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I don't know which conclusion I had about this was more useful: 1) I don't need to buy a new PC every two years anymore 2) Someone should make a tablet with sl

I don't know which conclusion I had about this was more useful: 1) I don't need to buy a new PC every two years anymore 2) Someone should make a tablet with slots so it can be upgraded like a PC

pmelendez 13y ago
" 2) Someone should make a tablet with slots so it can be upgraded like a PC" Wouldn't that be a Windows 8 convertible laptop with a touchscreen?[1][2] Once you put expansion options on it you start compromising mobility. [1] http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/product/dell-dell-xps-12-5-ultrabook-black-intel-core-i5-3317u-4gb-ram-128-ssd-windows-8-xps/10237842.aspx?path=2765b0302338b61b44df333b3c0cbf7een02 http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/product/dell-dell-xps-12-5-ul... [2] http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/product/hewlett-packard-hp-split-13-m010dx-13-3-touchscreen-laptop-intel-core-i3-3229y-128gb-ssd-4gb-ram-windows-8-13-m010dx/10258240.aspx?path=b38e3965a2147fc1066fa8be564a68acen02 http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/product/hewlett-packard-hp-sp...
blueblob 13y ago
I think #2 is not done so they force you to buy a new tablet every 2 years.
simias 13y ago
Tablets need to be very small, lightweight and thin. Making them modular and configurable would go against that. Look at some ipad teardown for instance and watch how everything is packed together. Not to mention that these days everything is in SoCs: you can't upgrade the GPU and CPU separately. Even the RAM can be stacked on the SoC package and if it's not it's soldered right next to it. Contrast that with the innards of a desktop PC which is mostly empty space.
marcosdumay 13y ago
We are going in the oposite direction of #2 for at least a decade. Nowadays a motherboard has almost all the periferals you'll need in a typical PC, and at the ARM world (that is more flexible) we are getting into the periferal-less single chip CPU that has only a power supply and I/O pins for display, USB and network. That's a natural step because connectors are expensive, power hungry and bulk. As computers get inexpensive, upgrading makes less sense, so it makes less sense to pay more for an upgreadable system.

I don't know which conclusion I had about this was more useful: 1) I don't need to buy a new PC every two years anymore 2) Someone should make a tablet with slots so it can be upgraded like a PC

pmelendez 13y ago

" 2) Someone should make a tablet with slots so it can be upgraded like a PC" Wouldn't that be a Windows 8 convertible laptop with a touchscreen?[1][2] Once you put expansion options on it you start compromising mobility. [1] http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/product/dell-dell-xps-12-5-ultrabook-black-intel-core-i5-3317u-4gb-ram-128-ssd-windows-8-xps/10237842.aspx?path=2765b0302338b61b44df333b3c0cbf7een02 http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/product/dell-dell-xps-12-5-ul... [2] http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/product/hewlett-packard-hp-split-13-m010dx-13-3-touchscreen-laptop-intel-core-i3-3229y-128gb-ssd-4gb-ram-windows-8-13-m010dx/10258240.aspx?path=b38e3965a2147fc1066fa8be564a68acen02 http://www.futureshop.ca/en-ca/product/hewlett-packard-hp-sp...

blueblob 13y ago

I think #2 is not done so they force you to buy a new tablet every 2 years.

simias 13y ago

Tablets need to be very small, lightweight and thin. Making them modular and configurable would go against that. Look at some ipad teardown for instance and watch how everything is packed together. Not to mention that these days everything is in SoCs: you can't upgrade the GPU and CPU separately. Even the RAM can be stacked on the SoC package and if it's not it's soldered right next to it. Contrast that with the innards of a desktop PC which is mostly empty space.

marcosdumay 13y ago

We are going in the oposite direction of #2 for at least a decade. Nowadays a motherboard has almost all the periferals you'll need in a typical PC, and at the ARM world (that is more flexible) we are getting into the periferal-less single chip CPU that has only a power supply and I/O pins for display, USB and network. That's a natural step because connectors are expensive, power hungry and bulk. As computers get inexpensive, upgrading makes less sense, so it makes less sense to pay more for an upgreadable system.