Netbooks (and laptops, for that matter) and slates have two different use cases. For their intended use cases (primarily consumption), slates are excellent. I

Netbooks (and laptops, for that matter) and slates have two different use cases. For their intended use cases (primarily consumption), slates are excellent. I spend most of my "productive" time with a laptop formfactor, but the rest of the time, my iPad gets heavy use, for those uses, I consider the iPad superior to my much more powerful laptop.