To be fair, iDevices have Power+Sleep buttons. Does the same thing as ctrl-alt-del.
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IPAD versus HP Slate 500
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To be fair, iDevices have Power+Sleep buttons. Does the same thing as ctrl-alt-del.
iPad for me all the way. I recently read a review of another tablet which ran windows 7 and it was mentioned that windows 7 sucks with touch UI no matter how much you customize it
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/tegatech-tega-v2-review/
"Here's the part of the review where we repeat what we've said countless times -- Windows 7 is truly not a tablet operating system"
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/tegatech-tega-v2-review/
"Here's the part of the review where we repeat what we've said countless times -- Windows 7 is truly not a tablet operating system"
I like some ideas here. I hope to see the front facing/user facing cameras on the iPad soon. I also like the idea of a stylus so you can actually write on the screen. I know there are some available for iPad, but I'm not sure how well they actually work. I like USB and HDMI out, as well, but iPad will get more and more accessories that will allow for this functionality through the single dock connector, keeping design more elegant. I desperately think iPad needs a file management system. I don't like how the Slate lacks 3g. Overall, I think any competition is good competition, and good things are to come. If I were to go buy a tablet tomorrow, I'd get an iPad.
So they took a netbook, turned it into a tablet, and doubled the price. What part of this are you impressed by?
ARM has such a lead in performance per watt that no other processor could be competitive, battery wise. It's unbelievable to me that all these big companies that employ thousands of intelligent people can't design one real iPad competitor. And the formula is so simple: 10" screen + ARM based OS designed for touch. That's all. Is that too hard?
By the way, webOS could never run on the slate because the hardware is not compatible with it.
ARM has such a lead in performance per watt that no other processor could be competitive, battery wise. It's unbelievable to me that all these big companies that employ thousands of intelligent people can't design one real iPad competitor. And the formula is so simple: 10" screen + ARM based OS designed for touch. That's all. Is that too hard?
By the way, webOS could never run on the slate because the hardware is not compatible with it.
I think people are just way too concerned about the hardware specs than the software side of things.
Guess you can give up hope on 7" iPad 2. Because Steve said anything under 10 is way too small.
Well, given that Steve has often said Apple won't do something only to do it a few years later, I wouldn't give up ALL hope for an eventual smaller iPad, but it does seem highly likely that the NEXT gen ipads wouldn't include a smaller-size model.
I have a netbook (and it even runs OSX!)
But since I got an iPad, it has not seen much use.
The ONE AND ONLY reason I would even consider using it, is for the keyboard. A netbook without a keyboard has lost its only real reason to exist.
The HP tablet is really not going to sell.
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But since I got an iPad, it has not seen much use.
The ONE AND ONLY reason I would even consider using it, is for the keyboard. A netbook without a keyboard has lost its only real reason to exist.
The HP tablet is really not going to sell.
C.
Until an OS is design spefically for touchscreen, like the iPad, all other tablets will fail. Seems like whenever windows has been retrofitted for touchscreen, it hasn't worked. Maybe when android releases a real os designed for tablets, then apple will have some real competition.
I doubt it. Steve said he hates 7" form factors and that the company has played with the idea (of several different screen sizes) and found that 9.7" and up is the way to go. Sorry.
Ctrl alt del in Windows, pressing both physical buttons at once in iOS. I'd rather have the Windows task manager so I can quit apps selectively.
Well, in iOS 4.0 and above you can also quit apps selectively. Just double tap menu, and shut down the apps you want from the list of running/suspended apps. The iPad gets iOS 4.2 in a few weeks.
The whole CTRL+ALT+DEL thing is pretty irrelevant. Sure it's a relic from 3 decades ago, but many operating systems have a trusted "system request" button. In fact, the "Sys Req." button on a lot of US 101 Key Keyboards originally served that purpose. IBM and DEC Mini Computers in the 70's had similar keys on their terminals.
You know absolutely nothing about W7. Stick to your overpriced and underpowered Apple products fool.
Gotta love the stylus pen for the tablet.. quick someone get my car back to 88mph so I can get back to 2010. 