Buying a new PC

How much of a better upgrade is this than my current setup.

Kindle Fire HDX Tablet - Personal Movie Tablet, Best College Tablet

EchoX860 said:

How much of a better upgrade is this than my current setup.

Kindle Fire HDX Tablet - Personal Movie Tablet, Best College Tablet

It depends on what you want to use it for. If you want to do a lot of typing and run Windows programs, get a laptop of a Surface Pro. If not, you can get that tablet or one of the many different types out there.

This is not a computer - it is a toy. I own a 7" tablet and know that it has a very limited use. It's OK for looking things up. But if you want to 'produce' anything, forget it.

Hi EchoX860

Have you considered building a computer (its not that hard) and you would get all the advice / help you need here :)

The title of your thread is deceptive, you are not buying a new PC, a PC is a personal computer, you are looking to buy a tablet.

Tablets are great for general web surfing, simple games, facebook, youtube and email. (I guess that is all that many people use PC's for)

But they are a pain in the ass for trying to type stuff, I would recommend getting a keyboard for it, but then that kind of defeats the point of a tablet.

Put it this way, I use my tablet to look at stuff, if I want to do stuff I use my PC. I think that sums it up best.

I wouldn't necessarily consider the tablet an upgrade over your present setup but disagree with others that say that a tablet isn't a computer or isn't a PC. A tablet is definitely a computer, there's no way around that. It has a cpu. memory, storage, etc... just like any other computer would. PC stands for "Personal Computer" and, to me, a tablet is about as personal as you can get.

I have a tablet and consider it a complimentary device in addition to my desktop computer, not a replacement. I also have a laptop and netbook as well.

strollin said:

I wouldn't necessarily consider the tablet an upgrade over your present setup but disagree with others that say that a tablet isn't a computer or isn't a PC. A tablet is definitely a computer, there's no way around that. It has a cpu. memory, storage, etc... just like any other computer would. PC stands for "Personal Computer" and, to me, a tablet is about as personal as you can get.

I have a tablet and consider it a complimentary device in addition to my desktop computer, not a replacement. I also have a laptop and netbook as well.

That is fair enough strollin and well put. I just feel very restricted when using a tablet, I feel that I need to head straight to my PC whenever I need to reply in detail to threads or emails as it is a pain in the ass trying to do it on a tablet.

I just feel very restricted when using a tablet, I feel that I need to head straight to my PC whenever I need to reply in detail to threads or emails as it is a pain in the ass trying to do it on a tablet.

Exactly !!

I have a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard for my Nexus 7 tablet but in order to use them, I first need to carry them around with me (rather not). Then I need some kind of a stand to prop the tablet up in order to keep my hands free to use the mouse/keyboard. At that point, the tablet is less convenient than my netbook so I rarely use the mouse/keyboard with the tablet. If I need to type more than a line or two then I would much rather use my netbook, laptop or desktop over the tablet.