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Thanks guys, can the non e-readers be just good for books? I'm finishing up university and I would like a tablet that I might be able to buy some texts on.
When I think of why one would want an Android Tablet as opposed to an iPad 2, the Acer come up with the strongest justification. It has the "mostest" connectivity options. The Asus is interesting, but I don't see getting a laptop tablet...if you want a laptop, get a laptop. Without the dock it becomes # 2, and it's price is a plus, assuming you can find it at the retail price. The samsung is the most apple like, but geez...it has none of the stuff that one expects from Android...but it does get points back for being the lightest. The Xoom goes near the bottom, IMO.
I am still debating on the Acer. I have read in a few places of it being fairly slow.
I know we talked about it a little in PM's...Just not sure yet, I guess
Only 8GB internal on the Thrive, and it costs more? Pffhhtt... forget that.
Only 8GB internal on the Thrive, and it costs more? Pffhhtt... forget that.
sd cards are only $25 for 16gb
Not quite the point but but but...
heh, I get your point. usb means more to me than another 8gb of storage, especially when I can plug in a 16gb sd card, or even a thumb drive. 32gb thumb+32gb sd card+8gb internal, 72gb isn't bad, lol.
Not quite the point but but but...
Samsung has a keyboard dock of sorts for the Galaxy Tab 10.1, but it doesn't have anything else on it other than a keyboard IIRC. http://www.talkandroid.com/41607-galaxy-tab-10-1-keyboard-dock-gets-a-quick-look-over/Ia the Asus the only tablet with a dock?
I have also played around with the Acer Iconia, but it just isn't in the same league. It really felt too cheap. And I mean cheap in the sense of some parts of it not being attached to the device properly cheap. Also, I find the display technology in use very important. Asus clearly wins here with the IPS. Some people say the Transformer is of cheap build quality too, but I don't think that is true. I find it to be a very well built device.
Nope. That's why I said that I think so. If you read my post carefully, you'll notice numerous expressions indicating that I was merely voicing my opinions about both Transfomer and Iconia. Maybe I did indeed get a particularly bad unit. Who knows? But as far as Acer is concerned, if a major retailer makes devices available for consumers to test them at their stores, they'd better take the good ones for that purpose. Anyhow, you seem a little cranky. Unhappy or something?So you test one Iconia with problems and you call it cheap...and when others test an EEE pad and find it falling apart and call it cheap, you say they are wrong? Some reviewer you all dude....
Nope. That's why I said that I think so. If you read my post carefully, you'll notice numerous expressions indicating that I was merely voicing my opinions about both Transfomer and Iconia. Maybe I did indeed get a particularly bad unit. Who knows? But as far as Acer is concerned, if a major retailer makes devices available for consumers to test them at their stores, they'd better take the good ones for that purpose. Anyhow, you seem a little cranky. Unhappy or something?
Dude...plenty of people have reported problems with the Asus model....just read the thread here....also, some places are still selling it above the $399 mark for the 16G version. Lots of benefit lost there. Finally, the IPS screen is technically better, but it's certainly not by a significant amount. Slightly greater viewing angle.
And no, I'm not unhappy in the least...I just don't see any need to let poopy opinions go unchallenged. The OP can make his own decisions about what tablet is best...
Dude...plenty of people have reported problems with the Asus model....just read the thread here....also, some places are still selling it above the $399 mark for the 16G version. Lots of benefit lost there. Finally, the IPS screen is technically better, but it's certainly not by a significant amount. Slightly greater viewing angle.
And no, I'm not unhappy in the least...I just don't see any need to let poopy opinions go unchallenged. The OP can make his own decisions about what tablet is best...
theres a clear difference between the xoom's screen and a ipad or transformer IPS screen, even watching a video of the devices side by side you can see the difference. better viewing angle is just one of the benefits. darker blacks, color reproduction, better contrast.
Not sure why you mentioned xoom, but while I can agree on contrast and sort of on saturation in regards to the Iconia, I don't agree about color reproduction. What you refer to as color reproduction is likely saturation, which really has nothing to do with color reproduction. I'd say that some IPS screens offer an overly saturated image, forcing colors to be unnatural for movies. I think people may like that, but it's not accurate. Also, the comment about darker blacks might be true, but I don't think this has a practical importance. It's a 10-inch (or less) screen. If you want to be a video snob about image quality in dark scenes in movies, go right ahead. I have not seen a situation where it matters one bit when reading web stuff or doing any kind of work. The biggest shortcoming on the screen of the Iconia is saturation but that is because people are just used to seeing that on IPS displays. Effectively, it makes not so much difference.
however after hearing many stories of shoddy build quality and the screen issues it was out for me..
You wouldn't actually check screen/quality out in person for yourself??
From what I read the Asus has a better screen than the Acer and I haven't heard the Acer had better build quality than the Asus either.
I meant to say iconia. no matter what it is, text, pictures, video, it'll all look noticeably better on a IPS screen. it doesn't have to be dark scenes in movies, anywhere there is black. text, pictures, youtube. it is a 10" screen, and its 2 feet from your face. tablets right now are meant to be for media consumption. although some photographers use tablets to show off their shots, the case of that kind of work, display quality would be important.
I wouldn't buy a tablet just 'cause the screen "looks better" on one - the actual screens are nowhere near the biggest factor or even part of the equation in my decision for a tablet.