Once viewed as expensive toys for reading articles, watching videos, playing games or pacifying children—the almighty tablet has really come into its role as a mobile productivity boosting machine. Longer battery life, faster boot times and true portability are just some of the reasons many have chosen to leave their bulkier laptops and netbooks at home, and rely on their tablets for work on the go. Combine that with a growing ecosystem of apps, mobile-friendly websites, and cloud based content creation platforms and there’s never been a better time to buy into the latest technology craze. Looking to #GETTHINGSDONE in the New Year? Here are 5 tablets for ultimate productivity.
HP Slate 7 Beats Special Edition
New to the world of tablet PCs but not sure where to start? Why not kick-off 2016 in style with the limited HP Slate 7 Beats Special Edition? If you love blasting bass-heavy tunes into your headphones or earbuds while studying on the go, this special edition HP Slate 7 was made for you. This edition combines a 7” screen, an NVIDIA TEGRA 4 A15 Quad-Core Processor, Android 4.4.2 Kitkat, 1GB DDR3 SDRAM, 16GB eMMC storage and BeatsAudio technology into a sleek red package. HP Connected Drive, HP Connected Photo and HP Connected Music allow you to sync your media and files across all your HP devices. Best of all, as a last generation tablet, it’s currently available at a much lower price point, making it easier on your wallet to transition into the world of tablet computing.
ASUS Google Nexus 7
The ASUS Google Nexus 7 sports one of the highest resolution tablet screens on the market—at 7” and over 2.3 million pixels it offers an eye-popping 1920×1200 HD IPS display in the palm of your hand. The Nexus 7 features an elegant slim design, a thin bezel and a soft-touch matte black exterior. Powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and 2GB of Ram, and up to 9 hours of active use battery life, this tablet has the speed and endurance to keep you productive on the go. The Nexus 7 comes preloaded with all your favorite Google apps, including Chrome, Gmail, YouTube, Google Now and Hangouts—so you’ll be ready to start working as soon as you charge it out of the box.
ASUS Transformer Book
Can’t decide between the added power of a netbook and the portability of a tablet? Why not seize the best of both worlds in the New Year with the Asus Transformer Book? The T300 Chi is essentially a 12.5” tablet pc with a detachable keyboard. The TruVivid IPS 1920×1080 Display with Corning Glass ensures you get top quality, high resolution screen you come to expect from a small laptop, but the ability to turn it into a tablet means you get the portability of a tablet PC. This model features a keyboard, an Intel Core M Processor, 4GB Ram, 128GB SSD, and unlimited ASUS WebStorage—everything you need to turn anywhere with a WiFi connection into a fully functioning mobile workstation.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 will bring your videos, photos and games to life on its adaptive Super AMOLED display. Blacker blacks and whiter whites mean this tablet has the contrast and crisp detail necessary to trick your eyes into thinking you’re working with real paper. The S2 is only 5.6mm thick and weighs a mere 0.86 pounds, making it one of the thinnest and lightest tablets on the market. While you might think that would mean a cost in performance, Samsung has managed to cram an octa-core Exynos 5433 processor and 32GB of internal storage into a sleek white form factor—allowing the S2 to compete with the best in terms of power and speed. The S2 runs on Android Lollipop 5.1 with Samsung’s familiar TouchWiz overlay, so if you’re already a proud owner of one of their phones, you’ll be right at home with this UI.
iPad Mini 4
You can’t have a list about tablet PCs without mentioning the brand that started the tablet craze with the release of the original iPad in 2010. The iPad Mini 4 is the latest in the line of Apple’s portable line of iPads. Released in September of 2015, it’s thinner and lighter than ever before, without compromising the speed and power of Apple’s 64-bit desktop class A8 chip. The A8 offers 30 percent faster CPU performance and 60 percent faster graphics performance than its predecessor the A7 chip used in the iPad Mini 3. With up to 10 hours of battery life, you’ll be able to work on the go in style without having to lug around a bulky laptop charger. If you’re already a “Mac,” purchasing an iPad is a no brainer, as it will easily sync with your iPhone, MacBook Pro and other iOS devices giving you instant access to all your media, content and work on the go.
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