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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington
OK I know you are using it as an eReader, but what else is it good at? What things is it not so good at?
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-Great web browser. If you're not on forums etc. anyway where you need a keyboard. I love browsing the web on the couch with my girlfriend's ipad. With the pinch zooming etc. I like it better than a laptop--easier to read smaller fonts on blogs etc. Lack of flash is a bit of a downer though.
--Still e-reading I guess--but all the news apps are great. NY Times, AP, USA Today, NPR etc.
--Also still e-reading I guess--the comic apps work great and look amazing.
-Streaming Video--ABC and Netflix player are great. Nice for watching a TV show in bed, vs. lugging the heavy and hot running laptop to bed.
-Random Apps--Epicurious--great free cookbook, weather apps, games etc. Just lots of stuff to play around with.
That said, do I think it (or any tablet) are for everyone, definitely not. It's a neat device to supplement a laptop, but certainly not something that many people will need or want--especially if they don't want to use the e-reader functions (only like e-ink etc.) and if they're.