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Originally Posted by Torwan
A good tablet is almost as expensive as a low-cost notebook.
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Nay. A tablet (in the 9"+ range; 7" tablets are mostly a different case) is almost always around half the specs of a typical notebook computer, with far less storage space. Rarely more than 1GHz (dual-core, if you're lucky) and 1GB RAM, with 8/16/32/64GB of storage. Notebooks/laptops at the $400 price point will generally get you a 2GHz dual-core, 2-4GB of RAM, and a minimum of 160 GB storage space. Things look progressively better for laptops as you get up to $699 (64GB iPad 2 with wi-fi only; they top at $829 with 3G, but laptops generally don't get that).
Tablets compare more to netbooks in specs - but are generally $100 or more (for 32-64GB models) in price with less storage (again, a minimum of 160GB).