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03-04-2011, 10:44 AM | #1081 |
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I just dont understand the fascination of tablets. For the same price of an ipad you could buy a decent laptop.
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03-04-2011, 12:36 PM | #1082 |
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Because its a large touch screen and more portable than a laptop, I think. They are still way over priced. Its a novelty thing. They'll come down soon enough.
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03-04-2011, 01:13 PM | #1084 | |
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However, I do think that a lot of the things Honeycomb is doing is way better than what iOS is doing when it comes to the UI. I generally dislike the way iOS is completely locked down and you have to jailbreak it to get it to do something cool, but I understand why they do it. This is why I hope iOS5 is awesome, because if not, I'll be switching. |
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03-04-2011, 02:40 PM | #1085 | |
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Most are going with stock honeycomb because for some reason there was this mad rush to the tablet market. Everyone wanted a honeycomb tablet out immediately, so they're taking what Google gave them. I don't believe for a second they were all wowed by the genius of Duarte. It was just new, and they didn't have the time to figure out what to do with it. But maybe they'll surprise me. Like you said, right now there's only the Xoom. So let's see the market mature before I make assumptions. |
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03-04-2011, 03:02 PM | #1086 |
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03-04-2011, 04:30 PM | #1088 |
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Love me some IIc.
Apple's track record is considerable better the last decade. They still have 75% market share in MP3 players, and they merely perfected that product. http://www.businessinsider.com/throu...npd-gro-2010-7 |
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03-06-2011, 09:23 PM | #1091 |
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I paid $49 for an 8GB Sansa about a month ago, and it works great. An iPod with the same amount of storage space would be at least double that. I was also able to add another 16GB with a microSD card for an extra $25. Plus, I don't have to deal with iTunes. |
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03-06-2011, 09:35 PM | #1093 |
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Yeah, I have an 8gig Sony I paid $60 for. Very simple to use. I thought about getting an 8gig iPod Nano when I bought this but it was more than twice as much.
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Having played around with a few different tablets in the last few days, I can't help but notice how every device that isn't an iPad seems thrown together, choppy, and very anti-user friendly. You can talk to me all you want about flash and open source apps, but the fact that the iPad is just an overall stress-free, pleasant user experience counts for a lot. Nobody can say Apple doesn't have its flaws, but they put high quality products out into the marketplace. Why do you think laptops with double or triple the hardware capabilities cost several hundred dollars? Because hardware isn't everything; Apple gets more out of its resources than every other manufacturer out there, and it is obvious to anyone who ever uses an Apple product made after 2006.
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I DETEST iTunes... so iPods are not an option... of course who the hell needs an iPod now anyway... even the cheapest phones can double as an MP3 player. |
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