If not the ipad then what instead?

[Munkeh111]

binary solo said:

Munkeh111 said:

blkfish92 said:

superchunk said:

blkfish92 said:
I say just buy a laptop.

That's why you get the Asus Transformer. For about the same price, you get both.

I don't know...I just prefer laptops.

I think the best solution is to wait for Windows 8 Asus Transformer

 

Personally, I have the Sony Tablet S and it is pretty good, but laptops are just so much better for everything except portability, so I think I will be getting rid of laptop and getting a gaming desktop system instead... So it all depends on your situation, with a smartphone and laptop, they are a bit unnecessary, and Android isn't good enough to replace Windows yet IMO

Wouldn't an ultrabook essentially adress that particular disadvantage? Sure they are ridiculously expensive at the moment but IMO an ultrabook is where my portable computing interest lie. Tablets don't do anything for me.

Possibly, I think the best option is the Sony Vaio Z. It is effectively an ultrabook, 10" ish really thin with good battery (or fatter with much better battery), and an external GPU to allow you to run games when at home

The advantage of laptops compared to most tablets are keyboards and extra ports like full USB, ethernet ports and optical drives primarily, but I am not sure ultra books have all these things (going by my mum's MacBook Air). In the past, light and small laptops have been rubbish in terms of power, but now with the new chips, they should have enough power.

The main issue is they are less easily accesible, and even in terms of size, something with their clamshellesque design, it just means it takes longer to start using them, which is why the hybrid form factor does work best, like the transformer prime