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I have a tablet, a regular notebook, a smartphone, and a dedicated ebook reader and I have to say that I almost never use the tablet. The notebook does everything I want as far as the internet or computing is concerned, the smartphone gives me access on the go, and the ereader is my device of choice for books. I tried to use the tablet a lot when I first got it, but found that I prefer to get on line and do other internet stuff using my notebook and that I prefer to read using my ebook reader. A lot of the people that I know are the same way. The tablet, when you get right down to it, just seems like a very limited netbook without a keyboard. It's sort of like the all in one entertainment center...sure you COULD have one device for your computer, TV, sound system, and blu ray/DVD player, but most people prefer to keep their dedicated devices. I know that ebook readers are not quite mainstream, but they are becoming a lot more wide spread and I just don't see a near by future where tablets will be able to compete at the same price point with the same battery life and ease of use.
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