Intriguing Tablet PC Commentary

TDavid has some interesting commentary on a number of events, columns, news items, slates vs. convertibles and other things perking around in the Tablet PC world recently. Here's an excerpt:

I understand that there is a convenience in having a convertible over a slate, but after 261 days of owning a slate, I am even more convinced that the only type of tablet to buy is a slate. And I think that’s the same feelings most mainstream business owners and users have that don’t take a lot of handwritten notes. They say: if I’m going to buy the tablet, I should buy the slate, and if I buy the slate, will I use it enough to justify the purchase? But wait, why don’t I buy a convertible, it’s not much bigger, but then wait, for the money I can just get a more powerful and perhaps even smaller laptop?

It’s not so bad being a niche product for artists, those in the medical and research fields and salespeople (still an outstanding tool for them) and perhaps the uber mobile geeks. The only thing bad about this is we will always pay more for the niche privilege. Mac users accept that and some are even arrogant about it.

Check out the full commentary here.