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Well, now that the iPad has been announced you can get a much bigger iPod Touch if you want, though it's not too handy to carry with you. The A81 resembles the Touch a lot but it's thicker, heavier and has a shorter battery life. With the latest firmware the browsing seems fine and it boots up much faster. The touchscreen seems more responsive, too so I don't need the stylus most of the time unless I'm writing.
As you probably know it plays a lot of video formats including RMVB, flash, nearly any AVI I've thrown at it, MP4 and so on. The screen is a treat other than the fact you have to hold it just right or the image gets too dark, something I'm sure the iPad won't suffer from. If the iPad was 5" I'd get one and maybe even at 7", but 9" is just too bulky. Maybe the Archos 7 MID will be worth looking at and I'm sure prices on all the competitor products will drop once Apple starts shipping the iPad.
Still no further word on Android and I'm losing hope that they'll do it, they may just add it for the next generation of the hardware. If so I won't be buying from Witstech again. Android isn't a cure-all but it would certainly make the A81 more useful.
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