To iPad or not to iPad?

[Jay]

I'll be tempted by an AndyPad for me and the wife each, £130 with 7" screen 1.2Ghz CPU, full HD 1080p playback and a whole lot more cha-ching! The images make it look similar to the Galaxy Tab 7", which we both liked.

[Martz]

What about the new Blackberry Tablet that can play flash media? Looks cool.

[Jay]

What about the new Blackberry Tablet that can play flash media? Looks cool.

It does look very nice in the adverts and has surpassed my expectations. I was expecting a boring device... I was wrong.

[Jack3559]

Only problem with the BB is that the app market is bare.

There's also no e-mail and no contact/calendar sync unless you're in Bluetooth range of a BB phone.

Out of all the alternatives galaxy tab is the most polished contender.

I may be getting rid of my iPad soon though, because I've just built a PC and got rid of the iMac so I want a 13" MBP to take out and about instead.

[bobotheclown]

I did advise the wife that a notebook is a better option but she, being a woman, fell for the whole apple marketing crap. Having mucked about with it (I had to set it up so she can use it) I still don't see the point of an ipad.

[Jack3559]

I did advise the wife that a notebook is a better option but she, being a woman, fell for the whole apple marketing crap. Having mucked about with it (I had to set it up so she can use it) I still don't see the point of an ipad.

They are fun, but there is a lot more functionality to be had in a full fat laptop/netbook.

The apps and stuff you can get for iPad are awesome, pages, numbers and keynote work fantastically.

But if you ever wanted to use a proper program CS3/Cubase/Logic whatever... You can't, you cam only get the skinny version built for iPad with a snazzy interface.

Saying that, most netbooks would run CS3/Cubase like a bag of sh¡t anyway.

[R32UK]

i like the look of the BB one... if i was to get one, i would go for that one

[Jack3559]

http://gizmodo.com/5791814/blackberry-playbook-review-surprise

http://gizmodo.com/5812832/ten-reasons-why-blackberry-is-screwed

 

[Organisys]

Wouldn't need to even do that with a Windows or Android tablet

No you wouldn't, but as a total technophobe she wouldn't be able to figure out how to use a windows or Android one so she's happy enough.

Nick

Facebook about to release an native iPad app, tell her.

[Organisys]

HP tablety thing looks promising, if they ever launch it. WebOS which was praised when they launched the Pre' shame it flopped !