What is this device area of usage?

Programming? - no, it is proprietary, no KBD

Voice communication? - no

Video communication? - no

Text chat? - yes, but it is TOO big for that.

Multimedia communications (photo/video)? - No, it hasn't camera.

Book reading? - yes

Watching live video? - yes, but only expensive one has 3G

Watching DRM films? - yes, but what about loading - 3G, flash, battery time, multitasking, infrastructure?


So, it's area mostly - reading/watching DRM content because reading/watching free content much better to do with less expensive device. But in this area I think it will be soon competitors - boxes which have HDMI socket for big TV screen... And you can do it yourself with simple Acer/HP boxes NOW. The only 3G may have an advantage because of mobile usage... but see note above about battery etc. At this point I think DRM content producers should subside it.

PS. Don't mix it with computer - it has nothing with it.