I personally need a keyboard and mouse. I need to hear clicks :)Notebooks are pretty slim nowadays and at least they will run any windows based application.

Hard copies, USBs, flash drives, all of that. That's my line in the sand. yes, everything can fail, but usually it doesn't fail all at once.

It's just a matter of time before cloud hacking becomes the norm.

Cathy, I'm tending toward your conclusion, too. I may look into a notebook. I use it so infrequently that a smaller laptop will work.

Allie, thanks for the suggestion. Because I'm a PC, I want to keep everything compatible. But I do want something as light as that! I can see where the tablet wouldn't exactly work for design.

Kim, I want one too, but not for the right reasons, I think. They would be fun for "play" but I'm not sure I could see the screen well enough.

Gabriella, it would be for business for me, so your comments are very helpful. I'm still leaning toward an actual laptop device.

Paula, I was anti-smartphone until I got one. Last week it was essential in clearing up a client miscommunication, in scheduling these 14 interviews, and it checking on dinner reservations (girl's gotta eat!).

I'd seen the same thing about Samsung, Sharon. And I'd have the same reservations about being able to type very long on it.

Thanks, Devon. Got it. 🙂

Harry, let us know how it works in practical application. My questions would be about long-term typing and how easy that is, as well as how well it's working on a smaller screen.

I just ordered a Bluetooth keyboard for it and I'm hoping it will arrive at our campground in the next couple of days. I like being able to use it with Google Drive, etc. The keyboard should make that even easier.

So, my vote – Galaxy Tab by a large margin

I don't have a laptop now, and I don't have a tablet, smartphone or any wireless devices. I would like to be able to go online without being tied to my desk, so I enter every sweepstakes I see with an iPad as a prize. Of course, then I'd have to figure out what I need to be able to use it.

Devon, I didn't know you can't use flash drives with tablets. That could be an issue – but couldn't you used the magical "cloud" to transfer files? (That's another thing I need to figure out how to use.)

My business is pretty mobile – I get more mileage out of my laptop than my desktop. Twice a week I take my mom out to run errands. She takes her time shopping and I go to a coffee shop across the street for a couple of hours to work instead of staring her down and constantly asking, "Ready to go now?"

A while ago I read a post by a writer who said she uses her tablet as a demonstration tool during in-person client meetings. She can quickly access her portfolio and other websites she's written for. I think that's pretty smart idea. I'd consider a tablet more as a business tool. I don't see it replacing my laptop or PC because I need to store content; and as Devon pointed out, you can't do that. Yet.