[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Which Tablet? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 12/16/2011 6:25:57 PM EDT
| The wife wants an ipad 2, but I'm not ready to dump that much into a tablet right now. What says the hive about a tablet that doesn't rake you over the coals. |
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Quoted: Typing this on an Acer Iconia A500 I picked up today. I'm impressed. I agree, the Acer Tablets are hard to beat for features and price. On the flip side, Samsung has a new 11.6" inch tablet (Slate 7) that runs Windows 7, has a Core i5, 4gb and 128gb SSD, with a dock and bluetooth keyboard for $1,300. |
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The Acer Iconia is one of the few that actually has a real full-sized USB port that you can plug stuff into like external drives, jump drives, modems, etc. It has that port in addition to the micro-USB that can be used to tether to a PC or whatnot.
I've found it to be a lot more useful than I originally expected. I was a little worried that I wouldn't be able to do much with it when I bought it. So far, it's worked fantastic! The only thing that I've had issues with is looking at office-like docs. At some point they'll be a good Android app for that but it's not there yet for all of the msoffice stuff (particularly powerpoint). I also like having the same OS and processor on both my tablet and my phone (Droid Bionic). 
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| I got the Asus Transformer a few months ago. I think this thing is great! It's not a laptop, and if you need productivity, this might not be your best bet. As a media consumption and entertainment device, it kicks ass! I bought to surf teh interwebz, play some games, watch video and handle email. It handles all that with aplomb in a form more comfortable to me than a laptop. Plug in the keyboard and it's almost as good as a netbook. |
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Quoted: Umm....sure. Or...a tablet that has better features and less marketing. Hi ASUS Transformer Prime...Quoted: I love my iPad. Anything else is a compromise. http://www.technobuffalo.com/mobile-devices/tablets/ipad-2-vs-asus-transformer-prime-tablegallery/ |
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Quoted: Quoted: Umm....sure. Or...a tablet that has better features and less marketing. Hi ASUS Transformer Prime...Quoted: I love my iPad. Anything else is a compromise. http://www.technobuffalo.com/mobile-devices/tablets/ipad-2-vs-asus-transformer-prime-tablegallery/ Have at it.  I like my operating systems to not suck.
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| Bought my son a Toshiba Thrive. It was dead right out of the box. Took it back, the second one died a week later. Took it back and bought a Samsung Galaxy Tablet. Loved it so much we went back and bought a 2nd one for me. We have had them for several months now and no problems at all. |
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I'm in the same boat. Ipads are cute, but I'm not going to spend $500 on something that amounts to nothing more than a toy that can't do anything that my phone doesn't already do. If I were spending that kind of cash, I'd buy another laptop.
I tried to get one of the refurb $99 HP touchpads off the ebay firesale last weekend, but no dice. The sale crashed ebay. |
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10" Toshiba Thrive for me and a 7" Kindle Fire for her. There's something to be said for the ability to plug in a USB drive, micro USB or just an SD card to expand memory or move files. HDMI helps with presentations at work too. The Toshiba was for my wife initially, but she only used it for Angry Birds, ebooks and Netflix. A Fire fits her needs better, she loves it. ETA: If I was going to get anything else, it would probably be an Acer Iconia A100. Probably gonna get it for my next deployment.
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Quoted: Quoted: Umm....sure. Or...a tablet that has better features and less marketing. Hi ASUS Transformer Prime...Quoted: I love my iPad. Anything else is a compromise. http://www.technobuffalo.com/mobile-devices/tablets/ipad-2-vs-asus-transformer-prime-tablegallery/ Sad thing is that the release has been set back again... I just ordered the Transformer for the wife. I was waiting for the prime, but could not wait indefinitely. OP, if the Wife wants an IPad I say get her an IPad. But it would not hurt to inform her about the lack of card slots and usb ports on the Ipad and a marriage to I tunes. |
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10" Toshiba Thrive for me and a 7" Kindle Fire for her. There's something to be said for the ability to plug in a USB drive, micro USB or just an SD card to expand memory or move files. HDMI helps with presentations at work too. The Toshiba was for my wife initially, but she only used it for Angry Birds, ebooks and Netflix. A Fire fits her needs better, she loves it. work bought me a thrive wife had to have one too so i bought her one about 2 weeks later. She LOVES it. it goes with her everywhere. that said thrives did have some massive growing pains when the came out. good news is it was all firmware fixes and all of them are fixed now. mine was great out of the box hers had every problem reported. toshiba was good to work with and their forums are great. everyone else in our office got the samsung galaxy tabs. they also had a few annoying issues at first but they are also great tablets now. I chose the thrive for the replaceable battery and full size ports. the extra thickness is also easier for me to hold. weight is about the same. one thing i have found with these tablets is they all pretty much run the same. your paying extra for brand and available accessories. i really think the extra or full sized ports are a must have on these for anything really usable. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Umm....sure. Or...a tablet that has better features and less marketing. Hi ASUS Transformer Prime...Quoted: I love my iPad. Anything else is a compromise. http://www.technobuffalo.com/mobile-devices/tablets/ipad-2-vs-asus-transformer-prime-tablegallery/ Sad thing is that the release has been set back again... I just ordered the Transformer for the wife. I was waiting for the prime, but could not wait indefinitely. OP, if the Wife wants an IPad I say get her an IPad. But it would not hurt to inform her about the lack of card slots and usb ports on the Ipad and a marriage to I tunes. Saw that...bad timing given the holidays. Apple markets well...the ASUS is a better piece of hardware, though. Unfortunately Apple has marketed their way to make iPhone and iPad synonymous with any smart phone or tablet....there's better products out there. |
. THe best bang for the buck you can get the toupad for avg $200 on ebay, cl wtvr.
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Umm....sure. Or...a tablet that has better features and less marketing. Hi ASUS Transformer Prime...Quoted: I love my iPad. Anything else is a compromise. http://www.technobuffalo.com/mobile-devices/tablets/ipad-2-vs-asus-transformer-prime-tablegallery/ Sad thing is that the release has been set back again... I just ordered the Transformer for the wife. I was waiting for the prime, but could not wait indefinitely. OP, if the Wife wants an IPad I say get her an IPad. But it would not hurt to inform her about the lack of card slots and usb ports on the Ipad and a marriage to I tunes. Saw that...bad timing given the holidays. Apple markets well...the ASUS is a better piece of hardware, though. Unfortunately Apple has marketed their way to make iPhone and iPad synonymous with any smart phone or tablet....there's better products out there. "Marketed their way"? How about "created the genre"? Before iPhone, the "smartphone" was a Blackberry. The iPhone created an entire new animal that became hugely popular, and that others quickly tried to copy. Before the iPad, there was.... what? The iPad created an entire new animal that became hugely popular, and that others quickly tried to copy. It seems more like other manufacturers are trying to "market their way" into relevance.
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Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet.
They aren't iPads, but IMHO, the 7" form factor is superior, and it's 80% the machine for 40% the cost. I run CM7 on a Nook Color, but if you aren't somewhat tech-savvy, I would just go with the one set up to do all that stuff out of the box. (It's not hard, but...) |
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I love my iPad. Anything else is a compromise. http://www.technobuffalo.com/mobile-devices/tablets/ipad-2-vs-asus-transformer-prime-tablegallery/ Sad thing is that the release has been set back again... I just ordered the Transformer for the wife. I was waiting for the prime, but could not wait indefinitely. OP, if the Wife wants an IPad I say get her an IPad. But it would not hurt to inform her about the lack of card slots and usb ports on the Ipad and a marriage to I tunes. Saw that...bad timing given the holidays. Apple markets well...the ASUS is a better piece of hardware, though. Unfortunately Apple has marketed their way to make iPhone and iPad synonymous with any smart phone or tablet....there's better products out there. "Marketed their way"? How about "created the genre"? Before iPhone, the "smartphone" was a Blackberry. The iPhone created an entire new animal that became hugely popular, and that others quickly tried to copy. Before the iPad, there was.... what? The iPad created an entire new animal that became hugely popular, and that others quickly tried to copy. It seems more like other manufacturers are trying to "market their way" into relevance. before the ipad there were tablet pc's with more functionality, they just weighed a bit more. Apple didn't invent the tablet they just improved what was out there already. |
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The wife wants an ipad 2... Then why bother buying anything else? Shit, you could buy her something better... she won't like it. Why bother quoting half of the OP's first statement and then question him on it? He said that he's not ready to dump that much cash into a tablet right now. |
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The wife wants an ipad 2... Then why bother buying anything else? Shit, you could buy her something better... she won't like it. Why bother quoting half of the OP's first statement? He said that he's not ready to dump that much cash into a tablet right now. Then buy her something else. |
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I love my iPad. Anything else is a compromise. http://www.technobuffalo.com/mobile-devices/tablets/ipad-2-vs-asus-transformer-prime-tablegallery/ Sad thing is that the release has been set back again... I just ordered the Transformer for the wife. I was waiting for the prime, but could not wait indefinitely. OP, if the Wife wants an IPad I say get her an IPad. But it would not hurt to inform her about the lack of card slots and usb ports on the Ipad and a marriage to I tunes. Saw that...bad timing given the holidays. Apple markets well...the ASUS is a better piece of hardware, though. Unfortunately Apple has marketed their way to make iPhone and iPad synonymous with any smart phone or tablet....there's better products out there. "Marketed their way"? How about "created the genre"? Before iPhone, the "smartphone" was a Blackberry. The iPhone created an entire new animal that became hugely popular, and that others quickly tried to copy. Before the iPad, there was.... what? The iPad created an entire new animal that became hugely popular, and that others quickly tried to copy. It seems more like other manufacturers are trying to "market their way" into relevance. 
Bill Gates, in 2003 
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I love my iPad. Anything else is a compromise. Anything else has more features and doesn't saddle you with iTunes. Have Asus Transformer, it's pretty good and very easy to use. Very good value with recent price drops. Kindle Fire is a great deal too. Have spent about 4 hours with an iPad 2, and was not impressed. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Umm....sure. Or...a tablet that has better features and less marketing. Hi ASUS Transformer Prime...Quoted: I love my iPad. Anything else is a compromise. http://www.technobuffalo.com/mobile-devices/tablets/ipad-2-vs-asus-transformer-prime-tablegallery/ Sad thing is that the release has been set back again... I just ordered the Transformer for the wife. I was waiting for the prime, but could not wait indefinitely. OP, if the Wife wants an IPad I say get her an IPad. But it would not hurt to inform her about the lack of card slots and usb ports on the Ipad and a marriage to I tunes. Saw that...bad timing given the holidays. Apple markets well...the ASUS is a better piece of hardware, though. Unfortunately Apple has marketed their way to make iPhone and iPad synonymous with any smart phone or tablet....there's better products out there. "Marketed their way"? How about "created the genre"? Before iPhone, the "smartphone" was a Blackberry. The iPhone created an entire new animal that became hugely popular, and that others quickly tried to copy. Before the iPad, there was.... what? The iPad created an entire new animal that became hugely popular, and that others quickly tried to copy. It seems more like other manufacturers are trying to "market their way" into relevance. before the ipad there were tablet pc's with more functionality, they just weighed a bit more. Apple didn't invent the tablet they just improved what was out there already. ie they created something that actually appealed to the consumer. I wonder if more than 0.001% of the population could actually name one of those great iPad tablet predecessors. Would the Apple Newton count?
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If that is the one she has told you she wants, get it for her. Just trust me on this; its only $499 for the 32GB refurb.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC770LL/A |
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Quoted: Now THAT behemoth looks intuitive. It looks like a big Apple Newton with a lot more buttons. I'm sure it has a touch interface, just like the iPad, right?Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Umm....sure. Or...a tablet that has better features and less marketing. Hi ASUS Transformer Prime...Quoted: I love my iPad. Anything else is a compromise. http://www.technobuffalo.com/mobile-devices/tablets/ipad-2-vs-asus-transformer-prime-tablegallery/ Sad thing is that the release has been set back again... I just ordered the Transformer for the wife. I was waiting for the prime, but could not wait indefinitely. OP, if the Wife wants an IPad I say get her an IPad. But it would not hurt to inform her about the lack of card slots and usb ports on the Ipad and a marriage to I tunes. Saw that...bad timing given the holidays. Apple markets well...the ASUS is a better piece of hardware, though. Unfortunately Apple has marketed their way to make iPhone and iPad synonymous with any smart phone or tablet....there's better products out there. "Marketed their way"? How about "created the genre"? Before iPhone, the "smartphone" was a Blackberry. The iPhone created an entire new animal that became hugely popular, and that others quickly tried to copy. Before the iPad, there was.... what? The iPad created an entire new animal that became hugely popular, and that others quickly tried to copy. It seems more like other manufacturers are trying to "market their way" into relevance. Bill Gates, in 2003 http://www3.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/28+Oct+1955+Microsoft+Chairman+Bill+Gates+ByNbAFa6sx7l.jpg It almost looks like an iMac without the stand.
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[/div][div]I wonder if more than 0.001% of the population could actually name one of those great iPad tablet predecessors. Would the Apple Newton count?[/div][/div] Most of the American population can't name the US Attorney General, the Secretary of State, even 1 of the supreme court justices, tell you what the 2nd amendment is, explain 1st amendment freedom of religion, etc. |
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If that is the one she has told you she wants, get it for her. Just trust me on this... Or get something completely different. In my experience, when someone asks for something specific, getting them something that's almost sort of just like it... is a recipe for fail. |
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Now THAT behemoth looks intuitive. It looks like a big Apple Newton with a lot more buttons. I'm sure it has a touch interface, just like the iPad, right?
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Umm....sure. Or...a tablet that has better features and less marketing. Hi ASUS Transformer Prime...
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I love my iPad. Anything else is a compromise. http://www.technobuffalo.com/mobile-devices/tablets/ipad-2-vs-asus-transformer-prime-tablegallery/ Sad thing is that the release has been set back again... I just ordered the Transformer for the wife. I was waiting for the prime, but could not wait indefinitely. OP, if the Wife wants an IPad I say get her an IPad. But it would not hurt to inform her about the lack of card slots and usb ports on the Ipad and a marriage to I tunes. Saw that...bad timing given the holidays. Apple markets well...the ASUS is a better piece of hardware, though. Unfortunately Apple has marketed their way to make iPhone and iPad synonymous with any smart phone or tablet....there's better products out there. "Marketed their way"? How about "created the genre"? Before iPhone, the "smartphone" was a Blackberry. The iPhone created an entire new animal that became hugely popular, and that others quickly tried to copy. Before the iPad, there was.... what? The iPad created an entire new animal that became hugely popular, and that others quickly tried to copy. It seems more like other manufacturers are trying to "market their way" into relevance.
Bill Gates, in 2003 http://www3.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/28+Oct+1955+Microsoft+Chairman+Bill+Gates+ByNbAFa6sx7l.jpg Lord. Apple fanboys. It used a stylus. And ran the full-featured OS everyone was already familiar with. The size was dictated by the state of battery tech and the display. And there were predecessors to that way back in the 90's. Even the HP Touchpad supports Flash. The Ipad is an overpriced, underperforming turd. I had a Newton. It never did learn my handwriting. As far as usefulness went, it was an overgrown Alphanumeric pager. |
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Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet. They aren't iPads, but IMHO, the 7" form factor is superior, and it's 80% the machine for 40% the cost. I run CM7 on a Nook Color, but if you aren't somewhat tech-savvy, I would just go with the one set up to do all that stuff out of the box. (It's not hard, but...) I run CM7 on my phone and NC, and while it's easy for me, I just go ahead and do backups/flash roms/etc. on my wife's phone rather than try to explain it. I have an iPod Touch that works seamlessly, Android is awesome but if you go custom you have to deal with some bugs. I'm about to re-flash my phone because of market problems. So for a wife asking for an iPad 2, I'd say iPad 2. |