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llewdebkram on 19 March 2012
Marks said:
Just buy a laptop, tablets are stupid.

But if you insist on a tablet, try the Samsung Galaxy Tablet.


Yea I couldn't see the point until I had a go on the ipad for a week and it's enjoyable for certai things.

like lounging around and in bed watching video and basic games.

I have laptops and desktops so this would be an additional device just for fun things.



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llewdebkram on 19 March 2012
thetonestarr said:

For budget, go with an Amazon Kindle Fire. It has all sorts of power behind it; and if you want more functions, you can easily flash it with different firmware to unlock all sorts of abilities. XDA-developers.com is the place to go to learn about that.

For things that REALLY rival the iPad in function, though, I recommend going with an ASUS Eee Pad Transformer. These suckers are easily the best tablets out there function-wise; the iPad has them beat for support, though (but I haven't seen a single moment where that's been an issue).

There are three models out - the original Eee Pad Transformer, with 16 or 32GB onboard storage plus expandable MicroUSB on the system itself and the keyboard add-on has an original SD card slot on it (so you can expand up to 64GB extra space over what the system has by default). Has 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor and 1GB RAM. 5MP back camera, 1.3MP front camera. Display is 1280x800 (just a bit above 720p).

Then there's the Eee Pad Transformer Prime. All the same features of the original Transformer, but it's either 32 or 64GB, has a 1.3GB Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor, and the front camera is 8MP. Display is the same.

Finally, there's the Transformer Pad Infinity. 1.6GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 (WiFi model), or 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM 8260A/8960 Snapdragon S4 (3G / 4G model). Display is 1920 x 1200 (just a bit above 1080p). Has the same storage specs as the Prime, front camera is now 2MP (back one is still 8MP), and it's thinner and lighter than the new iPad.

Here's a good page for comparing the best tablets against the new iPad: http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/new-ipad-competition-specs/

 

I own the original Transformer, with the keyboard add-on, and I LOVE it. I've handled iPads, but I absolutely 100% think this is vastly superior.

Thanks for that, very useful and thanks to everyone else for their comments.



Rath on 19 March 2012

I've got a Samsung Galaxy Note and for me it strikes the exact right balance between phone and tablet. Fits in my pocket, has a reasonably large screen (well small for a tablet, huge for a phone) and only makes me look like a bit of a twat when I make phone calls on it.



blkfish92 on 19 March 2012
superchunk said:
blkfish92 said:
I say just buy a laptop.


That's why you get the Asus Transformer. For about the same price, you get both.


I don't know...I just prefer laptops.



           

Marks on 19 March 2012
llewdebkram said:
Marks said:
Just buy a laptop, tablets are stupid.

But if you insist on a tablet, try the Samsung Galaxy Tablet.


Yea I couldn't see the point until I had a go on the ipad for a week and it's enjoyable for certai things.

like lounging around and in bed watching video and basic games.

 

Yeah that makes sense man, laptops are definitely not ideal for lounging in bed. 



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Munkeh111 on 19 March 2012
blkfish92 said:
superchunk said:
blkfish92 said:
I say just buy a laptop.


That's why you get the Asus Transformer. For about the same price, you get both.


I don't know...I just prefer laptops.


I think the best solution is to wait for Windows 8 Asus Transformer

 

Personally, I have the Sony Tablet S and it is pretty good, but laptops are just so much better for everything except portability, so I think I will be getting rid of laptop and getting a gaming desktop system instead... So it all depends on your situation, with a smartphone and laptop, they are a bit unnecessary, and Android isn't good enough to replace Windows yet IMO



blkfish92 on 19 March 2012
Munkeh111 said:
blkfish92 said:
superchunk said:
blkfish92 said:
I say just buy a laptop.


That's why you get the Asus Transformer. For about the same price, you get both.


I don't know...I just prefer laptops.


I think the best solution is to wait for Windows 8 Asus Transformer

 

Personally, I have the Sony Tablet S and it is pretty good, but laptops are just so much better for everything except portability, so I think I will be getting rid of laptop and getting a gaming desktop system instead... So it all depends on your situation, with a smartphone and laptop, they are a bit unnecessary, and Android isn't good enough to replace Windows yet IMO


YET!



           

Munkeh111 on 20 March 2012
blkfish92 said:
Munkeh111 said:
blkfish92 said:
superchunk said:
blkfish92 said:
I say just buy a laptop.


That's why you get the Asus Transformer. For about the same price, you get both.


I don't know...I just prefer laptops.


I think the best solution is to wait for Windows 8 Asus Transformer

 

Personally, I have the Sony Tablet S and it is pretty good, but laptops are just so much better for everything except portability, so I think I will be getting rid of laptop and getting a gaming desktop system instead... So it all depends on your situation, with a smartphone and laptop, they are a bit unnecessary, and Android isn't good enough to replace Windows yet IMO


YET!

Maybe... When I can have two programmes running side by side, then I will be more happy with Android, but until that sort of thing, is just nowhere near as useful as a Windows 7 device



Rainbird on 20 March 2012

If you're looking to buy here and now, I can't really help you, but otherwise I think waiting for a Windows 8 device is the right decision.

I'm personally doing this as there will be devices ala the ASUS Transformer series where they can be both laptop and tablet in one device. And while you can use the current Transformers for something similar, Android is no replacement for a proper PC desktop like you get with Windows 8, and Windows 8 offers an incredibly sleek touch interface and the classic and honed mouse interface we know, so you get the best of both worlds without compromise in functionality.



superchunk on 20 March 2012

I've seen a couple of you blast Android as not being a true replacement for Windows.... well how?

Can it run anything web related that Windows can? Yes.
Can it run Microsoft Office (obvious premier document control) as well as Google Docs to give you anything related to business/school typical use? Yes.

While it doesn't offer the exact same game library, with onLive and Google Play Store and the known expansion of gaming coming end of this year beginning of next.. well gaming options shouldn't be an issue either.

So, aside from specific things like programming or CAD software etc... for the greater majority of the mass populace, Android (or iOS for that matter) will be just fine as a tablet/laptop in replacement of Windows.

EDIT: and in the case of programming or other software... since Android is Linux based kernals, very soon you can have dual OS support with a full Linux build running.