iPad vs "the rest"

pakitt · 02-09-2011, 04:24 PM

I saw this Dell Product ad the other day in the subway - and said to myself "cool, weird that Apple doesn't have something similar".
Then I read a review here.
No wonder the iPad sells like crazy....and the Dell is not even *that* cheap, considering all the shortcomings the extra hardware should deliver compared to the "skimpy" (in comparison) feature set of the iPad...

cwerdna · 02-09-2011, 04:30 PM

On that note, HP just announced the TouchPad and some evolutionary new models of smartphones. More at Thinkbeyond -- Engadget.

It's coming this summer w/a price to be "determined at a later date".

I'm not sure how much of a chance it has against the onslaught of Android tablets, iPad and the (now promising looking) Playbook.

pakitt · 02-09-2011, 04:58 PM

This is also interesting.

PhazonPhobe · 02-09-2011, 05:27 PM

I love my iPad. One of my better investments. I'm debating selling it for the second one that is to come out soon.

Comrad_Durandal · 02-09-2011, 05:29 PM

I would never have bought an iPad on its own, but I got one for free when I purchased my 2010 Prius. It's interesting.

nerfer · 02-09-2011, 05:31 PM

Definitely cool things are coming our way. Pretty soon they'll have a tablet that takes the place of a laptop, and maybe even a desktop. Right now the iPad has some limitations, it'll be interesting to see what the next gen has (should be announced real soon), although I expect to be more evolutionary than revolutionary like the original was. Still, all the other major manufacturers are scrambling to provide something even better.

pakitt · 02-09-2011, 05:50 PM

I am waiting for the second version....

burritos · 02-09-2011, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pakitt

This is also interesting.

Wait will apple comes out with irobot:

YouTube - Terminator 1 ending

Sorry, that term has already been copyrighted.

burritos · 02-09-2011, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhazonPhobe

I love my iPad. One of my better investments. I'm debating selling it for the second one that is to come out soon.

One of my better investments was buying apple stock in 1997 in my Roth IRA. Unfortunately, I've sold over 1/2 of it over the years. I kept thinking that it had peaked.

Stardom · 02-09-2011, 07:18 PM

what's the whole point of these tablets, just get a lap top, end of story

02-09-2011, 04:24 PM	#1
pakitt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,081 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Premium (Europe) Thanks: 240 Thanked 219 Times in 112 Posts Friends: 3	iPad vs "the rest" I saw this Dell Product ad the other day in the subway - and said to myself "cool, weird that Apple doesn't have something similar". Then I read a review here. No wonder the iPad sells like crazy....and the Dell is not even that cheap, considering all the shortcomings the extra hardware should deliver compared to the "skimpy" (in comparison) feature set of the iPad...

02-09-2011, 04:30 PM	#2
cwerdna Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 8,446 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: N/A Package: #7 Thanks: 1,521 Thanked 973 Times in 792 Posts Friends: 8	Re: iPad vs "the rest" On that note, HP just announced the TouchPad and some evolutionary new models of smartphones. More at Thinkbeyond -- Engadget. It's coming this summer w/a price to be "determined at a later date". I'm not sure how much of a chance it has against the onslaught of Android tablets, iPad and the (now promising looking) Playbook.

02-09-2011, 04:58 PM	#3
pakitt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,081 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Premium (Europe) Thanks: 240 Thanked 219 Times in 112 Posts Friends: 3	Re: iPad vs "the rest" This is also interesting.

02-09-2011, 05:27 PM	#4
PhazonPhobe His name is Sora Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 215 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: #9 Thanks: 8 Thanked 20 Times in 16 Posts Friends: 5	Re: iPad vs "the rest" I love my iPad. One of my better investments. I'm debating selling it for the second one that is to come out soon.

02-09-2011, 05:29 PM	#5
Comrad_Durandal Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN USA Posts: 170 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: III Package: Navigation Thanks: 17 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Friends: 0	Re: iPad vs "the rest" I would never have bought an iPad on its own, but I got one for free when I purchased my 2010 Prius. It's interesting.

02-09-2011, 05:31 PM	#6
nerfer A young senior member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicagoland, IL USA, Earth Posts: 2,417 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #1 Thanks: 369 Thanked 166 Times in 128 Posts Friends: 5	Re: iPad vs "the rest" Definitely cool things are coming our way. Pretty soon they'll have a tablet that takes the place of a laptop, and maybe even a desktop. Right now the iPad has some limitations, it'll be interesting to see what the next gen has (should be announced real soon), although I expect to be more evolutionary than revolutionary like the original was. Still, all the other major manufacturers are scrambling to provide something even better.

02-09-2011, 05:50 PM	#7
pakitt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,081 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Premium (Europe) Thanks: 240 Thanked 219 Times in 112 Posts Friends: 3	Re: iPad vs "the rest" I am waiting for the second version....

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Stardom Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 10 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: Five Package: Adv. Technology Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: iPad vs "the rest" what's the whole point of these tablets, just get a lap top, end of story

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