Well, for me it's a laptop. They may have certain disadvantages compared to laptops, but they also have many advantages. Including things like pocketability. I guess it boils down more to what it's able to do rather than how quickly it does it. I don't have any trouble doing pretty much all of the things I'd do with a laptop, they're just not done as quickly as with a proper laptop. I pretty much do all the same things on my tablet that I do on my desktop. It's definitely alleviated any desire I might have ever had for a laptop