To Tablet or To Ultrabook? That is the Question

The folks over at Netbooklive have put out a very useful article talking up the differences between ultrabooks (very slim & lightweight laptops, SSD inside) and tablets. Here’s a summary of how the two compare:

Ultrabooks:

• use Intel’s second generation Sandy Bridge processors


• mainly run on Windows 7


• typically maximum of 0.8 inches, but with 13.3 inch screen and a full size keyboard


• no touch screen

Tablets:

• run mostly on ARM-based chips


• typically run versatile Android


• usually very slim, eg, Apple iPad 2 is around 0.3 inches thick


• touch screen friendly

The final comparison base is price, with tablets costing about as much as the ultrabooks. Still, ultrabooks may be a new competitor within the growing post-PC industry of cheap, useable and portable technology.