And of course one person's compromise is another person's feature.
For example:
To many people the lack of access to the file system on iOS is a massive compromise. To many people the simplicity that it brings is a feature.
There's a big difference, IMO. On a tablet you're making way more compromises (I also hate not having access to the file system in OSX, BTW). And that's the problem.
I also think that you're reading my posts and every time I say laptop you think I'm talking about a 17" MacBook Pro. I'm actually thinking more along the lines of a MacBook Air. An Air is the same weight as an iPad with a keyboard, but can do so very much more.
And to each his own. You like typing on a tablet and for me it makes me want to punch a wall. How are you typing on it? Like a real keyboard, or thumb typing?