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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
That, to me, is one of the biggest drawbacks of the iPad. When I'm writing, I also like to be able to research at the same time. Just being able to look up subjects on Wikipedia without leaving the word processing app would be a big boon, and the additional ability to simultaneously search the entire Internet would go a long way in increasing the usefulness of the device.
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I would like multi-tasking to do stuff like listening to Pandora, but it's not a top priority for me. If I wanted to write extensively, I would stick with a netbook, because of the keyboard. Of course, I'm a crummy typist, and type even worse on touch screen. I was at a free iPad class and heard that one guy typed 105 wpm with the iPad screen in landscape mode.
I used netbooks extensively on the road before Kindle and iPad. Netbooks worked fine for most of my vanilla uses, but I found them a pain to read books on, especially in bed and such.
To me, there are tradeoffs to netbook, tablet, e-reader forms, and it's just a matter of picking what works best for individual need. I like my devices, but I don't recommend the same for everyone, because we're all different. Personally, I've been wanting tablet form for a long time, and I'm looking forward to even better ones.