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Originally Posted by schettj
Not even close, no.
Not unless you don't do much of anything on your laptop. Or you have all the time in the world.
Buy a $400 laptop that is 10 times more functional than any tablet you can buy from anyone today.
Get a laptop under 5 lbs. Core i3 or better, 4gb ram or better, 320GB or better disk.
When you can afford to throw away $300-$500, get a tablet to use when you can't be bothered to boot your laptop.
But replace a laptop? No. Not even a netbook can do that. A Macbook Air or whatever clone ripoff with windows you can find - THAT can replace a laptop, but even then the cost for shedding those last couple pounds doesn't justify it. Unless you have money to burn, or your company is buying.
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a tablet can definitely hold it's own against a laptop/netbook, but definitely NOT a replacement. If you have one desktop/laptop at home, the tablet is an accessory, rather than another laptop. I take my nook around and I've been astounded by it's functionality.
- Email/contacts/calenders
- web browsing
- web videos
- light gaming
- view/edit docs
- sync files to main desktop
those are pretty basic, but here's where the tablet shines
- ultra portability, carry and read sites with one hand, fits in a big back pocket or backpack without lugging around a charger. When I bring this to a starbucks, mcdonalds, or wherever, I dont worry about it running out of juice or look for outlets.
- instant startup
- easily start up a fileserver for sharing stuff
- ultra battery life
I still have my i7 laptop for the times I need to develop pictures or edit videos, but I never lug that thing around, unless it's for work.