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I think of all the tablets available today, the HP Touchpad is the one I would choose. I got to play with a few tablets recently. Among them were the iPad, Moto Xoom, HTC Flyer, Blackberry Playbook, Huawei Ideos and the HP Touchpad. The newest Sammys weren't available. Nor were the Acers.
First off, the BB Playbook was the absolute worst of them all. It took 3 people to accidentally figure out how to delete a picture. Whilst messing with it trying to navigate around the UI, I snapped a picture of myself and wanted it off the system. I looked and looked and looked and finally called one of the store associates to assist. After he played with it for a long time, he called another store associate. The second associate played with it for a very long time also and then accidentally figured it out. We all went through every menu we could find and the answer was a simple downward swipe from the top of the LCD frame.
This brought back memories of my experience with a BB phone. No friggin way would I buy a damn BB tablet.
The rest of the tablets were sweet. The HTC Flyer was super smooth and gorgeous. The Xoom is old news. And the iPad is tired. I was really surprised by the Huawei tablet. It's so inexpensive, yet it works really well. Nevertheless, I love WebOS and my play time with the HP tablets was great. It worked flawlessly and smoothly and has that excellent multitask system. Plus I love the style, size and shape.
When the Sammys come out, I'll give them a try also and see it they can best the HP.
I'm liking the xoom. A keyboard and a mouse and I can ditch the MacBook.
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I have the OG Galaxy tab and it rocks honeycomb pretty well. By 2 year old loves netflix so I'm happy.
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OG Galaxy as in the 7 inch version. Honeycomb is on thru a custom ROM.
When I was in the market for a tablet I took a look at the xoom, playbook, iconia, and the transformer. The xoom was off the list because it was out of my price range. The playbook, I could not find the back button do that was it. It came down to the iconia and transformer, and I chose the iconia because of the full sized usb port and flash on the back.
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MartyLK said:
This brought back memories of my experience with a BB phone. No friggin way would I buy a damn BB tablet.
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also that in order to get e-mail on the thing you need to be linked up via bluetooth with another phone.
i went to check one out, was in a game when i did, looking all over for the exit button, took me and another employee 20 minutes just to figure it out, swipe up....yeah, lets not put softkeys on it like we do with our phone, nah, no menu, a FRIGGAN SWIPE MOTION!, i can't blame them for trying to be inovative, but the "physical buttons" for the playbook are so small that someone would need a stylus just to press the friggin' buttons.
it has flash, and 1080p playback....yet the camera on it sucks.
RIM, try harder next time.
I don't have a tablet. But I would like one!
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also that in order to get e-mail on the thing you need to be linked up via bluetooth with another phone.
i went to check one out, was in a game when i did, looking all over for the exit button, took me and another employee 20 minutes just to figure it out, swipe up....yeah, lets not put softkeys on it like we do with our phone, nah, no menu, a FRIGGAN SWIPE MOTION!, i can't blame them for trying to be inovative, but the "physical buttons" for the playbook are so small that someone would need a stylus just to press the friggin' buttons.
it has flash, and 1080p playback....yet the camera on it sucks.
RIM, try harder next time.
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The store I was at had a couple Playbooks on display at different areas of the store and the first one I came to had a non-functional small round button on the top...the button about the size of a bb pellet. I didn't know it didn't function; that it was damaged, and figured it was some sort of LED indicator. On the second Paybook, which was fully functional, if I hadn't pressed that little round button by accident to turn on the device, I never would have figured out how to power it on because I attributed that round button as an indicator or something of that nature. I wouldn't have intentionally pressed it.
The Playbook is typical BB B.S. I had the same experience with my BB phone. I spent 90% of my time trying to find stuff on it than I did just using it. No wonder BB is in the crapper these days.
I went with a Transformer. I did some research too. I will say this that playing with a unit in the store and taking it home and using it for a week or two is a huge difference. I am sure you can make some basic decisions based on your likes and dislikes, To heavy dont like how it feels in your hand etc, but nothing takes the place of good ole fashioned "Use it". I wrote a pretty long article regarding my purchase and my decisions tree in the transformer forums, as there are a lot of "Can the Asus Transformer replace my netbook/laptop" threads on a lot of different forums and i wanted to put my thoughts out there as well. I will find the link and link it. But in short the basic answer is it depends. I know not the best answer and not the one you were looking for but its the truth.
Here is my post its long but might be worth a read if you are trying to decide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15679836#post15679836
I am very happy with the transformer and in my post i give the reasons i chose it.
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we have the xoom here. not sure how we like it yet. can't get it to root. or rather can't find a walkthrough that doesn't assume you already have certain things installed on your computer. not their fault. it's the xooms for me needing to root to actually use all it's features.
i have the galaxy 10.1 its so dirty i love it. slim, light, and fast
Apple suxxx but by the way, I prefer the iPad 2 !
I prefer the 7 inch tablet, but there aren't any good ones. The best 10 inch is the sammy sung tab 10.1.
It down right makes all the other tabs look like s**t. Samsung did a GREAT job on the screen. I like the feel of the thrive but it's screen sucks. The ipad seemed heavy but I do like its keyboard. The touchpad and playbook are the worst. the iconia is pretty ugly. The xoom feels nice but has a bad screen in my opinion. Tab 10.1 is best then xoom or ipad.
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I am using Apple i pad. Its features processing speed durability awesome.
Some tablets are truly great in the niche such as Xoom, Transformer and Ironia, but seems that it's still no one is good enough to beat the iPad. At least for me, I have to admit the using experience is really fantastic on iPad.
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I am using Apple i pad. Its features processing speed durability awesome.
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skydeve said:
Some tablets are truly great in the niche such as Xoom, Transformer and Ironia, but seems that it's still no one is good enough to beat the iPad. At least for me, I have to admit the using experience is really fantastic on iPad.
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Yeah, I agree. The iPad is a powerful and well engineered tablet. But it lacks the high res display I desire and this makes it tired for me. I'm spoiled by the Retina display of my iPhone 4. There just isn't a display as good as the Retina display. If Apple puts an equivalent display in the next iPad, that would solve the tired problem.
i am waiting samsung tab 10.1 or sony
I have the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 and it rocks, so fast and easy to use.
I bought my 8 yr. old daughter a Velocity Micro Cruz. I sent that same POS back 2 weeks later. She is only 8 so I'm not looking to spend mega bucks and I don't buy anything made by Apple. I am thinking of getting her the Gen 9 Archos 8in tablet when it arrives in a few months. The Cruz isn't a bad tablet for the price point but it simply has too little internal memory. It constantly froze on us. It is great looking hardware, nice looking screen and a little heavy. Also, not having the genuine Android Market or XDA-Dev support was a killer. I came to realize I have no love for Android in it's current state (2.3 and below as I haven't used or seen a Honeycomb tablet yet). As a long time Windows Mobile user Android still reminds me of an incomplete and immature version of Windows Mobile that is more popular but not more effective. I am disappointed in this realization, especially when 90% of the tablets out there worth their salt, hardware wise, are Android based.
To be fair, I actually played with my friend's IPad II also. When I say played with, I mean sat there and used it for 2-3 hours to see if it could impress me. The answer is no. It's a $600 POS. What's scary is the Velocity Mirco Cruz was $179 total and the $400 or so price difference really doesn't show when it comes to using the damn things. The Ipad was lighter, faster and didn't freeze (because it has enough damn internal memory), but like every other damn Apple product it is limited and constricted. I swear if the Cruz had more internal memory it would have been 200x more effective than that Apple pos. Transferring information was easier. Using it as a part of my current environment was easier (HD2, Windows 7 laptop, Windows Vista PC). When I used the Dolphin browser it worked excellent (as did Safari). Basically the only satisfying experience I had on the Ipad was the Youtube application and the only thing that made it better than what I get on my HD2 is the screen size. Beyond that it has nothing on my 2 year old phone. Apple smapple.
I don't expect the HP or BB tablets to last very long in this market so I'm hoping Microsoft comes out with a viable tablet OS (which is rumored) and it doesn't actually disappoint me the way everything else has. Knowing I won't be able to replace the Cruz for under $200 I upped the ante to $300 and it looks like Archos is going to slide in with the gen 9's. Hopefully I won't remain disappointed.
Are you going to buy an Android tablet if iPad is same price as Android tablets? I am talking not RSRP, but something like $350 (I know it is not gonna happen, just assumption).
I have an Archos 70, an Acer Iconia A500, two iPod touch, a plam pixi plus, a kindle and several laptops. I can do Jailbreak, homebrew, rooting or anything like this.
While I do appreciate the versatility of Android, I do find them not reliable, and can not be trusted for serious work related stuff. Say, I just spent an hour try to figure out why my Iconia can not connect to my work wifi. It works sometime, but not always. When I need to quick check emails or something, it just loops around there obtaining IP. And as for Archos 70, more than 70% of time it is in this mode, and makes it almost useless (is this why they name it 70?).
People may say my work wifi has problem. Maybe, but all other devices work fine including itouch, Kindle, palm. What should I say?
I have custom rom on my Iconia.
So for me, if I can buy iPad at $350, I will definitely go with it. I got Iconia only because iPad is way overpriced, and I do not like the ecosystem of Apple.
So, how you guys think? if you have the choice, what do you pick?
Android Anyday!
After having to deal with iPads in a business environment I would say they are just as under prepared for a business environment as an Android tablet. Android tablets also give you greater versatility and with all the different ROMS out there I think the Android tablets will have greater longevity over an iPad. Just my 0.2c
Android hands down, for the flexibility of any apps you can imagine, and open concept, full of accessories, and plug ins, and ports, and devices variety to choose from, the possibility are endless
if you go ipad, you are stuck with that the fruit company force feed you down your nose
The only reason i have an iPad 2 is because my job got it for me. The funny part about it is that i use my Android phone more that iPad. I would definitely buy and Android tablet, preferably the 10" galaxy tab
So my mother in law got my 7 year old a tablet for christmas this year. Nice, only it was the horrifyingly worthless Sylvania that Toys R Us and CVS were giving away on black friday. So my boy thinks he's got a tablet just like dad's Galaxy Tab 10.1, but not so much. It's the thought that counts, right?
I thought maybe it had been rooted and could run CM7 or something, but no such luck. Locked down and it doesn't have the enthusiastic dev community around that I am used to with other devices... to say the least. Compile that with the substandard hardware and it's a paperweight. This is the type of device that gives android tablets a bad name.
He's disappointed, it's a brand new tablet, and to him should work like the others he's used, but of course doesn't. I'd planned on handing down my Incredible when I upgrade and setting it up as a wifi only device for him, but am considering just purchasing an inexpensive tablet that is decent quality and fully enabled (or can/will be).
I'm perfectly comfortable with rooting and flashing roms. I would like something with either current or expected support from CM. I'd like something that could run things at least as smoothly as the incredible can.
Right now I'm looking at a few different options:
Nook Tablet - Pros: nice hardware, should run CM9, expandable storage Cons: No camera
Kindle Fire - Pros: works out of the box with the Amazon app store, should run CM9, $199. Cons: only 8GB storage, not expandable, hardware not quite as good as the Nook Tablet, No camera
Acer Iconia A100 - Pros: Out of the box it is complete. Tegra 2. Expandable storage. dual cameras. except for the shorter battery life it compares to my Galaxy Tab. Cons: over my price range of $300.
Opinions? Am I wrong for dismissing Velocity Micro, Archos and the like without giving them a shot? Any good deals I'm overlooking?
CM9 on the Nook Tab? Doesn't it have a locked bootloader. I'd stay away from it.
Kindle Fire is nice but I think it lacks Bluetooth and cameras (which are becoming important for tabs)
Try to get a TouchPad
Yes, get an TouchPad - you can find it at very low price - and install CM.
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Yes, get an TouchPad - you can find it at very low price - and install CM.
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This. You can get a TouchPad for $200 and it's worth more than that. You can't find a better deal.
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This. You can get a TouchPad for $200 and it's worth more than that. You can't find a better deal.
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I triple that.
Currently running Xron b2.9 on mine.
Agreed if you can get your hands on a touchpad. Or maybe pick up a 16 gig playbook (199) it's only a matter of time till a developer on here gets android up on it and the hardware is pretty solid
TouchPad +1
Awesome hardware (for the going rate of $225), 10" screen, and big following here. webOS is nice, elegant, simple, and stable. But, there are very few apps. I'm not a fan of Gingerbread on a 10" screen, but ICS is coming along, and GB should fill the android and app craving until its here.
I almost got a Vizio tablet ... but as you said a cheap tablet with poor popularity here is a bad combo. I don't regret for a second spending a little more a getting the TouchPad over the Vizio tab, or Fire.
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OK, some questions about the Touchpad...
The 4:3 screen, most android apps are developed with 16:9 screens in mind. I can see this not being an issue with an app which uses a dynamic layout, but with games which have static assets how does this work out?
This tab will be used primarily for games and children's books, how is compatibility running CM7, any issues?
Once CM7 is installed is it seamless? WebOS holds no interest for me because of the lack of apps.
If I go the ebay route, I can likely get an A100 for the same price as a touchpad, does the TP still hold up?
Ok, newbie here.... Who makes the touchpad? How are the tablets from China? Are they just a waste of money?
I think the Touchpad recommendations are spot on, but I'll tell you that the Acer A100 is a good device. I got one for my daughter (same age as your kid) and have been happy with it. No rooting, running both Android Market and Amazon Appstore. Found it for around US $250 on Amazon.
Good luck on your purchase.
I will buy a kindle fire and install cm9..
Ok, figured out the touchpad is HP Still curious about the tablets from China if anyone has insight.
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I've had a similar tale. Currently my 4yo has confiscated my HD2 running a CM7 ROM be hes practically taken over his mothers transformer. Needless to say she's not happy about that and he doesn't get his hands on my flyer without supervision so I've been thinking about getting him his own tablet.
I have an old 7 inch tab that i've had since the dawn of time it seems and and it worked well with the help od slatedroid before XDA opened up to tablets. Once we upgraded it was his defacto tab, until he broke the power switch.
My boys has had a lot of exposure so hes good with technology but hes young and not always as aware of the value of things as I'd like. I'd love to get him something to save wear and tear on his mothers tablet but id like something that he can load his existing android apps on and just enjoy.
I'll be watching this thread closely for any suggestions that aren't a touchpad.
I would also recommend the Touchpad. I also have a kindle fire and the form factor does not lend itself to the comfortable web browsing experience that you get with a Touchpad + CM7 and Maxthon/Dolphin/Boat.
It is good for reading books, and checking the web/email in a bind - but screen real estate is limited and the lack of hard keys is at times annoying.
Kindle Fire, enough said
I am running cm7 on my wife's nook color. Works well for when my boy wants to play games, but for reading, the original nook software is better, so I just have a dual boot setup... it just runs cm7 off the sd card. I like the setup.
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Kindle Fire is a really nice tablet in hand, I know your complaints were technical ones, but out of those cheap tablets I still vote for the Kindle Fire.
I vote for an HP Touchpad w/ dual boot to webOS or Android or an original Samsung Galaxy Tab 7"er
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I will buy a kindle fire and install cm9..
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I think c9 will be a good option down the road on a kindle. It is not ready for prime time yet.
Great to play. Not a daily driver.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/9/2695314/asus-eee-pad-memo-me370T-tegra-3-price
The new standard of low price tables. Ics out of box, camera, tegra 3, and other good stuff. best of all its $249
Hello - our daughter is looking for a tablet to use in chemistry - doesn't need much other than wifi and internet access.....and ability to use a usb flash...she has a laptop, just needs something lighter to carry and bring with. She also already has an iphone - do we go with an Ipad1 or Nook Color or Kindle fire or a Xoom? Help - any suggestions? Needs to interface with Blackboard (schools' homework system).
Probably an Acer A500 since its the best tablet IMO that has a USB drive.
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yes a500 looks really nice for a collage student
Acer Prime..^_^
While we're on this topic, are there any comparable hardware keyboards that perform well? netbooks make the gf dizzy so I figured a big tablet and a keyboard would be good
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Check Point of View mobii ProTab 2 XL it's really not expansiv and has wath you asked for.
I was asking myself the same question last year. I eventually picked the Asus Transformer because of the Keyboard Dock, 16 hours Battery life, Polaris Office and just in general a very good tablet. In June 2011 that was probably the best one available. Therefore you could opt for the Transformer Prime if you want to.
I was planning on asking the same question. I am a college student and I need a tablet as well. I currently have a Le Pan and I liked how it worked but I am sending it back because I am tired of resetting it several times a day, every day.
So now I am in the market for a new tablet. I use my tablet a lot for typing notes. I also have 2 preschoolers, so my tablet gets used for a lot of games. i.e. 5 year old opens 5 apps at once. I can get by with out a keyboard, but I'd really prefer that I could buy a keyboard for.
I also need a tablet that can connect to wi-fi easily, without dropping the network every 5 min. I had been looking at the A500, but I am so very tempted by the transformer prime. I love the keyboard and the full size SD card reader. The HDMI is a plus as well. I'm not sure if the prime is a good way to go though because I've heard a few people in forums talking about how they've had to send them back multiple times.
Any suggestions.....
Not sure about the USB drive thing, if it were me, I would just use something like dropbox, then she could access the files on her phone, as well as the tablet, and the computer. If she already has an iphone, then she is probably going to like the familiarity of the ipad interface. Otherwise, if you are looking for a great and cheap tablet, the Kindle Fire makes a great tablet if you decide to run CM7 or ICS on it.
Samsung galaxy tab 10.1. It's light, relatively fast on the internet, and cheaper than a iPad.
WebOS is such a pleasure to use - grab it ONLY if you can get an HP tablet for cheap.
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Hello - our daughter is looking for a tablet to use in chemistry - doesn't need much other than wifi and internet access.....and ability to use a usb flash...she has a laptop, just needs something lighter to carry and bring with. She also already has an iphone - do we go with an Ipad1 or Nook Color or Kindle fire or a Xoom? Help - any suggestions? Needs to interface with Blackboard (schools' homework system).
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It is clear that tablets can be very useful for students. Whether it’s for reading text books, using specially-designed educational apps or just consuming web and social media contact, a tablet can be a valuable part of a student’s arsenal. Let’s take a look at some of the best tablets on the market.
Apple iPad 2
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Asus Transformer
BlackBerry PlayBook
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I have around $270 and I would like to buy a new device with it. I don't know whether to buy the 16gb iPod touch 5th gen to replace my aging 4th gen iPod touch, or a large tablet such as the nook HD+. Does anyone have any suggestions of a good device for $270 or less? I am going to use this device for mainly gaming, watching videos, and surfing the internet. I also am not looking for a 7 inch tablet because I have a fairly new galaxy tab 2 7.0 that is working great and won't need replacing for a while. Thanks in advance.
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I have around $270 and I would like to buy a new device with it. I don't know whether to buy the 16gb iPod touch 5th gen to replace my aging 4th gen iPod touch, or a large tablet such as the nook HD+. Does anyone have any suggestions of a good device for $270 or less? I am going to use this device for mainly gaming, watching videos, and surfing the internet. I also am not looking for a 7 inch tablet because I have a fairly new galaxy tab 2 7.0 that is working great and won't need replacing for a while. Thanks in advance.
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Kinda confused since you already have a Galaxy Tab 7", and now you're wanting something for watching videos and browsing the internet and you're considering an iPod touch for that?? The Nook HD+ is really nice but a iPod touch and an Nook HD+ couldn't be further apart in similarities.
All I can say is the HD+ is very, very nice (especially with Jelly Bean installed on it). One of the best screens out there and plenty fast. If you want small, light, and the Apple iTunes Store, get the iPod. Otherwise, for $149 you can't go wrong with the Nook HD+ 16GB (or $179 for the 32GB).
Well I want something that is very portable and that I can work out with, but I also want something with a larger screen. I just want to get peoples opinions of the best devices in the price range I'm looking at. I am not to sure about the iPod because I really don't like iOS much and greatly prefer android although there are almost no good android mp3 players. If Samsung does announce the rumored galaxy player 2 at its June 20th event then the iPod would be out of the question definitely.
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