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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom
Didn't mean to offend. I see the utility for business documents - unfortunately, my large corporation will never (1) spring for a tablet or (2) let us connect to corporate servers with personal equipment. But I like the picture Elfwreck paints!
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I didn't mean to jump on you specifically. It's just the back in forth of "Tablets sucks!" and "Tablets will be the death of e-ink" type posts are getting old.
Avid novel readers need to realize there are those of us who need something else for academic pdfs, technical manuals, magazines, newspapers, grading student papers to e-mail back to them, text books etc. etc.
Not to mention that tablets aren't meant to be sole (or even primarily) reading devices. As they can do internet, video, music, games, PDA functions, all kinds of apps etc. So it's silly to read of them soley as a reader--if all you do is read, then a Tablet isn't for you. Even for marking up business or academic documents, something like the Que or Skiff would probably be better if that's all you'd use it for as full fledged multi-media tablets will probably cost more.
But again, on the other hand, those who want tablets need to realize that there's 100% a large market out there for dedicated e-ink (or similar) readers for the avid readers who read a ton and need the screen and battery life etc., and that tablets will in no way, shape or form be the death of e-ink or dedicated reader devices.
It's not an either/or proposition. Everyone has different needs. Some need a tablet, some need an e-ink reader, some need both. For some battery life is a key as they use the device on the go all the time. For others they only use it near outlets and don't care about battery life.
People just need to be more cognizant that their opinion and needs are just that--their own. Everyone has their own opinions and needs in devices and none is more right than anyone else's. Hence why there's plenty of room in the market for a wide array of devices.
As for the cost, my university wouldn't buy me a tablet either likely. They already bought me a desktop for my campus office and a laptop. Maybe I could pay for one with a grant if I could tie a need for it into the research. But it likely will be something I buy on my own. I really need a personal web surfing device as all I have at home now is my work laptop--and I have to be more careful in where I surf and what I download on it as I don't want to lose work files to viruses etc.