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jocampo · 04-15-2011, 11:46 AM

So, for those new iPad owners, please share your thoughts and let us know why the scale moved to Apple's side.

Xoom owners who faced same dilemma are welcome as well!

... and hopefully we all can keep the discussion in a civilized and healthy way.

I liked the Xoom and checked it before buying the iPad 2 wifi model. Played with the Xoom for several hours in store and even made lot of research. Finally decided for the iPad when taking these into consideration:

Price (no wifi model for the Xoom at the time iPad 2 came out)

4G not working (but paying tag price for it anyway)

SD not working (but paying tag price for it anyway)

Heavier

Just a few Honeycomb apps for Xoom

So at the end, I was getting a product with features I was paying, but were not ready yet, not even working! I wanted something that for what I was paying, was working out of the box, without "coming soon" features, because my check account is being deducted now

... not six month laters when the SD card driver is available.

Lot of nice and ready applications for iPad 2 was also an important factor! Netflix, B&N, Kindle were a "must" to me.

If you are a new iPad owner, share your experience and let us know why you bought it instead of the Xoom.

04-15-2011, 11:46 AM	#1
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	iPad over Xoom So, for those new iPad owners, please share your thoughts and let us know why the scale moved to Apple's side. Xoom owners who faced same dilemma are welcome as well! ... and hopefully we all can keep the discussion in a civilized and healthy way. I liked the Xoom and checked it before buying the iPad 2 wifi model. Played with the Xoom for several hours in store and even made lot of research. Finally decided for the iPad when taking these into consideration: Price (no wifi model for the Xoom at the time iPad 2 came out) 4G not working (but paying tag price for it anyway) SD not working (but paying tag price for it anyway) Heavier Just a few Honeycomb apps for Xoom So at the end, I was getting a product with features I was paying, but were not ready yet, not even working! I wanted something that for what I was paying, was working out of the box, without "coming soon" features, because my check account is being deducted now ... not six month laters when the SD card driver is available. Lot of nice and ready applications for iPad 2 was also an important factor! Netflix, B&N, Kindle were a "must" to me. If you are a new iPad owner, share your experience and let us know why you bought it instead of the Xoom. Last edited by jocampo; 04-15-2011 at 11:48 AM.