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If you purchase a tablet with 16GB of SSD-based storage, then yes - you are stuck with that forever. But as you say, you can get MicroSD cards with 32/64GB of storage, and use more than one. Faster than HDDs, too. You can also use external harddrives with tablets; giving you virtually unlimited storage options. No, it isn't onboard, but you CAN use it.

By the way, saying that you're stuck with the OS on your tablet is incorrect. With Android tablets, you can dual boot linux (Ubuntu is attempting to create a port). Saying that you can't use iOS is just obvious; it's like saying that you can't boot PS3 firmware on a Xbox 360. Apple is proprietary; it's not the fault of the tablet. Blame Apple.

Also, have you heard of the Open Handset Alliance? Most ajor Android manufacterers have joined it, which also means that they are OBLIGATED to provideave aranteed updates to the OS for 18 months after the release of your hardware. So you WILL get updates. Besides, if you're willing to install Linux or if you know how to install a new version of Windows then you can just as easily root your tablet and update the firmware yourself. It's not that hard (this is an alternative, of course; you can STILL get the firmware from the OEM if they released it (remember, they are obligated for 18 months)). You can run new software on older hardware on Tablets. Why do you just assume you can't? Do some research on it. You are not locked in with Android - major updates have been coming a lot more readily recently.

With tablets, also, you don't usually need more RAM. Why would you? To brag about specs? The OS handles RAM fine, and I wouldn't really see a need for it under current circumstances. Everything runs fine on tablets with 1GB - plenty for most tasks.

I'm pretty sure you can dual-boot with Android. Just unlock the bootloader (I THINK that's what you do, not exactly sure). I do agree with you on apps, however, but just because Windows/Linux have more doesn't mean that the apps for Android are inconsequential. That doesn't even make sense, really. Apps for Android allow you to do things from edit spreadsheets (more on this in a minute) to edit ID3 tags for music files.

And, wait a minute - you don't want to carry a keyboard dock, but you will carry a laptop? So you're saying the entire idea of that is bad. That doesn't make sense. With a tablet, you have the OPTION. With laptops, you don't. I typed this entire post on an ASUS Eee Pad Transformer with the Keyboard dock; which is hinged. It can be closed, opened, tilted, undocked, etc. It also has a touchpad, so you don't need a wireless mouse (although who, really, exclusively uses a touchpad on a Keyboard? Literally. I would never want to use one exclusively - I need my mouse). Besides, you have USB ports on the tablet as well, so you can get a mouse if you want one. Or a USB drive. Or a full-size SD card.

Also, if you own a tablet and care about using it with gloves, then you would buy the capacitive, conductive ones. Plain and simple - it's just forethought.

If anything, my tablet is more flexible than a laptop for everyday use. Dock it for typing, use a mouse for documents, spreadsheets, etc, which works perfectly fine on Android, and undock for web browsing/gaming/other things. I can also HDMI to a TV for display mirroring.

I get 16 Hour battery life, too. You can't get that on ANY consumer laptop, anywhere, that I've ever seen. And all for $500.

That's pretty good, wouldn't you say?