Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab2 7" - 8GB
As Bruce already knows, we completely disagree on this topic and he's OK with that!
I am an Apple nut and have a Mac desktop, ipad, iphone, and ipod and we have Apple TV. They may be overpriced but I love them. You either do or you don't. It's a bit of a cult thing!
However, apart from that - I cannot understand anyone who thinks a tablet of any sort is not useful or is no different from a laptop or desktop. The main difference is that you can take it with you wherever you go without the weight or bother of a laptop and its accoutrements and with a longer battery life. They don't have to be "opened" or "started up" - they are instant and can be held in one hand.
No, they don't print - although you can, as we do, send the document home to be printed via wi-fi. But they are not designed to be a replacement for your computer, but an additional and portable resource. I use mine every day as well as my desktop. Once I sit down in the evening I have it on the table next to me - no need to have it on your knee or on a desk - to look up things that grab my interest while reading or watching TV. if I feel like it I play interactive Scrabble, many different word games, crosswords etc. I took it the hairdresser's today because they only ever have rubbishy magazines to read. A couple of days ago I took it to a meeting in my handbag and took notes without all the setting up and preparation needed for a laptop.
We take them on holiday and with a cheap new Sim card you can use them all over the world just like a mobile phone. Although I still buy real books at home, I don't take them on holiday any more - my ipad can hold hundreds with no weight problem. I use it as a road map and as a GPS both in the car and walking. I take it to friend's and family's houses and show them my photos. I take photos with it. I take it to my U3A and use it in the classes I teach to illustrate talks. You can add speakers or earphones and listen to all the music you would have on an ipod. I could go on but for me it's a part of my life I wouldn't be without.
However, if none of these things interest you, then it probably isn't a necessity. We're all different but I think just refusing to try is unproductive. When we held a course on them at U3A many people were sold on them once they had one in their hands and actually used it.