Quote Originally Posted by Monseratto View Post
Android tablets, especially from generic China, could be a deciding factor too. Some branded androids are already quad-cores. A full screen device has fewer moving parts and cuts down production cost compared to keypads devices, and are "greener". And OS is free, compared needing to pay microsoft for it.

Sa tingin niyo ba are optical devices also an endagered technology? Some manfacturer don't include DVDR or Blu-ray drives. USB memory and external HDD na ang uso?
Personally, tablets below the price point of around P8,500 are basically "turds". They might be affordable but they are way too slow to be really useful for any real daily use. Also the cheap tablets typically have low resolution resistive touch screens which make reading text difficult and slow to touch input. At best, these are "disposable" toys for people who are on the proverbial fence in deciding to buy a full fledged tablet.

As for optical media, I think they are on the way out but they will still be a niche item for small scale archiving and distribution of digital media. If I need to give someone a digital copy of some photos or videos (that will not fit as an email attachment), I would prefer to burn a cheap CDR than hand over a USB drive costing a few hundred pesos.

CDs and DVDs will still be the standard media for retailing audio and video for a while longer until something better (and more affordable than blu-ray) comes along. Online stores will reduce the total sales though.

On my home computer system, I have been using hard disk as my archive method of choice as the cost per megabyte/gigabyte is cheaper than anything else available. Speed & ease of access is also a big plus compared to the alternative to burning hundreds of DVDRs (or blu-ray equivalent).