ipad - pros vs cons
Posted by casabonka
hi all,
I'm looking at getting a tablet after xmas, and I'm 95% set on an ipad. so for those of u with one, let me know your thoughts!
2013 - Nando must come through..
I'm looking at getting a tablet after xmas, and I'm 95% set on an ipad. so for those of u with one, let me know your thoughts!
Buy an iPhone - it's like an iPad, but you can make phone calls and carry it around easily.
Or, buy an HTC Desire - it's like an iPhone, but you feel like you actually own it
Joking aside - we have a iPad at work for testing stuff, and it is a beautiful piece of kit. It's just quite flawed, and I can't justify the price. If you really want a tablet, have a look at some of the Android offerings.
Or, buy an HTC Desire - it's like an iPhone, but you feel like you actually own it
Joking aside - we have a iPad at work for testing stuff, and it is a beautiful piece of kit. It's just quite flawed, and I can't justify the price. If you really want a tablet, have a look at some of the Android offerings.
thx for the response - I didnt really say what I was going to use it for...
I work in signage, so plans are to take it on site, draw up a dodgy mock up the building and show placement of where we can do the signage - no camera is a big let down, but screen size is great at nearly 10".
The only decent android one I have seen is the Samsung, but at $1k (compared to ipad at $629AUD base model) its a big price difference and 7" is a bit small.
Other than that its just going to be used for the occasional vid and web browsing.
Are there any other decent android ones over in US/Europe as yet?
2013 - Nando must come through..
I work in signage, so plans are to take it on site, draw up a dodgy mock up the building and show placement of where we can do the signage - no camera is a big let down, but screen size is great at nearly 10".
The only decent android one I have seen is the Samsung, but at $1k (compared to ipad at $629AUD base model) its a big price difference and 7" is a bit small.
Other than that its just going to be used for the occasional vid and web browsing.
Are there any other decent android ones over in US/Europe as yet?
Have one. Would buy another. Thoroughly excellent device. Not without flaws but on the whole, a fantastic device. Excellent battery life, wide range of apps, great sized screen.
Just to go back to what Gav said: "It's got none of the good bits of a smartphone, while having all the drawbacks of a netbook or ultraportable laptop."
I'd have to disagree, as you expect. What bits do you mean that the iPad doesn't have?
Portability/size? Sure, it's bigger but it's still very light and throwable in a bag.
Cellular connectivity? I've a 3G model so there's no shortage of internets.
Having used one I'd say it has the good bits of a smartphone and a netbook combined into a much better interface than that of a full sized desktop OS on a 9" screen.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/05/2010 06:43PM by Zcott.
Just to go back to what Gav said: "It's got none of the good bits of a smartphone, while having all the drawbacks of a netbook or ultraportable laptop."
I'd have to disagree, as you expect. What bits do you mean that the iPad doesn't have?
Portability/size? Sure, it's bigger but it's still very light and throwable in a bag.
Cellular connectivity? I've a 3G model so there's no shortage of internets.
Having used one I'd say it has the good bits of a smartphone and a netbook combined into a much better interface than that of a full sized desktop OS on a 9" screen.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/05/2010 06:43PM by Zcott.
I own a Galaxy S smartphone and a Galalxy tab (gift) but hardly use the tab as I'm able to do the exact same things (and more) on the phone.
Tablets are nothing more than a not very useful gadget imho.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
Tablets are nothing more than a not very useful gadget imho.
casabonka Wrote:
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> thx for the response - I didnt really say what I
> was going to use it for...
>
> I work in signage, so plans are to take it on
> site, draw up a dodgy mock up the building and
> show placement of where we can do the signage - no
> camera is a big let down, but screen size is great
> at nearly 10".
>
> The only decent android one I have seen is the
> Samsung, but at $1k (compared to ipad at $629AUD
> base model) its a big price difference and 7" is a
> bit small.
>
> Other than that its just going to be used for the
> occasional vid and web browsing.
>
> Are there any other decent android ones over in
> US/Europe as yet?
Wow, that's a big price difference for the Galaxy Tab, assuming that's the one you mean - they are about the same price as an iPad here in the UK, so I would've suggested that as an alternative. It's a shame, because it has a half-decent camera.
However, Gav has a point - a lot of companies are jumping on the bandwagon now, so it won't be long until there is a third or fourth option.
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> thx for the response - I didnt really say what I
> was going to use it for...
>
> I work in signage, so plans are to take it on
> site, draw up a dodgy mock up the building and
> show placement of where we can do the signage - no
> camera is a big let down, but screen size is great
> at nearly 10".
>
> The only decent android one I have seen is the
> Samsung, but at $1k (compared to ipad at $629AUD
> base model) its a big price difference and 7" is a
> bit small.
>
> Other than that its just going to be used for the
> occasional vid and web browsing.
>
> Are there any other decent android ones over in
> US/Europe as yet?
Wow, that's a big price difference for the Galaxy Tab, assuming that's the one you mean - they are about the same price as an iPad here in the UK, so I would've suggested that as an alternative. It's a shame, because it has a half-decent camera.
However, Gav has a point - a lot of companies are jumping on the bandwagon now, so it won't be long until there is a third or fourth option.
On the side subject of phones, I'd like to throw my hat in and proclaim greatness of the HTC Desire HD. I was sketchy on a big contract and swishy android phone, by my god it is useful and fast at doing WHAT I want WHEN I want.
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I think of all the current tablets out there that aren't iPads (Galaxy Tab, RIM Playbook, HP Slate), they're all competing with the current generation iPad. And their main selling points is that they do things the iPad can't do.
For example, how many of them are aggressively advertising flash, multitasking, USB ports, HDMI ports? Pretty much all of them. How many of them are actually trying to be better than the iPad in terms of actual usability and interface? None. And only RIM are actually using a proper tablet OS. The Slate runs Windows 7, and the Galaxy Tab runs that one version of Android that Google said "isn't for tablets".
All these tablets have been aggressively marketed in response to the success of the iPad (I'm not going to claim Apple invented the market; that's for Steve Jobs to pretend to do). However, they're all taking on iPad v1.0. By the time the Playbook comes out and the Slate comes out in larger numbers, iPad 2 will be out, and no doubt that'll have video conferencing, upgraded screen (anyone who has seen an iPhone 4 knows what I mean), more RAM, faster processor, etc.
I just don't see why, if you want a tablet computer, you wouldn't buy an iPad.
For example, how many of them are aggressively advertising flash, multitasking, USB ports, HDMI ports? Pretty much all of them. How many of them are actually trying to be better than the iPad in terms of actual usability and interface? None. And only RIM are actually using a proper tablet OS. The Slate runs Windows 7, and the Galaxy Tab runs that one version of Android that Google said "isn't for tablets".
All these tablets have been aggressively marketed in response to the success of the iPad (I'm not going to claim Apple invented the market; that's for Steve Jobs to pretend to do). However, they're all taking on iPad v1.0. By the time the Playbook comes out and the Slate comes out in larger numbers, iPad 2 will be out, and no doubt that'll have video conferencing, upgraded screen (anyone who has seen an iPhone 4 knows what I mean), more RAM, faster processor, etc.
I just don't see why, if you want a tablet computer, you wouldn't buy an iPad.
thanks for all the feedback so far - its good to hear some honest answers, rather than the drivel on every tech website.
Id be interested in a good android one as my phone is also android powered and would probably make life easy! Might need to wait a bit longer I think
2013 - Nando must come through..
Id be interested in a good android one as my phone is also android powered and would probably make life easy! Might need to wait a bit longer I think
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DaveEllis
I agree on external expansion, but phone, text, mms (people use MMS?) , cameras and webcams are really pushing that. Webcams are exclusively used by fake porn and 13 year olds to cry on YouTube.
Oh, I agree they'd not be widely used, but there's zero reason for them not to include any of that stuff. Everything (apart from the camera, which it really should have come with) is already included, both hardware and software.
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Zcott
I think of all the current tablets out there that aren't iPads (Galaxy Tab, RIM Playbook, HP Slate), they're all competing with the current generation iPad. And their main selling points is that they do things the iPad can't do.
So really, they'll be a step ahead of the iPad?
I agree though. There's little in the way of the standard tablet coming from competitors. Without a market to target, there's little point in attempting to attract them so far (other than for Blackberry with their business users).
Therefore it's good to see other makers diversify - like I said, those with the LCD+epaper screens, those with netbook docks, etc. When the alternative tablet finally comes proper, we may well see an Android-style attack, and that's nothing but good news for the end user.
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Zcott
I just don't see why, if you want a tablet computer, you wouldn't buy an iPad.
Agreed - at the moment they have no real competition.
The iPad is a decent product (if you take away the price). I just wish it wasn't as half-arsed as it was.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/06/2010 08:44AM by gav.
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