Posted on 08/03/2011 10:00:36 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Android Honeycomb based tablets are beginning to feel like they're a dime a dozen. 10.1-inch slates are coming out of the woodwork from a bunch of major players, and for all intents and purposes, they're built upon very similar base platforms with NVIDIA's Tegra 2 processor powering them. Capacitive touch displays, integrated 802.11 WiFi, 8 - 32GB of ROM storage, 1GB of RAM, accelerometers, gyroscopes, front and rear facing cameras and Android 3.1 -- you know the drill.
Fortunately, beyond the cookie-cutter reference platform, some manufacturers are building tablets that stand out from the crowd. Asus stepped out early with an innovative approach to expanding the tablet experience and Samsung decided to take on the iPad 2's thin and sleek design approach but augmented that with what is arguably (or perhaps not depending on your tastes) the best looking tablet display currently on the market.
Toshiba historically has been known for building notebooks that perhaps aren't as thin and sleek as other machines but rather have a build quality and feature set that is best-of-class. On the tablet front, Toshiba's first effort with an Android-based 10-inch slate looks to be cut from the same cloth. The not-so svelte Toshiba Thrive showed up here recently for testing and a run-through with our usual fine-toothed comb of analysis. How does it measure up in the buzzing hive of Honeycomb goodness already in the market? You're about to find out.
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I am taking a look at this one.
I almost tempted to buy one, nice review.
Just how many different devices like these, does each person really need?
Great article by iSuppli on why the Android tablet makers are having such a difficult time keeping up with the iPad. The reason given, is that the manufacturers are dealing with the hardware side of the house; but are totally dependant upon Google to work the software side.
Apple, on the other hand - had complete control of both sides. They know the hardware, they know the software (present and future roadmap) and can performance tweak things - having full visibility into both sides of the house.
Android makers, on the other hand; are strapping high performance processors, to large batteries - and are fighting an uphill battle. They have yet to reach ‘critical mass’ - which again, plays to Apple’s advantage.
Yup. High on the wish list. Our two Toshiba satellite laptops are gonna get a new sister soon. It could be aXOom or a THrive. The galaxy lacks external connexion.
You are starting to sound like 0bama.
I would prefer fewer...
I'm probably narrow minded; but try to avoid their products for that reason
But the device is a 7" tablet and has other lesser items.
This Toshiba has all of the connections it seems plus a user accessible battery....
But is heavier than other tablets.
Isn’t HP’s tablet offering based on their own proprietary webOS
Any thoughts on that versus the alternatives, specifically iPad?
Need? Probably none. Want? Who can say. Luckily it’s still basically a free country, people can still buy what they want and not worry about whether or not they need it.
There are plenty of capactive pens out there on the market.
Home Tablet The HP TouchPad Review: webOS on the Big Screen
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If this were a race of numbers, Apple would have already won. It isn't. The iPad 2, as successful as it is, isn't perfect. There's tons of room for innovation and we're seeing its competitors offer clear examples of that innovation. As with any market, the lower your market share the more likely you are as a company to take risks. After all, you've got nothing to lose. It's in breaking the mold and taking these risks that great ideas are often born.
If you boycott every company that provided technology to the Russians in the 80’s then you should probably become Amish.
From memory however; the Toshiba thing was pretty damaging and deliberate by Toshiba.
It allowed them to quiet their subs quite a bit. I will defer to someone who is more of an expert than myself however.
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Why would I want a tablet as opposed to a laptop? Just curious.....anybody?
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