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Isn't there a wifi only zoom at less than 800 dollars?
http://www.maggadget.com/samsung-gal...re-processors/
Higher resolution than iPad2, dual core proc on par with the iPad2, THINNER than the iPad 2.
However, Apple's device still has the advantage of being an IPS display, which is pretty awesome.
http://www.maggadget.com/apple-ipad-...laxy-tab-10-1/
Comparison between the 3 major tablets.
Isn't there a wifi only zoom at less than 800 dollars?
I know this is going to be shocking coming from me, but I actually want the Xoom. I like the portability of the Galaxy Tab, but it doesn't interest me that much. My friend has one and I'd love to play with it before he returns it (he likes it but found it he doesn't have much use for it that he can't really do on his Evo).
The iPad still feels too much like a big iPhone even though the 2 is much more impressive. I have an iPhone 4 and it just seems like more of the same.
The Xoom however, I like it and I can't really explain why I like it more than the others.
I want the iPad 2 because of the gaming capabilities alone, however I'm going to hold out for an NGP (PSP 2).
I'm probably holding off on all purchases till the PSP2. Might get some new headphones, but that's it.
Bizarro thread. You want an Apple product and I want an Android device.
If I didn't have a Nook Color already I'd probably be ruminating in an Apple store about 3G vs Wifi as we speak.Bizarro thread. You want an Apple product and I want an Android device.
I have REALLY high hopes for the PSP2 though.
Was looking to get an ereader when I go back to school. Should I do Kindle or Nook. I'm looking to see if I can get my text books in digital form and I'm leaning towards Kindle because of Amazon. I could use my phone but I'd rather have a separate device.If I didn't have a Nook Color already I'd probably be ruminating in an Apple store about 3G vs Wifi as we speak.
I have REALLY high hopes for the PSP2 though.
What do you recommend?
If you want a 7 inch tab/ereader for ~250 then get the nook color. Otherwise it is kind of a toss up between the kindle and the regular nook. You will have to figure out EXACTLY what you want out of an e-reader to differentiate between the two.
Good advice.
The kicker for me for even the unrooted Nook is National Geographic and other magazines, which look AMAZING on the NC.
i have a 16 gig wifi ipad 2.
its cool however not sure its worth the upgrade unless you are going to use the camera/ichat but i have an iphone 4 with a superior camera so thats out, it is snappier for sure but for those who already own a first gen id hold off. nothing really new other than a little bit quicker and the cameras which pretty much are less than impressive.
Seems like a pretty fair assessment. I kind of feel like a back facing camera on these types of devices are a complete waste. Who is going to hold a 10'', 9'', or even a 7'' device up to take a picture? If there the manufacturers used the extra size of these devices to install a substantially superior camera than that of a phone, then I would see the point, but most of these are not any better (and in some cases are far worse) cameras than those found in phones.
Exactly what I was getting at. I have an iPhone 4 and even though the internal hardware on the iPad 2 is better, it's really more of the same to get one.
Hence why I'd go with an Android device. But the real kicker for me is, would I really use it. If I got a tablet, then it would eliminate the need for choosing between a Nook and Kindle because I can get both apps (like I've done on my phone). However, the cost difference is substantial.
plenty of people had ipad2's where i was at sxsw and they all were filming video on those things. i'm not upgrading to a new ipad until a substantial upgrade come out, camera's and a tad bit faster isn't anything i can get overly excited about enough to make a purchase.
If you really feel this way, then the nook color should be the way to go. I am against using the kindle app on the nook color (at least for a period of time like a year) because I want to reward B&N for providing such a capable device at a reasonable cost, but if you buy the NC, you can root it and put the kindle app on it. It is 7 inches and has a 1024x600 IPS display. Additionally, when rooted it will give you the tablet experience as well.
I heard the "tablet experience" wasn't so smooth though. I don't know. I have time to figure it out, but I'm bouncing ideas around right now. In theory I think the Kindle might be better, but I kinda want a Nook.
I dont know who told you the tablet experience isn't smooth. It is uber sexy smooth. I don't think it is close to replacing the usability of a laptop yet but Im not so sure thats its purpose, its an excellent email, web, video, game and mulitmedia device.
The Ipad is very intuitive much like the iphone 4 yes. I use the ipad as a credit card machine at gun shows i sell at and customers giggle when they have to sign their receipt with their finger. It's pretty cool . When the tablet evolves into a full mac os experience then we are onto a total revolution in technology and perhaps the death of the pc altogether.
Those Sammys look real nice and are priced right... when are they actually shipping?
No, I meant rooting your Nook to be a tablet. The experience isn't smooth from what I've heard.
I have had no problems with it. I have actually been pretty impressed with the lack of choppy-ness especially since I have yet to OC it. I am still at 800 mhz. Tell me what you want to do with it and I will try it out and see what kind of response I get.
Nothing really special. I wouldn't really see a need to over clock the processor. I wonder if it will run Honeycomb smoothly?
The current honeycomb ROM is based of the SDK and not the source code, so from what I understand it is running pretty buggy at the moment. I am currently running Gingerbread through the cyanogenmod 7 build. It runs very smoothly.
Is Samsung’s New Galaxy Tab Fibbing About Its Figure? And About Those Galaxy Tab Fans…
The latest Tab is thinner than the iPad. Or thicker. But at least we know it's beloved by New York actors.
By Harry McCracken | Friday, March 25, 2011 at 11:47 am
At CTIA Wireless earlier this week, Samsung announced a new 10.1″ Galaxy Tab tablet–one with specs that made it thinner and lighter than the iPad 2, with the same starting price of $499. After the press event, I scurried over to the Samsung booth in hopes of getting some hands-on time with the new Tab.
When I got there, I found that the 10.1″ Tabs out on tables were the older, relatively portly version announced last month at Mobile World Congress. The new 10.1-incher (and its 8.9″ sibling) were inside glass cases, and they weren’t powered on. I also discovered that my friend Fritz Nelson of InformationWeek had beat me to the booth–and he told me that he was trying to get Samsung to give him a Tab he could hold and judge.
Looks like he succeeded–he’s published a CTIA tablet roundup that includes a couple of comparison shots of the iPad 2 and a prototype of the new 10.1″ Galaxy Tab–ones which he says show that the Tab–supposedly 8.6mm to the iPad 2′s 8.8mm–is very slightly thicker than the iPad 2. I guess we’ll figure out what the deal is when the Tab shows up in stores, which it’s supposed to do in June.
Me, I was confused about a different aspect of Samsung’s event, which you can watch here:
Much of it was devoted to video clips from the “Samsung Galaxy Tab Interview Project,” which the opening les said took place on March 3rd in New York, and which was shown to involve inviting busy, successful New Yorkers to try the Galaxy Tab of their choice and share their opinions. The New Yorkers in question were identified as “freelance travel writer” Joan Hess, “independent film director” Karl Shefelman, and “CEO, leading New York real estate firm” Joseph Kolinksi.
As I watched the interviews, I noticed that Shefelman spoke and behaved more or less like a normal person, but Hess and Kolinksi came off as performers dressed for their parts and parroting Samsung talking points. I couldn’t tell whether we were supposed to take the clips as a do entary or a mockumentary. So I Googled around and couldn’t find any references to a travel-writing Joan Hess (one with, as she said, a following on Twitter) or a real-estate CEO Joseph Kolinski.
I did notice, however, that freelance travel writer Joan Hess bears a striking resemblance to New York actress Joan Hess:
And that real estate CEO Joseph Kolinski could be New York actor Joseph Kolinksi‘s twin brother:
Filmmaker Karl Shefelman, on the other hand, looks a lot like…filmmaker Karl Shefelman. Who works for a New York production company. One that’s done work for Samsung.
A thin, light Honeycomb tablet starting at $499 still sounds like a good idea to me. I just feel like it’s not clear whether Samsung has one that’s actually thinner than the iPad 2 yet, or whether it came up with the specs before it had a prototype to match them–and also decided to build its own happy Galaxy Tab users rather than find them in the wild.
[FURTHER THOUGHTS: Did Samsung mean for us to understand that these were imaginary users or not? The more I think about it, the more befuddled I get. The Raw Feed's Mike Elgan points out that the company's PR director earnestly described the "project" during the event in a way that made it sound real. And commenter Karl notes that Samsung referred to the users' tales as "true-life stories." But the bits with Hess and Kolinski are so profoundly artificial that they could have involved Madge the Manicurist and the Maytag Repairman. Actually, Kolinski seems to be channeling a certain real-life "leading New York real-estate CEO."]
still waiting on the hp touchpad. i really like web os
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