Which tablet?
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- ernexbcn0
Earlier today I tried an Android tablet on FNAC, don't know exact model or version of Android, but it was horribly unresponsive, the UI suffered frame drops doing simple things and most buttons needed 3 taps to actually respond. I can't believe they haven't got that right yet, it's awful.
Don't know if this applies to all Android tablets though.
- Hombre_Lobo0
^ that's one problem with android, anyone can put it on a device even if it runs like pants.
Having said that even the top android tablets I found disappointing in how they still aren't completely smooth. Its a shame because there are android build that run very well and very smooth, but the store default os is often not.
- and of course you shouldn't have to get it home and install a smoother/faster os!Hombre_Lobo
- d_rek0
georgesIII,
That's the entire problem summed up, isn't it? People just need to understand that the devices are really are marketed towards wholly different ends. I didn't buy a kindle fire thinking it was going to be an iPad. I bought a kindle fire because it's a kindle fire. I have no complaints. My fiancee loves the thing. She's been using it non-stop since she got it.
Personally, I could see myself upping to the iPad2 (or 3, whenever that's released) because I would benefit from the integration in the rest of my digital lifestyle. My fiancee on the otherhand, put simply, does not.
Again, we're really very two different target audiences for two different products. Apples to Oranges people.
- I see, you're agreeing that a Kindle Fire isn't a tablet; apples and orangesmonospaced
- vaxorcist0
For me, I need a micro-SD card slot, which the iPad does not have.
I'm considering the Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/r…- why?monospaced
- I have to use it as an image previewing device during photo/video shoots for clients...vaxorcist
- fyoucher10
Kindle Fire if you're getting it for your "folks". It's $200. iPad is overkill for them. If your folks are suit-and-tie type folks, they probably already own an iphone, blackberry, or already have an ipad. If they don't already own either of them, they're probably not even "emailing" (in quotes for some reason). They'll likely use it for viewing YouTube videos of your children growing up. Or reading a book that's being shared by their book club. Or Googling a recipe. Or trying to use Facebook. ALL OF WHICH THE KINDLE FIRE DOES :)
Regarding performance: This is your folks we're talking about (I'd guess they're either in their 50's - 70's). To them, it's so futuristic-ally technological; they'll think it's blazing fast.
About being productive on a tablet: Tablets are NOT productive. Typing on one is crap compared to a laptop. You can attach a keyboard to it but at that point why not just use a laptop, defeats the entire purpose of a tablet. I have an iPad. I use it for email, reading RSS, watching NetFlix / HBO Go / YouTube, and occasionally playing Angry Birds. That's it. I can't see myself designing on one or doing any real work on one, sorry. My wife, who is a HR Manager (deals with Excel spreadsheets, Word, all that boring productive crap you would say you would be using it for to be productive; still uses a laptop for being productive and mainly uses her iPad2 for media consumption. To be perfectly honest, I don't see tablets being for anything more than --> media consumption; what the Kindle Fire is made for. No extras added on and why it costs a third of the price of the cheapest iPad. The one caveat I can think of, is that it doesn't include a camera to do things like FaceTime; which would be nice if your folks live far away and you want to be able to chat face to face with them. But then again, it is worth an extra $400 just to do that? I can totally see the Kindle Fire being a MAJOR competitor to the iPad in the months to come (or even overcoming it in popularity).
At $200, it'll be hard to beat. Especially in this economy.
- bjladams0
^ i don't know about that... it's a tool, and depends on how you use it.
my business partner works solely from an iPad 2. he does all our sales, client relations, invoicing, writing, project management, and finance. in the office he uses the external keyboard- but it's great for him taking on the road 2-3 days a week for client meetings. he's very productive on it.
my dad runs his entire business off an iPad and all employees are connected with same apps thru iPhones. it's a small rental company- but uses calendar, emails, quickbooks and so on- as well as having a gallery that he can show his equipment on site without having to pull out a laptop... which would be a bit cumbersome on a farm or job site.
- ********0
can the ipad high-end apps become available on the kindle fire?
that is the big question.