Laptop Or Tablet?

I've yet to have my hands on a tablet that didn't fall short in some regard. Granted, it's been a very small sample set.

Considering the trade-offs given to use a laptop rather than a desktop box, would you really be satisfied with the greater trade-offs of a tablet?

Obviously, it is ultimately your choice, based on your own individual needs and preferences.

 

If the machine still has life in it then, yeah, that might be the best option. Fewer headaches, anyway: no transferring files, getting the OS set up just so... It's such a PITA.

 

I'm done with MS and Windows. Any new hardware device will not have Windows on it. Linux is too much of a hassle for me. I'm older. I want to use a device not spend time fiddling with the OS.

Look at a chromebook; a cheaper alternative to a Surface laptop. My husband grabs the chromebook to do read the newspaper online daily and watch Zoning Board video re-runs. (He is on the Zoning Board.)
Wifi printing was so easy to get going and updates to the chromeOS don't break things. It is a very pleasant change away from Windows.

I do like my android tablets but it is easier to type on the chromebook than the tablets so you can get more done. I think you'd get frustrated with an android tablet in terms of productivity.

 

If you are used to an android cellphone, then a tablet has no learning curve.

All my tablets (currently two 10+" and one 8") are Samsung so I don't know much about other brands. My very first android tablet was an ASUS but I ended up having to e-cycle it because it stopped loading the desktop. I let it try to load for 24 hours and it never loaded. I couldn't fix anything if the desktop never loaded.

I rarely use the 8" but I bought it on sale for $80 just to read books. It is easier to cart around. My newer 10" tablet came with MS Office 365 but I rarely use it. I am used to using Free Office on the computers.

What apps do you positively need?

 

Well it pays to think through everything before you buy something and regret it. I usually research before I plunk down money for hardware.

A new keyboard is probably your best option. There used to be a small shop near us where the old gentleman did computer repairs. He replaced a keyboard on my husband's Acer laptop. I was afraid to do it working with the ribbon connector cable. I watched as he did it and now felt I could do it myself. Sadly, he retired.

Ah, cataract surgery is a miracle. I had both eyes done within 3 weeks of each other before Covid turned everything upside down. I could believe how great I could see with a day of the surgery.

Like you, I bought a smart phone to make calls. About the only app I wanted is the local tv station's weather app so I can see the radar map. I don't want to surf on a 6" screen - to me that is a waste of time.

 

I never heard of Morostron. I hope it works well for you.