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dmaul1114 · 02-04-2010, 05:21 PM

Yeah I never expected a Tablet mac. Tablet PCs have been a failure--a very small niche item.

I expected something along the lines of a big iPod touch. Something for people needing something in between a smartphone/pda and a laptop/netbook.

Something like this is just what I want--just need full on stylus support and multitasking.

I don't need a full Tablet PC, I have abosolutely no use for a laptop/netbook with a touch/stylus screen. I want something small, thing and light that I can use to read and mark up documents with a stylus, do some web browsing and other random stuff.

I have a specific need for it in my academic research work, and that need doesn't involve tasks I currently do on a PC or laptop. Those will remain done on PC and Laptop. A tablet will replace reading and marking up printouts of PDFs, maybe some light web browsing that gets done on a laptop now and that's it.

For others, there will be full Tablet PCs, slate PCs etc. out for those that need a touch screen tablet with a full suit of PC functions. For a higher price of course.

02-04-2010, 05:21 PM	#37
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	Yeah I never expected a Tablet mac. Tablet PCs have been a failure--a very small niche item. I expected something along the lines of a big iPod touch. Something for people needing something in between a smartphone/pda and a laptop/netbook. Something like this is just what I want--just need full on stylus support and multitasking. I don't need a full Tablet PC, I have abosolutely no use for a laptop/netbook with a touch/stylus screen. I want something small, thing and light that I can use to read and mark up documents with a stylus, do some web browsing and other random stuff. I have a specific need for it in my academic research work, and that need doesn't involve tasks I currently do on a PC or laptop. Those will remain done on PC and Laptop. A tablet will replace reading and marking up printouts of PDFs, maybe some light web browsing that gets done on a laptop now and that's it. For others, there will be full Tablet PCs, slate PCs etc. out for those that need a touch screen tablet with a full suit of PC functions. For a higher price of course.