Speaking of tablets, what is the attraction to a tablet? I just cant see what it is, a Laptop is more powerful and almost the same size right? Im really asking, jjust trying to see what it is that someone would want 1 instead of a laptop.
That's a great question, Wade, one that every geek has to answer for themselves. Size-wise, my tablet is about the as a netbook (mini laptop). Apps/use is the big difference. If you want a smaller version of your PC to run the same apps on, get a laptop/netbook. If you want something to surf the web, listen to tunes, watch videos, etc., then a tablet is where it's at. Maybe.
I chose a tablet as a compromise between an ereader and a netbook. None of the ereaders handle pdf very well and they don't do much other than let you read. The netbook is appealing b/c they'll do anything a PC will do ... but it's Windows all over again and I might as well have a big laptop if I'm going that route.
I'm 30+ year software guy, so after digging pretty deep into Android, I got an Android tablet. I'm planning to have some wine related apps out one of these days.
Now I can sit in 'the big chair' and type really long posts to WMT by poking one letter at a time on an onscreen touch keyboard!
Bottom line? Small, quick to start up, no physical keyboard in the way, tons of kool little apps, an open software model.
When I'm running my trading apps or recording, I'm at the big PC with dual 19" screens and t-bytes of disk and all of the other goodies.
That was my long-winded version of "It's a toy"