Transformer Pad Infinity

[Pia]

I honestly don't feel like you're going to get good consistent frame rates on a 1080p screen with what is essentially last year's hardware (Tegra 3 has been developed well over a year ago).

So buy the Krait version which is not last year's hardware.

 

[xaeniac]

I honestly don't feel like you're going to get good consistent frame rates on a 1080p screen with what is essentially last year's hardware (Tegra 3 has been developed well over a year ago). The original Transformer Prime just manages to pump out smooth frame rates at 720p. Maybe I'm completely wrong and the extra 300mhz between all 4 cores is just enough to cover it. I'm saving up to purchase an Android tablet down the road but my gut feeling tells me to wait until the end of this year when the new iteration of Arm Quad core processors have reached mass market and internal ram is increased to at least 2gb.

Not interested in the Ipad3?

 

[poofyhairguy]

So buy the Krait version which is not last year's hardware.

Still has a last year-ish GPU. That is what matters.

 

[sontin]

So buy the Krait version which is not last year's hardware.

But it has the performance of the last year's hardware. D:

 

[Dulanic]

It's usually not possible to get a trademark (Copyrights and Patents are completely different issues) on a common word describing the product. There's also different types of trademarks (unregistered, registered, etc.) that have different implications; for example, anyone can simply start using an unregistered trademark. There's also the funny case where a company can lose its trademark if the trademark becomes common usage. A few examples where this has occurred to some extent are Kleenex, Xerox, and Google, where people use the trademarks in place of the proper common word (i.e. tissue, copy, or search) that would normally be used.

Multiple companies are also capable of holding the same trademark if there's no likelihood of product confusion. For example, Hasbro uses the Transformer trademark to refer to its line of action figures, and ASUS uses it in the consumer electronics space. There's also another aspect to trademarks that makes lawsuits such as these common. If a company fails to protect its trademark, it can lose it. As the word 'transformer' is a common word, there's a lot of leeway into its use. However, adding 'prime' into the mix, another word that's heavily associated with Hasbro's product, starts causing a lot of overlap.

Maybe not, but it doesn't mean you can't try to sue the companies out of buisness. Look at Monster Cable.... Let's see who are just SOME of the disputes/lawsuits they filed....

Snow Monsters (a kid's skiing group)
MonsterVintage, small used clothing store
Monsters, Inc., an animated feature film
Monster Garage, a television series
Monsters of the Midway, a nickname of the Chicago Bears football team
Fenway Park's Monster seats
Monster Energy, energy drinks
Monster.com employment website
Monster Mini Golf
Monster Balls Paintballs manufactured by JT Sports
Monster Transmission

Anyways on topic.... I am more than happy with a $99 touchpad I can't see spending a bunch of money on a tablet.

 

[gorcorps]

Not interested in the Ipad3?

No. The happiest day of my life was after I sold my iphone, then uninstalled itunes forever. I will never ever ever ever go back to that mess again.

Good hardware, terrible ecosystem

 

[dagamer34]

No. The happiest day of my life was after I sold my iphone, then uninstalled itunes forever. I will never ever ever ever go back to that mess again.

Good hardware, terrible ecosystem

Let me correct that for you:

"Good hardware, great ecosystem, terrible lock-in"

 

[Red Storm]

Let me correct that for you:

"Good hardware, great ecosystem, terrible lock-in"

I think he's saying that the lock-in is what makes it a terrible ecosystem to him. And I agree (IMHO).

 

[Pia]

Let me correct that for you:

"Good hardware, great ecosystem, terrible lock-in"

The lock-in is inseparable from the ecosystem. For instance, achieving lock-in is the motivation behind iOS's lack of common filesystem, which prevents transparent 3rd party file sync (making the ecosystem poorer), which in turn forces a ton of app developers to incorporate 3rd party file sync support inside their own apps, which eats directly into the development of the app's core functionality (making the ecosystem yet poorer).

 

[Bateluer]

Still has a last year-ish GPU. That is what matters.

Wait, isn't the Infinity S4 going to be using the Adreno 320 GPU? Thats not a 'last year' GPU, thats Qualcomm's S4 Pro flagship.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Wait, isn't the Infinity S4 going to be using the Adreno 320 GPU? Thats not a 'last year' GPU, thats Qualcomm's S4 Pro flagship.

Nope, it will be using the MSM8960 on the LTE versions, which means the Adreno 225.

 

[_Aurel_]

Not interested in the Ipad3?

Would it bother you if I say that I don't want a blown up phone UI to be on a tablet, and I'm not necessarily a fan of Apple's heavy-handed, condescending style? I dig the eco-system, and believe me I wish I had it on my Android... but if push ever comes to shove and Google completely fails at marketing and getting support for Android tablet apps by the time Windows 8 becomes mass market... I'm going back to Windows.

 

[dagamer34]

I think he's saying that the lock-in is what makes it a terrible ecosystem to him. And I agree (IMHO).

I separate the two because if you never leave the ecosystem, everything works better than any other ecosystem out there. But if you try to step out, you really feel some pain.

However, in other ecosystems, even if you commit 100% to what Microsoft or Google offer, there are still some holes.

 

[xaeniac]

Would it bother you if I say that I don't want a blown up phone UI to be on a tablet, and I'm not necessarily a fan of Apple's heavy-handed, condescending style? I dig the eco-system, and believe me I wish I had it on my Android... but if push ever comes to shove and Google completely fails at marketing and getting support for Android tablet apps by the time Windows 8 becomes mass market... I'm going back to Windows.

Not offended in the least bit way. I want to get a tablet, but have yet decided on what kind. I am sitting on the sidelines. I do not like the idea of utilizing a program(iTunes) to copy a file onto the system; such as a PDF. Think it is kind of lame.

 

[MrX8503]

People complain about not fast enough tablets when the iPad is the fastest out of em all. If you don't like the ecosystem then I dunno what to tell ya. There isn't goin to be a perfect tablet, just one that's good enough.

I didn't like iTunes at first because it doesn't offer manual file management, but I've learned to live with it and got it working the way I want it to.