7 inch laptops are extremely small, lightweight and ultra portable devices. With the size of touch screen mobile phones getting bigger and that of laptops and Tablet PCs getting smaller, it is confusing what to call these 7 inch notebooks. The most common terms used to refer to them are : Mobile Internet Devices(MID) and Ultra Mobile Personal Computers(UMPC).
The article will discuss some of the best 7 inch mini laptops and 7 inch Tablet PCs available in 2011. Please also have a look at the articles Android based Tablet PCs and Mini Tablet PCs to read the reviews of other mini Tablet PCs .
Blackberry Playbook 7inch Mini Tablet
RIM (Research In Motion) a Canadian based company that makes the popular BlackBerry line of smartphones has just entered the tablet market with their very first offering called the BlackBerry Playbook which is a 7 inch Tablet PC. So what makes this different from the other tablets in the market today, those based on Androids and iOS? Let’s find out together.
The BlackBerry PlayBook 7 inch tablet pc runs on QNX OS which is an efficient OS that is being used even by NASA. What makes this platform unique is that it offers you all the advantages expected from a BlackBerry device at the same time you will have access to applications from the Android Market. This device allows you to install certain Android apps making it very flexible.
On the hardware side this 7 inch tablet pc uses a dual core 1 GHz Texas Instruments OMAP4430 processor. It uses hardware acceleration to enable it to smoothly playback a full HD 1080p video which other tablets have a hard time doing. 1GB RAM is used to keep everything operating as smooth as possible while you have the option to choose from several internal storage capacities starting with 16GB, 32GB and 64GB.
Two cameras are available for you to use, a front 3 megapixel camera for video calls and a back 5 megapixel one capable of recording 1080p videos. Its connectivity options include a micro HDMI port, micro USB port, 3.5 mm headset port, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 and GPS.
Unlike the tablets coming from different manufacturers, the BlackBerry PlayBook supports Adobe Flash 10.2 straight out of the box which means you will have access to all the websites that have Flash embedded in them.
RIM is clearly positioning the Blackberry Playbook as a corporate tablet with its various security features however it also performs great as a multimedia tablet. You will be able to use this for making your presentations at the office or for watching HD movies while relaxing.
Velocity Micro T301 Cruz 7 Inch Tablet PC
When you are looking for a small tablet that is priced affordably then nothing can beat the Velocity Micro T301 Cruz 7 Inch Tablet PC. This device which is priced at $199 can be bought at Amazon at a discounted price of $179.95. The price alone makes it $300 cheaper than the current iPad 2.
Now that we know that it’s small and cheap the next question that may cross your mind is how well it performs. If you need a portable device that can provide you access to webmail, browse the Internet, read ebook and watch movies then this is the perfect device for you. This 7 inch tablet pc runs Android 2.0 straight out of the box and comes pre-installed with Kindle for Android so you will have access to the thousands of ebooks at Amazon’s library.
The screen has a maximum resolution of 800×600 pixels and uses capacitive touch technology. It is actually very responsive and the built in accelerometer automatically adjusts the screen display to portrait or landscape mode.
The Velocity Micro T301 Cruz supports the popular video formats such as MPEG-4 and H.264 which makes it capable of playing DVD quality movies. If you love listening to music then this device can also support various music formats such as AAC, MP3, WAV and WMA.
Connecting to the Internet is easy as long as you are near a wireless hotspot. This device supports Wi-Fi 802.11 N technology so you can access the web at a faster speed. There is however no 3G support for this model which is actually good since you won’t need to subscribe to a data plan from a wireless carrier.
You are provided with 4GB of internal storage to save your files and if this isn’t enough you can easily upgrade this using the SD card slot. This is a perfect 7 inch tablet pc to take along on a vacation and with its 10 hours of usage time on a single charge, you will enjoy using it while on the go.
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The ipad sux. wonder what steve will come up with next.
Simply want to say your article is astounding. The clarity in your post is simply striking and i can take for granted you are an expert on this field.
great…
BB playbook is a nice tablet, it would have been better, if it got good touch interface like that one in iPad 2
I found such a tablet pc useless, prefer an ipad . I don’t think it sucks, its useful when it helps with certain works.