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The Tablet Debate: 3G Or Wi-Fi?
Barence writes "We regularly review tablets and mention the fact that X tablet has Wi-Fi, Y tablet has 3G, but how many people are interested in each? Do most people view 3G as a must-have extra, or is Wi-Fi plenty for a device most commonly used in the home? We asked our readers for their opinions and the responses were fairly evenly split between those on both sides, with a healthy proportion also saying they may not choose it but like to have 3G as an option. What do Slashdotters think? Is 3G a must-have for tablets or will a tethered smartphone do the job?"
I recently spent $50 at Brookstone for a very nice leather case for my iPhone which contains an amazing secret... a charger. I love the thing. I charge it via mini-USB, and when I need an extra charge for my phone I flip it on. It's not much heavier than most nice leather cases, provides reasonable protection and more than doubles battery life in a pinch. This is the 3G/3GS version, and there's another for the 4. Be sure to get the right one, the shapes are different enough that they're not interchangeable.
I don't need a million points of light, just two points of multi-mode fiber and a 10 Gig-E router.