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nonanon · 01-27-2010, 09:30 PM

I'd much prefer this with a 7 inch screen, or even a 5 inch. This size is just too big to carry around, even my A81 7" screen is too bulky most of the time so I carry my Touch instead. Since this isn't much more than a scaled-up Touch I hope they'll offer a variety of sizes.

I'd have to compare this to a tablet PC like the Asus T91 with a 9" screen. But that device has a keyboard, stylus and a real OS (Win XP) as well as 32 gigs of storage (16 gigs of it removable). It's about twice as thick and 1/2 pound heavier with a shorter battery life but it's also only $454 at Amazon. I doubted the iSlate would be what I wanted and it's not.

I'm sure it's perfect for someone but if you want a big screen for movies you can have bigger than 9" with a much cheaper DVD player. For internet I don't enjoy it much without a keyboard as any touchscreen just takes too long and is error-prone without lots of practice. I don't mind LCD screens for reading, I read a lot on my Touch, but this isn't portable enough and is too expensive compared to most e-readers. For gaming this will be great once some of the apps are ported to support the larger screen but at present you choose between a Touch-sized screen or a fuzzier full screen.

01-27-2010, 09:30 PM	#403
nonanon Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 21900 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Utah Device: iPad, Nook Simple Touch	Too big, too small, not enough I'd much prefer this with a 7 inch screen, or even a 5 inch. This size is just too big to carry around, even my A81 7" screen is too bulky most of the time so I carry my Touch instead. Since this isn't much more than a scaled-up Touch I hope they'll offer a variety of sizes. I'd have to compare this to a tablet PC like the Asus T91 with a 9" screen. But that device has a keyboard, stylus and a real OS (Win XP) as well as 32 gigs of storage (16 gigs of it removable). It's about twice as thick and 1/2 pound heavier with a shorter battery life but it's also only $454 at Amazon. I doubted the iSlate would be what I wanted and it's not. I'm sure it's perfect for someone but if you want a big screen for movies you can have bigger than 9" with a much cheaper DVD player. For internet I don't enjoy it much without a keyboard as any touchscreen just takes too long and is error-prone without lots of practice. I don't mind LCD screens for reading, I read a lot on my Touch, but this isn't portable enough and is too expensive compared to most e-readers. For gaming this will be great once some of the apps are ported to support the larger screen but at present you choose between a Touch-sized screen or a fuzzier full screen.