Does this make me a FAILURE ?

[nachoman]

Tom -

I use a "pentab" for a field computer at work. I use it for mapping. Picture an older, heavier, and more rugged i-pad. It has no keyboard, but you can plug in a keyboard and mouse. It's a pain in the butt to use for anything but field mapping.

I also have a newer field computer called a "toughbook". It's basically a rugged laptop with a touch screen that can be swiveled so that it can be used as a tablet. The built in keyboard makes it much more versatile.

I can see a few applications where a tablet would be useful, but I few situations where a standard laptop (or netbook) wouldn't be even more useful.