For about a year, I needed/wanted a mobile computer device would allow me to surf the web, check emails, watch movies/TV shows, read ebooks, view photos and home movies, and play a few games, AND to do so comfortably in a variety of situations
sure, I could technically do all of those things on my iPhone or with a laptop had I chosen to go that route
over the months, I did a lot of research and thinking on just what I needed
I knew going into it that my iPhone just didnt cut it for most of those tasks for an extended period of time
so it came down to, do I go with a laptop/netbook or this new re-fangled tablet idea? If I went the tablet route, which one to get?
Although currently without one, I have had several laptops over the years, and there is nothing wrong with them
theyre powerful, flexible, and relatively portable
but I didnt really need the power and portability/usability is only ideal if sitting at a table imo
personally, I cant use a laptop without a mouse, which makes casual use on the couch, in bed, in the car, or on a plane very inconvenient for me
flexibility was the stickler
no question, laptops were more flexible and would do more than the iPad, IF I needed it to do more
but I didnt need it for work
I didnt want it for work
Everything I want to do, the iPad handles perfectly or close enough
in the end, the iPad is what I needed
what I always really needed
unless my job requirements change, I cant image every going back to a laptop
I need my iPad the same way I need my 2-story house, my HDTV, my PS3, my Jeep, my New Balance running shoes, my beer kegerator, my planned trip to Disney, etc
I could live without all of those things, but why?
I believe OP meant no disrespect and was asking a honest question, so this last comment is not directed at him/her, but I gotta say, I am getting real sick of the whole justify your little toy attitude
unless you live some Spartan lifestyle, all of our lives are filled with little toys
