If he's been eying an iPad, the TAB will disappoint. They are night and day and even with a few slight negatives, the iPad beats the TAB hands-down. The screen is literally twice as large on the iPad which alone makes it much more useable.
If they're that different then I do think I'll go with the iPad. I don't want to spend this much and have him not get exactly what he wants.
I'm a techie. I like to be connected everywhere I go. I have a BlackBerry and had the original iPhone for a while. That being said, I can't justify the cost of 3G access on these devices. I spend so little time in non-Wifi places and the few times I am, I can live without the connectivity. It's just not worth the cost to me (keep in mind, it will cost at LEAST $20/month additional on top of the device and that's only the low-end 1GB/month plan--that's $240 in a year). Taking that out, it eliminates any advantage the TAB has.
Well, my understanding is that you only pay when you use the 3G connectivity either way (with the built-in 3G or the MiFi), you aren't paying for it when you're not using it. I definitely need to look into this further but that's my sense up to this point. And if he really never needs it because he's always got WiFi connectivity, then it's a non-issue.
I can tell you the novelty has not worn off on the iPad for my wife. She uses it daily from the couch to do email/web surfing/etc. She doesn't really read, so I can't speak for that, but the novelty of my NOOK hasn't worn off me, so I doubt the iPad would fare differently if I used it for reading.
Okay, thanks.
A lot of it's just personal preference, but I can tell you after playing with both (I develop software for both), I much prefer the iPad.
Well this is exactly the kind of feedback I was hoping to get, so thanks for taking the time. I really appreciate it!
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Has anyone played with/bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab?
- 30/11/2010 02:49:47 PM
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I have played with both here at the office...
- 30/11/2010 09:10:59 PM
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Thanks.
- 30/11/2010 09:23:47 PM
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Re: My pleasure
- 01/12/2010 01:41:14 PM
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- 01/12/2010 02:24:57 PM
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- 01/12/2010 02:24:57 PM
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Yes, I think you might be overthinking it a bit.
- 01/12/2010 03:40:38 PM
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Let me echo the screen is much bigger on the Ipad (which is an assest and a curse)
- 02/12/2010 12:47:30 AM
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Don't have any personal experience with the Galaxy Tab
- 01/12/2010 12:39:00 AM
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Exactly, which is why I'd say the iPad is the better choice.
- 01/12/2010 01:21:58 AM
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That is exactly the question I'm wrestling with.
- 01/12/2010 02:37:14 PM
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Re: That is exactly the question I'm wrestling with.
- 01/12/2010 03:27:17 PM
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I've got iTunes stuff (just music and podcasts though, not apps). He doesn't.
- 01/12/2010 03:35:53 PM
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I went with 32GB
- 01/12/2010 03:49:22 PM
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Something else I've considered.
- 01/12/2010 03:43:05 PM
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Yeah
- 01/12/2010 02:27:55 PM
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Also, let me ask you this:
- 01/12/2010 02:42:56 PM
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We don't know that
- 02/12/2010 12:28:40 AM
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Okay.
- 02/12/2010 12:44:17 AM
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