Depends on what people use their tablets for. Most of them, browsing, emailing, and some small texts or spreadsheets. For that, a tablet may be more than enough

Depends on what people use their tablets for. Most of them, browsing, emailing, and some small texts or spreadsheets. For that, a tablet may be more than enough with lots of advantages over a laptop (more lightweight, easy to handle and carry, always on.) If your work involves many hours of typing, or programming, a keyboard is better, period. I spent many hours programming in the virtual keyboard of the iPad, and it's not so productive. Not having a proper multitask environment is also a big turndown for high productivity demands. (But again, most people just need to take care of the mail, not much more) For media, I feel the form factor of a tablet is perfect. You can use it in more situations and positions than a laptop. Just borrow one and try..