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I hope the one nice thing to come from a $499 10" iPad is that anyone releasing other "slate" type products have to meet or beat that price point

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Jan 28 '10, 09:16

I can't see anyone buying a 5" or 7" slate for $500 or more now

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That's what I'm saying. The only revolutionary thing about the iPad is the price. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 28, 09:17 6
- I just can't believe that I can't find a convertable tablet laptop that isn't thinner than my Dell D820 - oblique Jan 28, 09:19 5
  - I bet there'll be some this year. There were a few convertible netbooks at CES this year. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 28, 09:20 4
    - My only issue with most is that I also want the same docking style options I get from my Dell. IE: A full desktop capable business laptop - oblique Jan 28, 09:23 3
      - I'm going to take a close look at the HP Slate when it comes out later this year -- nm - decline Jan 28, 09:28 2
        
        I've got a convertible and I wouldn't get anything other than a convertible. - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 28, 09:33
        
        It's a nice looking device. Depending on price, I could almost go with that + a cheap desktop. I just don't like working on two computers -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 09:29
word. I think I am gonna wait to decided on my slate/ebook reader decision until this summer, since google is supposedly working with someone on a - tRuMaN Jan 28, 09:17 2
- the entourage edge looks to be a fairly nifty product from what I've read. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 09:18 1
  - yeah maybe. - tRuMaN Jan 28, 09:26

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