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Uh, the not "heavy, hot laptop" is called a netbook which is less expensive than the iPad and provides a more complete web experience if not outright better if you're willing to pay iPad level prices. While they don't provide a smooth capacitive touch experience (barring new-comers like Lenovo's offering), that arguably incidental to web consumption.
As for Android "tablets"... there's already a couple out right now, they've just been dismissed as PMPs, MIDs, etc. Only now that the iPad has been revealed as a large PMP (specifically the iPod Touch), the next generation of Android tablets warrant attention.
The reality is that if you want iPad functionality, you can already get it today... you just don't get the Apple brand (or arguably do if you buy an iPod/iPhone) with an Android device. The near-gen Android slates are that much more capable with that many more kinks ironed out which is why they're worth consideration.
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