Are there any options for Tablets except iPad series?

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tomtoplulu June 29, 2012

Are there any options for Tablets except iPad series?

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bleepnik 10 months ago

That's a pretty divisive, incendiary question. =) There are *always* options, it just depends what you want to accomplish. I have a Sony Tablet S (Android)[1] and it's pretty good. I briefly tried one of the ASUS Transformer series in a local electronics store, and that was nice, too. Google just announced the Nexus 7 tablet, and most folks expect that to be a pretty good device, too.

That said, only you can determine which is right for you. I've tried a few alternatives, but nothing beats my iPad. I fell in love with it when it was announced a little over two years ago, before I even held it in my hands; now in its third iteration, I fall in love with it all over again every time I use it.

Whatever you decide, tablets are really fun, useful devices. I hope you enjoy yours. =)

[1] gdgt.com/sony/tablet/s/

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tomtoplulu 2012-06-29 23:30:17

yeah~Then which iPad should I buy? The New iPad or iPad 2? Since there was announced that the iPad Mini would be published in December.

bleepnik 2012-06-29 23:34:42

Sorry, I must have missed that—when and by whom was it announced that there would be an iPad mini? If you're going to get an iPad, and you can afford it, I would always recommend getting the newest version with the most storage you can afford. That is especially important in this case: the retina display of the third-generation iPad ("the new iPad") is phenomenal. If that were the only difference between it and the iPad 2, it would still be a worthwhile upgrade. In addition, applications optimised or created for retina displays will necessarily take more space than their "low-res" counterparts, so you'll be grateful you spent the money on that extra space. Personally, I was bummed that they announced a retina display device but didn't take it up to 128GB; I keep running out of space on mine.

tomtoplulu 2012-06-29 23:40:09

well, you may check here:
news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57464099-94/analyst-pred...

Not sure whether it is true or not~
And besides the Apple iPad series, how about the Android Tablets? I prefer to Samsung Galaxy and Asus~

bleepnik 2012-06-29 23:47:09

I find it a waste of time to pay attention to analyst predictions. Unless the announcement comes from Apple, I wouldn't pay it any mind. The non-iPad tablets I mentioned in my reply are all Android tablets. I haven't upgraded the Android OS on my Sony Tablet S to the latest version, yet, but that has always been the problem for me. I find Android OS ugly, unintuitive, and not nearly responsive enough ("sticky" instead of smooth). While iPad would win on hardware design alone, its real selling point is iOS. I'm not arguing the merits (or lack thereof) of a walled garden, mind you; I'm commenting solely on the experience of using the device+iOS on a daily basis.

tomtoplulu 2012-06-29 23:51:07

Eh, I see~~
The iOS really beats others. Just for downloading its apps would cost a lot~:P
And the Jelly Bean Android 4.1 seems attractive~

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bruckwine 2012-08-04 09:23:09

If you can afford it the asus transfomer infinity is a superb alternative. Think of it as a 10 inch google nexus 7 with all the bells and whistles. The only thing it lacks is jelly bean which it should get soon according to asus.

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Mitchellmckenna 2012-06-29 23:45:12

Lucky for you gdgt has got all the tablets in one place where you can sort by gdgt score and filter by the price point your looking for ;)
gdgt.com/reviews/tablets/

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