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IPAD 2 killer is here

maclaptop said:
I don't know what you expect out of the least expensive product they make.

I'm not defending them, simply pointing out that judging any company over just one example of their entry level product, is unfair.
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Well, I sort of expected it to last more than the warranty period and for Asus to at least acknowledge that it's their fault. Couldn't get a refund out of them after 3 months of fighting. At any rate, I can only judge them on my experience with their product whether it's entry level or not is frankly beside the point. Before I bought the unit I had heard mostly good things about Asus but since they have appeared to have been slipping down the quality rankings so maybe its just bad timing. I certainly have more respect now for Steve when he said they couldn't build a netbook for so little. The compromises are just too big from what I can see.
 
I love my ipad, but wouldn't say I'm a fan of Apple.

Still, didn't see anything that impressive in that review to convince me of that particular product killing anything, much less of Apple having anything to worry about.

For all the "bells and whistles" I have a laptop, and no tablet could ever replace it. For the type of functions I use my laptop for, I don't want my laptop to be any smaller. I want my nice big 17" viewing screen, and full size keyboard with the built in numeric keypad, high end gaming quality graphics card, with all the power and periphrials I can possibly use.

But for my tiny, and highly portable purse size iPad though, I don't want or need all that extra crap. I personally would never use any of it on something that small. I'd much rather my tablet stay nice, thin, and light weight.

You know, once you start adding all the extra ports and periphrials to give yourself all the functions and features of a laptop, by the time you get done, you've added so much extra bulk and weight, you might have just as well have bought a full-size laptop instead.

So if what you really want is a laptop, just buy a laptop and forget about tablets.
 
Janet1 said:
I love my ipad, but wouldn't say I'm a fan of Apple.

Still, didn't see anything that impressive in that review to convince me of that particular product killing anything, much less of Apple having anything to worry about.

For all the "bells and whistles" I have a laptop, and no tablet could ever replace it. For the type of functions I use my laptop for, I don't want my laptop to be any smaller. I want my nice big 17" viewing screen, and full size keyboard with the built in numeric keypad, high end gaming quality graphics card, with all the power and periphrials I can possibly use.

But for my tiny, and highly portable purse size iPad though, I don't want or need all that extra crap. I personally would never use any of it on something that small. I'd much rather my tablet stay nice, thin, and light weight.

You know, once you start adding all the extra ports and periphrials to give yourself all the functions and features of a laptop, by the time you get done, you've added so much extra bulk and weight, you might have just as well have bought a full-size laptop instead.

So if what you really want is a laptop, just buy a laptop and forget about tablets.
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Amen. Well said.

The beauty of a tablet is the simplicity. When the iPad first came out, I really thought I NEEDED a USB port to attach an external. I soon realized that I didn't...I appreciated the simplicity of not having to plug in anything, or carry anything...to enjoy it.
 
Janet1 said:
So if what you really want is a laptop, just buy a laptop and forget about tablets.
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Or buy the Transformer. Use it as a laptop with 16hour battery life, then take the screen off when you don't need the keyboard and just want a little tablet time. ;)
 
The Asus Transfomer is very nice. I would say it is on par with the iPad2. I have both. It is worth a look at if your in the market for a tablet. Asus just anounced that it will be getting 3.1 tomorrow. I also have a Samung galaxy tab I got at google io that is very nice. Honeycomb is a great start but they need more apps.
 
steve31 said:
The Asus Transfomer is very nice. I would say it is on par with the iPad2. I have both. It is worth a look at if your in the market for a tablet. Asus just anounced that it will be getting 3.1 tomorrow. I also have a Samung galaxy tab I got at google io that is very nice. Honeycomb is a great start but they need more apps.
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I am considering getting a Galaxy Tab 10.1v when they ship next month. I skipped the iPad 1 because it was a 1st generation product. I was fully planning on buying an iPad 2, but Android has captured my attention at the moment. Honeycomb makes really good use of the screen real estate and offers a more productivity-oriented experience. I plan on using the tablet in the field to support my business, primarily for email, web and social networking.

Can you help me out by answering a few questions? What is your general opinion of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 hardware? What are the shortcomings of Honeycomb? Is the UI responsive or laggy? How do the email and messaging clients compare? I have done lots of research already, but I'm curious about your opinion since you probably use it on a regular basis.

Cheers!
 
If one looks back in tech history, it's not unusual for a new product to get off to a less than ideal start.

It seems as though Android tablets are just about to take off, after a rocky start. There's many on the way now that Android version 3.1 has just been released.

Now's when things will get quite interesting.
 
AZREOSpecialist said:
I am considering getting a Galaxy Tab 10.1v when they ship next month. I skipped the iPad 1 because it was a 1st generation product. I was fully planning on buying an iPad 2, but Android has captured my attention at the moment. Honeycomb makes really good use of the screen real estate and offers a more productivity-oriented experience. I plan on using the tablet in the field to support my business, primarily for email, web and social networking.

Can you help me out by answering a few questions? What is your general opinion of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 hardware? What are the shortcomings of Honeycomb? Is the UI responsive or laggy? How do the email and messaging clients compare? I have done lots of research already, but I'm curious about your opinion since you probably use it on a regular basis.

Cheers!
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The hardware is great. The screen is just as bright as the iPad2 and the tablet is very thin and light. It does have a plastic back but it does not feel cheap. I think that honeycomb is just as good as ios and I prefer surfing the web on a honeycomb tablet because its a lot like a desktop experience. I dont find it laggy but the one that Google handed out has 3.01 not 3.1 which is supposed to be a lot faster. Samsung says that the Galaxy Tab that they are going to release later this month will come with 3.1. Email is a lot better if you use gmail. Google does a great job with all there services. Notifications on the Android platform are a LOT better that ios as of now but hopefully Apple will update this with ios 5. The only really shortcomings are the apps. Google has a lot of catching up to do but they seem to have the momentum right now. I would also look at the Asus Transformer...it is heavier but it also have some great features.
 
4DThinker said:
Or buy the Transformer. Use it as a laptop with 16hour battery life, then take the screen off when you don't need the keyboard and just want a little tablet time. ;)
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Do you really not know the difference between the visibility of 17 inch screen, and one that is only 7 inches?

Or the difference between a nice big full size keyboard with built in numeric keypad, and a cramped up keyboard, 1/2 or at best 3/4 the size, with no numeric keypad?

I can type over 100 wpm on my nice big full-size keyboard, which is never going to happen on a cramped up keyboard, even smaller than those found on a netbook.

Please don't even think of suggesting a USB numeric keypad. Anyone who actually works with excel files and does any kind of number crunching knows USB keypads seriously suck. So do USB keyboards.

And again, why would I spend all that extra money, and add all that extra bulk and weight, just to get the features and benefits of a full-size laptop, when I can just use my full-size laptop instead?

And my full-size laptop also has a lot more power, better graphics, and far, far, more functionality.
 
steve31 said:
The Asus Transfomer is very nice. I would say it is on par with the iPad2. I have both. It is worth a look at if your in the market for a tablet. Asus just anounced that it will be getting 3.1 tomorrow. I also have a Samung galaxy tab I got at google io that is very nice. Honeycomb is a great start but they need more apps.
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The update did nothing for the issues or keyboard lag.
 
Janet1 said:
Do you really not know the difference between the visibility of 17 inch screen, and one that is only 7 inches?

Or the difference between a nice big full size keyboard with built in numeric keypad, and a cramped up keyboard, 1/2 or at best 3/4 the size, with no numeric keypad?

I can type over 100 wpm on my nice big full-size keyboard, which is never going to happen on a cramped up keyboard, even smaller than those found on a netbook.

Please don't even think of suggesting a USB numeric keypad. Anyone who actually works with excel files and does any kind of number crunching knows USB keypads seriously suck. So do USB keyboards.

And again, why would I spend all that extra money, and add all that extra bulk and weight, just to get the features and benefits of a full-size laptop, when I can just use my full-size laptop instead?

And my full-size laptop also has a lot more power, better graphics, and far, far, more functionality.
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Cool down. I'm not taking your monster away from you. The Asus has a 10.1" screen just so you'll know. I have it in front of me and can see that my 23" desktop monitor is larger than it. This thread was about the Asus Transformer via the iPad2. Sorry for not realizing you had hijacked it and made it all about you. Nice rant, by the way. Hoping you didn't blow a vein writing it.
 
Built said:
Amen. Well said.

The beauty of a tablet is the simplicity. When the iPad first came out, I really thought I NEEDED a USB port to attach an external. I soon realized that I didn't...I appreciated the simplicity of not having to plug in anything, or carry anything...to enjoy it.
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I kind of thought the same things, until I realized the benefits of apps such as "logmein", which enables me to connect and access my files from my home network, from anywhere, and "drop box" to transfer files. I can even send files to my house and have them printed out and waiting for me on my home printer when I get there.

It doesn't have all the functionality of my laptop, but I didn't buy it as a laptop replacement.

It does however have all the functionality I need, for the purpose I bought it for. Specifically, my iPad has 3G, along with a screen that I can read and do far more on the road than I could on my cell phone, while still being light weight and portable enough to slip into my purse. Then there's the instant "on/off" so you don't have to wait for it to "boot up" and quickly flip through icons, to open any application I need with a single touch.

And it's also still the availability of having a such wide variety of thousands and thousands of all kinds of different apps to select from, to instantly download and use.

Also, the fact that although most of the iPad apps may not have quite as many features as their computer software program counterparts, they're also far cheaper, and I don't use a lot of the extra features in most programs anyway. And of course, there are also tons and tons of free and "demo" apps as well.

There are so many things I now use the iPad for, that I would never have even thought of doing on a computer.

Until I started using it, I never even realized just how many things I would end up being able to use it for.

It actually is pretty amazing.
 
Off topic of the Asus Transformer, but in regards to new Asus products I'm really curious to see how much their new PadFone is going to cost. Will be interesting to see where that goes.

Sorry to ruin this thread, carry on people.
 
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If I had a dollar for every iPad killer posted here that was forgotten within a month (xoom, playbook anyone?), I had well over $10.
 
steve31 said:
The hardware is great. The screen is just as bright as the iPad2 and the tablet is very thin and light. It does have a plastic back but it does not feel cheap. I think that honeycomb is just as good as ios and I prefer surfing the web on a honeycomb tablet because its a lot like a desktop experience. I dont find it laggy but the one that Google handed out has 3.01 not 3.1 which is supposed to be a lot faster. Samsung says that the Galaxy Tab that they are going to release later this month will come with 3.1. Email is a lot better if you use gmail. Google does a great job with all there services. Notifications on the Android platform are a LOT better that ios as of now but hopefully Apple will update this with ios 5. The only really shortcomings are the apps. Google has a lot of catching up to do but they seem to have the momentum right now. I would also look at the Asus Transformer...it is heavier but it also have some great features.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH for the considerate response, it looks like I'll be spending my iPad dollars on a Galaxy Tab 10.1v instead assuming iOS 5 doesn't offer some major customization options.
 
The only device worth the label "iPad Killer" is the one that outsells the iPad.

Oh, wait...no device has even come close. Not even remotely close.
 
The Asus Transformer receive official update to Android 3.1 last night.

Steve Jobs may be announcing new features of iOS 5 at the developers conference.

You know, if those features are what all the tech blogs/podcasts are guessing they will be, an iPad3 with iOS 5 might actually be a decent Asus Transformer killer. ;)
 
4DThinker said:
The Asus Transformer receive official update to Android 3.1 last night.

Steve Jobs may be announcing new features of iOS 5 at the developers conference.

You know, if those features are what all the tech blogs/podcasts are guessing they will be, an iPad3 with iOS 5 might actually be a decent Asus Transformer killer. ;)
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And it did nothing for the problems, people on the forums are returning them by the masses.
 
I was actually considering the transformer but after reading anandtech's reviww of it(w/HC 3.1) i changed my mind. iPad 2 wins in almost all the benchmarks they did and also they found 3.1 overall smoother than 3.0 but not as smooth as iOS on iPad 2
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4358/android-31-on-the-asus-eee-pad-transformer
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4358/android-31-on-the-asus-eee-pad-transformer/2

"For those of you who purchased Eee Pads, keep an eye out for the 3.1 update this Monday. If you're still shopping for a tablet, the 3.1 update does make the Eee Pad more attractive. There are fewer rough edges to worry about and a better overall experience, albeit one that's still imperfect. Recording video seems better than it was last time but it's still not that great."
 
Stop looking for <insert product here> killers. If you have buyers remorse just go return the product.
 
AppleGoddess said:
And it did nothing for the problems, people on the forums are returning them by the masses.
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No. The few people with defective units keep posting over and over again. It looks like a mass, but it's a trickle. As for problems, mine had none on 3.01 and has none on 3.1. Of course anyone with "Apple" in their name is biased. I understand.
 
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