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ThinkPad vs. iPad

As I sit here, not really watching the Super Bowl, my laptop is propped comfortably on my leg, one arm is draped over the back of the sofa, and the other scrolls casually through articles on Wired.com.

Which is when I realize-- an iPad in this situation would be pretty awkward. I'd probably have to hold it up constantly with one hand, suspending it in the air so it's at the proper distance from my face. Scrolling would take two hands, one to hold it, the other to drag across the screen. And when I'm inspired to blog by something I read, I imagine I'd have to struggle with copy-and-paste as I do on my iPod Touch and then use that silly on-screen keyboard.

For now -- the ThinkPad X61 reigns in my living room.