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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
It's for playing throwaway games for a few days, and watching tv shows or browsing the web. Nothing more. Don't pay more than $200 for a tablet, they are just toys.
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Speak for yourself. I can get quite a bit of work done on my tablet. I take care of most of my banking and stuff from it on the fly, log into my office comp and check data when I need it, and deal with a wack ton of emails. It really has freed me from having to carry around a laptop when I'm not in my office which is very valuable to me personally.
That said I would never do extensive word processing on mine or spread sheeting.
You MIGHT want to look at the Asus Transformer, which is a tablet with an detachable keyboard (which has an extra battery in it, getting you up to 16 hours battery time). This would make data entry easier but still not as efficient as with a number pad (I wonder if you could hook a detachable number pad to one, I haven't tried).
The only problem for you with the Transformer is it is Android and uses Open Office. I'm not sure what compatibility issues you would have there.
Alternately, a netbook running windows may be a less sleek but more practical solution for you.