my biggest issue with tablet devices ,is what wouldi do with one ???
1. i'm a game art design student , 3ds max is hard pressed to run good on all but the highest end lap tops and at least middle end gaming (or work station) desktops . i srue even if this ahd a full windows OS 3ds max would be a no go for it.
2. point 1 aside , being that i'ma game art student , ir arely get out of the house , so the "mobility factor" is not important on my lsit of device needs.
3. i'm not much for web browsing, chatting and social networking, i do go to school online but that and games are the only things that keep my attention glued to a pc. i rarely check my face book page, and when i don't have class i'm even worse about checking emails.
I'm sure a pad device willbe great for some one, and i do admit i'm intriqued by the tech behind such devices , but as things stand i lack teh interest to really care much about what one cost or will not cost .. ( i certainly wont get an ipad) there are a few things i'd love to see a pad device do , and if they did do these i'djump on it in a heart beat.
1. Function as a drawing pad similar to a wacom tablet (would beat teh crap out of drawing with my wacom tablet)
2. hook up directly to my pc to transfer files (reason being for nukmber 1 above), though i'm sure they already do this ,(i could be mistaken) but drawing pad functions witha digital pen would be pointless if i couldtn easily and directly transfer drawing to my pc for use in 3ds max or photoshop.
akk things said pads are interesting devices, just not very useful to me personally at the moment butr i could see them being quite useful with expanded capabilities geared towards comercial art fields.