Should laptops replace textbooks??

In response to the Edutopia poll "Should Laptops Replace Textbooks?" http://www.edutopia.org/poll-laptops-replace-textbooks, I found arguments to support both sides. I can understand that there is a need to replace out of date texts with more accurate and up to date information. For instance, in some of the science and social studies books the author is referring to the future as the 2000's. With technology at our fingertips almost everywhere it would seem pratical to use laptops to access the information that is the most up to date.
On the other hand, I still think that there is importance in using textbooks. Prior to the advances in technology information was passed from generation to generation by oral telling and written documents. In order for students ti understand history there needs to be some access to those texts. Even with technology, books are not things that will disappear. Students need to be able to use and navigate through books to find information.
I was actually surprised by the results of the poll thus far. Sixty-nine percent of people thought textbooks should be replaced by laptops and thirty-one percent said they shouldn't. In an age of technology and with the prevalence of technology usage I thought there may be a bigger gap in those percents.
I find that both, textbooks and laptops are valuable and beneficial to education, but I feel there needs to be a balance between both mediums.