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NO! IMO they are pretty slow and useless.
Weekend Open Forum: Will you get a tablet this year?
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TrekExpert
Posts: 104 +0
I'm, not sure if i will buy a tablet this year. They still seem overpriced to me for what they offer. If I were to by a tablet though i think it would most likely be the the Eee Pad Slider when it comes out. I think that since a tablets main purpose is mobility and functionality I believe that the Eee Pad Slider has a clear advantage over the competition.
yRaz
Posts: 6,406 +9,468
after I saw that Acer and windows phone thing I would love to see a tablet with that OS. WP7 is a wonderful OS and I think it would transfer well to tablets. I don't know if I'd buy a tablet. I'd like to get one because they are cool, but that isn't a good enough reason to buy one. I'm not a big fan of android and the iOS is just silly... Although, I have not had the opportunity to even hold a tablet. I need a new video card more so that will come first.
That's why you're not a fan. Find someone who can demonstrate the iPad to you. It's cool enough that you might stop thinking it's silly. It's not cool enough that I'll pay that price, but tablets certainly offer coolness that no Windows PC has, mainly in the form of a touch UI that's responsive and well integrated, but also in features such as integrated GPS and accelerometer with nice software to take advantage of such hardware.
IvanAwfulitch
Posts: 218 +11
Let's be fair and add qualifiers here.
Tablets are cool. They always have been, and that's because they offer a touch-based operating system that's capable of delivering media entertainment and applications for productivity with a tiny bit of gaming. Touch-screen items have been around since the 80s, but weren't harnessed and made available for the average user until the tablets and iPod touch were conceived. That opened a whole new venue for consumers and a market for the larger computing companies. They have an air of excitement around them because of how small, compact, and surprisingly powerful they are for their size.
That said, a tablet is limited in its capability because of what it is. Because it is a tablet, it doesn't have the flexibility that a desktop system has. It can't be (easily) upgraded, and they can be mighty expensive. They are convenient though, and have that coolness factor to balance out some of the negatives.
But for those of us that are much more concerned with computer power and graphical ability, a desktop computer is our cup of tea. We don't have a need for a tablet or small touchscreen device. Such a thing is ancillary at best. All of our needs are met with what we already have. While it's cool and convenient, it's money that no one with a gaming rig feels they have to spend.
Before I got my gaming rig, I had an iPod touch and I loved it because of the freedoms it offered. Internet connectivity wherever there was free wifi, some neat gaming apps, my music on hand at all times, email...and the fact that it had a nifty touch screen. I loved it for all of those reasons. But now that I have my gaming rig, I only ever use it for checking facebook when I can't use my PC.
Tablets will "wow" you. They will impress you with their ability. But if you're serious about your computing needs, you'll feel like it's "a sort of neat tech-toy that's beyond your price range and won't meet all of your needs, so screw it".
Tablets are cool. They always have been, and that's because they offer a touch-based operating system that's capable of delivering media entertainment and applications for productivity with a tiny bit of gaming. Touch-screen items have been around since the 80s, but weren't harnessed and made available for the average user until the tablets and iPod touch were conceived. That opened a whole new venue for consumers and a market for the larger computing companies. They have an air of excitement around them because of how small, compact, and surprisingly powerful they are for their size.
That said, a tablet is limited in its capability because of what it is. Because it is a tablet, it doesn't have the flexibility that a desktop system has. It can't be (easily) upgraded, and they can be mighty expensive. They are convenient though, and have that coolness factor to balance out some of the negatives.
But for those of us that are much more concerned with computer power and graphical ability, a desktop computer is our cup of tea. We don't have a need for a tablet or small touchscreen device. Such a thing is ancillary at best. All of our needs are met with what we already have. While it's cool and convenient, it's money that no one with a gaming rig feels they have to spend.
Before I got my gaming rig, I had an iPod touch and I loved it because of the freedoms it offered. Internet connectivity wherever there was free wifi, some neat gaming apps, my music on hand at all times, email...and the fact that it had a nifty touch screen. I loved it for all of those reasons. But now that I have my gaming rig, I only ever use it for checking facebook when I can't use my PC.
Tablets will "wow" you. They will impress you with their ability. But if you're serious about your computing needs, you'll feel like it's "a sort of neat tech-toy that's beyond your price range and won't meet all of your needs, so screw it".
yRaz
Posts: 6,406 +9,468
I've always hated the way macs look, I couldn't use one for that reason. I sold my iPod touch a few months after I bought it because I couldn't stand it. It is too flashy and toyish to me. I can't stand all the curves on the icons, I like right angles. WP7 looks cool while keeping it professional. While we are on this topic, a lot of people have asked me about my windows phone. Almost everyone who plays with it LOVES it. I don't think this will be much of a surprise, but android users tend to like it over their phone rather than iOS users. Android finally got the GUI down with the latest version though. At first it seemed like they wanted to take everything that iOS did right and try to make it a little different. Instead, Microsoft said F apple, we're gonna do our own thing.
Anyway, I'd just like to see a WP7 variant on a tablet. I've seen reviews of Android tablets and the iPad, I've got to say I'm not that impressed. I'd like to see some more powerful hardware in some of these, but the technology is still very new. I guess as an enthusiast tablets don't have much to offer me.
The best way I have ever heard tablets, as we know them today, described was, "the rich mans toy."
...honestly dont see why i would need a tablet, ive been looking at it and still i decided to buy a new 24" led monitor instead and i can say i havent regret it yet.
My gf begged for a netbook so i bought it for her (as any good bf does when a gf begs for anyting) and i have used it a few times, but everytime i end up shutting it off in anger, the endless waiting, the slow loading etc. Im just too die hard fan of power pc´s, big monitor, big hardware and a obsidian 800D casing
My gf begged for a netbook so i bought it for her (as any good bf does when a gf begs for anyting) and i have used it a few times, but everytime i end up shutting it off in anger, the endless waiting, the slow loading etc. Im just too die hard fan of power pc´s, big monitor, big hardware and a obsidian 800D casing
supertech
Posts: 84 +10
I had the iPad since it came out and just sold it because I found it far too slow for a $800 toy (yes, it comes out to just under that for 16GB 3G model here). I found that apps were crashing often, email was very slow, and the browsing experience on Safari is mediocre at best. Of course, no flash support, just adds to the mounds of problems. I found myself running to my laptop or desktop pc several times a day when needing to access certain websites that contained rich media.
I sold it a couple of weeks ago for about $550 and are in the hunt for a new tablet pc. This year will bring intense competition for the tablet pc market with the Motorolla Xoom, HP touchpad, BlackBerry Playbook, iPad2, Asus EEE slate, Dell Streak, and more. I would stay away from smaller companies and their touchscreen products will be inferior and ruin the whole experience. Apple and Samsung's touchscreens are industry leading right now.
I can't wait to get my next tablet.
I sold it a couple of weeks ago for about $550 and are in the hunt for a new tablet pc. This year will bring intense competition for the tablet pc market with the Motorolla Xoom, HP touchpad, BlackBerry Playbook, iPad2, Asus EEE slate, Dell Streak, and more. I would stay away from smaller companies and their touchscreen products will be inferior and ruin the whole experience. Apple and Samsung's touchscreens are industry leading right now.
I can't wait to get my next tablet.
TorturedChaos
Posts: 836 +43
Maybe if I spent a lot of time on the road I might want one, but for the most part I have access to my computer at home, at work, or if I do go somewhere for a few days I have my (older) laptop. While my laptop is a bit bigger and hard to carry around it can do pretty much the same thing as most tablets.
I see a lot of the tablets have 3G or 4G wireless built into them, but I live a very rural area, where decent cell phone coverage is sometimes hard to find, let alone full 3G speeds, and I don't even want to guess when we will get "4G" here.
So no I don't plan on buying a tablet (or a smart phone) anytime in the near future. Between my laptop and my Razr I'm good.
I see a lot of the tablets have 3G or 4G wireless built into them, but I live a very rural area, where decent cell phone coverage is sometimes hard to find, let alone full 3G speeds, and I don't even want to guess when we will get "4G" here.
So no I don't plan on buying a tablet (or a smart phone) anytime in the near future. Between my laptop and my Razr I'm good.
I don't see a need for one when a netbook can be had for under $200 with full blown windows. Don't you need a pc also for some of them to work? How does this appeal to the lone computer buyer? Like someone sort of said, minimum wage is about $7 an hour and hasn't risen for 30 years.
Relic
Posts: 1,372 +17
I'm not sure if I will be getting one this year considering price/specs for them are simply off this early into the game. I plan on upgrading to a better notebook this year personally as my current one is quite dated but still more useful then most of the tablets on the market. Maybe in a year or two I'll get myself one as I've always dreamed of having a tablet since Star Trek =D.
jjbeard926
Posts: 69 +1
No tablet for me in the foreseeable future. I have no need for one, they don't meet my computing needs. I prefer to use a desktop for my primary computer both for the advanced graphics it allows for gaming and digital art as well as the larger storage of multiple drives. Then I can use my cell for mobile computing needs since I only use that for maps and the occasional facebook post.
IvanAwfulitch
Posts: 218 +11
Cherry-picking lines from an argument and ignoring the context completely destroys yours.
brucethetech
Posts: 223 +0
matrix86 said:
I wish. Maybe if I got a new job that didn't underpay me
i like that. a dave fan. Live like no one else. and everyone else has an iPad.
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