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Originally Posted by EowynCarter
That depends I love my archos 5 tablet. But i don't feel the need for an iPad, or any 10" tablet.
The iPad is a nice toy, but it's just this, a toy. And way too expensive for a toy. Got myself a netbook, i can carry it around, use sigil on it, all that.
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Funny enough, I consider a 5 inch tablet nothing more than a toy... too big to be a decent pocket machine, and too small to do anything useful on. the 10" form factor hit the right balance where it stopped being a toy
for me.
The issue I have with netbooks is that they're often not powerful enough for the OS and programs they run, when they go to sleep, it can take upwards of a minute (in some cases) to have a usable desktop again, and depending on the OS, waking up from sleep or hibernation can be disastrous... unless they've finally managed to fix that issue... I know it was a problem with the netbooks my friends bought a couple years ago.
There's nothing HUGE that makes an iPad something I love, but it's the little things you don't get with a netbook or laptop that make it my favorite portable computer. It's always ready for me, instantly. I have enough battery that I don't need to worry about packing a charger if I leave for a day. Everything I use on it is quick to respond and quick to use. I don't have to wait for programs to load... It's nothing that would stop me from using a laptop, and I got on just fine with my laptop in the past... but when I'm waiting for a particularly resource heavy game to load, messing around during commercials, or otherwise filling in those few moments between things, I can pick up the iPad and do whatever it is I do during that time.
Could I use my iPhone, a laptop, or something else to do it? I definitely could. I could even substitute iPad for Xoom or something and I'd probably be just as happy. The point I was making is that the iPad (or any other capable 10 inch tablet) isn't going to be liked by certain people. While others will find it perfect. It really depends on your specific use of the device.
5 Inch tablets have always been classified as PMP's (Portable Media Players) until very recently, so it didn't even cross my mind to include them, and I feel they are a class of device closer to a smartphone/PDA than a tablet.