The only problem I have is that at 3 pounds and the size of about a half ream of paper, my slate is not mobile enough for me to carry it all the time and everywhere. For these reasons I am on the waiting list for the new top of the line OQO (1.6ghz and a Solid State Drive). It’s truly pocketable and has an active digitizer which lends itself to pen input (and once you get used to working without a keyboard, you won’t go back).

Personally I prefer to work from a smaller device on the routine tasks that I do (such as my Blackberry Pearl). I don’t use it for typing up security audits or setting up a Windows server but I do use it to reboot machines, log into network equipment and respond to emails. This is enough extra-portable portability for me. For the rest of my tasks, I still prefer a laptop or desktop computer.

I’ve used the OQO Model 02 extensively and the X7501 for about a week. I prefer the a full web experience and OS experience, so the OQO was a better fit for me.