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Originally Posted by tompe
It looks like the Zoom is a better alternative than the iPad. And it is not cheap.
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Cool, I've seen lots of discussion about it but didn't realise it had actually been released yet. Competition can only be good. Also interesting to see how the first 'real' (3.0) Android tablet works out, I think there has probably been some unfair reactions to what Google themselves didn't think was ready for tablet use before this.
I think the different screen shape is probably not as good specifically for reading, but may be more popular for general media consumption.
Price seems pretty competitive, in the UK at least:
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/moto...-tag-50002978/
"Motorola has Apple in its crosshairs, as the Xoom 32GB, Wi-Fi-only model has today gone up for preorder for a mere £450 at PC World. That's £60 less than the equivalent 32GB iPad, and only £10 more than the 16GB version."
If they had both been released at the same time it would have been a straight up fight. Interesting to see how much the year's advantage will help the iPad.
[Although going to PC World now I don't see either a price or a Pre-Order button]