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Originally Posted by Belfaborac
For a huge number of people, a tablet is a perfectly adequate replacement for a "proper" computer. There's no shortage of people whose only computer use consists of sending e-mails, checking and updating Facebook, chatting, browsing and some very light photo editing. In fact, I'd say that's the case for almost everyone I know.
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I can agree with the gist of this though I am not much for Facebook (not on it) or chatting or photo editing.
The only thing I am not sure about is the numbers. "huge" seems high but is it just more than 50%.
The netbook provided lots of people with an acceptable substitute and weaned them from the full functional desktop and laptop/notebook.
This set up the next step, the tablet taking the same people and more.
I want a tablet for the cockpit, for the car (disclaimer: not while at the controls). In a tight space. Essentially like an eReader but more. To read, to study, to listen to a course, in the car to have a larger GPS.
You don't have to worry about sand or mud in the keyboard while using it. Just protect the ports.
I love the built in GPS, larger than the portable GPS I have in the truck. Note not aGPS with cellular GPS or WiFi, but a built in chip. As for the cellular connection when wanted or needed for email or browsing a WiFi tablet can use a mobile hotspot or a business hotspot.
Now I have tried a phone with all these functions but the screen was too small and the costs per month cut into my budget for toys. A simple feature phone will do a Google inquiry for info. Address. Phone number. Weather.