For years, tablets occupied an awkward space in my tech setup. I saw them as devices for entertainment, reading, note-taking and the occasional email, while my laptop remained the obvious choice for real work. Writing stories, attending meetings, juggling browser tabs and spending long hours at a desk simply felt like tasks a tablet wasn't built to handle.
But that perception started to change. Modern tablets now offer flagship processors, desktop-style multitasking, keyboard accessories and software that brings them much closer to traditional computers. It made me question whether I genuinely needed a laptop or had simply grown accustomed to using one.
To find out, I shut my laptop for an entire week and relied exclusively on a tablet for work and everything in between. The experiment didn't just reveal what today's tablets are capable of. It also challenged my long-held assumptions about what a modern productivity device can really do.
Typing feels different, but touch changes the experience
Since most of my work involves writing, this was the part I was most worried about. A tablet keyboard gets the job done, but there's no denying that it feels different from a proper laptop. The keys have less travel, the layout is slightly cramped, and you never quite get that same typing comfort. Even after using it for a week, I still preferred typing on my laptop.
