Hi, Guest
12-07-2011, 01:13 AM
My typical advice is, "What do all your friends use?" .. If they all have iPads, it'll be easier to deal with the iPad...if it's Android, go Samsung Galaxy 10.1...
Right now, the most popular is the iPad... but there's a slight catch. There's likely to be a new iPad with a much higher resolution display in the spring. It'll have a better screen, faster processor, 8mp camera, and likely more memory... this is the iPad you'll want. So I'd actually hold off a bit. And of course, the Flash issue will be short lived as everyone moves away from Flash (including the makers of flash).
If it's Samsung you're looking at, Android offers a lot of flexibility, and the samsung units are top of the range along with the new Acers. Lenovo has one coming out soon too that looks to be a powerhouse, but you may have to wait for that.
Then there's the playbook... oh the poor playbook. It's RIM's Palm Pre. A decent piece of hardware that belly-flopped onto pavement with poorly executed software (which have been and still could theoretically be fixed with updates). But the deep discounts and RIM's $450 million loss on it means you probably won't see much support for it. I've been saying this for the past year and a half, but RIM is the next Nortel. If they don't come up with some good hardware and switch to android, they'll be dead sooner rather than later. They may be able to sell their secure messaging, but with latest IOS and Android versions, you can get secure enterprise e-mail on those platforms.... so maybe they'll sell their patent portfolio? I dunno... there is nothing on the horizon that would give me any hope for RIM. I'd buy their playbook if that's the only tablet all your friends have, or you want to give a reasonable tablet as a gift...
Not sure that helps... it's a tight race between IOS and Android for adoption and availability of the coolest apps, so I'd go back to the 1st question...
Right now, the most popular is the iPad... but there's a slight catch. There's likely to be a new iPad with a much higher resolution display in the spring. It'll have a better screen, faster processor, 8mp camera, and likely more memory... this is the iPad you'll want. So I'd actually hold off a bit. And of course, the Flash issue will be short lived as everyone moves away from Flash (including the makers of flash).
If it's Samsung you're looking at, Android offers a lot of flexibility, and the samsung units are top of the range along with the new Acers. Lenovo has one coming out soon too that looks to be a powerhouse, but you may have to wait for that.
Then there's the playbook... oh the poor playbook. It's RIM's Palm Pre. A decent piece of hardware that belly-flopped onto pavement with poorly executed software (which have been and still could theoretically be fixed with updates). But the deep discounts and RIM's $450 million loss on it means you probably won't see much support for it. I've been saying this for the past year and a half, but RIM is the next Nortel. If they don't come up with some good hardware and switch to android, they'll be dead sooner rather than later. They may be able to sell their secure messaging, but with latest IOS and Android versions, you can get secure enterprise e-mail on those platforms.... so maybe they'll sell their patent portfolio? I dunno... there is nothing on the horizon that would give me any hope for RIM. I'd buy their playbook if that's the only tablet all your friends have, or you want to give a reasonable tablet as a gift...
Not sure that helps... it's a tight race between IOS and Android for adoption and availability of the coolest apps, so I'd go back to the 1st question...
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