Just wondering if anyone has made the change to a tablet yet(iPad, Galaxy,Thrive, Iconia, or Eee pad Transformer, or Crackberry). I am buying a Samsung Galaxy today. I like the galaxy due to the fact it runs Android 3.1 honeycomb, and will synch to my samsung phone as a bluetooth device. I expect all tablets will do that but i just like the look and feel of the Galaxy, and the PX has a special on them this weekend, $150 off the regular price, so I am heading out now before they run out.
Tablets anyone?
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DuchessOfDork
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The only tablet I use is the kind to draw on.. >_> My dream is for a tablet to come equipped with Photoshop and a pressure sensitive pen so that I can draw on it like a tablet screen or a tablet laptop.
Hopefully, someday!
Hopefully, someday!
AngraRULES
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We have apple computers in the house, and i did do some comparison of the Galaxy to the iPad, no difference, both are awesome, reviewers even say so. The biggest selling point was the bluetooth capability with my Samsung phone, and the Android market.
AngraRULES
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The fact that it syncs with your phone and bluetooth are really cool features indeed. I guess at the end of the day, both get the job done really well.
All the reviews i have read have said it's 6 of one half dozen the other, in other words, the Samsung and the iPad are the two best there are and the differences between them are so minimal you can't tell. They both scored the same on every review, the only thing iPad has over Samsung is apple offers a 64gb version and Samsung only goes to 32gb, but what you wanta bet they have one soon?
Gucking Fod
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The Toshiba Thrive has been selling like hotcakes at my store, largely because it has an SD slot and full-size USB and HDMI ports, and the ASUS and Lenovo have gotten a lot of attention as well. The Droid tablets in general seem to be dominating the iPad competition thus far.
spag
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iPad vs android. Really depends what you want to do. Surf the web, both do that. One has flash support, one doesn't. The biggest difference comes when you actually try to do things with it, like edit a document, deal with media files. Apple is so damned closed. No file system on an ipad. If you want to use the same document between two different apps, tough shit. I've done the iPad thing, and it was too limiting. I'll get an android tablet next.
The Galaxy looks and feels nice, but it has no ports. None. Just the proprietary connector on the bottom. Not even an SD card slot. At least the other similar tablets, Asus Transformer, Acer pad, have HDMI ports, some have USB ports, SD slots. I think Samsung really screwed up. It was like they were trying to copy the iPad so well, they gave the Galaxy the same defects.
I'd have an Asus Transformer already, except I'm getting ready to buy a new laptop, and while the laptop isn't as handy as a pad for some things, it's a million times better for creating content, which is most of what I do.
The Galaxy looks and feels nice, but it has no ports. None. Just the proprietary connector on the bottom. Not even an SD card slot. At least the other similar tablets, Asus Transformer, Acer pad, have HDMI ports, some have USB ports, SD slots. I think Samsung really screwed up. It was like they were trying to copy the iPad so well, they gave the Galaxy the same defects.
I'd have an Asus Transformer already, except I'm getting ready to buy a new laptop, and while the laptop isn't as handy as a pad for some things, it's a million times better for creating content, which is most of what I do.
Bought my wife a Xoom last week. Staples had a $100 of coupon and knew she wanted one eventually anyway. Haven't used it too much, my only hope is to be able to stream NHL Gamecenter and watch on my television since my team moved to Winnipeg. Personally I will be sticking with my netbook for non-desktop activities.
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I'd say get an ipad, especially if you are a mac household. I'm an apple products dude, but not a retarded fanboy who hates everything else. Hell, I hated apple products up until about 3 years ago. In many cases, PCs trump macs, it's just about preference basically.
Right now ipad makes sense because it's looking like we're moving away from flash and towards html 5. But I am sure all the droid tablets will optimize themselves for html 5 in the coming months/years. That being said, if you're already in an apple household, it's probably easier on you since an ipad is most optimized for your stuff. Basically, it just boils down to your own preference.
Right now ipad makes sense because it's looking like we're moving away from flash and towards html 5. But I am sure all the droid tablets will optimize themselves for html 5 in the coming months/years. That being said, if you're already in an apple household, it's probably easier on you since an ipad is most optimized for your stuff. Basically, it just boils down to your own preference.
After going to the PX yesterday, and looking and touching and feeling, I am again undecided between the iPad2, Galaxy 10.1, and now the toshiba Thrive, damnit. Going back in a few minutes and play some more, first at Best Buy, then over to circuit city and talk to my buddy Gene, and then back to the PX and hopefully make my purchase.
spag
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I think they've reopened under different management, but with very limited stores. Same with CompUSA.
spag
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Sure enough, their web page is still up, but they don't have a "store locations" anywhere on it. Maybe online and retail are different. I haven't seen one of the stores open anywhere since the big shutdown.
Diamond45
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Circuit City is now run by the same folks who run Tiger Direct. I think CompUSA is also run by the Tiger Direct folks but not sure.
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At the end of the day, they're basically all the same with minute, small differences and it's up to your own preferences to see which of those differences match your lifestyle. Like I said, an ipad might be better optimized for macs, so if you're in a mac household an ipad could be cool, but so can the others. The difference isn't so mindblowingly staggering that there's a clear cut choice -- like in the MP3 market where the iPod is unbeatable......
Yeah the name was bought after they went out of business. I believe that is strictly an online business now. Oh and I can't get off the mailing list no matter how many times I click unsubscribe.... thanks new Circuit City.
Tiger Direct bought them while they were in bankruptcy, then closed a majority of the stores, but keep their big profit stores open. We have a CompUSA about a mile from my house so I know it is not just on line.
longshot9
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I had an acer iconia for a while but ended up returning it. I loved the tablet and the fact I could plug a USB keyboard into it, but wished the USB port on that worked for an external hard drive or stick. Also the tablet apps are frankly pathetic. The games were awful when they worked, and there's just not many out there yet formatted for the tablet. I've already bought hundreds of $'s of apps for my iPhone so if I decide to get another someday I'll get the iPad. Don't have much need for one right now so no big deal. I'd really only use it for games at this point and I'd rather have a vita so I'll save my money
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