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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Does Anyone Need a $1500 Tablet? No?

Posted by Michael Knutson in "Laptop Thoughts Talk" @ 11:30 PM

http://blog.laptopmag.com/news-flas...t-need-a-tablet

"Watch the video at the bottom of this post very carefully. There’s a woman who is about to bankrupt herself for a product she does not need."

Interesting to look at total cost of ownership (TCO) of a long-term rental at $15.99 per week from Rent-A-Center. They claim that a renter can simply bring it back and stop paying. Beware of the small print! The author's calculations show that the real rental cost for the contract life is over $1500, and, in his opinion, no current tablet is worth that much. I agree that this method of getting a tablet is horrible, but I do disagree with him on the overall usefulness of tablets. I find that they occupy a specific niche in my world between laptop and smartphone. For example, I need some quick info while watching a movie? Up comes IMDB on my iPad 2. Easy peasy. Use the right tool for the job!


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