Do you think the Tab S would be a good fit for me, based on my needs?

[Zakappel]

My old hand me down Macbook pro is starting to malfunction, (bluetooth keyboard isn't working properly,) and its just getting old in general. I find myself using my nexus 7 and phone (HTC) more than the computer anyway, which i leave by my TV and have hooked up with an HDMI cable. I never actually sit at the computer itself. I was happy with the Mac as a hand me down, but i'm not going out to buy a new one, and since my Nexus 7 (2012) is fairly outdated and under performing, i figured i'd update to a new, larger tablet.

I use everything from my sofa, where i also have the Bluetooth keyboard and mouse set up, (to control my computer that's on my tv.) If i got chromecast, along with the Tab S, do you think i would more or less be able to replace my computer, assuming all i use it for is web browsing, email and netflix? The only stuff i can think of needing to go to my macbook for are to download torrents, (and i also have a work pc i can do that on in my office.) I dont have much experience with chrome cast, so that's where my main question is. If i'm going to do something like post on a forum, i like to be able to put it up on the big screen, and sit at a keyboard and mouse, whereas just for googling or random browsing i'd use it as a regular tablet.

What do you guys think?

edit: not that if i needed a keyboard and mouse i couldn't just set up the tablet on a stand and do it on the tablet screen; there's just something about having it on my 40" tv.

 

[Rukbat]

The Samsung Tab S isn't on the list of devices that will mirror to Chromecast (yet) - Chromecast mirroring - the Nexus 10 is. Other than that, you have less storage, less RAM and less CPU power on a tab than you have on a Macbook, so it depends on how much you're going to store, how much you're going to be multitaasking and how much computing power you need.

 

[Zakappel]

That's the thing, i barely multitask, unless i'm at work. I'm computer savvy, but i'm not really a huge techie as far as needing computer power. All my gaming is done from my PS3, so that's not an issue. I really just read articles online, pay my utility / cable / phone bills, check my bank account, my investment account, Email, send and receive photos, Reddit. I already use my M8 as a remote control for the TV, so i dont really need another IR blaster.

Do you think chromecast will eventually support it, Or is there another tablet i should be looking at? (I'm gonna stop by best by and play with stuff soon, see how it feels in my hands.)

Edit: Should i be using the chromecast support as a shopping guide for what options to consider, or is it overall not as functional as it sounds, or worth it vs just setting up the tablet on a kickstand and using it in front of me?