My wife has a laptop she uses some but we both prefer the desktop. Neither of us want to surf the web on a phone. I am far sighted and cannot see to read the display on a phone. I can tell there are words there, but what they say is impossible for me to read.
I am thinking of getting that new Amazon Fire for quick uses like you mention. Cost is good compared to a laptop.
I am definitely tempted by the Fire. I like the idea of getting magazine subscriptions and being able to see color. Access to streaming movies, etc is somewhat tempting, but we have the PS3, and I have a internet enabled bluray in my room. So it seems more of the same.
Maybe that is my problem with the smaller devices, being farsighted. I also have huge hands and fingers... so I don’t touch the screen exactly right. I had an LG Vu phone for a couple of years, and just got to where I hated it. I spent so much time reworking text mssgs, and forget trying to deal with phone prompts where I had to enter long number sequences.
I have a Samsung slider now with the full keyboard, still make mistakes, but much happier.