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Ahhh man, **** just got real interesting... just dont know if I can wait till March... if that's even when its supposed to come out... been waiting since last August for the prime... choices choices
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I would be surprised if it came out before Q3/4, they are saying A700 is a tech demo and not consumer product.
That plastic back looks mighty tempting :O
engadget says the a700 isn't even coming out as a production device? argument is kinda moot then.
meh
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OK, this Acer tab looks decent but tech demo. won't be released till much later in the year.
another upcoming tablet people mentioned waiting on was something from Lenovo. Well I found an article on it and this has no chance of beating the Prime out. This for Barry n others..lmao
The display is inferior
Power/Processor is inferior
the front and back cam inferior
its keyboard dock looks inferior to Prime
from what they stating on battery life, that's also inferior to Prime
Also there is no 2GB of Ram. its only gonna be 1 . lmfao
so all in all looks inferior all around the board, although a decent lower end tablet. Prime users on the High End
I seriously hope this isn't the so called Lenovo tablet I've been hearing so much about that's reason to pass Prime up. Cuz if it is, its been seriously dumbed down in specs from what people been barking. Its gonna have same resolution as prime but lower quality or not as good.
here is a link to the failed Lenovo tablet and it's a very recent article. not some hype article from months ago just speculating on specs. This is more accurate/recent
http://landofdroid.com/2012/lenovo-announce-ideatab-s2-10-inch-tablet-plus-keyboard-combo/
Also, the new Toshiba tablet is inferior also tl Prime..lol. can't believe this tabs are what people was saying are better than prime with higher resolution screens. they all have inferior specs and displays. not sure about that Acer though but I will find out.
www.landofdroid.com/2012/toshiba-introduce-excite-x10-1-2ghz-dual-core-tablet/
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I would be surprised if it came out before Q3/4, they are saying A700 is a tech demo and not consumer product.
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I will have to thank E.mote on this thread. In one thread, the 3 most talked about tablets to pass up Prime for has been killed in one thread. The Acer700 isn't even coming out for consumers. The Lenovo tablet had its specs seriously dumbed down and is not having super high resolution screen, has only 1Gb of ram, and an inferior dual core Processor. Same with the new Toshiba tablet coming out. Dumbed down specs and basically inferior all around the board. the later 2 will have same resolution but lower quality being only IPS. Prime has Super IPS+.
That only leaves the Ipad3 left. I'm sure that will be the most interesting out of mentioned tablets that are upcoming. Looks like Prime might be king of Android tablets for majority of 2012 if not the whole year. lol.
Acer said "1st half" for A700, which most took to be Q2. My guess would be May/June, allowing for ramp-up of screen yields. Tegra 2 tabs (excl Xoom) came out in April last year. More interesting would be the price. I'm expecting $500, especially if iPad 3 comes out with QXGA res at same price.
Would have been nice for Sasha bud to comment on screen quality. Guess we'll get that soon enough as CES rolls along.
Would like to see Lenovo LePad in on the dust-up, which also sports fullHD & Teg3. The LePad will be priced higher, since it's for biz segment. Should've called it the ThinkTab. Engadget has a brief hands-on of the LePad. I'd expect this for 2nd half.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/lenovo-lepad-k2010-ideatab-k2-hands-on/
Agree about the Tosh Excite. OMAP4 is 2011 stuff, and price isn't competitive.
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Acer said "1st half" for A700, which most took to be Q2. My guess would be May/June, allowing for ramp-up of screen yields. Tegra 2 tabs (excl Xoom) came out in April last year. More interesting would be the price. I'm expecting $500, especially if iPad 3 comes out with QXGA res at same price.
Would have been nice for Sasha bud to comment on screen quality. Guess we'll get that soon enough as CES rolls along.
Would like to see Lenovo LePad in on the dust-up, which also sports fullHD & Teg3. The LePad will be priced higher, since it's for biz segment. Should've called it the ThinkTab. Engadget has a brief hands-on of the LePad. I'd expect this for 2nd half.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/lenovo-lepad-k2010-ideatab-k2-hands-on/
Edit 3: Oops x 3. I'm getting confoozed with names. The LePad youtube vid previously linked is the Win hybrid and not the fullHD Android model.
Agree about the Tosh Excite. OMAP4 is 2011 stuff, and price isn't competitive.
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now this Lenovo one looks decent. Might follow the same fate as prime regarding GPS since back is metal also. He said metallic feel so material of backplate still needs confirming. its said to run tegra3 and higher resolution. if you read further down article into the comments, you will see alot of worries n doubt on it. Main one being that the higher resolution will eat up alot more processing power of tegra3, even of clocked slightly higher. That will make it less powerful on performance. That's why I think Prime n Tegra3 hit the sweet spot when it comes to great processing power and an excellent HD display also. Also they said this is aimed more for the business market. with that display, if specs hold to be true, it will make this device considerably more expensive than the Prime. most people I've seen here posted $500 being the Max they would pay for a tablet, regardless of specs. IF Lenovo could bring this tablet at same range as prime it would be a miracle but I doubt it though.
Something else I noticed, this tablet is thick like the original Toshiba Thrive. Definitely not slim like the Prime. If they going to make it thick like that might as well of added a full size USB port. But it doesn't have it. only looks to have full size SD card slot. That UI looked horrible also as it wasn't optimized yet. The guy also said release date hasn't even been "Officially" said or thought of yet. it will release in China first then internationally. So expect this around May/June earliest for China release. then a month or 2 later for international release. Looks like a very long wait. by then something better will be out or right around the corner..lol
>Might follow the same fate as prime regarding GPS since back is metal also
From the (newly linked) vid, it's faux metal. Regardless, since it's for business, wireless performance will be reliable. Part of the higher cost.
Edit: The guy before the rep says that K2 will be for "$399 for 16GB version, available in Q2." Pretty sure that ain't true.
>if you read further down article into the comments
I don't pay much attention to Youtube comments as a rule. Whatever said at this point is merely speculation. We'll see when it (and the Acer) comes out. Since the Prime can do 1080p via HDMI no problem, I expect same perf for screen res. If UI lags persist with ICS, then it's an OS problem.
>this tablet is thick like the original Toshiba Thrive
Yes, the Prime's thinness and metal back are strong appeals. I wouldn't say K2 is as fat as the Thrive--which is pretty dang fat--but more like the OG TF or Acer A500. However, for business segment, durability counts more than style.
>Will either of those snap into a keyboard dock with a battery and extra ports?
For Android tabs, I think Asus will have exclusive bragging rights on this. Aside from Asus, I don't see much enthusiasm from vendors for Android tabs. For Win8 tabs, I expect many--if not most--setups to be hybrid w/ detachable screen.
Thanks I will keep my prime!
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Will either of those snap into a keyboard dock with a battery and extra ports?
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Will either of those snap into a keyboard dock with a battery and extra ports?
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the ideapsd s2 I linked does but its specs are not up to Prime Standards. Hold up, it makes no mention of its dock having a battery included so I guess its a fail.
Wait until you guys see the tablet that Razor is introducing at CES alongside their overpriced laptop. I am here at MGM in Vegas gambling my ass off with some tech freaks. The guy who I was talking to at the Craps table asked me what I was here to see and I told him a few things. After I told him I was a gamer and a Android freak, he then said, "wait until you see the tablet that Razor is introducing." I told him I was getting the prime and he said to come back and tell him if I still wanted the prime after seeing the Razor. Bottom Line. Its probably going to cost a arm and a leg.
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I'm actually disappointed by Lenovo's quad core tablet. I won't even go into detail on why... Lenovo's dual core Krait tablet is good on CPU (won't know how well it does compared to tegra 3 til we see comparison benchmark) but Adreno GPU is horrendous. But overall, terrible showing by lenovo on tablet front...
Now, Acer's quad core is interesting. Except, it'll be on same 1.3ghz Tegra 3 (according to The Verge & Android Police.. although, i think it is speculation) with 1080p display and must likely, with 2 gig of ram. If it does get released in Q2, the price will most likely be at $500 (for 16g).. I doubt they'll go higher and compete with Apple and Samsung. I personally like the build quality (certainly an upgrade from the ugly Iconia A500).. but...
Is it worth the wait for 1080p resolution and 2 gig of Ram? Considering that android has dearth of dedicated tablet apps, the high resolution and ram will hardly be taken advantage of except GAMES and 1080p movies.
I'll wait and see what Samsung and Asus to offer...
Lenovo IdeaTab S2 10, 7, and 5-inchers
The IdeaPad S2 10 comes closest to the Asus Prime in configuration, with dock that houses an extra 10-hr batt (20-hr total). Would be interesting to see the 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon's bench numbers. Available Q2.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/lenovos-ideatab-s2-10-joins-the-tablet-transformation-gang-pa/
The 7 comes with HC.
One of the few 5" toys. Comes with GB, but that can be rectified.
Shocker !
The so called "competition" to the Prime won't blow it away in any regard, won't be cheaper and won't come out before god knows when.
Maybe getting the Prime isn't such a bad idea after all.
Wow Im digging that Acer. Assuming Acer will have more game support? Well as far as gameloft games anyway. I do hope it does come out to consumers. I also like that it has micro USB for charging rather than proprietary one. Will be using my prime till then.
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Wow Im digging that Acer. Assuming Acer will have more game support? Well as far as gameloft games anyway. I do hope it does come out to consumers. I also like that it has micro USB for charging rather than proprietary one. Will be using my prime till then.
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they aren't sure anymore if the USB can be used for charging.
personally, i'm not blown away by either of those tablets, is 1080p enticing? sure, but i'll take my cost effective, good dock having, in my hands now prime over something that may be out by the middle of this year.
being that toshiba wants to charge 500+ for the 16gb dual core a200, these tablets are going to be priced right out of the market.
I'm too sold on the keyboard dock to have considered either of these new devices. I'd like the 2GB DDR3 that appears to be an option on the Lenovo tablet, I admit... browser tabs are still unloaded more than I'd like on 1GB RAM. I don't value high-resolution screens above the keyboard dock, though; high-res screens are pretty, but the keyboard dock is transformative (no pun intended).
considering buying a Kindle Fire or a touchpad.. a used one priced about the same.. which one should I choose??
Touchpad. Go for the bigger screen.
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well the screen is not yet a problem to me
My sister-in-law recently bought a new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 for only $399 during a sale. (including Amazon Prime free 2-day shipping and no tax)
That's only $150 more than the price of the average Touchpad these days. If I must buy a tablet with Android right now, I'd go with the Samsung as well. (average price about $450 right now)
Sure, I love my Touchpad, but only because I got lucky and bought it for under $100 during HP's firesale. It now runs ICS perfectly and I use it daily. No complaints.... but at $250? No, thank you...
Seriously, I'd go with the TP instead of the Fire - the Fire is nice, but it's still somewhat limited. Plus, Amazon's pulled some crap where they have apps specifically for the Fire, that are different than the rest of our Android apps, and they don't work as well as the standard apps do.
Plus, yes, then 9.7" size is quite nice, and the dual-boot is good for when you need certain features (Skype, a desktop browser, etc).
Op, Fire's 512mb of RAM is just NOT ENOUGH for an Android tablet. Damn, 512 is too low even for a phone! I think you should choose between B&N Nook Tablet and TP. Or, better wait for this $250 Tegra 3 tablet which one of manufactorers has promised on MWC.
well both tablet fit a flashaholic, if android runs on the TP flawlessly, guess I will go for it.
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My sister-in-law recently bought a new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 for only $399 during a sale. (including Amazon Prime free 2-day shipping and no tax)
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heh, I just got a G-tab for $299 refurb'd. it might as well be new though, because I can not tell that this thing has ever been used at all.
The plan was to sell the Touchpad now that I have the G-tab. But honestly, with the latest CM9 builds on the TP, it is really a great device. So I'm keeping both for a little bit longer to decide.
Anyway, Touchpad vs, Kindle Fire is a no-brainer. TP all day, any day of the week. The Fire is slower and has a lot less memory. My GF has one and it's great for what it is, but it can't compete with the TP. In fact, as much as she likes the KF, she told me she wants my TP if I get rid of it, so I'll probably just give it to her and install the kindle app on it.
Best advice I ever took was listening to my buddy who said "Go buy an HP Touchpad. For 100 bucks during the sale, can't go wrong."
Hell, this thing runs better than my laptop, and with Splashtop, I can even game from my desktop on my tablet. Or control my sound board. And my light board. And all other sorts of awesome things.
Yes because touchpad have best processeur dual cour (s3) with amazing price
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not quite right... spec-wize.. the KF has a OMAP4430 which is somewhat better than the APQ8060 (same as the msm8260 without modem..) in TP.. the OMAP is A9 and has shared 1MB L2 with dual channel DDR2 Ram, but the APQ is a modified A8 by Qualcomm and has two standalone 256KB L2 with single channel DDR2..
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Touchpad. Go for the bigger screen.
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There is 90% of my reason. I was one click away from buying a Kindle Fire. The other 10% was faster processor and more RAM. I even made that choice before I knew the TouchPad ran Android. And I was very satisfied with the elegant, intuitive experience webOS brought. The fact its also arguably one of the top 3 android tablets even still today is just icing on the very delicious TouchPad cake. Then the fondant flourishes on top of the icing is the dirt cheap accessories like the TouchStone and HPs own case.
The TouchPad is undoubtedly the best gadget purchase I have made to date.
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Hi guys i need help/advice on what type of tab to get. I only got $250 so i can't get much.
Main things i want in a TAB:
Dual Core
Able to get latest android *SOMEHOW*
Good battery life
Camera(depends though not NEEDED)
The tabs i had in mind are:
Acer Iconia A100
HP Touchpad
Kindle Fire
What would be the best option of those 3 or at least something thats better or comparable and in my price range
I think you should wait up and read on the nexus tablet that's rumored. It is meant to be cheap but not have the BEST hardware add a result, but of course those are rumors
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i want something now. im find with a dual core and ics tab. i dont use tabs for too much
Nook Tablet. Good CM9 support, right price, right specs.
Deals are out there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574359
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not avaliable anymore
Looks good...
http://www.focalprice.com/CE0031B/H...een_Android_40_Tablet_with_3G_WiFi_Black.html
Capacitive, ICS Z& 1.5 Gig Cortex? Not bad
the resolution kills it for me
Circuit city.com is where I got mine from. After playing around with them I decided I had to have 10". If you can pull together a little more funds you can get a refurbed Acer a500 for $299 or a galaxy tab for $329. Or wait a little bit longer for the tegra 3s to come out and the price of the tegra 2s will hit rock bottom.
Kindle Fire...
decided to get a HP Touchpad 32GB for $200
ICS runs nice on it
thanks everyone
Anyone besides myself going to get the note 10.1? I already pre ordered the 32 gig model. I cant wait. sold my galaxy tab 10.1 to use the $ toward this beast. comes with a quad core processor and pen is integrated into the tablet. It will be perfect for medical school...
If anyone else is a tablet user, this is the way to go! you know our phones a great...I can just imagine the tab. supposed to be out sometime next month and well worth the wait...
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has a wide range of specs and features including a PLS TFT touch screen of 10.1 inches. It also has a main camera of 3.15 megapixels with auto focus, LED flash and 1080p video recording feature and a second camera of 2 megapixels.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 is powered by a two-core 1.4GHz Exynos processor. It runs on the latest Android OS, the Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. It has a RAM of 1 GB, an internal memory of 16, 32 or 64 GB and a microSD slot to expand the device's memory to a maximum of 32 GB.
Sounds cool, but I think my note is just fine.. I wouldn't want to waste the money for the same thing just a bigger version ..does it have true usb ports? And external keyboard component?
The Asus Transformer PAD Infinity will be my next tablet. If i was going to spend $$$ on a tablet, you might as well get the best there is.
And how/where did you pre-order? Last time i checked, release date is still uncertain...because of the hardware changes they are making.
And if you were going to use it for school, what better tablet to use than the Asus Transformer. With the keyboard dock, my Prime is a beast. With an extra SDCard slot and a USB port and the added battery life...theres definitely no competition out there, as far as android tablets.
yes, the 10.1 will include a micro-SD card slot, full HD video support and the ability to work with other Wacom digitizing pens.
I ordered mine from a site called costcaptian and it is still rumored to be released in june...
the transformer is nice but for me the tablet as a 10.1 with a s pen is great for labeling pics from anatomy and memorizing them right there. I think the pen will be great for such like.
I also can use a blue tooth keyboard like i did on my galaxy tab and I m sure some cool components will be released when the note is...
just my thoughts.
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The Asus Transformer PAD Infinity will be my next tablet. If i was going to spend $$$ on a tablet, you might as well get the best there is.
And how/where did you pre-order? Last time i checked, release date is still uncertain...because of the hardware changes they are making.
And if you were going to use it for school, what better tablet to use than the Asus Transformer. With the keyboard dock, my Prime is a beast. With an extra SDCard slot and a USB port and the added battery life...theres definitely no competition out there, as far as android tablets.
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As an original Asus Transformer owner, I can tell you, I won't be buying the Pad Infinity and with the ongoing fiasco with the TF101 and ICS, I have little faith in Asus' ability to pump out stable stock firmware. I loved my TF101 and have had it since launch day, but now over the past few months I've come to hate the thing. The dock is nice, but I'd rather have the stylus of the Note . To each his own! Both the Pad Infinity & the Note 10.1 are likely to be excellent devices (let's just hope support for both is adequate, as both Asus and Samsung have had their issues in that department).
I'm also looking forward to the Note 10.1 for one feature that it has that the Pad Infinity will not: the s-pen. I saw the Note 10.1 for pre-order on B&H Photo & Video's web site a few weeks ago, but the specs were all wrong. I'm going to wait until we have an official release date or a site like Amazon has it available for pre-order before I put in for one. But, I'm with the OP here, I can't wait for it.
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As an original Asus Transformer owner, I can tell you, I won't be buying the Pad Infinity and with the ongoing fiasco with the TF101 and ICS, I have little faith in Asus' ability to pump out stable stock firmware. I loved my TF101 and have had it since launch day, but now over the past few months I've come to hate the thing. The dock is nice, but I'd rather have the stylus of the Note . To each his own! Both the Pad Infinity & the Note 10.1 are likely to be excellent devices (let's just hope support for both is adequate, as both Asus and Samsung have had their issues in that department).
I'm also looking forward to the Note 10.1 for one feature that it has that the Pad Infinity will not: the s-pen. I saw the Note 10.1 for pre-order on B&H Photo & Video's web site a few weeks ago, but the specs were all wrong. I'm going to wait until we have an official release date or a site like Amazon has it available for pre-order before I put in for one. But, I'm with the OP here, I can't wait for it.
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I see. The latest ICS firmware update with Face Unlock for the TF201 is actually rock stable. But yeah, they're both going to be great tablets and both made for their own unique purpose. I'm really curious to see what the final specs are on the Note 10.1 though.
Lenovo ThinkPad
The Lenovo ThinkPad tablet in my opinion is the best whenit comes to paperless note taking. Your hand isn't recognised at all and it has a full size USB port and sd card slot, plus the screen resolution is great.
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The Galaxy Note 10.1 is powered by a two-core 1.4GHz Exynos processor. It runs on the latest Android OS, the Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. It has a RAM of 1 GB, an internal memory of 16, 32 or 64 GB and a microSD slot to expand the device's memory to a maximum of 32 GB.
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BTW: it will be powered by an Exynos QUADcore not dual core processor.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
How much is the Samsung 10.1 tablet? Am curious now..I did like the Asus transformer.. I believe laptops will be obsolete very soon. These tablets processors are becoming faster through time. They'll end up taking over the laptop demand. You said it has the stylus capability that's sounds very neat.
My next tablet purchase will be the 4th Gen ipad. My note and ipad2 are plenty for the time being.
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I won't buy a 10.1" tablet with 1280x800 resolution, especially after buying the new iPad. I may buy that new ASUS tablet or another with high resolution and probably will have to get Google's 7". Computex will probably be bringing lots of cool stuff
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I'm looking forward to the 10.1 myself. I just wish Samsung would drop a release date and some pricing so I can prepare.
I don't mind about the resolution of the screen. I go from ipad 2 to 3 and there is certainly a difference, but for me it's easily overcome by the fact that the note will have the s-pen.
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Had an iPad 1 64GB WiFi - Sold it to get an iPad 3.
Have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 - will sell it to get a Note AFTER I find out if it can handle .mkv video. I am rather PISSED that the Tab 10.1 won't play .mkv's. Yes, I know I can convert - I don't want to have to do so though. My iPad 3 + Jailbreak + XBMC works flawlessly....I just prefer Android to iOS. Plus, AMOLED > Retina IMO (...for those of you who want to flame - that means OPINION, not FACT.)
So since many folks have gotten rid of the Prime, what tablet did you replace it with?
The obvious # 1 choice; Infinity.
- They fixed the gps, wifi, micro sd slot. But there is still audio lag with bluetooth. They didn't fix the slow i/o...still using the slowest possible flash memory. And Asus also didn't increase the battery capacity, with the increase in resolution and clock speed....battery life is too poor.
# 2: Acer Iconia A700.
- High resolution screen, low everything. Low clock speed, low brightness screen, laggy performance.
# 3: Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD
- Hi resolution screen, super fast Quad-core 1.5 GHz K3 cpu. Release date unknown.
# 4: Lenovo IdeaTap K2
- High resolution screen, tegra 3, shown at CES...release date unknown.
# 5: Galaxy Note 10.1
- Exynos 4 quad core cpu, faster than tegra performance. Actual stereo speakers, 2 gb ram, digitizer pen, same smoothness as on Galaxy 3 phone. But a lower resolution screen.
# 6: iPad 3:
- Great mix of hardware and software....but a boring OS.
# 7: MS Surface and Variants
-Upcoming Win 8 tablets, performance on these tablets seem great so far, no price yet.
So what tablet have replaced Prime with, or are waiting to buy?
Hmmm. I still have my prime and love it with wookie ICS. Had to downgrade from JB still not refined enough for me. Im really digging the note though. I have the AT&T note in tablet mode and think its the best phone ever haha. Might have to pass the prime along to my kid once that comes out.
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Hmmm. I still have my prime and love it with wookie ICS. Had to downgrade from JB still not refined enough for me. Im really digging the note though. I have the AT&T note in tablet mode and think its the best phone ever haha. Might have to pass the prime along to my kid once that comes out.
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With a heavy heart, I went for the iPad 3. But I couldn't settle with it. I'm too much into the Google ecosystem and I much prefer Android as an OS. iOS is fine mostly, but the walled garden is too full of strangling ivy...
Off to Best Buy tomorrow to get the Infinity, and off to Apple to return my iPad.
Eagerly awaiting the Note 10.1 - have the Samsung Series 9 Slate (Windows)
I sketch and draw, so the wacom pen is pretty much a sell right there.
And it has a working GPS - with Glonass support.
And integrated CIR which makes it a remote control too.
I've long had a kind of dislike for Samsung because they have a mutual 'non-competition' agreement between Samsung USA and Samsung Canada, which would be ok - except that Samsung Canada brings in a teeeeeny subset of the products you guys in the US get.
On the other hand, recently they've been widening the range of products, and they just opened their first Samsung store in North America in Vancouver of all places. So, it would be hypocritical not to give Samsung a fair chance.
I rather like my Samsung Nexus phone - and I have a Samsung Series 9 Slate (the reference design for Windows 8) which is quite good as well... so I expect the Note 10.1 to be a solid device.
I'd really like to keep on with the Transformer line - but unfortunately, nothing Asus has done has made me feel they've earned my loyalty or even my trust. Time to move on.
I will try galaxy note first, if its not going to be good enough then I will get iPad, I know I hate iOS, but at least it WORKS really good.
I replaced it with iPad 3. Happy.
I guess we're still waiting for a good android tablet. I like the dock - maybe with the MS devices coming out, we'll see a few more of these come along (it's not the same, but it seems MS is pushing that type of form factor more).
Nexus 7.
Got the Nexus 7 till I see a worthy 10 in tablet. Nexus 10 would be fantastic.
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Nexus 7, if you are comfortable with the form factor this N7 performance is far away from the prime.
I'm skeptical that the N7's performance improvement isn't largely software related. I would expect ASUS to leverage a significant amount of the transformer's design/components for yet another tablet rather than designing one from the ground up. I can't imagine them using blazing fast memory for example.
I went with the iPad 2. I'm hearing bad things about the iPad 3. Most people that has one wish they had kept their iPad 2. I liked my prime but it wasn't for ready for the prime time.
After exchanging my prime for the Verizon iPad 4G LTE I couldn't be happier. Although I love android, I prefer iOS on a tablet. However I'll never get an iPhone. Galaxy nexus ftw
Glad I cancelled my Prime pre-order after Asus took out the GPS from the spec. Now I have the Infinity which is faster, higher res and working GPS/Wifi. To those who upgraded for free from Best Buy, congrats and enjoy your new toy.
Got myself the infinity and i absolutely love it. Definitely what the prime would have been in regards to software
I replaced my Prime with the Infinity even though I did not have the many issues with the Prime that others had. But since Best Buy was willing to do the exchange, I went for it. The Infinity is really nice, but awaiting the Microsoft Surface and the new Samsung Note Tab.
There is very little to do with the infinity. Not many roms, didnt unlock mine yet because not sure i want to keep it. If you watch a movie (before the battery dies) the screen is nice but overall not that impressed, my prime with all the problems had jellybean and was working good, now , i feel we are back at square one, at least for the time being as not much is being devloped.. The battery is not great, 5-6 with a very low screen and not doing very much. I think we were all spoiled with the prime.. lol.
For tablets not much else out there right now
Got an Infinity and am using my original keyboard dock. Love it. If there is a IPS+ display version of the Nexus 7 released I will be very tempted to get one to supplement the TF700T.
Gonna be a windows 8 tablet for me, just missing the full experience of windows on the tablet... Excellent for surfing the web, listening some music and watching youtube but that's about it for me.
Also noticed I hardly ever used the prime without the dock anymore so bought a netbook (Samsung 305U1A) for now. A bit bigger then the prime (and damn, I do miss the touch screen hehe) but have hardly touched the prime since.
Can't wait for a nice windows 8 tablet/netbook combo (removable keyboar dock, just because). Just hope the price will be doable.