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Several years ago I bought an HP tablet, 10 inch screen, 60gig hd, 2.6ghz, usb slots, wireless, can use external keyboard and mouse, etc., etc. - I run Win XP Pro on it and use it for travel. I really like it for a portable pc but don't like the weight and the size. Not good for ebooks because too heavy & really too large except for pdf files. Apple has improved on its weight but to the detriment of everything else and doesn't even use e-ink. For one used to a computer os, a phone os is amusingly limited, and can you image holding that 10 inch tablet next to your ear for an extended conversation? There's no way I'd purchase such a system at any price.
I use a bebook I for my ebooks - e-ink that's great for extended reading in bright light more or less like a real book , nice size, sufficient speed and memory for many books. For a ebook reader I find it very satisfactory, but useless for anything except ebooks.
What I'd really like is a slate computer that's about the size (perhaps a little bit bigger) and only a bit heavier than the bebook, but a real computer with usb etc. and a screen that can mimic e-ink, perhaps with a special setting, and also great for high resol. color images at different settings. I'd purchase such an item in a minute if they ever are available at a reasonable cost (< about $600)
Bob
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