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freeview_user
29-10-2011
Originally Posted by Matt D:
“Flawed comparison. It's hardly the equivalent of a Rolls Royce or a Bentley. They're not sold with the intention to conquer the car market - they're aimed at a specific section. They also don't get their prices cut when they fail to make a dent against mass market cars, as that's not the point.

The Xoom though was supposed to be an iPad killer. It was Moto's attempt at breaking into the tablet market. It wasn't meant to be a niche thing for rich people, like a Rolls or Bentley, it was supposed to provide competition for the iPad. It failed.

Yeah, it's a nice tablet (not as nice as the Galaxy Tab 10.1 however), but it's still a failure.”

It's a failure because they made it a failure. If there targets were realistic (not to be the next iPad) the Xoom then might have a chance.
alanwarwic
29-10-2011
There is bound to be limited demand when a laptop is many times more powerful and costs less.

I suppose these things are useful when out and about and you find your phone screen too limiting.
LostFool
29-10-2011
Originally Posted by alanwarwic:
“There is bound to be limited demand when a laptop is many times more powerful and costs less.

I suppose these things are useful when out and about and you find your phone screen too limiting.”

That's the only thing putting me off buying a tablet. The gadget freak in me desperately wants one but my more sensible side isn't sure when I'd use it. At home I have my desktop and laptop, when I'm out and about my smartphone does what I need and I wouldn't use it at work. When I travel I find my Kindle to be invaluable but I'm not sure I'd want to replace it with a tablet.

Having, said that, the new Samsung 7.7 tab is the first to make me squeal "Me Want!", thought the pricing looks like it will be too high for an impulse purchase. Having god badly bitten by the netbook craze a few years ago I'm wary of spending over £400 on a device which will probably be out of date in a year.
alanwarwic
29-10-2011
Me too. Bestbuy had that Disgo one at £50 deld.
But I thought about it and and could not find a real use for it, apart from occasional travel.

If I only had a desktop PC then no doubt it would have been different story probably. I'll no doubt one day end up with some 5" to 7" device with a GPS.
freeview_user
29-10-2011
Originally Posted by LostFool:
“That's the only thing putting me off buying a tablet. The gadget freak in me desperately wants one but my more sensible side isn't sure when I'd use it. At home I have my desktop and laptop, when I'm out and about my smartphone does what I need and I wouldn't use it at work. When I travel I find my Kindle to be invaluable but I'm not sure I'd want to replace it with a tablet.

Having, said that, the new Samsung 7.7 tab is the first to make me squeal "Me Want!", thought the pricing looks like it will be too high for an impulse purchase. Having god badly bitten by the netbook craze a few years ago I'm wary of spending over £400 on a device which will probably be out of date in a year.”

Well what about the Archos 101, Archos Arnova 10 G2 or the Advent Vega? There latter being more expensive at £250 new or cheaper at £130 refurb.
topcat2
29-10-2011
Originally Posted by alanwarwic:
“There is bound to be limited demand when a laptop is many times more powerful and costs less.

I suppose these things are useful when out and about and you find your phone screen too limiting.”


I don't get why I'd buy a kindle when I could get a tablet that will do a kindle's job and other things as well.
Gormond
29-10-2011
Originally Posted by topcat2:
“I don't get why I'd buy a kindle when I could get a tablet that will do a kindle's job and other things as well.”

Because the kindle uses e-ink which is far better for long reading sessions as its easy on the eyes, only weighs 170 grams so easy to hold in 1 hand and the battery life is crazy good, I hardly ever have to charge mine.

I have an iPad as well as a Kindle and I would never read a book on the iPad.
LostFool
29-10-2011
Originally Posted by topcat2:
“I don't get why I'd buy a kindle when I could get a tablet that will do a kindle's job and other things as well.”

Not the same thing. Unless you have used a Kindle you won't know how much better the reading experience is, the battery life is much better plus the 3G models have totally free internet access. No tablet offers that.

One of the main attractions of a Kindle is that it doesn't do lots of things. If I'm reading then I just want to read, not be constantly interrupted by email, Facebook, Skype and Twitter updates.
topcat2
29-10-2011
Originally Posted by LostFool:
“Not the same thing. Unless you have used a Kindle you won't know how much better the reading experience is, the battery life is much better plus the 3G models have totally free internet access. No tablet offers that.

One of the main attractions of a Kindle is that it doesn't do lots of things. If I'm reading then I just want to read, not be constantly interrupted by email, Facebook, Skype and Twitter updates.”

I've tried a kindle. Borrowed a friends and I didn't really like it. Guess it's one of those things you either like or hate.

I like the kindle app and have it on my phone for when I get to meetings early etc and have spare time or I'm stuck on a train without a book. For me the kindle experience is nothing to having an actual book in my hand and wouldn't be a substitute for that which is why I think that the kindle on it's own wouldn't be an option for me. The unlimited 3G doesn't do it for me because I get that on my mobile contract anyway.
JeffG1
30-10-2011
Originally Posted by topcat2:
“The unlimited 3G doesn't do it for me because I get that on my mobile contract anyway.”

But that's not the point of the 3G on the Kindle. Its main purpose is so you can contact the Kindle store wherever you are and download books. You are paying for your 3G connection through your contract in any case (but I understand your point that it doesn't cost you extra to download Kindle books).

(My Kindle is the wireless-only version, so I don't know if using the browser on 3G for free unlimited internet access is allowed - someone else can fill in that detail, maybe.)
LostFool
30-10-2011
Originally Posted by topcat2:
“The unlimited 3G doesn't do it for me because I get that on my mobile contract anyway.”

I bet you don't get free 3G roaming on your mobile contract. The Kindle offers free 3G in many countries around the world so you can download books and do some simple web browsing where wi-fi may not be available.
finbaar
31-10-2011
I agree that free browsing abroad is a plus for the Kindle but the actual experience leaves a lot to be desired. Also the lack of epub support is a massive negative. I buy lots of books to keep but I get my ebooks from aDownlader and read them on my phone or cheaply tablet.

Which brings me back to the point of this thread. We got a Hannspree Hannspad a couple of weeks ago and other than having a Tetra dual core processor it has very similar specs to the Archie 101. I put a custom ROM (Android 2.3 but Honeycomb is also available) on it and it is great. I am typing this on it now. It also has FULL web browsing, it's amazing what a difference it makes having Flash running on your device. They are about 160 quid at Misco.
Gormond
01-11-2011
Originally Posted by finbaar:
“I agree that free browsing abroad is a plus for the Kindle but the actual experience leaves a lot to be desired. Also the lack of epub support is a massive negative. I buy lots of books to keep but I get my ebooks from aDownlader and read them on my phone or cheaply tablet.”

the lack of ePub has never bothered me as its simple to convert them in calibre if required. also 99% of the stuff I read has been bought from the kindle store anyway.
alanwarwic
01-11-2011
Originally Posted by finbaar:
“We got a Hannspree Hannspad a couple of weeks ago and other than having a Tetra dual core processor it has very similar specs to the Archie 101.”

It also depends if thickness and weight is part of the spec.
The Hannspad certainly weighs a good 50% more.
darkjedimaster
01-11-2011
Now that I have really been getting used to the Android handset, I have decided that I will be getting a tablet in the new year. Now all I have to do is decide if I am going to pay a bit extra & get a 3G version, or use my Galaxy S2 as a access point.
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