OOC, what size is your MBA? The 11" or the 13"?
13". But i must say, i think i underestimated the 11" a bit. As an academic, i do a lot of writing and reading, and thats mainly what put me off from the 11". But yeah, everytime i see one (11"), i go like - damn, why didnt i pick that one instead.
p.s.
is there
any way of replicating win7's snap to side behavior in lion? doing it manually is tedious to say the least, and splitting the screen in two is just as handy as the fullscreen mode at times. Easily top 3 of the features that i miss when using mac.
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For readers who prefer a smaller unit, e.g. one that can fit in a fanny pack, the new Nook Tablet certainly extinguishes the Kindle Fire. Indeed the 32GB microSD alone allows one to be off the grid and still maintain a fair library. But, comparing the iPad to these half-weight media friendly tablets is really comparing Apples to oranges especially when one considers the +10 hour runtimes and anti-glare efforts focused on the tablets to specifically improve text readability. But, for individuals who have been dual purposing their iPod Touches as readers, these newer tablets provide a comparably priced upgrade particularly so as Apple did not upgrade the Touch. It will be interesting to see how many developers jump onto this low cost tablet venue and begin to concurrently produce cross-platform apps.
The Fire has what? +7 hours? And, its not like Apple is the only company in the world that has ever reflected on reflections (pun not intended). Hardly the best one at it either. Weird point to make in other words.
As for developers, i know for sure that i would. If i developed apps that is. Havent developed any apps since the death of J2ME really :- )
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I really hope you're right. I'm somewhat torn between the Fire and the Nook right now. My only concern about the Fire is the 8GB of local storage. They are expecting us to only use this when WiFi is available? After storing apps and whatever else, that isn't much for video files.
Well. If you're comfortable with placing trust in the romming community, i wouldnt be surprised if you end up with an usb (drive) solution for that as well. Cant say anything for sure of course. Time will tell. Could be missing something too.
Also, as for using when only wifi is available, that covers quite a lot of the use case. We're also seeing how wifi access is starting to get built into our means of communication. Trains, subways, busses etc. And, for those times when you really need to get online - tether: most people probably have a smartphone already that they can piggy back on.
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Self selecting surveys of already interested customers are statistically worthless.
Survey people on the Apple iPhone 4S website with a poll on what mobile phone they are most likely to purchase, and what do you think the answer will be?
Your ability to draw conclusions is (apparently) worthless. For example, in investigating whether or not people interested in a KF now felt less interested in the ipad, selecting of already interested customers is in fact a requisite.
Its a question that only applies to "already interested".
Similarly, we can analyse the population itself (demographic analysis), and we can learn more about why the device is found appealing, in turn allowing us to target the segment better (or: allow us to offer higher value propositions).
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I purchased my iPad 2 because it was really the only game in town that did what I wanted to do: check email, browse the web, listen to music, read books, and watch videos. Had the Kindle Fire been available at the time, I would very likely have bought it instead.
The only "miss" here is no expansion slot for extra storage - I would kill to be able to up the storage on the Fire to 64gb or higher - more is better 🙂
i dont get this fear of sd-slots either. are they that expensive? cant be.
