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Reviewed by Steven John Davis
I owned an iPad 1 for less than a week, it did not fit in anywhere in the scheme of things, not a replacement for a laptop and too big and restricted to be really useful as much as I wanted to it did not fit in with my lifestyle nor what I wanted to achieve with it, in other words an expensive accessory.
The Xoom arrived Tuesday, I have already configured it to use at work, MS Office - no problem Documents to Go resolved that, remote access, again found an app for that which actually worked and was almost PnP handwriting recognition, again solved with an app. The Xoom goes to meetings with me and I take notes on it, some small corrections later and they are winging their way to various recipients by email, simple I used to spend a lot of time typing up and sending out these notes.
There are, of course, some down sides, dedicated apps are thin on the ground BUT you are not restricted to one source with Android so load it, try it, not good then discard it, most paid apps have a trial version. and so far I have had very little problem finding what I need.
The form of the Xoom feels significantly smaller than the iPad (1)it is not as heavy as I thought it would be and it is much more pleasing to handle.
Despite some minor negative issues such as the shortage of apps I will give 5 stars to the Xoom for one simple reason, it works
Reviewed by Scott
Short and sweet.
The best Tablet out by far so far.
All the best stats, connections, power, size, speed, graphics, and OS. Check out the stats for yourself. Compare for yourself the "apple to oranges" differences. I say oranges because you really cannot compare the "two" as the xoom will soon be a "full" web browsing experience and the speed of 4g. Sorry Ipad loyalists, I own one of those too. It is now sitting on my desk, and it sure is pretty, but getting dusty. Xoom is now in the building and has taken over management by storm.
Are you a prime member? Well all the movies steaming right on your device. Want more? Plug it HDMI direct to your TV and There you go. There are so many advantages and no real disavatages other than the break away from the polished, but linear universe of the iOS.
If you are buying a tablet PC, you can't beat the Xoom. Not even with all newly announced upcoming tablets from the other companies.
Motorola will have the new updates of the honeycomb before the others even get it. You watch.
The OS is brilliant and very well thought out. Efficient and capable is the understatement of the year here. The learning curve is short and the new little ways that you can customize and make it work for you is endless. VERY DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER TABLET OS's.
This unit together with Amazon is a bright future indeed.
Example: Last night I downloaded a full featured album and watched a free movie from Amazon. (3.99 total) (Yes, out of the courtesy of Amazon's heart the music did also go automatically into my iTunes as well.lol.... BUT WHY.?) I have them in my MP3 folder in which I can listen to, share, burn, move, transfer and use all I want across my phone, car stereo, usb stick, cd, send a song by email and listen with any type of player there is. This is not to mention the Amazon mp3 app for your music, AND THE AWESOME NEW AMAZON ANDROID MARKET. (TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!) Amazon you are lighting things up and it is awesome!!!!!!!!)
C'mon people. Do you not see the writing on the wall. I do.
Tablet, Productivity, ease of use, efficiency, convenience, speed, communication, entertainment, lower cost, and the bottom line is, this is the direction that gives us the End Game of More TIME to do what we really want to do. (Even is that is to play more games.)
Not sold yet? Write me I can tell you more. "I have the time" lol
Reviewed by Mike
I purchaced this product about a week and a half ago. I can't say that I have enjoyed every minute of it, but it is fun to mess around on.
The battry life on it is fairly standard for a device like this. When being used heavily you will get about half a day's use out of it. On average I am able to use it for about 2 days.
The screen size is very large. While the resolution is amazing, this factor combined with the weight of the unit makes it hard for one handed use.
The biggest drawback to this otherwise stunning product is the fact that google sems to have gotten ahead of itself. Honeycomb is not compatible with very many of the programs available on the market. Now when I say not compatible I mean that it just runs most of them using a small fraction of the screen, if it doesn't force close on you.
Again this is a great product, you just have to be patient with it. I'm sure that given a month or two, it will all be sorted out.
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Reviewed by Paul A. Schwahn
I simply love my Playbook. I was waiting for a better selection of Android 3.0 devices to come to market before purchasing a tablet, but when I read the reviews on the Playbook I felt it would work better for me as a Blackberry Enterprise smartphone user than an Android tablet. I was able to find one for less than $325 on Amazon and got a $100 rebate from RIM, so my net cost was $225. A great deal for a tablet that let's you use your phone's data plan to access the internet (as long as you're not an AT&T user). If you have a Blackberry Playbook and are on the AT&T network, please switch to another provider and let AT&T know that the tricks they're playing with Bridge Browser is simply wrong. Any company that values their customers as little as AT&T doesn't deserve to have any; but I digress.
I've used the iPad extensively and feel like the Playbook is every bit as good, only in a much more convenient size. You will not be disappointed if you get one!
Reviewed by Edwin K.
At first I thought I may play with the Playbook and decide it was just a glorified toy and end up returning it. But after using it for only a few days I was really impressed and knew it was a keeper. I've been using it for about three weeks and overall I have been very pleased with my purchase.
PROS
-Battery life has been GREAT! Over two full days with many hours with Wifi on all the time and B/T on sometimes and I still have a little under quarter battery left. Wow! I think it was rated for 8 hours of use and I definitely have logged more hours using it. Turning of the Wifi and B/T when not needed really extends the battery life.
-The Blackberry Bridge works much better than expected. I get all the PIMs from my phone plus email and BBM to mirror seamlessly via B/T. I can even access the SD card content in my Blackberry phone. I wish it was a little faster, but it's via B/T.
-Tethering works well. Been able to browse w/out Wifi tethered to my Blackberry data plan at no extra monthly costs. This is an incredible advantage of this tablet.
-The screen is absolutely gorgeously brilliant and navigation is very seamless with no lag time. Took just a few minutes and one how-to video to figure out the gestures (very easy and yet powerful).
-Web browsing is very fast and efficient
-New QNX OS multi-tasking is amazingly good. I can have multiple apps running at the same time in the background or foreground without any hiccups or lag time. Very powerful!
-Built in Word, Excel, PDF, etc. is a big plus, but I don't see myself typing a document on the touch screen with my shaky hands. Maybe a b/t keyboard is in order.
CONS
-Lack of some apps that I expected would be there. Surprisingly Amazon is missing from the arena (even though they had said they would have Kindle for Playbook at release). Haven't found any Google Apps either (instead RIM partnered with MS for Bing). Lots of app in the app-world but not the ones I hoped for. Hopefully over time app developers will catch on to this new tablet.
-It seems heavy for it's size and gets tiring to hold it for a long time. I expected it to be much lighter (maybe I need to work out more). It's a solid piece. I just hope I don't drop it since I was too cheap to flip for insurance.
-Biggest con is that an SD card reader is badly needed here. It's a shame it wasn't include it. Too bad they tried to copy Apple with their silly tiered memory approach.
I think overall the initial negative reviews have been overly critical of this tablet. There's definitely room for additional functionality and I can see RIM has rushed it out without some integral pieces (missing native apps like email, calendar - but bridge makes up for it connected to a Blackberry cell). However, being RIM's first tablet on the brand new QNX OS it is very impressive overall and a solid design. I'm hoping that the next big OS release will add lots more functionality.
Reviewed by TOB
Blackberry Playbook... one of the best overall tablets on the market
Screen is absolutely stunning.
Browser is very fast and of course has Flash.
The camera front and back are good.
The OS is extraordinary.
The apps are very good. Fewer...But very good.
The Good & bad!
You need to carry a Blackberry in order to Bridge and use the email, calendar, etc...
The Good - No data plan (saving of $50 a month plus tax) :)
The Bad - Blackberry phones are outdated
The apps...there are fewer but there are new ones appearing every day and they are above average and are as good as I Pad ones
Small and convenient...understated and functional.
Simply put the Best 7" Tablet bar none and one of the best overall tablets on the market as long as you have a blackberry
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Reviewd by Deborah Verlen "Deborah"
So many people have reviewed the Fire and given much more in depth reviews than this one will be. Instead the focus of this review will be totally personal--what I like about the Fire.
First, do your home work before you buy this. If you are expecting an Apple iPad like device you may be disappointed. The Fire is $199 for a reason vs. the higher cost of more sophisticated tablets.
Secondly, if you the bulk of your material on the Fire isn't going to be Amazon oriented (Prime streaming movies, downloads, music, books etc) you again may be a bit disappointed.
Thirdly, if you are going to travel with the Fire and don't have constant access to Wi-Fi then you will have download movies etc., and the 8gb may not be enough memory for you.
Now to my review. This unit does exactly what I wanted it to do. I wanted a tablet that provided a decent (and I think this is beyond decent) video resolution with email capabilities, eReader access, and some gaming. The Fire does all of this for me. I wanted a tablet that I could use to read, play, watch in bed for when I couldn't sleep and before sleeping. This is wonderful.
I travel a great deal and with the back lighting I am able to read without a light--this for me is great. It is a nice device to watch a movie or television show on as I use the computer. I can prop it up and watch/listen as I work on emails and documents (of course this works better if you have already seen the show so that you don't have to pay close attention).
As someone with grandchildren, the device is great for children's books and games. The kids are still young (6 and 4) so they do have to have some monitoring so they don't put the Fire down and then step on it, but the colors of the childrens books and some of the games I've downloaded are fantastic. I can see that this would be a wonderful travel device for them! They are prolific readers and like simple educational games and more complex not-so-educational games--so this will be a great travel addition to our long distance trips.
To sum this review up...do your home work and decide whether or not the device suits your needs. If you need an iPad or more sophisticated tablet then that is what you should get. If you need a basic tablet type device that is connected and identified with Amazon and their product lines--then I don't think you will be disappointed.
Reviewed by DuckEE
I do believe that all of these comparisons between a $600+ device and a $200 device are rather unfair. A more accurate comparison would be between the Kindle Fire and the Apple iPod Touch. They're similarly priced, and while the Fire lacks the camera the new iPod has, it has better sound, a better picture, and a larger screen. It also feels a little more substantial in my hand, and I'm less concerned that my kids will break it. If you don't care about the camera, I am confident that the Fire is a much better buy for your money.
Having said that, I do have two complaints about the device...well, three, but the third won't apply to many.
1) The power button isn't depressed into the device enough, and thus we hit it with our hands while in the middle of watching movies, playing games, or doing other things on the Fire. This happens at least once an hour--suddenly the screen goes blank. It's beyond irritating, and even re-orienting the button towards the top doesn't seem to stop little hands from tapping it.
2) Memory. Yes, I know you can use the cloud (although you may want to consult my negative #3, below) but when you don't always have internet access available it's not only nice to have something directly on the device, but it might be nice to have two or three "somethings" on the device. Right now I can keep about 50 songs and a few movies on there, and that's it. Would it have been that difficult to integrate some sort of ability to read secondary memory (cards, USB keys, etc) and charge me an extra $20? I guess you need to leave something for the Kindle Bonfire, right?
3) The Cloud. Amazon, do you really hate Canada THAT much? I understand content limitations, but the Canada-US border is nothing more than a friendly "Hello" and "Goodbye" by a man at a booth. It's not really another country with independent laws and licensing, is it? Well, yes...I suppose so.. Regardless, I spend 75% of my time in Canada and 25% of my time in the United States. Now I need to plan ahead, and get my applications all loaded up before crossing the 49th. I wish I could get media based on where my homebase is, or where my device is registered. All of the downloading features are unavailable to EVERYONE as soon as they leave the US (oh gosh, who'd EVER want to leave the US?) and suddenly Amazon's argument for Cloud versus physical memory flies right out the window.
In short: Watch your fingers, don't put too much on your device, and don't ever travel outside of the United States. Then it's a great device. Mind you...even if you're in Canada, Cambodia, or Kazakhstan...for $200, you'll feel like your new Fire is worth every penny.
Reviewed by DBrogie
So I have owned the new Kindle Fire for a few days and I have played and downloaded on it. It does exactly what I want it to do and for the price you can't go wrong. I have a brand new MacBook Pro so I felt that any other tablet in the $300 range or above is not best or worth it for me. Its a BRAND NEW PRODUCT people!!! PLEASE PEOPLE STOP WITH THE IPAD COMPARISONS!!!! IT WAS NOT MEANT TO COMPETE WITH THAT TYPE OF PRODUCT!!!!
I have run into a few things that the developers need to fix and update but that's ok. You can't expect a team of developers to know everything that users may or may not like. I am sure that the more technical support phone calls Amazon receives for a problem they will fix the issue eventually. The set up was very easy and actually I didn't even need to read the directions. Why do you need directions when it leads you through everything to set it up? The screen is pretty clear and visible. All it takes is a bit of common sense.
I do like the vibrant colors and the ease of use. I downloaded a magazine on it to see how long it took to download and what it looked like. It took approximately 20 minutes to download an issue of Glamour Magazine. It was fun to interact with the magazine. The book borrowing is great with the Amazon Prime account. I found that fairly easy to do. The screen is clear and if you can't see the words you have the option of enlarging them. If you don't know what a word means a tap of the finger on the word gives you a full definition and you have the option of making side notes too. The videos come up nice and quick and are not distorted by any means. I find no issues with typing on the screen as I have read others are having. The one thing I am having a bit of difficulty with is the screen keeps moving from diagonal to horizontal when I am lying down trying to read. I may have to fix that in the settings. The sound is loud enough through the speakers and when I plugged in my set of headphones to it it was very loud. The battery seems to be lasting quite a while on the unit. I haven't had it go out on me yet. I don't care for that kind of plug for charging the battery on the device. I broke that kind of charger on my cell phone. The pins broke off. I am trying to be extra careful when charging the unit.
I think over time there will be more advancement for this device once it is out on the market longer. I love the new Amazon Kindle and I think if you are considering one for $200 just buy it.
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