05-09-2012, 07:28 PM
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The title caught my eye today. Apparently tablets are replacing laptops in this website/forum. I see Amazon in app purchase articles, Tosiba thrive updates, stuff about Galaxy tabs, Softmaker's android offerings, etc. Where are the Laptop articles? There is an AndroidThoughts 
Glad you had a chance to play with a Windows Slate. I've always said they are not intrinsically unusable. There are some challanges, largely because the UI designers assumed a mouse and keyboard so the size of some elements could use some help. Using a stylus like a mouse largely alleviates that though. Price is not that big a factor for me, if it does what I need it to do. My biger issue is the battery life of most Windows slates is still dismal. Hopefully that gets fixed. I found the Samsung Series 9 to be a bit heavy for my taste, but I could live with it. It is actually a decent enough size it could make a formidable slate, laptop replacement with a keyboard, and desktop driver with keyboard mouse and extra big monitor. Best of all three worlds without much comprimise. Looking forward to what Samsung does with Win 8. HP has some decent potential too. They are no stranger to tablets, from the TC1000 to Slate 2, plus all the convertibles they have produced. Their 'ultra'books are showing they can build thin and light.
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