Re: My next Tablet - Asus Transformer Prime
see - those are all use-cases that I categorize as personal utility… and I agree that tablets and smartphones can pretty much be substituted easily.
the use cases that I’m using my tablet in are primarily around lightweight productivity… having it on me in meetings as a substitute for my writing pad … having it with me on the bus to read large pdf files… having it with me while I’m out for a coffee/lunch with colleagues when I don’t know what the scope of our discussion will be and I’m ready to share docs with them on-the-fly.
I’ve owned tablets since 2006 so I don’t belong to the category of those who bought into the hype either.
My work involves a lot of adhoc information requirements and its imperative for me to be connected anywhere I am. The emails I send/receive are also too long for me to use my smartphone for. So a tablet totally makes sense for me.
On the contrary, my wife’s work routine is very structured. She’s stationed at her desk / only has meetings at work… doesn’t need to be connected while on the move… and for her, a smartphone is all she needs. Like I said, there’s no imposition on anyone to own a tablet - to each his/her own.