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Originally Posted by Talldog
It makes a great Internet appliance, though. I hardly touch my laptop since I got this.
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Not for many. Not without Flash.
That's why I don't have one.
On the other hand, I've been playing with the iPads of various friends quite a bit lately, and slowly realized that in my case, a tablet may be a fairly useless device:
*I am next to a large screen computer both at home and at the office. Even if it had Flash capabilities (as the upcoming Androids will), I'd rather browse the web on a larger screen. Or type emails with a real keyboard.
*When I am out, I carry my smart phone (until recently a 3.5" iPhone 3Gs, now a 4" Super AMOLED Galaxy S). I can look up something on the web in a pinch (and it does Flash), or can check email. And it is much more portable than the iPad.
*When I travel, I always do so with a Mac Book Pro. Which I like better for email and the web, and I can work on it as well. Plus, the 10h battery life is not even enough for many overseas flights, while the Kindle can last a whole vacation without recharge.
*I can read on the iPad, but really prefer to read on e-ink. I would have considered a tablet for magazines, but the iPad's screen is too small for regular-sized PDFs, so it offers no benefit here either.
Finally, I do notice that for most of my friends, the iPad slowly becomes a less used device. They all seem to be going back to doing more on their smart phones or computers. I guess this is why I got to play with their iPads so much...
