Galaxy tab price fail

[Deeko]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/01/samsung-galaxy-tab-review/

Overally pretty positive review from Engadget.

 

[Pliablemoose]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/01/samsung-galaxy-tab-review/

Overally pretty positive review from Engadget.

I dunno, a tablet running an unoptimized OS from a company with a piss poor track record of updates or giving a crap about it's customers makes me leery of the device.

Throw Gingerbread on the device and we'll talk...

Also, when the price drops, I can see a much more compelling argument...

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy...pf_rd_i=301197

$699 TMobile

can someone explain why i would want this over an ipad at these prices?

 

[s44]

can someone explain why i would want this over an ipad at these prices?

Better form factor, dual cameras.

Plus, since Jobs has declared pixel density more important than screen size...

No idea why T-mo thinks they can sell this at a higher price than Sprint or Verizon though.

 

[MrX8503]

Better form factor, dual cameras.

Plus, since Jobs has declared pixel density more important than screen size...

No idea why T-mo thinks they can sell this at a higher price than Sprint or Verizon though.

I would say the iPad has a better form factor, but that's a matter of opinion. As for pixel density, I would want 300 dpi minimum. Although we may not see this yet as it may require a more powerful CPU to drive such a resolution.

Aside from hardware, I think this is my biggest problem with Tablets.

A tablet isn't a damn cellphone, let us enjoy Hulu on tablets already.

 

[s44]

I would say the iPad has a better form factor, but that's a matter of opinion.

Well, exactly. Some people want big, some people want one-hand-grab and/or purse fit.

I believe the problem with the streaming services may be content rights for non-wifi transmissions.

 

[electroju]

There's just not enough time to explain to you how wrong you are on nearly every point you're trying to make.... I agree that the Arcos is a poor device, beyond that, you're just wrong

I hope that I am wrong that the Galaxy Tab does not have the limitation that I said. On others that I have said is not wrong and they are just opinions, so get over it.

The dude is just wrong BTW, data is data, your phone/tablet doesn't care how it gets it...

Dah, I know that.

 

[rudeguy]

can someone explain why i would want this over an ipad at these prices?

its not Apple


Please don't think I'm trolling against Apple. I stand behind everything I have said about tablets: Apple got the jump and will continue to dominate the market. Apple is out there hitting home runs and all the rest are trying to figure out how to build a bat.

Some people just don't like Apple. Some people don't like ATT. Some people think that iPads give you cancer. It doesn't have to be true or even make sense...people are just weird.

 

[electroju]

I would say the iPad has a better form factor, but that's a matter of opinion. As for pixel density, I would want 300 dpi minimum. Although we may not see this yet as it may require a more powerful CPU to drive such a resolution.

Aside from hardware, I think this is my biggest problem with Tablets.

..

A tablet isn't a damn cellphone, let us enjoy Hulu on tablets already.

This proves my point that marketing is stating that tablets are cellphones or super size smartphones. Though the Logitech Revue also has an issue, but think all these devices that hulu.com have restricted are stated as application devices.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Better form factor, dual cameras.

Plus, since Jobs has declared pixel density more important than screen size...

No idea why T-mo thinks they can sell this at a higher price than Sprint or Verizon though.

dual cameras, unimportant to me.
ipad resolution was good enough for me.
anything else?

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

its not Apple


Please don't think I'm trolling against Apple. I stand behind everything I have said about tablets: Apple got the jump and will continue to dominate the market. Apple is out there hitting home runs and all the rest are trying to figure out how to build a bat.

Some people just don't like Apple. Some people don't like ATT. Some people think that iPads give you cancer. It doesn't have to be true or even make sense...people are just weird.

in other words, nothing.

 

[rudeguy]

in other words, nothing.

as far as real features or benefits? The front facing camera and smaller size.

IMHO, you would have to be silly to buy this thing instead of an iPad. If this were half the price of an iPad, for sure worth thinking about. As it stands....no real reason.

 

[zerocool84]

as far as real features or benefits? The front facing camera and smaller size.

IMHO, you would have to be silly to buy this thing instead of an iPad. If this were half the price of an iPad, for sure worth thinking about. As it stands....no real reason.

Well the Tab does give you the closest to a real web experience you can get on a "mobile" device. The iPad doesn't but I still don't think the Tab is worth the price. I also don't think the iPad is worth the price they charge either but that's just me.

 

[MrX8503]

This proves my point that marketing is stating that tablets are cellphones or super size smartphones. Though the Logitech Revue also has an issue, but think all these devices that hulu.com have restricted are stated as application devices.

A tablet running a mobile os doesn't make it a phone. If the tablet was 4", then I would say it's a smartphone.

In any case, I won't be owning a tablet anytime soon until real web browsing is available.

 

[Pliablemoose]

A tablet running a mobile os doesn't make it a phone. If the tablet was 4", then I would say it's a smartphone.

In any case, I won't be owning a tablet anytime soon until real web browsing is available.

What exactly do you consider the "real web"?

 

[MrX8503]

What exactly do you consider the "real web"?

Aside from using a mouse and keyboard, I want tablets to browse the web with a desktop browser experience. What I see through my desktop, I want to see the exact thing through a tablet. So far tablets are using "mobile" browsers.

 

[zerocool84]

Aside from using a mouse and keyboard, I want tablets to browse the web with a desktop browser experience. What I see through my desktop, I want to see the exact thing through a tablet. So far tablets are using "mobile" browsers.

HTML5 should help with that but obviously everything going HTML5 still has a ways to go.

 

[Deeko]

Well the Tab does give you the closest to a real web experience you can get on a "mobile" device. The iPad doesn't but I still don't think the Tab is worth the price. I also don't think the iPad is worth the price they charge either but that's just me.

I don't either. I think the entire segment is overpriced, I just don't think the Tab is out of line for the segment.

can someone explain why i would want this over an ipad at these prices?

Obviously each device offers specific advantages over the other. The most obvious is form factor, followed by the platform they run, followed by things like camera (advantage Tab), browsing (advantage Tab if you consider Flash an advantage), and battery life (advantage iPad). On top of the carrier - Tab is available wider.

Neither is "better" than the other, as much as fanboys want to kick and scream about it. Its a matter of preference. If you prefer the features of the iPad, by all means, go get it. Doesn't mean there aren't advantages to the Tab.

I dunno, a tablet running an unoptimized OS from a company with a piss poor track record of updates or giving a crap about it's customers makes me leery of the device.

Throw Gingerbread on the device and we'll talk...

Also, when the price drops, I can see a much more compelling argument...

As much as this might be to the chagrin of certain people here, this is the "magic" of Android, isn't it? Just because stock Froyo isn't tablet optimized, doesn't mean the carrier can't customize it to help. According to the Engadget review, several of the stock apps were replaced by Samsung apps to be much more tablet-friendly. Does that mean the OS is fully tablet-optimized? No, but its certainly a step in that direction, isn't it?

 

[Ackmed]

Can you play divx and other such files on this?

 

[Oyeve]

Why would I choose this over a Archos 70, which is roughly half the price?

 

[Pliablemoose]

As much as this might be to the chagrin of certain people here, this is the "magic" of Android, isn't it? Just because stock Froyo isn't tablet optimized, doesn't mean the carrier can't customize it to help. According to the Engadget review, several of the stock apps were replaced by Samsung apps to be much more tablet-friendly. Does that mean the OS is fully tablet-optimized? No, but its certainly a step in that direction, isn't it?

I did like the review, and it is the best non-Apple tablet.

Gingerbread will be out very soon, and that'll be a big plus.

I dunno, I thought long and hard about what I use mobile for, and the EVO will cover about 80% of my tablet use, particularly considering for me a 7" tablet isn't pocketable.

I need a Netflix app and I'm golden...

What's going to kill the Tab is data plans/contracts. Who in their right mind is going to commit to an expensive 2 year contract with a data hungry device? I think consumers are sophisticated enough to realize they're getting taken for a ride on the contracts/plans, everyone wants to cut their phone bill, not double it.

Remember the Kin?