Quote - I cannot imagine being at all entertained by web browsing on a 4 inch screen. I realize that a few popular web sites include mobile versions, but they are comparatively rare. But my question still stands. When do I need to browse the web on a mobile device anyway? While I'm driving? When I'm in the middle of a 15K run? When I go out for dinner and I find that Facebook is more interesting than the people I'm with? If it's the last, I'm in serious trouble. ;)

i take it you dont own a smartphone or tablet yet? :P

i was one of the last holdouts. i put off getting a smartphone till last year. now? i simply cant imagine being without one.  its basically having a computer in your pocket at all times. 

im notified of emails instantly wherever i am, i can read breaking news, do my online banking, monitor exchange rates in real-time, navigate with GPS, do conversions, translate voice/text/OCR-ed photos to/from just about any language, look up recipes, log my nutrition through myfitnesspal, log my hikes/bikes/paddles through endomondo tracker, take pretty decent photos, see the weather forecast and receive severe weather alerts, stay in touch with my friends, use it as a boarding pass, monitor my heartrate, check which gas stations around me have cheap gas (this alone has paid for my smartphone), listen to music, set alarms, scan barcodes and look up reviews/prices on items im about to buy, and get calendar birthday/appointment/to-do notifications --  and play games.  i could list even more but it would take all day.

as for tablets, theyre just a further convenience. i dont see the point of ungainly 10+" tablets, but a 7" tablet lets you do 95% of what most people do on their laptops/netbooks/ultrabooks in a much more convenient and portable device (especially for you ladies that can just toss them in their purse). no, you wont be rendering poser scenes on them. but you can do just about everything else. a 7" tab is perfectly suited for reading the morning news, checking the weather, reading and answering emails, skype, reading your favorite forums, etc.  which is exactly what im going to do now as i drink my coffee.  i just wish Rosity would do more work on its mobile site, or go Tapatalk compatible :(

id highly recommend the Google Nexus 7, they start at only $199 and come with $25 of Google Play store credit which actually goes a long way considering most apps are free.