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Why the iPad is great and most other tablets out there suck

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The biggest plus about the ipad is the apps. Once android is able to match the app diversity I really don't see any advantage to the iPad. The notification system and the lack of a back button really bug me when using the iPad.
 
quikah said:
The biggest plus about the ipad is the apps. Once android is able to match the app diversity I really don't see any advantage to the iPad. The notification system and the lack of a back button really bug me when using the iPad.
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How about they make a decent, non buggy tablet that runs android first. Then maybe you can talk about advantages and disadvantages of an iOS tablet vs. an android tablet.
 
I don't like tablets in general, but the iPad is probably the best one. It's also the Apple product I'd be most interested in getting, but even so, it's $500 for something that really isn't useful. Sure, the big screen is nice, but that's really the only thing going for it. Other than that I have a smartphone that can do everything an iPad can, plus it doesn't rely on iTunes, plus it has drag and drop functionality.

Honestly though I wouldn't even buy an iPad if it were $250. Tablets just aren't useful to me. If it was $150, then maybe. But it's a toy, nothing more, and as such it's not worth spending more than a small amount of money on it.
 
Mopetar said:
Not really a huge deal on tablets. Any that I've tried have tap to zoom and they're usually quite good at zooming in on what you want. The iPad is especially good at zooming on text elements so that they fill the screen.
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true but i don't have to zoom on my ipad. if it had higher resolution i may have to unless maybe they scale the text or something.


Deeko said:
I'm sure you can understand how much better a 7" screen is than 4".
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therefore, by the same logic, you can understand how much better a 10" screen is than a 7" for reading and browsing the web. Lets face it, when it comes to size, bigger is always better. In this case its really just a matter of how portable you want it. 7" would be better if you want to travel with it, 10" is if you will use it at home more than on the go, which of course on the go is what cell phones are for but whatever.
 
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System_Mechanic said:
therefore, by the same logic, you can understand how much better a 10" screen is than a 7" for reading and browsing the web. Lets face it, when it comes to size, bigger is always better. In this case its really just a matter of how portable you want it. 7" would be better if you want to travel with it, 10" is if you will use it at home more than on the go, which of course on the go is what cell phones are for but whatever.
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Then why are we not all walking about with 14" tablets, then?
 
System_Mechanic said:
true but i don't have to zoom on my ipad. if it had higher resolution i may have to unless maybe they scale the text or something.
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I'm assuming that they'd scale everything up as most web pages don't use/need more than 1280 pixels, leaving plenty of space.

DivideBYZero said:
Then why are we not all walking about with 14" tablets, then?
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Who would be foolish enough to buy a 14" tablet?

You'll just end up looking like a complete idiot when the 17" ones come out and you're stuck with such a small, puny device 😀
 
System_Mechanic said:
therefore, by the same logic, you can understand how much better a 10" screen is than a 7" for reading and browsing the web. Lets face it, when it comes to size, bigger is always better. In this case its really just a matter of how portable you want it. 7" would be better if you want to travel with it, 10" is if you will use it at home more than on the go, which of course on the go is what cell phones are for but whatever.
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I already covered this:

Deeko said:
Also, regarding your 4" vs 7" vs 10" debate, you might want to look into the law of diminishing returns and how it may be analogous to this debate. As the screen gets larger, the benefit decreases. Especially with web sites that are designed to look acceptable on a wide variety of screens. And the 4" screen certainly has advantages over the PlayBook as well - it fits in my pants pocket, the PlayBook does not.

Here's what you don't get. Everyone has different uses for a device. You've already noted your use - reading technical PDFs. Guess what? That is a highly specialized, uncommon use that the vast majority of tablet users won't do. So why should the average consumer - or me - care if the iPad is better than the Tab at reading a large, technical PDF? They won't.

Everything has a cost/benefit. And for each user, those ratios are different. In your highly specialized, uncommon use case - the benefits of the larger screen outweigh the costs in portability. For many other people - including myself - the larger screen does NOT outweigh those costs. Therefore, I prefer a 7" screen, and no matter how much you kick and scream like a five year old, that won't change.
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Bigger is not always better for a number of reasons - portability, pixel density, and expected resolution of the source material immediately coming to mind.

If you want a device to read technical PDFs - get a Kindle DX or an iPad. If you want something you leave on your couch for surfing or video watching...get an iPad or a Xoom. If you want something you can take with you that has a better resolution/more screen real estate than a smartphone, get a PlayBook or a Tab.

Seriously - this isn't rocket science. Bigger is NOT always better, its purely a matter of personal preference. To try to claim otherwise is either ignorance or blind bias/fanboyism, and since you people are claiming not to be biased, I'd suggest for your sakes that you give it up.
 
Oh I expect to see tablet TV in the future. Wouldn't surprise me to see Apple making TV with tablet capability. Big LCD TV with iOS.
 
ill list one reason why it's been hard for me to go over to android (i've wanted to at one point cause of some things iphone/ipad lack such as a good notifications system). Wanted to watch some Naruto episodes on my iPad. Searched naruto in app store, found an app that lets me stream all Shippuden episodes over wifi. This works on my iPhone and iPad. So easy and glorious. I don't even have to find them on bittorrent or scower a bunch of sites. My gf and i have plenty of easy access entertainment ahead of us!
 
NaOH said:
ill list one reason why it's been hard for me to go over to android (i've wanted to at one point cause of some things iphone/ipad lack such as a good notifications system). Wanted to watch some Naruto episodes on my iPad. Searched naruto in app store, found an app that lets me stream all Shippuden episodes over wifi. This works on my iPhone and iPad. So easy and glorious. I don't even have to find them on bittorrent or scower a bunch of sites. My gf and i have plenty of easy access entertainment ahead of us!
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This is a troll post right?
 
quikah said:
The biggest plus about the ipad is the apps. Once android is able to match the app diversity I really don't see any advantage to the iPad. The notification system and the lack of a back button really bug me when using the iPad.
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The lack of stable and non shitty software really bug me. Android does do some things better than iOS, but the thing that keeps me away from Android is its "beta-like" OS.
 
Oyeve said:
Asus Transformer and Netlix = best tab in the world. But, alas, no netflix for android....
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No native Netflix yet but there are plenty workarounds. Asus Transformer and app like Splashtop Remote will give you Netflix and Hulu. Of course you also need a computer but who doesn't have one? It's not as elegant as a simple app but at least you also get free Hulu with the above solution. Plus any and all videos and music on your computer.
 
Naustica said:
No native Netflix yet but there are plenty workarounds. Asus Transformer and app like Splashtop Remote will give you Netflix and Hulu. Of course you also need a computer but who doesn't have one? It's not as elegant as a simple app but at least you also get free Hulu with the above solution. Plus any and all videos and music on your computer.
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Thanks for the info. Just set up the free version. Its a little jumpy but it works. Will try on my home network as I think the work network just sucks.
 
zsdersw said:
Incorrect.
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Nice rebuttal. I've worked with 2.3 and 3.0 and both are less stable than 2.2 and a LOT less stable than iOS. I'm no fanboy, I just want to get work done, but it's hard to do that when my apps flake out and crash on a regular basis.

Sure, 3.0 and even CM7 are pretty and they have neat customization features, but they aren't bulletproof by any stretch of the imagination.
 
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