With my audio update today about the iPad, I thought I’d also share with you a little comparison on how your money could be better spent: a $499 Laptop from Tiger Direct vs the $499 Apple iPad. Enjoy.
| HP Compaq Presario CQ61-320CA Notebook PC ($499) | Apple iPad 16GB ($499) | |
| Touch Screen? | No | Yes |
| HDD Space? | 250GB | 16GB |
| WiFi enabled? | Yes | Yes |
| Screen Size? | 15.6" | 10" |
| Operating System? | Windows 7 Home Premium | iPhone OS |
| Plays MP3s? | Yes (and many other audio formats) |
Yes (only iTunes encoded mp3s) |
| Plays videos? | Yes (many formats with all the codecs you can install) |
Yes (only whatever format Apple allows) |
| Plays games? | Yes (actual PC games too... not amazing ones but whatever) |
Yes (only cheapo flash-quality games from iTunes) |
| Read books on it? | Sure, why not? PDFs, buy them from Amazon's store, etc |
Yes (if you buy them from the iBook store only) |
| Has a proper keyboard? | Yeppers | Not even close |
| Video output? | An extra VGA port for awesome dual display action |
No, everyone will have to huddle around you |
| DVD Burner? | Of course | Of course not |
| Way to prevent screen from getting all scratched? |
Yeah, it's called a lid | Not unless you buy some expensive case for it |
Winner: The HP Compaq Presario CQ61-320CA Notebook PC, hands down. Not even close.
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