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That is a really impressive price point considering the specs.
Interesting, is it the screen resolution or no Market access that drove the price down so much?

Should be delight to try different ROMs...

Diogen.
 
diogen said:
That is a really impressive price point considering the specs.
Interesting, is it the screen resolution or no Market access that drove the price down so much?

Should be delight to try different ROMs...

Diogen.
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The screen resolution issue is really overblown. The screen is not as good as an Ipad but so far has not been a problem for me. The specs for the G-Tab are basically the same as the Xoom. I find it to be very fast with the stock rom. The custom roms can really make it fly from what I have read. Google marketplace can be added easily. I just haven't had time yet to play around with it. So far, I'm very impressed with the G-Tab. The SatGuys Android App works great.
 
It looks like it is going to replace the Nook Color as the hackers' favorite...

Diogen.
 
When talking about tablets in general, Intel is in a pickle similar to Microsoft.

It looks like Intel is tackling the problems two ways.
On one hand it is still pushing MeeGo even after Nokia (almost) abandoned it.

On the other hand it is porting Honeycomb to x86
Intel prepping Android 3.0 strategy, paying PC builders | Electronista
It looks like they are not quite there yet going head to head with ARM in terms of performance per watt of heat
No hope: Intel's new Oak Trail chip headed for tablet limbo
But it really looks like the next iteration might be just what puts Intel back in the mobile game.

In the mean time Microsoft is porting Windows to ARM and even demonstrated it (on Tegra2)
DailyTech - Windows 8 Appears to be Running Happily on ARM CPUs

It is interesting to note that Windows on ARM was rumored as far back as two years ago
ARM CEO hints at possible Windows 7 support for ARM processors -- Engadget

Bottom line: the immortal Moore's Law might save Intel and Microsoft bacon one more time...:)

Diogen.
 
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I don't know if I still have the EE Times with the article, but the was talk of a server running on a multi-core ARM architecture. I forget if it was Windows or Linux, though... Cutting down on heat was the primary reason for going to ARM.
 
Something like this?
ARM-Based Servers Expected by 2011

I believe it is the notion "virtualization bottlenecks in I/O and RAM, not CPU" taken to the extreme.
Again, they might carve out a certain niche of server usage but I'd guess they have a better chance
to lose the tablet market than make inroads in the server market.

But I think they do have a shot at the only platform war Linux lost - desktop.

Diogen.
 
The "new and improved" 10.1" Galaxy Tab from Samsung shows up at a show
Samsung's super slender Galaxy Tab 10.1 snacks on some Honeycomb (video) -- Engadget

On a related note: I compared side by side the Xoom and iPad2 (our local BestBuy has plenty of both).

I haven't noticed any "rough edges" of Honeycomb. But I haven't installed any apps.
First five minute feeling: this device is a solution looking for a problem. Whatever it is, I don't have it.

iPad2 has a very nice touch screen. Best I've seen. The rest is... Apple.

Since neither was connected to the internet, I used my NexusOne (on Gingerbread) as a router.
Xoom worked from first try. The iPad2 disconnected twice (for a moment) in about 10 minutes.
No statistically significant differences, really.

My conclusions:
- The value of Honeycomb is questionable at the moment (not stability but value).
- The 10" form factor is definitely not for me.

Diogen.
 
diogen said:
The "new and improved" 10.1" Galaxy Tab from Samsung shows up at a show
Samsung's super slender Galaxy Tab 10.1 snacks on some Honeycomb (video) -- Engadget

On a related note: I compared side by side the Xoom and iPad2 (our local BestBuy has plenty of both).

I haven't noticed any "rough edges" of Honeycomb. But I haven't installed any apps.
First five minute feeling: this device is a solution looking for a problem. Whatever it is, I don't have it.

iPad2 has a very nice touch screen. Best I've seen. The rest is... Apple.

Since neither was connected to the internet, I used my NexusOne (on Gingerbread) as a router.
Xoom worked from first try. The iPad2 disconnected twice (for a moment) in about 10 minutes.
No statistically significant differences, really.

My conclusions:
- The value of Honeycomb is questionable at the moment (not stability but value).
- The 10" form factor is definitely not for me.

Diogen.
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I did not think the ten inch form factor was for me either, but it really works with the iPad 2. But I still prefer the 7 inch form factor for ebooks, unless it is a formatted PDF. The touch screen on the iPad is really good, and I have noticed the difference with my galaxy tab. That ad the iPad gestures, I keep trying to pinch the screen on my tab to close apps, and nothing happens. :).

Also impressed that it is 7:30pm and I have been using the iPad on and off for eleven hours, including a hour of Sunday morning newspaper reading, and I still have 75% of battery.

Sent from my iPad using SatelliteGuys
 
rockymtnhigh said:
I did not think the ten inch form factor was for me either, but it really works with the iPad 2. But I still prefer the 7 inch form factor for ebooks, unless it is a formatted PDF. The touch screen on the iPad is really good, and I have noticed the difference with my galaxy tab. That ad the iPad gestures, I keep trying to pinch the screen on my tab to close apps, and nothing happens. :).

Also impressed that it is 7:30pm and I have been using the iPad on and off for eleven hours, including a hour of Sunday morning newspaper reading, and I still have 75% of battery.

Sent from my iPad using SatelliteGuys
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Do you feel your iPad purchase will greatly influence your next phone purchase?

I feel I'm closer to replacing my Droid 1 with an IPhone 5 than anything else.

The Xoom I tried briefly at Best Buy felt slow and less responsive than my Droid with CM7.
 
meStevo said:
Do you feel your iPad purchase will greatly influence your next phone purchase?

I feel I'm closer to replacing my Droid 1 with an IPhone 5 than anything else.

The Xoom I tried briefly at Best Buy felt slow and less responsive than my Droid with CM7.
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That is a great question. And the answer is YES, in that I could care less about my phone now. I'd like to keep the 4" form factor of the DX, but all I really care about on it is the ability to root and wirelessly tether. Everything else is far less important that it was 5 months ago. (And this was true before I got an ipad, the phone lost its importance when I got the Galaxy Tab in December). When my upgrade comes in July, I will be in no rush for a new phone, indeed, I will wait to see what global options I have on Verizon, as we are going to Europe next summer, and I want to have the phone when I am there.

BUT I have NO DESIRE at all for an iphone. I tolerate the aspects of iOS on the iPad that I dislike, but I prefer Android as an OS, particularly for the phone.
 

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