Maybe not for everybody. I will be looking for a new laptop next year, and would seriously think about a tablet instead if it had all the functionality of a laptop.
So you will be getting a laptop if you want ‘all of the functionality’
My laptop was gathering dust. Got it loaned out to a friend whos computer died.
Tablets, by there nature, you are going to have to ‘give up some functionality’... Question is, what do you get in return?
I no longer lug a laptop. I take my iPad everywhere.
1) small and verylight.
2) NO startup issues. My laptop was taking five plus minutes to boot.
3) very long battery life, versus 1.5 hours on the old laptop.
4) quick internet access. Safari, etc.
5) quick email access. With ability to read most attachments
6) movies on demand via Netflix
7). Vitrtual keyboard is ‘good enough’. Would prefer a real keyboard but not enough to lug it around.
8) Video conferencing capability. Much easier to use as a video phone than a lap or desktop because of the ease of moving the camera
9) Movie editing capability.