I quite like it, when playing with it you can feel that ti is a $400 device, it doesn't compare to more expensive tablets, but it's also better than I expected. Suprisingly smooth and nice and lightweight, size is good etc.
I remember reading an international release for the V9 which mentioned an upgrade path to 2.2, would love to see if Telecom will do it here.
I had a play with on at the store in Telecom Place, and it's quite a good device for its price - considering this is half the price of an iPad or Galaxy Tab etc, it is quite good.
One important fact is the resistive screen - which can be a positive for those working in cold environments where capacitive screens dont work (but I am sure in NZ this doesn't apply!) , and you can also use a pen on a resistive screen. The Tab is supposed to come with hand writing recognition software, so that may be useful.
I'm seriously considering getting one and using it for note taking in meetings. (plus games etc of course :D ). $400 seems a very good price. It;s no ipad of course, but I wouldn't expect it to be an pad for that price.
I like the fact it is 7" too. having played with the ipad (v1 admittedly) it just seems to heavy to use for too long and too large to be truly portable. ipad2 is better and lighter I'm sure,but also at least twice the price of this.
anyone know if the handwriting recognition is any good and if there are apps that can also translate diagrams or hand drawn charts etc? couple that with keyword tagging and that would be a killer app for me.
Hey man, I wasn't trying to be a jerk, but you posted a link with no information. What was the purpose? Was the link telling us something we don't know? Were you trying to make a statement about the price there compared to here? Or simply say hey look these guys sell it too?
z2k: Resistive touch screen is actually a con in my book. Plastic screen instead of glass means more scratches, less sensitive since it requires pressure..
Had the same thoughts when I was playing with it, no where near as pleasant to use as other tablets. Found the Orientation would only switch in some places as well. You do get what you pay for.
NonprayingMantis: I'm seriously considering getting one and using it for note taking in meetings. (plus games etc of course :D ). $400 seems a very good price. It;s no ipad of course, but I wouldn't expect it to be an pad for that price.
I like the fact it is 7" too. having played with the ipad (v1 admittedly) it just seems to heavy to use for too long and too large to be truly portable. ipad2 is better and lighter I'm sure,but also at least twice the price of this.
anyone know if the handwriting recognition is any good and if there are apps that can also translate diagrams or hand drawn charts etc? couple that with keyword tagging and that would be a killer app for me.
You can throw Graffiti on android devices (yes the old palm handwriting thing). I use it on a Vodafone 845 and Huawei S7 7" tablet, it rocks. Resistive screens are better for writing/drawing apps.
z2k: Resistive touch screen is actually a con in my book. Plastic screen instead of glass means more scratches, less sensitive since it requires pressure..
Had the same thoughts when I was playing with it, no where near as pleasant to use as other tablets. Found the Orientation would only switch in some places as well. You do get what you pay for.
I do agree that it is a better size @ 7" though.
It's not unusual to find some crappy factory default ROMs out there. Often you can download leaner ROMs with less bloatware - widgets for example do have a hit on performance. If I remove Widgets from my S7 it absolutely flies.
I had one of those Apad II's from pbtech, out of the box it was absolutely crap - couple of updated ROMs later and it flew (2x to 3x as fast as the factory ROM).
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