More than enough already, right, so no point in trying to make any improvements, EVER. If anyone of any importance had your painfully limited point of view, we would still be in the dark ages. From seeing your posts, you must either A) be an elaborate troll, or B) someone who has a very poor grasp of technology in general.
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My Quick Xoom Review
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More than enough already, right, so no point in trying to make any improvements, EVER. If anyone of any importance had your painfully limited point of view, we would still be in the dark ages. From seeing your posts, you must either A) be an elaborate troll, or B) someone who has a very poor grasp of technology in general.
As someone else posted, I'm glad for the competition too. It's going to make the iPad better.
I wonder where tablets will end up? I hope the iPad will get Lion OS soon.
I'm not a huge fan, but I saw a StarTrek Next Gen episode last week, and one of the crew members had an iPad. OK, well it was more the size of the Galaxy (coincidence?). But I wonder if someone at Apple is a big fan?
I wonder where tablets will end up? I hope the iPad will get Lion OS soon.
I'm not a huge fan, but I saw a StarTrek Next Gen episode last week, and one of the crew members had an iPad. OK, well it was more the size of the Galaxy (coincidence?). But I wonder if someone at Apple is a big fan?
I played around with the Xoom and it's pretty nice, but no flash and the crazy $800 pricepoint means i won't be getting it. There's no way I'm paying Verizon's activation fee and a month of data service(that I don't need or want) while paying off contract price.
update
I am here to post some more observations.
Notification light is a god send! Now I am not constantly picking up my device to turn the screen on for a look at notifications present.
Battery life has been excellent so far... started with a 77% charge at 10am. It is not 9pm and my battery is at 23%. I have had the device in use all day emailing, watching videos, browsing, tinkering, playing fruit ninja... I have used it like anyone would use any new device.
3g has been fast... about 1.1 down on average.
I hate the location of the power button.. its hard to locate for me without looking at it. Might take some getting use to.
I am here to post some more observations.
Notification light is a god send! Now I am not constantly picking up my device to turn the screen on for a look at notifications present.
Battery life has been excellent so far... started with a 77% charge at 10am. It is not 9pm and my battery is at 23%. I have had the device in use all day emailing, watching videos, browsing, tinkering, playing fruit ninja... I have used it like anyone would use any new device.
3g has been fast... about 1.1 down on average.
I hate the location of the power button.. its hard to locate for me without looking at it. Might take some getting use to.
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With flash on Android you can have it set to "on demand" so that it only loads applets when and where you want it to (with a simple tap of the placeholder). This way it acts just like click2flash people like to brag about on these boards.
I don't understand why people are so hung up on Flash on Android. Its not as if you have to have it enabled all the time.
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With flash on Android you can have it set to "on demand" so that it only loads applets when and where you want it to (with a simple tap of the placeholder). This way it acts just like click2flash people like to brag about on these boards.
I don't understand why people are so hung up on Flash on Android. Its not as if you have to have it enabled all the time.
It's in the apps and OS. The whole reason I bought a Mac was for the OS. Same thing with the iPad. The apps and OS are seamless in integration with other Apple products, and is why I'll continue to buy the iPad. With Lion coming out resembling some of the same touch/swipe interface, it all just goes together.
You don't know how many times I'm on my HP/Windows laptop for work (I have to have it, no choice), and I've tried to swipe the touchpad and nothing happens, as I forget that this POS has no swiping capability like my magic pad on my Mac.
The point is that the Xoom might be a great machine, but its missing a key integration factor with my other devices, and as long as Apple continues to update this great interface, I'll be sticking with them.
You don't know how many times I'm on my HP/Windows laptop for work (I have to have it, no choice), and I've tried to swipe the touchpad and nothing happens, as I forget that this POS has no swiping capability like my magic pad on my Mac.
The point is that the Xoom might be a great machine, but its missing a key integration factor with my other devices, and as long as Apple continues to update this great interface, I'll be sticking with them.
Not even close ....... Go write your comments in PC forums please. There's no such comparison between the two at all, iPad always wins; in EVERYTHING
Lucky guy! I so want one, but I'm waiting to see what Apple does before jumping on board. What I think I'm going to do now is buy a XOOM and then ditch Android for my mobile phone and get an iPhone 5 in June/July. I can't deal with the fragmentation on the mobile front and I think the Android offers the most in the tablet space. I also have a ton of iOS apps to make use of (had iPhone for three years before going Android) Apple definitely has to figure out notifications, Android has definitely spoiled me on that front.
Thanks for the quick review!
Not doubting your reasons for getting one, but it seems to be like a very expensive email and browser without the apps!
Is the Android app market really that bad?!
Also, how about playing your media (not just youtube -- but music, movies, podcasts)?
Would be interested in a follow up review in a week when the initial excitement wears off.
Thanks again.
Not doubting your reasons for getting one, but it seems to be like a very expensive email and browser without the apps!
Is the Android app market really that bad?!
Also, how about playing your media (not just youtube -- but music, movies, podcasts)?
Would be interested in a follow up review in a week when the initial excitement wears off.
Thanks again.
I don't know if you already read the reviews, but Engadget and Anandtech both tested the Xoom and were not that impressed. They both had things to love about it, but they also said that the OS is beta. The hardware is also not so good, especially the screen.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4191/motorola-xoom-review-first-honeycomb-tablet-arrives
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/23/motorola-xoom-review/
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4191/motorola-xoom-review-first-honeycomb-tablet-arrives
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/23/motorola-xoom-review/
Both claim the screen to be a little underwhelming, but never did they give off the impression that the hardware isn't good. The thing is well built and we know it's a beast under the hood. Honeycomb seems the most complete of Android OS's in terms of idea and execution, they needed to have launched with more apps.
This is from Engadget's review: Around the back of the device, Motorola has weirdly chosen to place the power / sleep button next to the camera lens and flash -- and those components are flanked by stereo speakers. We had a lot of issues with both the volume buttons and power button on the device; we found the volume keys difficult to find and use as they're extremely shallow and placed right next to a notch in the casing of the device. The power button was even worse; we didn't mind the placement so much, but like the volume buttons the single, small circle is extremely shallow -- and worse, it got stuck a number of times when we were using it! Instead of waking the device up or putting it to sleep, we were prompted to shut down the Xoom.
Yes, their reviews are very good. Both Engadget and Anandtech liked the new OS, but they also find a lot of rough edges.
Anandtech states that many apps did crash a lot. They also wrote that the Multitasking list can only show up to 5 apps. There is no way to scroll through the list!
I get the impression that Android 3.0 is still a beta and that Google rushed out its release for obvious reasons. It is also not very polished. The new OS needs more polish and more attention to detail.
I guess Apple still has the advantage
Couple questions about the aspect ratio:
1. When you bring up the keyboard in landscape mode, how comfortable is the amount of readable space you have to work with?
2. Is it awkward using the Xoom in portrait? The placing of the logos seem that it is primarily a landscape device.
What do people make of the policy they have put in place for the 4G upgrade where users mail their devices in for a physical upgrade?
Wouldn't it have made more sense to release a wifi version first, and 4G when it was ready? They could have avoided the pricing controversy to a certain extent and avoid this confusion.
1. When you bring up the keyboard in landscape mode, how comfortable is the amount of readable space you have to work with?
2. Is it awkward using the Xoom in portrait? The placing of the logos seem that it is primarily a landscape device.
What do people make of the policy they have put in place for the 4G upgrade where users mail their devices in for a physical upgrade?
Wouldn't it have made more sense to release a wifi version first, and 4G when it was ready? They could have avoided the pricing controversy to a certain extent and avoid this confusion.
Thank you, the iPad needs more RAM to hold pages in memory. Reloading pages and even tabs every time you switch over is a little ridiculous. Also who knows why they went back asswards to use Expose view for tabs instead of actual tabs...
I have a few questions, I have an iPad and just got a Nook Color that I rooted and use as a development device for Android.
Does the screen wipe off as easily as iPad? Both my iPad and Nook get tons of fingerprints but I can swipe my iPad on my jeans a few times and it looks brand new, with the Nook it just smudges them around. I think this has to do with the olephobic coating on the iPad but I'm not sure if the Xoom has something similar.
Second, on my Nook the Kindle app has no margins, so the text goes from one edge of the screen to the other, is it like this on the Xoom? I couldn't find an option to change the margins either.
And lastly, does the Gmail app support multiple accounts? I don't really use the one on my Nook because it is the scaled up smartphone version and it looks horrible, but the Xoom one looks pretty nice but I have 3 gmail accounts that I need to check.
Doesn't tabs take up space? I think I prefer it like it is, with the Expose-like pages view.
Well thats pretty objective....Of course with your username, I guess thats not a surprise.
It is just as easy to wipe, but I had to do an "intial" wipe when I took off the plastic. It had a gluey type feel on the screen as i was typing around.
After that.. it was gravy