[rkennedy01]

Looks like Mathew Miller has been bitten by the PB bug:

Forget the Amazon Kindle Fire, the BB PlayBook is now the best low cost tablet | ZDNet

Very positive look at the newly revamped PB 2.0. Finally...

RCK

[Sith_Apprentice]

Interesting to see, though they still only classify it as a low cost tablet. But at least is it good press.

[conix67]

There's no doubt it is definitely a good deal at current price /w OS 2.0. The growth in native PB app ecosystem is all we need for PB to really take off!

The article looks straight from one of the many posts on this forum.

[WIdo]

At last, a review that speaks the truth about the Playbook. I was about to unsuscribe from ZDNet with their constant bad press on Blackberry products, and biased reviews on Apple. Eventhough I don't appreciate the "low cost tablet" title. We all know that Playbook's hardware is also more powerful than Apple's high cost tablet!

[LuvULongTime]

In fairness, he didn't say it was low quality, or had inferior hardware, he said it was low cost. And it is! $199 for a 16GB is low cost when compared to other tablets with the same type of HW specs and capabilities.

[jamesbondOO7]

Nice article.

[walnuts1024]

Article below:

Forget the Amazon Kindle Fire, the BB PlayBook is now the best low cost tablet
By Matthew Miller | February 23, 2012, 5:45am PST

Summary: The PlayBook 2.0 update is out and takes a good 7 inch tablet and makes it excellent. I am a huge fan of the 7 inch form factor and am pleased to see the PlayBook finally where it should have been last year.

Thanks in large part to the success of the Amazon Kindle Fire, the Android tablet market is finally heating up and starting to impact Apple iPad market share. With the new OS 2.0 update available for the BB PlayBook, I recommend people seriously consider one for $199 instead of the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire if they are looking for more of a tablet than an ebook reader.

The Kindle Fire is excellent if you want the ultimate Amazon experience, but if you want a richer tablet experience then check out the updated PlayBook. You can get the Amazon experience on the PlayBook, but you can’t get the PlayBook experience on the Kindle Fire. These devices share a common look and feel, which is one reason I loved the Kindle Fire since I find the PlayBook design and form factor to be extremely desirable. In addition to the slick UI of the QNX-based PlayBook OS, you can now run Android apps on your PlayBook so you get the best of both worlds with a much more powerful piece of hardware.

Advantages of the PlayBook over the Kindle Fire include:

Dual high quality cameras and a microphone
Bluetooth wireless radio
Integrated GPS
HDMI out (outputs EVERYTHING, unlike the iPad)
Dual stereo speakers
1GB of RAM and more internal storage (16, 32 or 64 GB compared to 8GB)
Seamless connectivity with BB smartphone
Fast, powerful web browser made even better in the 2.0 update
Much nicer user interface
At $200 for both the Kindle Fire and the 16GB PlayBook, it really is a no-brainer to pick up the PlayBook instead now that OS 2.0 is out that addresses most of the original shortcomings. I bought a 16GB model to test out this week at Best Buy, but am enjoying it so much I just ordered a 64GB model online and will be returning the 16GB one in a few days. The next thing you know I will be getting another BlackBerry smartphone

The Android apps available in BlackBerry App World are slowly rolling out and so far I have loaded up Dolphin Browser, YouVersion Bible (works perfectly on the PlayBook), and Angry Birds Seasons. My friends at CrackBerry also have some great discussion forums that show you how to get the Kindle, Dropbox, Google Maps, and much more sideloaded onto your PlayBook. They have another post that lists .bar files for Android apps you can install on your BlackBerry PlayBook.

Another cool promotion for the OS 2.0 update is the free versions of Modern Combat 2 and Asphalt 6 Adrenaline that RIM has available in BB App World right now. I encourage you to go and download these before the offer is gone.

[conix67]

At last, a review that speaks the truth about the Playbook. I was about to unsuscribe from ZDNet with their constant bad press on Blackberry products, and biased reviews on Apple. Eventhough I don't appreciate the "low cost tablet" title. We all know that Playbook's hardware is also more powerful than Apple's high cost tablet!

I don't think their past articles were not telling truth either. There were some errors which were corrected if I recall.

I didn't know PB's hardware is more powerful than iPads. Can you elaborate on this? I have not noticed difference there.

[JasW]

Article below:
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I understand people who want to deny traffic to BGR and the like, but why would you deny page hits to a tech blogger who has written a well-informed and highly positive review of the PB?

I would edit your post to delete the text and put in another link.

[LuayS]

I understand people who want to deny traffic to BGR and the like, but why would you deny page hits to a tech blogger who has written a well-informed and highly positive review of the PB?

I would edit your post to delete the text and put in another link.

I think your misjudging the situation, I read his text because I didn't want to open a new link, not because I didn't want to support author.

[rkennedy01]

I don't think their past articles were not telling truth either. There were some errors which were corrected if I recall.

I didn't know PB's hardware is more powerful than iPads. Can you elaborate on this? I have not noticed difference there.

More RAM. Better cameras. HDMI output. USB port supporting direct file transfer w/Windows Explorer integration.

I'd say it's a wee bit more powerful...

RCK

[JasW]

I think your misjudging the situation, I read his text because I didn't want to open a new link, not because I didn't want to support author.

I'm not misjudging the situation. You're actually proving my point. If he hadn't pasted the text, you would have opened the link if you wanted to read the post. Whether you or he had no intention to deny Matt Miller page hits is irrelevant.

[QuantumQnx]

I don't think their past articles were not telling truth either. There were some errors which were corrected if I recall.

I didn't know PB's hardware is more powerful than iPads. Can you elaborate on this? I have not noticed difference there.

A few specs:
PlayBook: 1 Gig ram , 3mb front facing camera, wireless file support (samba), stereo speakers, display 170 dpi

ipad 2: 500 mb ram, 0.9 mb front facing camera, no wireless file management, mono speaker, display 132 dpi

[Chrisy]

Good article. And I prefer to read the text without clicking the links. Otherwise, I usually don't bother to read it.

Anyway, good to see some positive reviews for a change. I think the seasons are finally changing and blackberry is making a start to come back on track!