Android tablet to iPad...

[Kronie]

Thanks for the information. Its about what I expected. The inability to find a file, select it and then select what app to use on it may be a deal breaker for me but maybe not, we will see. I might also miss being able to download files right to the tablet and then use an app, or unzip data. You can use android as a much more stand alone device than IOS, dependent on itunes to get you data.

Although I am keeping my android phone and may pick up a smaller 7" android tablet to play with, I see the same thing for the android market. In 5 more years they will get it figured out but I cant wait that long and by then its going to be even more fragmented....

 

[ZBoater]

When you click on a zip file it will download and give you the choice to open in Goodreader. Goodreader will unzip and let you access the files.

It's not an answer to the problem, but a nice workaround nonetheless.

 

[nickchallis92]

the inability to just download a file in the web browser is laughable

 

[ZBoater]

the inability to just download a file in the web browser is laughable

You can use a third party browser (iCab) but the gymnastics one has to go through to manage files is indeed laughable.

 

[rollerross]

I had the Asus Transformer and the Motorola Xoom both of which lasted a month until either died (Asus) or i found it too heavy (Xoom) and sold it on. I am now on an iPad 2 so this is my 4th tablet in 2 years (ipad1, xoom, asus) and I have never felt a tablet so easy to use, i loved the fact Asus had the dock which was a great tool for putting photos on but the dock would always come apart and I would try to type and realize it wasn't in properly. I also found that the Xoom was terrible at getting photos on, i really wanted to use Photoshop touch on the go to do simple quick edits for my teacher so i could show him what I’m doing for the assignments, but no the camera accessory cable for the Xoom didn't work with any of the SLRs at college or my own Nikon. Now on to the death of my Asus this was unexpected as it happened overnight on my desk charging and realised it wouldn't turn on, because the plastic on button was snapped from it being in my bag on the way to work. Cheap feel and cheap materials = cheap product that dies in a case without being dropped.

Moving on to my new iPad2 it was awesome to just open up the box and bamm in an hour all my music and recent photos where there on the device before I got home. This is why I love Apple it just works and with ease. So my experience tells me the move from Android to Apple was the best move I have made in 2012 especially as I got the iPad for only £200 due to the new one coming out. (PS also the camera connection kit actually works and there Photoshop touch now so it fills all the boxes: P)

 

[Kronie]

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You won't be able to jailbreak this one just yet. There is no jailbreak for iOS 5.1 for A5 or A5X devices.

As for you files system. If you're looking for something like Astro, well, you're going to have to wait for a Jailbreak and install iFile as mentioned above. If you want a file system that you can organize like you can with your Mac then you'll want Goodreader. You can use it as your file system. I recommend this app as the first one downloaded for iOS user.

I am sure if I keep the iPad I will end up jailbreaking it eventually.

 

[doboy]

You can use a third party browser (iCab) but the gymnastics one has to go through to manage files is indeed laughable.

One can also use Goodreader to download and manage files.

 

[Night Spring]

Thanks for the information. Its about what I expected. The inability to find a file, select it and then select what app to use on it may be a deal breaker for me but maybe not, we will see. I might also miss being able to download files right to the tablet and then use an app, or unzip data. You can use android as a much more stand alone device than IOS, dependent on itunes to get you data.

Get Goodreader (as a few other posters have suggested) and File Browser. File Browser works with networked computers and drives on a network with wifi access for the iPad to connect to. Setting it up to find and connect to the other networked computers is a bit tricky, but once you set it up, it's like the iPad has not only it's own file system, but the entire network is a file system for the iPad. I love it, and I use it to sling files back and forth between my iPad and my computer all the time. Oh, and get a Dropbox account.

I know these are all work arounds, and not quite as smooth as having a native file system, but considering all the advantages of iOS, and how much power Dropbox/Goodreader/File Browser does give you, I feel it's an acceptable tradeoff. Your milage may vary, of course.

 

[Buildbright]

People will always compain and compain about something.

 

[treynolds]

...at the end of the day the iPhone I got my wife was running circles around my android in its over all. Her iPhone did everything my android did, but better and more.

'Zactly.

It's all about the user experience and the app ecosystem fo me. My wife has a Kindle Fire and while certainly less expensive than the cheapest iPad, it's a dog by comparison and the apps are many times lower quality.

I'm not into cospiracies and couldn't give a rip about open-system vs closed-system. In the end, it just has to work.