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Win8 tablets will hit the $300 mark very quickly By Targon on
8/18/2012 6:58:26 AM , Rating: 2 This comment is something I
find funny, the cost of a good Ultrabook when talking about ANY
sort of tablet. Tablets in general are good for consuming
content, but have never been about productivity. If these
tablets get down to the $300 range, then yes, they MAY have a
purpose for limited function devices(web browsing, e-book
reading, etc), but they will STILL be low end.  Atom is HORRIBLE
in a real laptop compared to just about anything else out there.
Low power consumption is the only advantage, and AMD has a
decent alternative there when it comes down to it.  This is the
thing that makes no sense about $500 tablets, they are not as
powerful as a normal laptop, and the only advantage they have is
long battery life, which most people don't care about(except for
ebook readers, or those who take their machine with them on the
road for work or LONG trips). S