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ddavtian · 07-13-2011, 01:17 PM

I read previous comments, good coverage of Android tablets )
I may not be able to add more, I'm biased, Android user for almost 2 years, no single Apple product for me. I did buy iPad for my son, have used it occasionally.

I got the xoom on launch day, no regrets. It does have few bugs, it's heavier than iPad 2 or Samsung 10.1 but it doesn't bother me. I often read books/documents in pdf format, xoom size and aspect ratio work well in portrait mode. It's also good device to watch movies on the go. I use annotations, write directly on the book (with a finger or a stylus).
For non-technical books I usually use older Samsung Tab, 7". It just got gingerbread, now rooted. Smaller size, fits into pocket, easier to carry. I have Nook reader on both for magazine subscriptions, prefer that to Zinio (which is available for honeycomb only).

I'm not a gamer, have very few games on android, plus few more on iPad. None of them were more than $5. Most expensive app was LogMeIn, $30, and then MLB atBat, $15 for each OS. I have to say, baseball app is amazing on iPad, very jealous of that. It looks horrible on android tablets, doesn't support live video. Of course, more apps for iPad, but I don't care for that. All I need is available for android.

I did play with Playbook for 10 minutes, nice hardware, nice software. But not for me, not looking forward buying the same apps for a new OS.

07-13-2011, 01:17 PM	#11
ddavtian Addict Posts: 274 Karma: 332 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco, USA Device: Sage, Elipsa, Oasis, Galaxy Tab 8U, S22U	I read previous comments, good coverage of Android tablets ) I may not be able to add more, I'm biased, Android user for almost 2 years, no single Apple product for me. I did buy iPad for my son, have used it occasionally. I got the xoom on launch day, no regrets. It does have few bugs, it's heavier than iPad 2 or Samsung 10.1 but it doesn't bother me. I often read books/documents in pdf format, xoom size and aspect ratio work well in portrait mode. It's also good device to watch movies on the go. I use annotations, write directly on the book (with a finger or a stylus). For non-technical books I usually use older Samsung Tab, 7". It just got gingerbread, now rooted. Smaller size, fits into pocket, easier to carry. I have Nook reader on both for magazine subscriptions, prefer that to Zinio (which is available for honeycomb only). I'm not a gamer, have very few games on android, plus few more on iPad. None of them were more than $5. Most expensive app was LogMeIn, $30, and then MLB atBat, $15 for each OS. I have to say, baseball app is amazing on iPad, very jealous of that. It looks horrible on android tablets, doesn't support live video. Of course, more apps for iPad, but I don't care for that. All I need is available for android. I did play with Playbook for 10 minutes, nice hardware, nice software. But not for me, not looking forward buying the same apps for a new OS.