This is a great little device, and I think that within a few years, everybody will be carrying these things around with them. I got mine for three reasons: First, to read books and manuals, secondly to connect my camera so I can look at pictures on a bigger screen when I'm out and about, and thirdly to watch the odd movie or TV show. I can happily report that it does all three functions perfectly. And unlike what seems to be most of the world, I think Windows 8 is great on a tablet or a phone (I'm not convinced it works well on a desktop computer though). The only really awkward thing I've found so far is that it is difficult to close an application when you are finished with it. Most applications don't have a big button labeled "Close" on them.
I did go for the high end model, and it can be argued that I overspent compared to a standard laptop, but I don't think that was the point. This is the future and I wanted to see what it was like. The big battery was only $17 extra, so I can use it forever without a recharge. I also went for the largest storage size, which right now is 128 gigabytes (I wish I could travel back in time to my University days. A device this small with 128 gigs would melt thier brains!...)
I didn't take up the mobile broadband option, but it does have wi-fi anyway. I connect to the internet through my mobile phone. Here it is displaying a page from one of my websites:
Obviously it won't be as quick as a wired broadband connection, but still, it works quite well. And it probably won't be my primary internet connection anyway.
One of the big advantages of this device is that, as a software developer, I can use it to learn how to write proper Windows 8 applications. That also means that I can get the taxman to pay for part of it as well, which is always a good thing.
Well, you can keep your iPads and Android tablets, I just got something much better.
...and it's one more thing I can take cool pictures of!
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