They&#x27;re great for on lounge&#x2F;bed browsing. Also for travel  to consume media in downtime or work information if you don&#x27;t have to type too much. And if you have kids they are almost a must for easy entertainment.<p>As a workstations I don&#x27;t think they would suit most computer dependent roles.<p>I&#x27;d say overall they are great to have and use mine a bunch, but they&#x27;re a luxury not a necessity. If you can afford this level of disposable income Id say get a reasonable one and try. Cheap ones tend to lag from reviews and disappoint from performance. If your budget is tight Id put the money into a more quality  laptop&#x2F;phone. Also cost wise tablets tend to last longer than phones in my experience. If you buy a decent one you might get 4&#x2F;5 years out of it vs 2&#x2F;3 for a phone.<p>I&#x27;m sticking to iPads for the moment. I use Android and Windows phones so definitely not a fanboy. I would be open to a cheaper Android&#x2F;Windows if they have improved tablets UX but last Android one I used 12+ months ago didn&#x27;t seem to work as well as the iPad.