Would you use an Apple tablet?

The consistent rumors point to an Apple tablet actually happening. Bill Keller, editor at the New York Times may have slipped and called it the Slate. An educated Apple rumor expert (which we all are, aren’t we?) would assume that they’ll announce the new product in January 2010 from their Cupertino headquarters since they’ve pulled out of Macworld.

That begs a few questions:

  1. If the Slate were designed for e-reading purposes, would you buy it?
  2. If the Slate were designed to revolutionize DVD/Netflix/TV/Movie on the go, would you buy it?
  3. If the Slate were just a well-designed computer that had emphasis on e-reading or visual media, would you buy it?
  4. Are you going to buy it just because it’s new and shiny and made by Apple?

Answer specific to one of the four questions above that most pertains to what you would use it for.

  1. storyteller answered: of course
  2. singulus answered: Three; Depending on price-point …
  3. unimpressive answered: A bit late on the uptake, Apple? I’ve had a slate and a swivel tablet for 3 years…I dont expect Apple to do it much better.
  4. dorkery answered: I would get it for graphical work, mostly. Anything else would be secondary.
  5. soupsoup answered: All of the above.
  6. fungazi answered: The DVD/TV replacement would require downloading movies on iTunes as it couldn’t have a disc drive. Seems very limiting.
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