[dmaul1114]

I'm very interested in tablet device, but the iPad falls a bit short on a couple of key features for me.

1. Stylus writing. My main want for one is to mark up academic PDFs, grade student papers etc. I'm sure there will be some apps for hand writing that work with a capacitive touch screen stylus. But I doubt they'll have the precision of a resistive touch screen designed around stylus use.

2. Lack of multitasking. I'd want to have the internet browser open so I could pull up articles cited in the one I'm reading and marking up, have music playing in the back ground, have my e-mail up etc.

3. Lack of flash. I'd also want it to be my multimedia on the couch machine, and lack of flash rules out hulu etc. Though they probably could add a Hulu App to get around it like they have with Youtube on the iPhone etc.

If it had those--or at least the first one--I'd buy it day one. $500 is a good price for what it does, and 10 hour battery life estimated is a good bit more than I expected.

But for now I'll wait and see how handwriting apps turn out, see what they add in the 2nd gen model, and see what competitors put out.

I'd keep my kindle around for novel reading regardless of what I buy. But I'd love whatever tablet I buy to have a Kindle app so I have the option to read my Kindle books on there like I do sometimes with the Kindle for PC app in my office or at my girlfriend's place as I never take my Kindle anywhere locally (only on plane trips).