Q. I'm looking for something less than $600. I know the iPad is more expensive but I am not Apple savvy so that is out of the question. My mom and brother have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and it's nice and all but it's not what I want. I've been told & I have done my research that if you're going to get an Android tablet, you might as well get a better phone (I have a crappy Android phone and will upgrade to a Samsung Galaxy 3 soon). I was very hesitant about researching/purchasing a Windows 8 because I don't want to change from what I am accustomed to which is Windows 7.
I am a student at a University and I need something I can take notes with, I still have a laptop but it is 17" and pretty heavy to keep on taking to school with me. I want something I can use a Bluetooth keyboard on which I have an eye set on already. I don't want to type using my tablet, I'm a fast typer so I don't want to type on the tablet, I prefer a Bluetooth keyboard or a dock, I could be open-minded about that. I also want something under 11". I would also like to use Skype, wifi compatible, Gmail, access to my school portal which is pretty much over the internet. That's all I can think of right now so far.
There are so many options with tablets and I have a budget so your help is greatly appreciated!
A. It would make more sense to just get a smaller laptop, or even a chromebook. Windows 8 is the same as 7 but with a cute start menu. It will take you about 5 minutes to adjust to finding things in a slightly different way, so don't let that deter you. Whatever you buy, you'll want it to be able to have flash player so you can access any school files that use it. My two online summer classes both require an actual computer because of that issue.
What is the best brand of tablet with the most features and biggest screen size?
Q. I am not a fan of the ipad but am interested to see what people think is the best tablet on the market NOT including the ipad (which i think is priced too high and popular due to consumer hype.) I am in the market for one but got overwhelmed when I went to the store. What tablet has the best features, memory, screen size etc. At the store I played with the samsung tablet and blackberry but I don't know much about either. thanks
A. Apple achieves high levels of fit and finish on their products, but, yes, they're relatively expensive. It sounds like you'd prefer the more open approach of Android tablets, which also happen to have much better cameras than the iPad. That's certainly fine. Here are some other considerations...
If cellular service is important, you may want to consider which tablet your favorite carrier supports:
Verizon:Galaxy Tab 10.1, iPad 2, Xoom, and Galaxy Tab
T-Mobile:G-Slate, Streak 7, and Galaxy Tab
Sprint:PlayBook and Galaxy Tab
AT&T:iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab
None:Eee Slate, Slate 500, TouchPad, Thrive, Eee Pad TF101, Iconia Tab A500, Archos 101, Archos 70, and NOOK Color
For overall value, the ASUS Eee Transformer (TF101) has surprisingly good specs for under $400: Android 3.1, 10.1 inch 1280x800 IPS (like iPad, but bigger and higher resolution) display, up to 9 hours of battery life (16 hours if optional dock added), optional ability to dock with keyboard, 1 GHz Tegra 250 ARM CPU with 1 GB RAM, good array of ports (mini HDMI, SD, micro SD), preloaded Polaris Office 3.0 for editing documents (.doc), spreadsheets (.xls) and presentation (.ppt) files. Note, though, no 3G (however people report success in tethering it to smart phones).
If Windows OS compatibility or a digitizer pen is important to you, go for the ASUS Eee Slate or HP Slate 500. The biggest differences between those are that the ASUS has a better display (12.1 inch AFFS 1280x800) than the HP (8.9 inch TFT 1024x600) but is larger, heavier and more expensive.
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the thinnest (0.336 inches) and lightest (1.25 lbs) the big-screen (greater than 9 inch) tablets.
If high-end video recording is important to you, consider the LG G-Slate or BlackBerry PlayBook, both of which can record at 1080p. The still cameras on those devices are pretty good too: G-Slate has Dual 5 MP rear cameras and a 2MP front camera; PlayBook has 5MP front and 3MP rear cameras.
Motorola Xoom: Heavier and thicker than both the iPad or Galaxy Tab, the Xoom's advantage is that it has HDMI out and micro USB ports. It also has a 5MP rear camera compared to Tab's 3MP and iPad's lousy 0.7MP.
Samsung galaxy s3 or blackberry playbook?
Q. I don't if I should get the Samsung galaxy s3 with OTG small mouse and keyboard or blackberry playbook with keyboard mouse combo for work. Either will only go off of wifi directly. I will be running vmware so not sure how either work with mouse input.
A. get the blackberry playbook it really is an amazing tablet
its way better than the ipad for example and it's better than it in every way
on the playbook you've got a 7" screen with good resolution
colors and text look very good on the screen
the speaker on the playbook is also very good
the sound is high and clear
so the playbook can be used as your own small private theatre
the playbook runs in os2.1 which is amazing its fast and very smooth and it's way better and faster than iOS or android
the tablet offers true mutlitasking so for example you can shoot a video then go to play a game when you come back you find that the video would still be shooting
the web browser is amazing
its very fast and it also supports flash
so you can have the full desktop sites experience on your tablet
the in screen keyboard is also very good and you would have no problem typing in it
typing on the playbook is no problem at all
battery life is also very good
the playbook also has dual cameras the front facing camera on the playbook alone is better than most if not all tablets back facing camera
and both of them are capable of taking full 1080p HD videos
the playbook is available in 3 versions the 16,34 and 64 gb
and it also is the most secure tablet
it's also cheap
hope I helped :)
tell me if you decided to get it
and if you got any question or need any help you can email me at spieleranswers@outlook.com
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