This topic has been going around in my head for hours and hours on end. Some of my friends must be quite bored by this topic by now.
Ever since Samsung brought their Galaxy Tab to the market, I really want a good Tablet PC. I am not a fan of Apple's iCulture, which is why I am not so fond of iPads. But then I see the price and I wonder if I really (and I mean "really") need it.
At the time of writing this, a good 10'' Tablet costs about €550 (compare amazon.de). Now to me, this is a loada dosh. For the same amount of money, I could get a decent laptop for working purposes without a good graphics card. This isn't bad for me, since I prefer gaming on a desktop PC anytime. I am just wired that way.
Now then, looking at what I can do with a Tablet PC. Pretty much mostly multimedia. So, watching films (which I would have to transfer as there is no DVD drive), browsing the net, reading eBooks and the odd app or another.
Now, I needed to assess what uses "I" would like to get out of a portable device. Essentially, I use a laptop mostly for word processing or programming. Not so much browsing the web, but to a certain extent. Unfortunately, for reading and writing code, a tablet is completely useless. Browsing the web is nice, but it is easier on a laptop and watching films is ok, but I like to have a DVD drive, so that I don't have to transfer them onto the harddrive all the time.
In conclusion, I am pretty sure, that all the functions a tablet PC can fulfil, I can cover with a laptop (and if push comes to shove, I may get one of those fancy smartphones) and I could probably get more out of it. Thus, do I need a tablet PC? Hell no! Do I want one? Yes, godsdammit :D
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