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Originally Posted by Crowl
To be perfectly honest, I find that if something isn't small enough to fit in a jacket pocket i.e. a phone or a smaller ebook reader then the portability simply isn't that relevant since you end up having to put the device in a bag anyway.
The size of the ipad has relevance because of how you need to hold it to use it, but beyond that it isn't that important.
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The first is true to an extent. Weight is still crucial as a heavy laptop in a back pack or laptop case/attache bag gets old fast.
But the second is really the key. Most people--it seems--will use tablets to supplement laptops rather than replace them. For me a tablet would be mainly a reader and mark up tool, and the size/form factor and weight are key on that front as I need to be able to hold it easily for long periods of time to do that kind of work etc. Reading on a laptop or netbook is god awful IMO, as that form factor just doesn't work for reading.