My friends all play minecraft (mc) on the tablet. I've tried that, and now I want to get it, not for a mobile device, but for my laptop. Can I play with them in one world when they play on the tablet and I play on the laptop?
Only if you:
-The Windows 10 Edition play
-or- run Android version in an emulator (for Linux, I even found a script on Github that sets up MC: PE with full keyboard support)
Is that also explained for children? XD
If you have Windows 10 on your laptop, you can buy Minecraft from the Microsoft Store. You can also play with cell phones, tablets and consoles.