Hybrid tablets are becoming more widely adopted in today’s business world. What exactly are hybrid tablets, you ask? Simply put, hybrid tablets are mobile devices that are intended to mimic the key features of laptops, while still maintaining the convenience and portability of a tablet. For example, many hybrid tablets include USB ports and have attachable keyboard accessories.
Some of the earliest hybrid tablets include Microsoft’s Surface Pro, or Lenovo’s Yoga Tab. However, nowadays most hardware manufacturers produce some form of hybrid tablet. Even Apple and Samsung have entered the ring with the recent releases of the iPad Pro and Tab Pro S, respectively.
So, can hybrid tablets help both you and your employees? Here are a few of the benefits that hybrid tablets might bring to your business.
Portability
This first benefit seems rather obvious. For employees that travel often and need to lug their laptop around with them wherever they go, a hybrid tablet is an extremely attractive option. While hardware manufacturers have done a great job of making laptops less chunky and more compact, nothing quite beats the convenience of a portable tablet device.
Additionally, for managers and employees that work for companies that still support a traditional Windows-based environment, using a desktop computer in their office, the portability that a hybrid tablet can bring to your workflow will open up the possibilities of working from home, traveling more often, and executing on important business tasks on the road..
Long Battery Life
One of the main drawbacks of tablets that initially deterred their adoption in the enterprise for so long was their short battery life. After all, you can’t get much work done when your mobile device has no battery power remaining.
Today’s hybrid tablets such as Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 and Apple’s iPad Pro have battery lives that last just as long, if not longer than the most robust laptops. Without this major drawback keeping businesses from adopting these devices, we’re sure to see laptop/tablet hybrids become increasingly more popular in the workplace.
Tons of Apps
Perhaps the biggest, and often overlooked benefit of using a hybrid tablet device in your workplace is the access to thousands of useful applications right at your fingertips. The Apple App Store, Google Play store, and other equivalent app stores are loaded with tons of apps that have the potential to simplify nearly every single aspect of business, including video conferencing, customer relationship management, and even something as simple as note-taking.
With access to apps that make you and your employees’ lives easier and improve productivity, hybrid tablets can be well worth the investment for your company.
Before You Get Started
Before deciding to implement hybrid tablets in your workplace, you should make sure that such a device would add value to your company, and that you’re not doing it because you want to simply implement technology for technology’s sake. In fact, many workers will not benefit from these mobile, hybrid devices. For example, a software engineer writing advanced code for a tech company is likely to need a highly robust PC laptop. That being said, hybrid tablets can be highly useful in the right use cases, and they definitely have an important place in an enterprise.
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