To each his own and to each situation its own device.
Would I replace my Mini with a tablet? No.
Would I buy a tablet and use it as an ereader? Yes.
I'd bring the Mini on camping trips or when I'm waiting somewhere. Lack of charging points doesn't matter then. I'd take the tablet on the couch at home, or on those holiday trips where we'll be staying in an apartment. I'd leave the laptop at home then.
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Originally Posted by HansTWN
For the following reasons:
1.)For most people, not all, a netbook screen is not comfortable to read on.
2.)Battery life. I can take an ereader on a 2 week trip without a charger.
3.)A netbook runs hot.
4.)A netbook is awkward to hold, it can only be comfortably be used when propping it up on a table. How do you read on a netbook while lying down?
5.)A netbook is much heavier.
6.)Why a buy netbook at all? If computers were the answer, then I would just use my laptop. Netbooks are slow with lousy features compared to real laptops. We probably all already have 2 gadgets that can do everything what a netbook can do, our phones and our laptops. I don't feel the need to get another one. Now a tablet that is good enough to replace my laptop with a super screen, that makes sense. But they must still do a lot better for above points 2-5. And good screens are at least 12-18 months away, probably more.
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Hmm, I believe the question was about tablets, not netbooks. I agree with you 100% on netbooks, but not on tablets
My points would be these:
1) Some people don't find LCD screens not comfortable to read on
2) Battery life. I can take an ereader on a 2 week trip without a charger.
3) No idea about temperature on tablets, as I've never had one...
4+5) A tablet will probably be heavier than an e-ink device of the same size, so you'll have to support it somehow
6) Buying a tablet just for ereading sounds like a waste of money. Unless you want functionality that e-ink devices just won't offer, like backlighting (which would be my main reason to buy LCD instead of a comparable e-ink screen) or the ability to watch pictures in full colour.
Why would I buy a tablet instead of an e-ink screen of equal size? Because it's backlit, more functionality (I could use it to watch my pictures), it'll most likely be smaller and lighter than my laptop and I have more options in reading formats (provided it contains a real OS and not a mobile OS).