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Poll: Is the laptop vs. netbook battle shifting?

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief April 16, 2011 · 1 min read

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The year 2011 has seen so many tablets invading the market. It seems like the golden age of netbooks has come and gone and tablets have replaced it as the preferred portable computing device.

Still, despite the growing popularity of tablets, I think a significant percentage of the consuming public still prefer netbooks (or, due to lack of budget, are still stuck with their old netbooks).

As such, we’re seeing netbooks being sold at under Php15k (or 30-50% cheaper than what they used to be).

So is the “laptop vs. netbook” battle shifting to “netbook vs. tablet”? For people who have multiple (at least 2) computing device, what’s your usual combination?

a) Laptop & Netbook
b) Laptop & Tablet
c) Netbook & Tablet
d) Desktop & Laptop
e) Desktop & Netbook
f) Desktop & Tablet
g) All 4

Go hit the comments section and share with us your set up.

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150 Comments

McTechieGuy · 15 years ago

Smartphone (iPhone 4)
and netbook (HP Mini 110) for me.
iPhone for social networking and fun.
And the netbook for work! :)

McTechieGuy · 15 years ago

Smartphone (iPhone 4)
and netbook (HP Mini 110) for me.
iPhone for social networking and fun.
And the netbook for work. :)

paul · 15 years ago

laptop & netbook combination for me… the former’s my desktop replacement while the latter’s my “leisure” gadget.

Elder Mangyan · 15 years ago

I have a desktop, 2 laptop and 1 netbook.

Still contemplating if I am going to buy a tablet.

So far my set-up with my existing gadgets are in order.

bariles · 15 years ago

D. MacMini at the office and a Macbook which I bring anywhere, even on my recent trips to HK and Singapore.
At the airport though, I get to see a lot of people using their tablets. Di naman ako masyadong naiinggit. Parang gusto ko lang silang tapunan ng sapatos ko.

wacko · 15 years ago

Desktop for gaming
Laptop for Mobility
Ipad for browsing (lalo na pag nasa bed )

Tristan · 15 years ago

D here. I use desktop for work and laptop for entertainment. Maybe if I can save some, then I’ll buy a tablet soon. :D

ciriaco t. daluddung · 15 years ago

Desktop for home use and Laptop for mobility.

Jonaflormicfren · 15 years ago

I go for letter A, it is more practical for me. http://youshudno.blogspot.com/

fr0stbyte · 15 years ago

Just to add some more.. Are we under the illusion that majority of us can buy tablets? A large part of our society can not afford to buy those things. It makes MORE sense for the public to buy netbooks as they are getting cheaper. A little more money then you’d be able to buy a decent laptop. Students and young professionals alike NEED these. Tablets are for those who can afford them. They’re like bling for the typical netizen.

Edille Rosario · 15 years ago

I prefer Desktop and Laptop. I already have desktop but it stays in our photo shop because I do not have internet connection in our house. Now I am planning to buy laptop to continue my blogging even at house ^_^

EdwinC · 15 years ago

Laptop and netbook ang preference. Kasi ‘yang mga tablets na ‘yan laruan lang ‘yan, eh. Pero kung may magbigay sa akin ng tablet, ah, ‘yun na.

Jay · 15 years ago

Netbook samsung for basic excel and statistical analysis (work related). Ginagamit din siya while doing field work. An Asus i3 laptop for heavy duty computation. A macbook (2006) na ginagamit paminsan minsan. sa bahay, i hook up the netbook or laptop sa monitor and keyboard

Robin Lim · 15 years ago

I belong to a different group… for two years I used a netbook + mid priced laptop combination. The pair would cost me less than a higher end ultraportable laptop which would be powerful enough for daily use and light enough for daily carry.

In 2010, when laptop prices went down in general… I opted for just a single laptop. A 13-inch MacBook Air (which cost half as much as it did when originally released) meets both needs for sufficient power and portability.

Rojie · 15 years ago

Depending on their use. Preferred netbook where I can bring anywhere, process my documents and do gaming. 3G included so I don’t need to worry connectivity also.

FROILAN · 15 years ago

i have D. shifting?? in some ways yes. knowing pinoys kahit hirap kung anu uso grab talaga :D but for me, it boils down on what you really need. ewan ko lang ah.. for me kc y buy a tablet if it may cost u a better laptop?a 20k-25k laptop is a decent one na.way better than a tablet. i’m trying to figure out.db nkakangawit un paghandle ng tablet when using it?so people buy external keyboard para mailatag na un tablet.i find this one very funny.

Dayco · 15 years ago

Mac Pro (Desktop) – VIdeo Editing
Macbook Pro 15″ (Laptop) – Photo Editing
Macbook Air 11″ (Netbook?) – Web/Documents
iPad 2 3G/Wifi (Tablet) – Photo Presentation/Games/GPS

damo · 15 years ago

i have an ipad..kci upcoming 4th year highshool
pa lng aq.nd pa masyadong gamitin
ang laptop .pero pag nag college na ako
i think i will prefer to buy a macbook..than netbook
B.laptop & tablet

Joshua M · 15 years ago

I’m going F, Web dev ako kaya Tablet is Client purposes only. Desktop for gaming and work

[punkmeister]â„¢ · 15 years ago

Desktop + Tablet (though di sya talaga tablet HTC Desire HD)

paulkev09 · 15 years ago

The gap between netbooks and notebooks becomes smaller and smaller because of the advances made in technology. Ever since the advent of the dual-core Atom, Nvidia ION, and the AMD Fusion APU, that gap became smaller…netbooks are getting several times faster than previous generation netbooks. What’s more is that netbooks can now play mainstream games fluidly like World of Warcraft. Not only that, daul-core netbooks today sells at a cheap price like the ASUS EEE PC 1015PEM which is only priced at around Php. 16,000. Netbooks are getting stronger and their specs are getting some serious treatment.

Epstein · 15 years ago

Desktop & Laptop

Name: · 15 years ago

G… Can’t help but to be updated..desktop in my room…an acer laptop for media works…sony vaio p “netbook” for my on the go…just bought an ipad 2 for my presentations/demos… It works best…and a galaxy tab… just a treat for myself and a taste of android…bunga ng pagpupuyat sa trabaho…

Kraven · 15 years ago

ed · 15 years ago

old capable laptop + new main laptop

Kerwin · 15 years ago

I’m in the same boat as Noir above,
have all 4 (desktop, netbook, laptop, tablet)

But if I had to choose two, I would pick
d. Desktop and Laptop

I feel that this combo best serves my needs for functionality as well as portability. The netbook is far too small for me to do any lengthy work on it while the tablet is best served for casual web browsing only.

kimkae77 · 15 years ago

I’m planning to have samsung galaxy tab, my current set up , desktop or laptop for long surfing, netbook if gamit ng mrs ko desktop, and a knock-off ipad from china(apad)w/ nice specs..

Benchmark · 15 years ago

Right now…I only have a laptop…I am planning to have a Samsung Tab…to replace my mobile phone…as a portable communicating device. hehehehe

wakocoke · 15 years ago

Gaming Desktop, Work Laptop and i’ll get an ASUS Transformer soon (tablet/netbook hybrid ftw!)

NineSwordz · 15 years ago

Argh! Asus Transformer! damn that thing.. =D

Jor · 15 years ago

i have a laptop and netbook. but i prefer desktop and laptop. more computing power!
tablet? i’ll go for a smartphone, Samsumg Galaxy S II :-s

Noir · 15 years ago

H.??? All 4. Desktop(2)/Laptop(4)/Netbook(1)/Tablet(1)

The only thing that is collecting dust is the tablet. No use for us. and for browsing nothing still beats having a keyboard.

Faith@ahead · 15 years ago

I’m going 3years with my netbook, and it took me to great lengths! convenient, easy-to-carry. Netbooks come with better specs now in cheaper and cheaper prices. tablets? so-so… I still can’t see the need for it. Laptops are still the best contender for netbook, its only downside is its weight.

sandro · 15 years ago

in terms of sales and production, the front may have shifted a bit from netbooks/laptops to tablets. however in our country, people would still go for a cheap 25k core-i3 or i5 laptop instead of an iPad, or a 16k netbook instead of a galaxy tab. netbooks and laptops offer more in terms of performance and that “bang for your buck”. also, lets not forget wifi and 3g enabled smartphones that are flying off the shelves.

agvu · 15 years ago

well, i have a macbook hooked up to a monitor, a keyboard, mouse, and a set of speakers that transform it into a desktop while im at home. i also have an iPad with me. ill stick with B.

when i leave home to go somewhere and ill only need internet connectivity and a few time-passers such as games and such, i use my ipad. however, when im going somewhere far and will make me leave home for more than a day or i need to do serious work, i bring my laptop.

florencia · 15 years ago

It’s d as of now.. but I want them all. haha

daniel · 15 years ago

F <– haha… pag may desktop ka na… bakit ka pa magla-laptop or magne-netbook? shempers tablet nalang para sosyal at maiba naman!

fr0stbyte · 15 years ago

Is it really shifting? All of the people I know do not own tablets and I’m a middle-class kinda guy. I plan to buy a tablet but honestly the price is still kind of “up there” that it’s not really that practical. You don’t need it. You want it.

Manix · 15 years ago

i believe it is not shifting, but it has already shifted. that’s why we see acer and asus dropping in their worldwide sales for netbook.

as for the survey, i have powerful desktops and laptops for work and business, a tablet for leisure and browsing, and smartphones for mobile.

Iyan Sommerset · 15 years ago

Desktop for real gaming, laptop for semi-mobile gaming/fun stuff/daily utility, netbook for on-the-go stuff like writing articles, pre-fixing video editing (just resequencing, no rendering), etc.

Tablet shmablet.

kael · 15 years ago

Used to be ‘G’ but my desktop died recently so now just ‘A’

allan · 15 years ago

laptop and netbook

Rommel A. · 15 years ago

Netbook and Laptop, my machines ages well, just feed them with new apps. My Ipod touch is also one of my portable device for wifi internet. I will still buy a tablet soon but I am happy at my current gadgets at the moment.