The Pixel Tablet is just a few spare parts in a half-empty body

Post by jwells89 » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:19 PM UTC

kibwen wrote: post #26

jwells89 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In most tablets the extra space is filled with more battery, better cooling, bigger speakers, SD card slot, more ports… lots of possibilities. Here’s what the inside of a 2020 iPad Air (10.9”) looks like for example. Still a little empty space, but much more full. https://i.ibb.co/hRKhPRP/IMG-2853.jpg

And an iPad Air costs between $600 and $800. If you want to hit a lower price point, it makes sense to just put less stuff inside. "The case isn't full" is not a metric that anyone should give a whit about, as long as the size of the case is determined by other factors (in this case, the dimensions of the screen).

Post by surfingdino » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:20 PM UTC

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:26 PM UTC

Etheryte wrote: post #13

pohl wrote: post #9

Isn’t the reason for the empty space just because it’s a tablet — by which I mean that the dimensions are determined by a large screen? Phones are dense inside because they have to be small.

I mean, if you have space left over you could just pack it with more battery? For example if we look at the iPad [0], there is some empty space inside, but mostly it's all battery. [0] https://youtu.be/uCYUZQGjm8I?si=D-fpaRSSCkbOdReo&t=75

Post by Takennickname » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:27 PM UTC

Post by foobarian » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 1:32 PM UTC

Aardwolf wrote: post #38

What's wrong with this? Isn't it great that miniaturization can achieve this? It's the screen size that dictates the amount of room. I also prefer a larger desktop PC case to have spare room to make it easier to work in it.