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I’ve had a Dell Streak 5-inch touchscreen tablet PC for about a week and a half now – and I absolutely love it!

Already I wouldn’t want to be without it. It’s a super little Internet browsing device – it does a good job on the ‘real’ Internet, not just the mobile one. It works on the Android platform so there’s a ton of downloadable apps available for it – not quite in the iPhone league maybe, but it’s getting there – and with Google behind it, no more than you’d expect.

If you’re on the move in the UK and you want decent Internet access your only choice is mobile broadband, and the unlocked Streak will take a data sim from any UK mobile network.

Yes, you can use it as a mobile phone with a voice sim, although I guess some people will think it a little large to be holding up to the ear – I guess it’s horses for courses, this is really a device for people whose priority is a decent, pocketable Internet device that can also double as a mobile phone, rather than the other way around.

For me, I just wanted a useable and ultra-portable Internet browser, and this device with an excellent HD screen of 800 x 480 resolution is brilliant for this. I’ve never had a mobile phone – I sometimes feel that I must be the last man in the world who hasn’t – I guess I almost have one now – nice to know that the device is capable of performing this function if I want it to.

The Streak takes its place alongside my 8″ Sony Vaio P-Series that I’ve had since last October – 1600 pixel resolution across an 8″ widescreen can really put a strain on these ageing eyes as it was set up out of the box, but otherwise I like it and it is light and compact enough to be easily carried around.

I’ve upgraded it from Vista to Windows 7 – and I would definitely recommend this as Windows 7 isn’t such a system hog. Think I’ve definitely got my portable computing sorted for the moment!

Check the Dell Streak Out Here

Check the Sony Vaio P-Series Out Here