Since rumors of the Apple Tablet started picking up speed, I’ve been confused as to its purpose. What place in my life do I have for a device in between a smartphone and a netbook/laptop? I just don’t see it. The ONE use case I continue to cling to (to the point of getting my hopes so high that anything else announced tomorrow will be a crushing disappointment) is that the Apple Tablet will be primarily directed at replacing Notebooks (like, the written kind), Textbooks, Print-outs at meetings, and other business/education related functions.

This to me, could be the device that kills Blackberry’s domination in the enterprise space, and finally catapults Apple’s Educational ambitions beyond the long-term business objective its been to date.

I won’t go into detail on the use-cases, but things like taking notes in classes and meetings, editing powerpoint/word docs, sending out slides during a presentation, all come to mind. Sure you can do these things with a laptop/smartphone, but they become much easier with a lightweight, internet connected, multi-touch, 10inch diagonal (about the size of a written notebook) tablet.

Can’t wait for tomorrow.
-Joenandez