ipad or android - suggestions please

Timalay

marvell-kid wrote: »

Android have just released android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. which is optimised for tablets. You will want to find a tablet that will be able to run this OS as android 3 wasn't great for tablets as it was made for mobile phones.

Where did you get that from, Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) was made specifically for tablets. Android 4.0 is for both tablets and phones.

Silver-Cat

I bought this to use as a stand and it is excellent for a £1!
Got it in dec and use it most days as it folds flat.
Have to admit I did buy quite a few to give to fellow ipad friends but saw a few still in stock last weekend.

http://www.poundland.co.uk/product-range/a-z/ipad-folding-stand/

Fifer

Timalay wrote: »

Where did you get that from, Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) was made specifically for tablets. Android 4.0 is for both tablets and phones.

That's correct. Android 2.0 was intended for phones and Android 3.0 optimised for tablets. Android 4.0 (ICS) combines the two strands and is intended for both product streams.

almillar

It's about ecosystems. If you've already got an Android phone, buy an Android tablet. Login with your existing username, and re-download all your puchased apps that you've already bought. Buy an iPad and you'll have to buy them over again!

quinns2003

went to have a look yesterday at the asus prime, asked in currys if they had the asus transformer prime and he led me to the tablets where he started telling me how great it was etc.. when i pointed out that this was just a asus transformer and not the prime...lol... he went away to check and came back and said they should be in stock in around 6-8 days

Bennifred

quinns2003 wrote: »

went to have a look yesterday at the asus prime, asked in currys if they had the asus transformer prime and he led me to the tablets where he started telling me how great it was etc.. when i pointed out that this was just a asus transformer and not the prime...lol... he went away to check and came back and said they should be in stock in around 6-8 days

Do let us know what you think when you finally see one - I'm very tempted myself!:)

Fifer

Bennifred wrote: »

Do let us know what you think when you finally see one - I'm very tempted myself!:)

I've had my original Transformer from launch and I still think it's a terrific device. If the Prime builds improvement upon the launch model (as I think it must), it will be a tremendous piece of kit.

michaelro

quinns2003 wrote: »

cant find it on john lewis site only comes up with 4 options and the prime isnt 1 of them.. dont suppose you have a link to where you got it from

Was just on the normal tablet page.
They don't sell it themselves,ordered through another company so assume they have no stock so pulled it from the site.

Not being apple and being customizable is why I bought it.

Micro SD, Micro HDMI on the tablet and a SD and USB on the keyboard mean I have good connectivity and can easily expand the memory.

podcake

just to put my lot in.

If budget isn't tight it HAS to be the eeepad transformer (that said it's comparable to an ipad).

It simply outshines everything else, you can use it as a netbook (in effect) it has a good touch screen, so you can use it as just a tablet if you wish. Oh and the two units added together provide not only protection to the screen, but a total of 16 (I think) hours battery life.

If I were in the market for a tab, thats what i'd buy without a shadow of a doubt (that said, i'd wait to see if the windows powered one is a rumor or not first)

RJharrow

darn, i missed the Motorola xoom markdown few weeks ago, hopefully it will come back again. . .