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03-20-2011, 05:06 PM | #1307 | ||
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I'm not sure how you couldn't recognize that the SGX543 in the iPad 2 KILLS the Tegra 2 in the Xoom. It's just a better GPU, and it's not even close. Tegra 3 should be better than the SGX543, though. So goes tech, right? Quote:
Storage might be a point, if one actually needed it. I have a 64 gb iPad. Know how many times I've used that storage space? Zero. Why? Because everything streams to it from home. There's simply no need to store anything on the device. If people actually need more than 64gb of storage on their tablet, then perhaps a tablet isn't really for them. |
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03-20-2011, 06:16 PM | #1308 | |
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I agree that tablet cameras are pretty silly overall but it was still dumb to use crap cameras. I agree on the storage size issue BUT having an SD card slot is a good idea.. although a USB port would be better. The Xoom has both. Leaving the memory at 256MB was also a mistake. It's fine for current apps but leaves no room for growth. The Xoom has a better screen but in reality I don't think it's that much better. There is no excuse for Apple having a full year head start and not releasing something that was better. In exactly one week, the Xoom will be equal or better in every aspect except # of apps. (I guess you could go with the iPad2 is thinner... but at a certain point it gets kinda silly.. both are thin enough) |
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03-20-2011, 07:56 PM | #1309 |
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I think the GPU is more than slightly better. By all accounts, it's significantly better.
Agree that a USB port would be nice, as would SD, but for me, and a lot of users, it's not a dealbreaker. The iPad 2 has 512 mb of RAM. It probably should have 1 gb, though. |
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03-20-2011, 10:13 PM | #1310 |
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Honestly, 512MB RAM will be plenty sufficient for everything the iPad2 runs. Double what the original iPad had. I've seen several graphics games on the iPad2, and it looks really good. For any game suitable for running on a current tablet, it will do fine.
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03-21-2011, 12:38 AM | #1311 |
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I don't have a tablet, so I can't speak too much to the daily use, but I've started to see a ton of them around. And I've never seen anyone do anything too intensive with it. A lot of checking email, reading books, messing around on facebook. Maybe watching some video. I don't see the iPad's specs being much of a problem for its users.
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03-22-2011, 07:47 AM | #1312 |
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If the IPad 2 had a USB port I'd own one, for now I'll stick to my ipone.
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03-24-2011, 02:51 PM | #1313 |
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03-24-2011, 03:41 PM | #1314 | ||
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Oh, and there's a bunch of college textbook support in the works for September, designed to specifically for the iPad. That's gonna be huge.
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03-24-2011, 04:13 PM | #1315 |
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Samsung's new tablets look pretty nice. And finally priced aggressively.
Although they are skinning Touchwiz on top of it, just like I predicted. So we'll have to see how that turns out. It seems to be pretty minor, but I'm more more worried about software updates. I suspect Samsung will continue to blow in that regards. |
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As to the pricing, I agree that it's more aggressive... but it's not there yet. Let's pretend that we are already at the point where apps have caught up enough ... it will still take much better hardware AND much lower prices. The tabs coming out right now (next 3 months) have Apple beat on hardware and OS but will need to be much cheaper then what I am seeing. Apple's marketing machine is just too strong to overcome at a similar price point. (sadly) Everything I have seen points to that price point AND hardware/OS advantage finally being reached closer to the end of 2011. Not saying that these tablets aren't fine, I'm just not sure anything will be an iPad "killer" until prices drop into the $300 range. |
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That's what they're designed for at this point. If you want an actual computer, buy one. If you want a tablet to replace a computer, wait six years or so. The iPad killer isn't going to do what the iPad doesn't for less money; if possible, it will do exactly what the iPad does for less money.
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Regardless, my main beef is that Apple DICTATES the user experience instead of trying to adjust to actual demand. They rely on smoke and mirrors marketing to convince people that they are better off without FLASH or whatever... I'll give you a perfect example, my girlfriend loved her iPhone except that it sucked as a phone (which admittedly is prolly ATT's fault).. she loved it right up until she was around my phone 24/7 and realized the massive amount of functionality she gave up to have an iPhone. Right now, as of TODAY, an iPad2 or Xoom are the most functional devices... Xoom has FLASH but iPad2 has more apps. In the next couple months, Android apps will start to catch up quickly and prices will drop... there isn't any excuse at that point to buy an iPad2 except for aesthetics and maybe battery life. BUT unless you absolutely can't wait... you'd be much better off waiting... yes, yes there's always something better coming... but there are some massive leaps in power (Kal-El) combined with price drops that make waiting well worth it. |
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03-24-2011, 05:50 PM | #1320 | |
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Even HTC has started to lock their bootloaders down harder now. That really leaves Samsung as the only major manufacturer left that's relatively friendly to outside development. |
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