While the tablet is mostly for entertainment purposes, there are those who need it from a business standpoint. This is facilitated by the compact size, increased mobility and functionality that is suitable for almost all stationary computers and laptops. But is a tablet convenient for word processing?
Screen size
First of all, the diagonal of its screen affects the convenience of working with the tablet. The most inexpensive models are equipped with 7-inch screens. This screen is enough for comfortable surfing, games and other multimedia tasks. However, typing text using such a screen is a large and time-consuming task. Firstly, it is a hard-to-read text. Secondly, there are frequent misses between the on-screen keyboard and the input area, due to which the typing speed, which is already low, is significantly reduced.
To improve your typing speed and display text size, you need a tablet with a screen diameter of at least 9 inches. But the cost of such devices is an order of magnitude higher than budget counterparts with smaller screens.
Additional input devices
If a person wants to achieve the convenience of working with text on a tablet, he will need the necessary input devices for this. First, there is a dedicated keyboard. The size of a keyboard for a tablet can either match its diameter or be the same as, for example, a netbook. The cost of such keyboards is about 1500-2500 rubles. Before getting such a device, you need to make sure that the tablet supports OTG technology. In other words, it must perceive the devices connected to it: keyboards, mice, removable media, 3G / 4G modems, etc.
Some keyboards have touch areas similar to those found on laptop touchpads. With the help of them, you can work with the tablet without touching its screen, thereby speeding up work with text. There are also similar wireless devices using bluetooth. This is extremely convenient, but you will need to take care of charging not only the tablet, but also the keyboard. The cost of such input devices will be from 2,000 to 3,000 rubles.
It can be seen that the price of portable keyboards and other tablet gadgets is quite expensive. But if a person needs to use a tablet for word processing, it is better to get one.
Conclusion
Working with a tablet as a text editing tool is associated with many nuances: screen size, screen usability, keyboard availability, etc. The price of a tablet computer equipped with a large screen and an additional keyboard for it is comparable to the price of a netbook with good parameters, or even a budget laptop. This price does not yet include the cost of the text editing software. Therefore, if a person believes that a tablet is necessary for text work, he should think twice about the advisability of such an acquisition.
