>Ok I have had my ASUS 700 for a week and love it. Docking station hasn't arrived yet but the tablet itself is fun.
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>What a tablet does, it does very very well. Reading PDF books ( or others ), various music apps for transposing etc, games, web browsing, Pluralsight tutorials, HBO GO, Netflx. All wonderful.
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>But it's not a computer, it is a bumped up cell phone ( albeit without the ability to make phone calls :-) This is not something you own *instead of* a real PC unless you really never needed a real PC to begin with. This is a consumer toy which can be adapted to certain very specialized productivity uses.
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>I could easily picture a hybrid where the docking station was big and powerful enough to do real work ( 8 gb, genuine multitask operating system, multi gig storage that does't require a cloud with up/down speeds you'd never tolerate in a HD ) and a touch-screen detachable as tablet with its own mobile OS, mem and storage so you could use it either way. Lots of possibilities there.
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>But any nonsense about how these tablets that are considered state of the art today - iPad 3 and this thing - threaten laptops or desktops ( though undoubtedly they will outstrip in sales ) is silly. As to writing software for that market - not creating extensions of real business apps for clients but consumer products that sell for $1 to $5 - if that is your idea of fun you're welcome to it, but I don't think it is a good way to get rich - or even move out of your parents' basement.

I don't even own a tablet -- it would be an iPad, natch <g> -- but here is my take on it. IMO the key factor is the light weight and transportability, even compared to a laptop. It's not a PC, it's not a smartphone, but there is a sweet spot in the middle. If I were doing something like sales, medical work, or something else where I was on the move all day I would definitely have one.

There is an Apple Store nearby and I have to pull the steering wheel hard to the left to keep my car from turning in.