I don't really have much use for a tablet, other than viewing CAD drawings in the field, but the iPad would be the only thing I would consider. iOS is still way better and more user friendly than android, i'v used both the asus transformer and the iPad 2 and the android just doesn't feel as intuitive when it comes to software not to mention more developer support for iOS.
Actually, I put my IPad2 in my pocket.:booty:
Its MUCH better. The Asus is a joke compared to new ipad.
Twice the screen resolution and processing/graphics power for the same price sounds good to me.
And now the ipad2 is $100 cheaper to boot. Another win for Apple.
Youre wrong about 2 things tosh.
NO other manufacturer could get that screen. Only Apple buys enough to be able to make it possible. They invested BILLIONS into manufacturing in order to get these high res screens. Nobody else couldve done it and thats a fact.
Secondly, theyre not overpriced. The reason it took forever for competitive products to come out was because the others couldnt price their products competitively. This is a fact and well published. The iPad is cheap.
Maybe Samsung and LG should stop developing screens for APPLE. BTW...most of the processors and boards in the iPad are Samsung.
Youre wrong about 2 things tosh.
NO other manufacturer could get that screen. Only Apple buys enough to be able to make it possible. They invested BILLIONS into manufacturing in order to get these high res screens. Nobody else couldve done it and thats a fact.
Secondly, theyre not overpriced. The reason it took forever for competitive products to come out was because the others couldnt price their products competitively. This is a fact and well published. The iPad is cheap.
Apple outsources their manufacturing don't they? Or did they stop doing that and now manufacture everything in the US of A? Im not so convinced that they are the only ones to be able to make a screen like that. I do not know that as fact and you never know whats in the pipeline with other manufacturers. My eyes cant even tell the difference betwen 720p and 1080p so Im not likely going to see the difference with this new screen either..
If you are going to read a post, you should read the whole thing, including the part where I say "this is just my perspective".... You telling me the iPad is not overpriced, does not mean its not overpriced to me. I did not say "it is absolete fact that the iPad is overpriced and anybody who thinks otherwise is incorrect"
I just think its overpriced to me and it does not fit my budget but I think Unico canned tomatoes at a price of 1.27 per 28oz can is overpriced so there is no sense trying to argue.
Apple outsources their manufacturing don't they? Or did they stop doing that and now manufacture everything in the US of A? Im not so convinced that they are the only ones to be able to make a screen like that. I do not know that as fact and you never know whats in the pipeline with other manufacturers. My eyes cant even tell the difference betwen 720p and 1080p so Im not likely going to see the difference with this new screen either..
When I say its not overpriced I mean that from a market and production perspective. Apple is the only company making a profit on tablets, because they move a large enough volume. The other manufacturers couldnt build theirs cheap enough, this was well published. Its not an "opinion".
Same goes for the screens. Sharp was supposed to be a supplier but they couldnt produce enough numbers at a good enough quality. This too was well published- look up IGZO panels.
Trust me, Apple was the only company moving enough product to make these displays a reality. They invested billions into display manufacturers including Sharp, look it up. Apple wields an incredibly big stick in the industry, they make these advancements possible from a production standpoint and thats a fact. Everyone benefits.
It took them 2 years to get a competitively priced product on the market which is exactly my point. Apple paved the way.
Just like in a year from now other manufacturers will be able to get similar screens in their devices. Apple made the production possible at the pricepoint.