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Netbooks still hot, but tablets starting to cut in, says study

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First quarter global notebook PC revenues grew to $31.1 billion, representing a 31 percent year-to-year increase, says DisplaySearch. Leading the way were mini-note PCs (netbooks), and slates (tablets), which together grew 56.4 percent year-over-year, but tablets may soon start cutting into netbook sales, says the study.

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tuxchick ·
For me it's all about how to input data. I have always wanted a tablet the size of an ordinary 8.5x11 portfolio with reliable handwriting recognition. Then there is no need for a keyboard, or at least not a big good one, and it's as portable as any old-fashioned standard-sized folio. The iPad has some cool stuff, but if you need to do anything more than simple point-and-poke it's not much good.

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