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Apple's iPad is currently getting all the attention in the mobile computing business. The tablet, which was released just a couple months ago, is certainly groundbreaking. Apple should be commended for what it has achieved with the iPad. Rather than simply deliver a product that adequately addresses consumers needs, the company did an excellent job of melding the best iPhone apps along with original apps for almost any consumer.

But can you really take it to work, too? For those who covet productivity and usability, too, the iPad falls short compared to netbooks. Although netbook sales are slowing and speculation abounds over the destruction of the lightweight notebook at the hands of Apple's tablet, those predictions might be premature. Simply put, when compared to a netbook, the iPad can't quite stack up.