Whats the best tablet,convertible for outdoor trading ?

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I'm shopping for my first tablet and I am most impressed with the Toshiba Thrive. It has the following features which differentiate it from other tablets:

- Rubberized case for durability and firm grasp.
- All the standard ports you want: USB, HDMI, and mini-USB.
- SD card slot, good for camera hookup or aux file storage.
- User-replaceable battery.

On the downside, it's thicker and heavier than other tablets, but that's the tradeoff for a more versatile unit. Also, battery life is not as good as other brands, but sufficient for normal use. There was a problem with sleep mode in the first production run that came out last month, but Toshiba has since released a software fix. Current version is WiFi only and does not support 3G/4G, but 3G/4G is likely coming in their next version.

If I were to use this for trading, I would use it with a remote client like LogMeIn Ignition to connect to a home or office-based trading computer, on an exception basis only. I would not normally rely on a mobile tablet with a wireless internet connection for routine trading.

On balance, I think this is the best tablet for a business user. Other features often discussed in tablet reviews, like multimedia, camera quality, and case colors are secondary to me.

I haven't made my purchase decision yet, but leaning this way.
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I took the plunge and got myself this Toshiba Thrive tablet. My only hesitation was buying a WiFi-only tablet. But I decided that most of the places I would use it offer free WiFi anyway (e.g., airports, hotels, coffee shops, waiting rooms). And for those times when free WiFi is not nearby, I can simply turn on the WiFi hotspot feature of my cell phone and connect the tablet using WiFi teathering. I tested this and it works great. I'm in tablet heaven. :)
 
Dell makes a 7" device that looks cool but all it runs is some POS OS with childish apps; no windows and no windows applications.
 
Dell made a giant sized phone that nobody wanted too... they specialize in cheap and massive delivery but product development, maybe not so much...

If I wanted to do business apps on a tablet I'd get a Lenovo that runs windoz..
 
Quote from Eight:

The ebook readers are better for use in outdoors afaik. Amazon is rumored to be preparing a Kindle that is competition for iPad. If it runs Windows it might be great for trading..
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Now that Amazon has released it's new Kindle, it's clearly no competition for the iPad or other full-size tablets. It has a 7" screen, which gives the impression of an oversized cell phone or an undersized tablet.
 
I'm waiting for the Asus Eee pad transformer 2. Love the docking idea with keyboard and its supposedly going to be running win 8.
 
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I'm waiting for the Asus Eee pad transformer 2. Love the docking idea with keyboard and its supposedly going to be running win 8.
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when is this model going to hit the market ?
 
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