Coolest current or upcoming tablet?

[JMorton6]

Is there one with a really big screen or other cool features that set it apart - what is it?

 

[busydude]

Really big screen+cool features ≠ Tablet

 

[Bateluer]

Define big screen. I like 7in tablets myself, good combination of size and portability. Archos does make a 7in and a 10in tablet, though the 10in still isn't out and the 7in is sold out.

 

[BoomerD]

 

[zerocool84]

I read a review on this one and they said the performance was too slow and that it didn't render webpages properly. The only reason why it's popular is because it has a pomegranate logo on it.

 

[BoomerD]

I read a review on this one and they said the performance was too slow and that it didn't render webpages properly. The only reason why it's popular is because it has a pomegranate logo on it.

The operating system never goes out of date, is NEARLY fool-proof, and doesn't crash. PLUS, it doesn't break when you drop it, you don't need to have trendy friends to own one, the styling is timeless.

 

[theflyingpig]

Some people call me an Apple fanboy. They are wrong. I just do the research, and come to conclusions based on facts. Facts which cannot be denied. One such fact, is that the Apple iPad offers the best user experience of all known tablets. Nothing else even comes close. Apple, you see, understands what people need, and they provide it. This is done in the well structured and controlled environment of the App store. Apps are vetted before being released to the public, which guarantees quality and consistency. If, for some reason, you feel the need to try untested software, then you always have the option of jailbreaking. The other tablets simply do not offer the same options, quality, and beauty of the iPad. Everyone knows this.

 

[RampantAndroid]

Apple, you see, understands what people need, and they provide it.

Thanks for the laugh...enjoyed it.

They heard us say iTunes blows chunks. They heard us say we wanted more freedom on what apps get in. They heard us SCREAM about perf with iOS4 on 3G and 3GS devices. They heard people scream about antenna issues. And they fixed it. Wait, no they didn't.

Waiting for WP7 to replace my iFail.

 

[theflyingpig]

Waiting for WP7 to replace my iFail.

lol.

 

[Cheesetogo]

The iPad would be perfect if a) it had an active digitizer (for a stylus) and b) if there was any decent note taking software available for it. For me, a tablet's purpose is for taking notes. The iPad was clearly not designed for that.

I'd love to see a good Windows 7 slate with those specs. Unfortunately, the few that I have seem all have chosen to use WIDESCREEN displays. Why anyone would want a widescreen tablet is beyond me.

 

[zerocool84]

The iPad would be perfect if a) it had an active digitizer (for a stylus) and b) if there was any decent note taking software available for it. For me, a tablet's purpose is for taking notes. The iPad was clearly not designed for that.

I'd love to see a good Windows 7 slate with those specs. Unfortunately, the few that I have seem all have chosen to use WIDESCREEN displays. Why anyone would want a widescreen tablet is beyond me.

I would have thought multi-tasking, usb port, or sd card reader but note taking makes sense.

 

[Nik]

are you retarded, OP?

http://forums.anandtech.com/forumdisplay.php?f=37

 

[Capt Caveman]

The iPad would be perfect if a) it had an active digitizer (for a stylus) and b) if there was any decent note taking software available for it. For me, a tablet's purpose is for taking notes. The iPad was clearly not designed for that.

I'd love to see a good Windows 7 slate with those specs. Unfortunately, the few that I have seem all have chosen to use WIDESCREEN displays. Why anyone would want a widescreen tablet is beyond me.

But everybody complained that the iPad wasn't widescreen.

 

[Bateluer]

Apple, you see, understands what people need, and they provide it.

Not really, while they design a cool looking device, they tend to tell people what they want rather than the other way around. Apple is a text book example of form over function mentality.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Not really, while they design a cool looking device, they tend to tell people what they want rather than the other way around. Apple is a text book example of form over function mentality.

Good for them. They brought portable digitized music players mainstream. They brought smartphones mainstream. And now bringing tablets mainstream.

 

[Cheesetogo]

But everybody complained that the iPad wasn't widescreen.

I guess if you're just looking for something to watch movies on or play games, widescreen works pretty well. For everything else, 4:3 is a much more useful aspect ratio IMO. At least at that resolution and size.

 

[Bateluer]

Good for them. They brought portable digitized music players mainstream. They brought smartphones mainstream. And now bringing tablets mainstream.

While they did those things well, they were not the first nor did they bring them into the mainstream. Selling them en mass? Definitely.

I see it as more of technology catching up along with a company willing to take a bit of a risk.

 

[Printer Bandit]

 

[theflyingpig]

While they did those things well, they were not the first nor did they bring them into the mainstream. Selling them en mass? Definitely.

I see it as more of technology catching up along with a company willing to take a bit of a risk.

Apple made those things cool. No other manufacturer has been able to do that. Dell tried, and was relentlessly mocked for it. Dude...YOU"RE GETTN' A DELL!!!!!!! lol. Sad. Everyone knows this.

 

[Ns1]

So uh any legitimate iPad competitors?

 

[Capt Caveman]

While they did those things well, they were not the first nor did they bring them into the mainstream. Selling them en mass? Definitely.

I see it as more of technology catching up along with a company willing to take a bit of a risk.

How many people had mp3 players before the iPod? How many non-business people used a smartphone before the iPhone? Why are so many companies making first/second attempts at tablets before the iPad?

Without these devices, competitors may have not come out to help push these products into the mainstream.

So uh any legitimate iPad competitors?

Too early to tell yet. Everything that's been announced is either more money or flaky in some manner.

 

[Bateluer]

How many people had mp3 players before the iPod? How many non-business people used a smartphone before the iPhone? Why are so many companies making first/second attempts at tablets before the iPad?

Without these devices, competitors may have not come out to help push these products into the mainstream.

Err, lots of people had PMPs before the iPod. And most business users had Blackberries, most still do.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Tablets are a fad.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Err, lots of people had PMPs before the iPod. And most business users had Blackberries, most still do.

:\ Again, a small number of people may have owned a Creative Nomad or a Rio but the iPod kicked off the PMP revolution.

For smartphones, outside of the business community with Blackberries, smartphones did not go to the mainstream public til the iPhone.

 

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