You still haven’t given a straight answer. What is so different about having content available on this tablet as opposed to my netbook?
Having content will be no different. The source of that content, how it is delivered, how the end user interacts with that content and where, will be different. Or not, depending upon the wants and needs of that end user.
1. Not having to lug around extra space & mass of physical components you don’t need to read books, watch movies, surf web, hear music, browse pictures, etc. So long as you’re connected (wireless), you don’t need keyboard, removable media, ports, origami, etc.
2. Replacing much of that space & mass with battery. 11+ hour battery life vs. what? 3-5? Content is more available when the battery isn’t dead.
3. Instant on. Push button, go.
4. Touchscreen. Swipe screen to turn a page. Touch an item to access it. No coordination of trying to touch/type/poke somewhere else to activate what you’re looking at or emulate a natural movement. This is a bigger deal than most people give touchscreens credit for: reduce the cognitive cycle time and you’ve got more time to think about other stuff.
5. Weight. Ask a backpacker: given time, each extra ounce is just another pound.
0. The whole of the above (and other refinements) is greater than the sum of the parts. You can nitpick each point, but the aggregate just makes for a superior content experience.
-1. Hey, if your netbook works for you and you’re happy with it, great.
Probably the biggest difference is Windows Mobile/7 vs the iPhone/iPad OS. These are completely different user experiences, the content may be the same, but the interaction with it is completely different, and undoubtedly more intuitive and a vastly superior experience.
Touchpads on netbooks cannot remotely compare to the user experience of a multi touch device, let alone the simple elegance that is the iPhone OS.. Its not perfect by any means, but it is far and away a better use experience than anything running an MS OS.
Can you watch a movie on both devices? Certainly... the intutiveness and ease of doing so though is vastly superior on the apple OS than anything a traditional note or net book can offer.