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I don't understand what's the big deal with these tablets. IBM/Lenovo had a Thinkpad tablet PC for years, it's called the ThinkPad X Series Tablet http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPo... [I hope that the link works]

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The X tablets are a little heavy to casually hold in one hand. They run fullblown Windows which is good for running Windows programs, and less good for quickly looking up who that actor is while watching a movie.

Ideally, a tablet would work a lot like an iphone. You could leave it on the coffee table for a couple days in the sleep state, but it comes fully on with the click of a button.

Unfortunately, the specs link on HP's site goes to a really lame landing page with even less info.

I guess the price is crucial.

Do you mean they should be as cheap as netbooks are?

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