1. + College Students: Choosing a Tablet Morgan Elledge Jherica Rhodes Caden Eckert

2. + Introduction Out of over 1,200 college students, it was found “more than a third said they intended to buy a tablet sometime in the next six months” (Pearson, 2011?). Rising popularity among college students Equal or more capabilities than computers Light-weight

3. + Important Aspects to Consider Computing Capabilities Including battery life, screen display and storage space Basic Features Such as camera and multi-user modes Entertainment Including FaceTime and the ranges of applications that are available to download via app store Education Microsoft Office compatibility, virtual books and Wi-Fi capabilities

4. + Three Most-Used Tablets Samsung Tab S Windows Surface Pro 3 Apple iPad $499.99 $799.99 $629.99

5. + 1. Samsung Tab S Computing capabilities 2560x1600 pixel resolution Up to 9 hours battery life Android 4.4 processor 3GB of RAM memory/16 GB of ROM memory Basic features Multi-user mode Productivity Entertainment Music Player Google Play Store Education Microsoft Office Google Play for Education

6. + 2. Windows Surface Pro 3 Computing capabilities 2160 X 1440 pixel resolution Up to 9 hours of battery life 4 th Generation Intel Core Processor 8GB or 128GB of memory Basic features Multi-tasking Optional Keyboard Entertainment Music Player Netflix Education Microsoft Office Interactive Touch Book

7. + 3. Apple iPad Computing capabilities 2048 X 1536 pixel resolution Up to 10 hours of battery life A8X Chip Processor 16GB, 64GB, or 128GB of memory Basic features Touch ID iCloud Entertainment Facetime Apple App Store Education Microsoft Office iBooks Author

8. + Which tablet is most suitable? Computing Capabilities Basic Features Samsung Tab SWindows Surface Pro 3 Apple iPad Battery LifeUp to 9 hours Up to 10 hours Memory3 GB8 GB or 128 GB16, 64, or 128 GB Resolution2560x1600 px2160x1440 px2048x1536 px Samsung Tab SWindows Surface Pro 3 Apple iPad Touch ID Multi-tasking iCloud Multi-user Optional Keyboard

9. + Which tablet is most suitable? Entertainment Education Samsung Tab SWindows Surface Pro 3 Apple iPad Music Player FaceTime App Store Netflix Samsung Tab SWindows Surface Pro 3 Apple iPad Microsoft Office Capability Touch Books Google Play

10. + Our Recommendation Apple iPad FaceTime Mid-range price ($629.99) Highest resolution TouchID Microsoft Office capability Highest battery life (10 hours) Out of the 40 students we surveyed, 31 stated they preferred the Apple iPad Out of the 31 students, we asked the question, why? FaceTime iMessage TouchID iCloud (automatic transfer of pictures & contacts) iTunes Siri

11. + Contact Information Morgan Elledge Morgan.elledge@ttu.edu Caden Eckert Caden.eckert@ttu.edu Jherica Rhodes Jherica.rhodes@ttu.edu

12. + http://campustechnology.com/articles/2014/09/10/report- students-believe-tablets-will-transform-the-future-of-higher- ed.aspx