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Does anybody think this tablet is a credible contender ?
How will it stack up against the iPad2 or the Galaxy 10.1 ? Does the fact that the HP failed in the tablet war make a difference ?
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Part one: It will be able to do pretty much everything the Galaxy 10.1 can do, with a few additional enterprise-oriented features provided by Lenovo-proprietary apps. Physically I believe it's a little bit heavier. The active digitizer pen (optional) also introduces handwriting recognition etc. It's a bit of a different device aimed at a different market compared to an iPad2. The core surfing/email/reading type stuff won't be fundamentally different between the to, the video media experience on the iPad2 will likely be slightly better, where the ThinkPad will have the advantage on notetaking, document editing, sketching diagrams, etc.
The way HP has gone out may pressure the ThinkPad to come out at a slightly lower price than planned or have an early price drop by maybe $30-70. That's really speculation, there may well be no impact.
Sidenote: HP didn't fail in the tablet war. They never showed up to fight in the first place.
The way HP has gone out may pressure the ThinkPad to come out at a slightly lower price than planned or have an early price drop by maybe $30-70. That's really speculation, there may well be no impact.
Sidenote: HP didn't fail in the tablet war. They never showed up to fight in the first place.
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its the Digitizer pen and handwriting recognition that interests me about the Thinkpad.
Love your comment on HP, you are so on the money , they never showed up.
Love your comment on HP, you are so on the money , they never showed up.
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vs. the BizCasual Tablet Market, it's a runnaway
vs. the iPad, no chance (sadly)
vs. the Android Tablet Market, good chance
The term contender implies there's a market they're targeting that is established... and frankly, I think this tablet is aiming for a market that is only now emerging... business casual tablets. The Playbook launched that market and hasn't made much of a splash. HP tried, and failed, to straddle the biz/consumer gap and only fielded a half-baked attempt that started its design life as a windows tablet and finished life as a $100 clearing house item.
So, from that angle, they have alot to gain, as no one has brought a device that's really connected with the business market, and the design makes me confident they'll lock this narrow market.
Outside of that, does it have a chance versus the entire tablet market? No. Will it take market from the iPad? No. I personally believe the iPad is a device riddled with technical claustrophobia that doesn't deliver the experience I'm looking for. Versus the android tablet market... it stand a legitimate chance to become the big gun. The Xoom despite it's intense marketing, underperforms because it's great hardware paired with poor, poor software optimization. The device is fantastic, but the guys finalizing the rom need to be flogged, flayed and fired. Get a debloat on it, and it's great all around. The Samsung Galaxy models, while they seem to be popular, they take alot away from what the android experience has to offer with a recycled UI and a company with a history of very lethargic forward motion as far as upgrading existing devices.
Lenovo enters a market that while it's existed for over 2 years, it's only had marketing steam behind it for 6 months. No one has a clue if they'll support the product well, but the company had a good support history in thier mobile computing division, but OS development support is a different beast. This isn't an OS that's just mailed to you on a CD, branded and drivered... so hopefully Lenovo has the drive and talent to continue quality development.
vs. the BizCasual Tablet Market, it's a runnaway
vs. the iPad, no chance (sadly)
vs. the Android Tablet Market, good chance
The term contender implies there's a market they're targeting that is established... and frankly, I think this tablet is aiming for a market that is only now emerging... business casual tablets. The Playbook launched that market and hasn't made much of a splash. HP tried, and failed, to straddle the biz/consumer gap and only fielded a half-baked attempt that started its design life as a windows tablet and finished life as a $100 clearing house item.
So, from that angle, they have alot to gain, as no one has brought a device that's really connected with the business market, and the design makes me confident they'll lock this narrow market.
Outside of that, does it have a chance versus the entire tablet market? No. Will it take market from the iPad? No. I personally believe the iPad is a device riddled with technical claustrophobia that doesn't deliver the experience I'm looking for. Versus the android tablet market... it stand a legitimate chance to become the big gun. The Xoom despite it's intense marketing, underperforms because it's great hardware paired with poor, poor software optimization. The device is fantastic, but the guys finalizing the rom need to be flogged, flayed and fired. Get a debloat on it, and it's great all around. The Samsung Galaxy models, while they seem to be popular, they take alot away from what the android experience has to offer with a recycled UI and a company with a history of very lethargic forward motion as far as upgrading existing devices.
Lenovo enters a market that while it's existed for over 2 years, it's only had marketing steam behind it for 6 months. No one has a clue if they'll support the product well, but the company had a good support history in thier mobile computing division, but OS development support is a different beast. This isn't an OS that's just mailed to you on a CD, branded and drivered... so hopefully Lenovo has the drive and talent to continue quality development.
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