Originally Posted by Stuart_h:
“I think people forget that a tablet (yes even the 'mighty' ipad) IS basically a big phone. So in the same way a Galaxy S2 is quicker than a Widlfire there will be differences in tablet speed.
I have an ASUS Transformer and its very quick for everything i need a tablet for ...... would i expect it to handle flash games as well as my high end laptop ??? obviously not .....
but is my laptop as portable ? no. Does the battery on my laptop last as long ? no. Does my laptop have easy control using touchscreen ? no.”
Sorry, going to disagree. There are counter-examples to everything you have said. Most of these tablets are WiFi and cannot make phone calls. In what way is the Samsung 700T a "big phone"? It runs Windows 7 and has no cellular radio. Similar for the Acer W500 and HP Slate 2.
Your comparison of SGS2 versus Wildfire agrees with my previous post - you get what you pay for. But that is just as true for computers as it is for mobile phones.
There are plenty of portable laptops - the Macbook Air, Samsung Series 9, most ultrabooks etc. Is a 10" tablet really much more portable than these 11" laptops or a 10" netbook? A number of laptops can have battery competitive with tablets and even outperforming tablets once you add the battery slice.
Laptops with touchscreens - coming this year, a couple were demo'ed at CES.
Mate, with a limited view of the market, it's all very well to make these statements. But when you know what you're talking about, it's just as simple as a) a device exists for most combinations of preferences and b) you get what you pay for.