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Well, I wasn't planning on getting a tablet, but the hype built up seeing all of the videos of NFS and Tetris and TAT demos and seeing the power of QNX that I got swept up and preordered a PlayBook. I'll defend myself in this by saying it wasn't just the hype that led me to get the PlayBook, I looked at what I would use it for and what it could do and decided it would be worth the money.
With that said, in a world where there's no PlayBook I probably wouldn't have a tablet, but since this is assuming I'd still get one I'll play along. I'd probably start by looking at an iPad. I'd remember when I used the original iPad, and had to adjust my position every few minutes because it was too heavy to be comfortable. Unfortunately in this world I've never had anything else, so I would assume that's the norm, and would instead dismiss it on the basis that I have an iPod Touch that I haven't turned on in two years.
I'd next look at an Android tablet, and would probably like the ability to do whatever you want with it, but since I'd still be on CrackBerry due to my phone I'd be in touch with the pros and cons and know that viruses and malware exist for Android (yeah, I know I probably wouldn't download any, but I'd still worry) and by knowing it's Google I'd assume right away that I would never get any privacy or security.
After that I'd check out Windows Tablets. I'd automatically dismiss the ones with hard drives (I can manage to break a hard drive on a laptop acting as a desktop in a matter of months, so I don't even want to imagine how little time a hard drive would last if it's being banged around a lot by design.). All in all with these I'd see little purpose in having this since I already have a laptop...
And then, to be honest, I'd probably buy a TouchPad if I had to buy a tablet. I can't honestly say why it would be better than anything else, but I like the UI and I like supporting the "dying" companies (if I feel they're good enough to deserve saving
). Also, at $99 for a tablet it's hard to go wrong!03-11-12 09:07 PM - That doesn't even close the app, it's still running in the background, although many are fairly limited. To close an app you are in, you have to hit the Home button to get out of the app, double-tap the Home button to see running apps, press and hold an icon to get the little - signs and then touch the - sign to close the app. You may also have to scroll through several screens to find the app you want to close since it only shows 4 or 5 at a time. I believe there's a way to see other running apps with a 4 or 5 finger swipe up, but that's even less intuitive and you still can't close the current app without going back Home.I would probably try the samsung. It was the tablet I was leaning towards when i got my pb.
As an aside i had my first actual hands on experience with an ipad on Friday. A lady at work has one and her assistant was trying to find a way to do what her boss had requested but she had never used a tablet so i was trying to help.
admittedly i also wanted to see what the ipad was like. I have to say i was disappointed. It seemed counterintuitive to have to push a button to close an app - although the response time to open the apps was fine. Having no bezel to swipe was a pain too. I kept trying to bring up another menu lol.03-12-12 06:16 PM
