Tablet PC - has anybody tried it - Page 2

Sweetpea · 10-18-2010, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by pphilipp

Every touchscreen computer I ever owned (maybe a dozen) were purchased used-second-hand, except the latest two. This indicates that the price was the only thing holding me back from buying new, but now that prices have fallen I now buy new. Some complainers even feel that $500 is too much to pay for an ipad... perhaps it is. We should find out in the next year or two if price is the main factor holding people back from purchasing.

For me, price and OS. I don't want to spend more than €500 on any device and most certainly not on a device that won't even be useful as a pc-away-from-my-pc. So, no Apple or android... If it's either of those, I don't want to pay more than €200, as I won't be able to do a lot with them (while if I had a windows tablet, I'd be able to install all kinds of applications, which I use daily).

darknessangel · 10-18-2010, 09:46 AM

I would also like a full OS on a tablet (especially for anotation and calculations) but such tablets *points at WeTab* cannot achieve the form factor and weight of the iPad =( Or perhaps they will *points at HP's tablett* But one thing that I would certainly like is a tablett with full OS (no apple please) with the same cooling of the ipad (aluminium back) cause I really hate fan noise and I'm pretty sure that having a fan moving around with the tablett is bad and won't last for long.

paaThaka · 10-20-2010, 01:01 PM

Full OS is indeed critical. I wouldn't mind OS X, but iOS doesn't cut it.

Perhaps will see some interesting devices being introduced at CES2011. Of course, god only knows if most prototypes will ever ship (Skiff & Que, anyone?).

paaThaka · 10-20-2010, 01:57 PM

Fujitsu had two new slate (Win 7) protos at Ceatec:

http://www.laptopshop.co.uk/news/201...atec-2010-323/

No specs or dates yet, probably more info at CES or CeBit.

The WeTab/ExoPC/bModo/2goPad variants with Atom N450 seem to be coming before end of the year, but have low res, glossy displays and battery life below 5 hours.

Sweetpea · 10-21-2010, 06:58 AM

The low res I can live with, the battery life below 5 hours I can live with. The glossy displays are horrible.

10-18-2010, 09:46 AM	#17
darknessangel Addict Posts: 297 Karma: 1018140 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: PRS-505, iPad	I would also like a full OS on a tablet (especially for anotation and calculations) but such tablets points at WeTab cannot achieve the form factor and weight of the iPad =( Or perhaps they will points at HP's tablett But one thing that I would certainly like is a tablett with full OS (no apple please) with the same cooling of the ipad (aluminium back) cause I really hate fan noise and I'm pretty sure that having a fan moving around with the tablett is bad and won't last for long. Last edited by darknessangel; 10-18-2010 at 05:07 PM.

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10-20-2010, 01:01 PM	#18
paaThaka Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 499216 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	Full OS is indeed critical. I wouldn't mind OS X, but iOS doesn't cut it. Perhaps will see some interesting devices being introduced at CES2011. Of course, god only knows if most prototypes will ever ship (Skiff & Que, anyone?).

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paaThaka Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 499216 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	Fujitsu had two new slate (Win 7) protos at Ceatec: http://www.laptopshop.co.uk/news/201...atec-2010-323/ No specs or dates yet, probably more info at CES or CeBit. The WeTab/ExoPC/bModo/2goPad variants with Atom N450 seem to be coming before end of the year, but have low res, glossy displays and battery life below 5 hours.

10-21-2010, 06:58 AM	#20
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	The low res I can live with, the battery life below 5 hours I can live with. The glossy displays are horrible.

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