Originally Posted by
egondo
Tablets work like an ultra-smart paper, which you can literally carry everywhere. The thinnest laptops still requires some space when you open it. Tablets also gets the job done when you are actually in bed or doing your business working things out, for example. Well, that's just my 0.01.
You either need some space for a tablet (and an external keyboard or keyboard case), or to hold it up, which is tiring and keeps you from working on it as actively.
The distinction between the two is blurring, anyway. There are plenty of hybrid devices sold as tablets with an optional keyboard dock, and there are plenty of hybrid devices sold as a convertible laptop, and either one is just a matter of perspective.
Not sure how anyone does real work without a physical keyboard. Once you've got that, the line between laptop and tablet is very, very blurry.