The ipad 3 is due out on Feb 24th. If you can wait 60 days, it will blow away any other so called competitor.
Now, realize that any pad is good for email and web. But few are good for any serious applications, except the iPad. That one can create docs, edit video, and even remotely control a full PC across the net.
The number one problem people have with any pad is getting used to typing words without a keyboard. There are accessories for the ipad which have keyboards built into the notebook style case too if you need that.
But, unless you are doing extensive processing, a pad will outdo any cheap netbook and be far faster too with instant on, no boot times.
Enjoy.
Do you know if the the new iPad will support Flash?
The ipad 3 is due out on Feb 24th. If you can wait 60 days, it will blow away any other so called competitor.According to some unnamed source on a rumor site.
Just a few months ago, all the rumor sites were talking about how wonderful the new iPhone 5 was going to be. Turned out that they were all wrong.
Since the original poster is looking for a replacement for his broken laptop, I doubt very much that he is interested in waiting 2 months (or maybe more if the rumor site is wrong) for a replacement unit.