiar form factor. - Also, when I rotate
my tablet or just happen to pick it up the wrong way, the screen rotates with it. - Does your laptop do that? - Why in the world would I
want to rotate my laptop? - And I think a tablet like this gets better battery life than most laptops, generally speaking.

- You might have a point there. But honestly, we've argued
enough about the form factor and hardware differences
between laptops and tablets. What it really comes
down to, in my opinion, is the software. - Yeah.

It does. There's a reason why we don't
get many tech support calls from friends and family being all like, "I don't know how to set up an iPad." Right? And that's why kids are
able to pick up a tablet and immediately get addicted to it. - Uh, is that a good thing? - This is just known for its intuitive UI. And also, it runs on a
mobile operating system.

Which means that a lot
of the apps that you already know from your smart phone, you can run on here too. - So maybe laptops sometimes require a little more tech support. But that's not really what
I'm talking about here. I mean, have you ever tried
writing a 3,000 Word Document on your tablet or working
in an Excel Spreadsheet? Or editing a really serious video project? Or just manipulating folders in Windows? I mean, there's a reason
why people are so attached to their laptops and
that's due in large part to the OS and software.

- I still think mobile software is better. - Why? - Because for a smart
phone first generation, this stuff just makes sense. - We're not talking about
smart phones though. We're talking about tablets and laptops.

- How many times are you gonna
say the word form factors? Form factors, form factors, form factors. - Listen, 17 more times
we're gonna say form factors because we're nerds
and that's how we talk. Form Factors, form factors. - Those two just going at it again.

As if there isn't something in between. - This is an iPad. - [Cameraman] Pro. - Pro.

(Cameraman laughs) (Lauren laughs) I knew that. (Laughing).