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Originally Posted by JerseyBiker
Thank you very much for your suggestions. I sold the boat. It got to be too much of an expense for a toy I wasn't using very much anymore. Now I waste my money on my Harley 
I like the idea of the smaller Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9". That seems like a better size for using as a ereader which I will do often. I considered the Thrive because my Son-in-Law has one and It seemed OK. But as you say it is very bulky compared to other tablets. My wife who is a Kindle fan just purchased a Kindle Fire. It's nice as an ereader but I think a little small for a tablet. That's why I'll check out the Galaxy 8.9" tablet. I've seen the Blackberry Playbook advertised at very low price's but I think you mentioned in an earlier post that It's nice but there are not very many apps for it and I've heard that elsewhere. I'll also check into the HP TouchPad.
~eddie |
Re. BlackBerry PlayBook:
It's true -unfortunately- there aren't many native apps. Maybe 25 good ones, that's about it. No Navigon, no Kindle app and so on.
But: There will be an official Android player (= kind of an emulator) ca. in February, which allows for more or less all (older) Android apps. In the wild, there's already a leaked pre-release version. I've briefly tested it - good enough.
And for my personal needs, I even can live with the limited apps already. I've got the Kobo app for reading. I've got the phantastic browser and the benchmark OS.
I permanently find myself flicking on iPad or Android tablets until remembering: That's only available on HP TouchPad and BlackBerry PlayBook.
Re. Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9:
It really is a great size. I easily can live with PlayBooks 7". And sometimes I'm glad about the 10" tablets. But 8.9" really allows for both: Mobility and still big enough screen.
And it's ultra-slim. And almost iPad-like elegant.
Re. HP TouchPad: I'm deeply disappointed in HP for killing it that early.
(BTW: I've ordered the LG Optimus Pad and got the info, LG has cancelled the product. It seems like quite a few manufacturers are giving up).
Rumor has it, TouchPad might appear again, this time with Windows 8 or Linux. But I have no idea, how reliable those sources are.
The app situation for now is worse than on BlackBerry PlayBook. They've announced a Kindle app and someone in a thread mentioned a Beta version pre-installed on his US version. But I never got hold of this app. And the Kindle cloud reader isn't working (it's working on PlayBook though - again, best browser on PlayBook).
It's a great tablet. Right after PlayBook the 2nd best OS by far. Great display, nice design. But with a very unclear future. I'd carefully compare to your needs. There are some 3rd party reader apps for ePUBs, but nothing special.
A mixed package...
I think, you have good choices with PlayBook and Galaxy Tab 8.9.
And of course there's the iPad 3 with massive rumors about drastically increased resolution. And we shouldn't forget about Xooms 1 and 2. The race never ends...