tablets

[Dave Germiquet]

Hey Hugh,

Did you check out the Samsung Galaxy Tab?

My friend bought a week or two ago, it looks like a great device and
alternative to the Ipad as well.


On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:38 AM, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> There are a lot of Android tablets from unknown names available these
> days.  They come in a wide range of prices and with a wide range of
> features.  Some are bargains and some are crap.
>
>
> Today only, Dell is offering the Kyros MID7015 tablet for 169.99.
> Supposedly $130 off the normal price.
>
> - Android 2.1
>
> - 7" resistive display (capacitive is better but more expensive; typically
>  you need capacitive for multitouch)
>
> - 800x480 resolution (same as the Nokia 770/n800/n810 family as tablets,
>  but this screen is physically larger)
>
> - Telechips TCC8902 800 MHz ARM processor.  I don't think that this chip
>  is good enough to run future Androids (I don't understand why) and it
>  won't run Flash.
>
> - 256M of RAM which is good (cheap tablets sometimes have only 128M)
>
> <
> http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/E_Readers_PDAs_Handheld_Gadgets/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=cadhs1&sku=A4407122
> >
>
>
> The other interesting thing is that the NookColor eBook is really and
> android tablet and has been "rooted".  It is US$250, has a 7" 1024x600
> capacitive display.  At first glance, this looks to be a great choice.  We
> shall see.
> <
> http://androidandme.com/2010/11/news/nook-color-gets-rooted-and-swaps-books-for-angry-birds/
> >
>
>
> I gave up waiting for a nice Android tablet and bought an iPad on Black
> Friday.  Twice the price of the NookColor.  Very nice (I really like the
> multitouch gesture for zooming), very controlled by Apple (yuck).  If I
> hadn't, I'd be seriously checking out the Nook Color.
>
>
>
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