A good Option Tablets HP TouchPad

Price: $304.00

Product Features
Size: 16GB or 32GB
Brilliant 9.7-inch diagonal LED backlit multitouch display
Seamless multitasking with HP webOS 3.0 and essential productivity apps
Exclusive Beats Audio for studio-quality sound
Blazing fast Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-CPU APQ8060 1.2GHz processor

Other Opinion

By Jonathan Pozo "Jonny P"

Bought this from Amazon, as always got it quick. My back ground is I've owned an IPAD and asus windows tablet. After trying them out I was still unsatisfied with the products. It wasn't providing me what I was looking for. I wanted a tablet with good battery life, good aps, experience the 'real' web, do some entertainment (videos, games, music), keep myself connected with social media, and finally do some note taking for work/ everyday things. Looking at the reviews and the advertisements I gave the HP Touchpad a go.

The Breakdown based on a few days exp:

OS: A +
HP OS is probably the highest point in this tablet.
Synergy makes the whole multitasking a breezy and keeps everything in synch. The whole process to get connected with your email, facebook, and calendar is simple.
You can just do lots of things out of the box, no need to go hunting for apps.
No Icons Everywhere in the home screen.
You can browse the WHOLE internet without having black screens because of "missing a plugin".

APPs: B-
HP App market is lacking. You could take in to account that it just launched and will have more coming. If you patient you'll start seeing new ones every week. From whats available NOW you can manage. There are games and several productivity apps worth checking out.

Hardware: B-
This is the weakest thing for me for the Hp Touchpad. Every Tablet in the market right now has : front /back camera, expandable memory slot, hdmi output, and Real USB connections.
HP TP has front camera, max 32 gb memory, and one micro usb connection. WTF... Lacking big time.
If your like me that likes options for inputs/outputs this is a low blow.
Screen for HP TP is great, all the pictures and videos look nice and I think the resolution is fine. The touch response is good too.
Battery is good too. 5-6 hours . If you leave it on all night it will get low on battery. Not much standby power.

Price: B-
The majority of tablets are 300-499 range. The 32 gb TP is ~560 bucks in amazon. Hardware wise its not worth that. A little too steep for the competition.

Conclusion: HP Touch's operating system could just be the seller here for people that are in search for something friendly and do real multitasking. Or people that didn't like android or iOS.
Price and Hardware are big negatives. Probably the best thing is get this when the price drops under 450 or wait for second Generation.
You just got to see what is important to you and what specifically you "need" in a your tablet.

For me I might keep this :)

update 9-9-11
after the prices tanked cause of the announcement of HP not supporting it anymore. I returned mine (full refund from amazon) and actually bought another for 135 from hp.com :-)
why did I buy another ?
Because it is just a easy and brilliant product.
HP did announce continued support for the apps and updates .
which is true they have done a recent update and just came out with a new edition of the HP magazine for the touchpad which is a neat ideA to discover new apps.

here are some positives:
+HP gave a 50 buck credit for apps
+free box.net 50 gb of space online
+ found preware homebrew community that releases apps and anything you can think of to add a whole different experience . They have a app to overclock the CPU :-)
+new apps added weekly
+noticed faster internet and processing with updates

with the touchpad being cheaper. Give this a try. Support will be there for a while because over 250k of units are out there and HP is making more. Developers love the touchpad.

update 12/15/11
+ I keep using my TP. The apps are still flowing and the web is just easy to use on this.

+HP fired their previous CEO and the new one announced that palm os will be open source. Open source is like the android. Which is a positive thing because it guarantees is way or form updates and new apps from developers.

It's an OK ZTO 9-Inch Android 4.0

Price: from $155.00

Product Features
Slim body, 9" High Sensitivity 5-points touch Capacitive screen
Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
A13 processor 1.2 GHz, 512 MB DDR, 8GB Storage
Wireless N Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), front camera for Skype video chat
Battery life up to 10 hours of continuous reading or 8 hours of video playback, with wireless off

Other Opinion

By LSpeer

It's an OK little tablet. I think it was a bit over priced for the size. 9-inch long but 4 inches wide, it's not what I expected. The tablet it self does what it's supposed to do, not very fast 1.2GHz it's expected. Comes with some pre loaded aps. Tried Netflix document to go you tube they load up in a decent amount of time. Over all decent Little tablet. Wish the price was lower considered it's a no name brand. I will keep it and let the 5yr old play games on it.

Come on, you can do better ASUS Transformer TF300 T-B1-BL 10.1-Inch 32 GB Tablet

List Price: $399.99
Price: $348.79
You Save: $51.20 (13%)

Product Features
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
NVIDIA Tegra 3 Quad-Core Processor
10.1-inch LED screen
32GB SSD, 1 GB DIMM
GPS-enabled

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By Dave Kline

I really liked this tablet. It was fast, the price was right, the keyboard dock was interesting, but I returned all three. Tablet one had a stuck-on pixel close to the center of the screen. Tablet two appeared to have a foreign object stuck under the glass of the screen. Tablet three had a dead pixel near the center of the screen. Not good when one of the touted features is the display. I've always gathered that Asus was among the leaders in the Android tablet game, so I'm rather disappointed. I suppose I can try the Transformer Infinity when it comes out or the Google tablet that is rumored to be made by Asus and hope this is a problem with this particular model. Unfortunately, there isn't much comparable by other manufacturers and Asus is one of the only manufacturers making high performance Android tablets...I guess we'll see what happens.

Come on, Asus, you can do better. A $390 product should be right.

Major Defects on Nexus 7

by Asus
Price: $236.50

Product Features
Color: Black
7 inch 1280x800 HD display (216 ppi)
Quad-core Tegra 3 processor
16 GB internal storage (actual formatted capacity will be less)
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean),Memory: Slots: Onboard, Installed: 1GB
4325 mAh battery (Up to 8 hours of active use)

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By KC

... I ordered mine directly from Google Play a couple of weeks ago. Received it within a few days, and it was defective out of the box - dead pixels. Google was great about getting a replacement out immediately, but in the week of use while waiting for the next one, I also had the glass/screen lifting from the tablet on the left that sooooo many people are having (moves when touched and makes creaking sounds - especially not good for gamers). Received the replacement, which is also defective - gray spots in the display screen (almost like the back-lighting isn't working in those areas or is blocked by some debris, or the pixels are just stuck in that color) and major lifting of the glass/screen on the left side before any use. I hate to give it up, because there are a lot of great things about it that I really like, but I'm going to return this one as well and wait to see if they resolve in future build productions. I would not recommend Nexus 7 until they correct these issues, unless you're okay with accepting them. I do realize the price is much lower than other tablets, but there will be other options coming out in the same price range, so hopefully this will help encourage Google/Asus to improve the quality control on the Nexus 7, if they aren't already interested in doing so. You might want to do a web search on defect issues before purchasing, just so you are aware. These two issues I've had seem to be quite prevalent. Both I received were from the July production run, so they haven't addressed them as of yet.

ASUS Support says:

Dear KC,

I do apologize for the issues you have encountered on both of your Nexus 7 tablets. We hold our quality control to the highest standards, but unfortunately, bad batches do happen and I do apologize. Hopefully, this experience does not deter you from considering Asus or the Nexus 7 in the near future. We are working hard to rectify the issues. If you have any questions or comments regarding this, please feel free to e-mail me. I can be reached at cl-tien@asus.com. I'll be happy to answer any questions or address any issues you might have.

Best Regards,

Tien
ASUS Customer Loyalty

MOTOROLA XOOM Android Tablet (10.1-Inch, 32GB, Wi-Fi) Reviews

Price: $499.00

Product Features
Linux 1 GHz Motorola ARM dual-core CORTEX A9 OMAP 4
1 GB DRAM
Android 3.1 (Honeycomb).
802_11_BGN
It also consists of 802.11b/g/n, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, 2-megapixel front-facing web cam.

Other opinion

By A

I have purchased both an Ipad2 and Xoom for different family members. I thought it worth comparing the two devices for anyone interested. Many of my comments are subjective so bear that in mind when reading the review. I notice that reviews that love the Xoom are overwhelmingly marked "helpful" and those with even slight negatives are are usually marked "unhelpful", so I expect this review will get poor ratings.

External appearance and feel:
The Ipad2 screen has a different feel from the Xoom screen - the Ipad2 is a bit slicker, less likely to stick when moving short distances. The screen on the Xoom tends to show fingerprints more than the Ipad2 for some reason. Everyone in this family thinks that the Ipad2 looks sharper than the Xoom.

Both weigh 1.6 lbs. Subjectively, the Xoom feels heavier than the Ipad2, but it's an illusion perhaps caused by it's slightly smaller size.

Both have a similar size screen, measured diagonally. But the aspect ratio is different - 4:3 for Ipad2, 16:9 for Xoom. This means that the Ipad2 actually has a larger viewing area, and this makes a real difference when scrolling through a web site. The Ipad2 screen is brighter than the Xoom screen.

Hardware performance:
The Xoom feels a bit faster than the Ipad2, and the specs show that it is faster. Both have dual core processors based on ARM designs. The Xoom seems to be able to handle graphics better than the Ipad2. As far as connecting to Wifi networks, both seem to have this one down pat - they both just work.

User Interface:
The Ipad2 is just like a big iPhone. Whether this good or bad is subjective. For me, it's good - polished, flexible and can be customized to my needs. The Xoom user interface is totally new, and unfortunately it shows - there are many rough edges. Some examples: moving icons around to group programs together is not intuitive and they keep moving back; you can see the first 5 applications running on the Xoom and select one, but the list doesn't scroll so applications that don't show in the list can't be selected; you can't close applications (except by a force quit that can lose data) as the Xoom decides when to quit an application; customization is possible but more difficult than the Ipad2. In short, the Xoom user interface is a work in progress - great potential but currently quite flawed.

Operating System:
The Ipad2 uses Apple's IOS. It works, but it uses cooperative multitasking which (in theory) is less effective than the full multitasking on the Xoom which uses a version of Google's Android designed for tablets. In practice, they both work fine and I doubt anyone would notice the difference.

Applications:
Ipad2 has 70,000 apps available from the Apple App store and it also runs the 300,000 apps available for the iPhone. Xoom currently has around 60 apps and it can run Android phone apps (but they are stretched in one direction which makes them look strange). Some of the Ipad2 applications are pretty impressive - GarageBand for example. There are many games on the Ipad2, and just a few games made for the Xoom. I really hope this improves soon otherwise the Xoom is sunk. After all, applications are generally the reason people buy these devices.

Browsing:
Because of the screen aspect ratio that I mentioned, I prefer browsing on the Ipad2. The Xoom has Adobe Flash and the Ipad2 doesn't, but so far I haven't come across a single instance where this has been an issue. I'm sure there are very many sites not compatible with Ipad2, but I haven't browsed to one of them yet.

Camera:
I don't use the camera much, and I'm not really sure if either is better. In the family, the Xoom owner says the Xoom is better, the Ipad2 owner says the Ipad2. The Xoom has flash and Ipad2 doesn't which is a win for Xoom, but the Xoom seems slower to take a picture.

Speakers:
The Xoom has two small speakers, Ipad2 has one somewhat larger speaker. The sound is slightly better quality on the Ipad2 and the Xoom cannot achieve the same volume as the Ipad2. But they are both pretty poor - use earphones or an external speaker if you want decent audio.

Battery life:
Difficult for me to give an exact comparison, but based on family usage it seems the Ipad2 has the edge here, but not by much.

Internal storage:
The Xoom has 1GB of RAM and 32 GB of flash storage. The Ipad2 has 512MB of RAM and 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of flash storage - I bought the 64GB model.

External storage:
The Xoom has an external card slot that supports SD cards, but the software was not ready in time for the product release. The slot is inoperative until Motorola releases an operating system update. The Ipad2 has no external storage support.

User Experience:
The Ipad2 was up and running quite quickly. I connected the device to ITunes and it automatically updated to the latest version of the operating system. I was then able to select and download Apps immediately and start using them.

The Xoom was not so easy. For some reason, I was not able to install the latest version of Google Maps or Adobe Flash. I was able to download the apps, and the install process appeared to work without errors, but the new apps just were not installed. After some time trying I finally returned the Xoom back to the factory settings and started again, and this time both the installs worked. Of course, this wouldn't be a good solution if you had a ton of applications and/or data on the device.

Support:
Apple has their retail stores. You can get a huge amount of help from these stores from people whose only job is to support users. Both Ipad2 and Xoom users have web sites available that support their products but you have to spend the time digging for the sites and digging through the sites. You can also purchase an Applecare support package which gives you a couple of years extra support for the Ipad2.

Bottom line:
I believe the Xoom hardware is slightly better than the Ipad2 (apart from the screen aspect ratio and the speakers), but the software is terribly lacking. The Xoom was released FAR too early, it's just not ready for primetime. But it has great potential.

If I had to pick just one, I'd pick the Ipad2 at the moment - less hassle, apps for everything, better browsing experience, better support options. The Xoom needs less buggy software and more applications; it has great potential but it's not there yet.

Good, not Great GOOGLE ANDROID 4.0 FLYTOUCH 10.1 VC882

Price from $149.99
Product Features
4GB Capacity, 1GB RAM, VC882 Cortex A8,
SKYPE VIDEO CALLING, NETFLIX MOVIES, HDMI FUNCTION TO WATCH SAVED VIDEOS/PICTURES ON TF CARD/TABLET.
Inbuilt WIFI, Camera, HDMI, Games, Play Store, VORTEX PLAYER
YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK, ANGRY BIRD GAME AND MANY MORE PREINSTALLED APPS
FREE FLYTOUCH(TM) PROTECTIVE GEL COVER FOR THIS TABLET: RED COLOR

By Kaleb Antonson
I bought this tablet for a few reasons, A) Iv been wanting a tablet for awhile and B) because my kindle keyboard recently broke. Iv never heard of the Brand FlyTouch, its apparently some Chinese knock off company, thats not to say the tablet is bad, its OK, it does feel plastic and cheap, but I only spent 120 dollars on it. people are saying that you have to push hard to make the keys work are mistaken, its not the keys that are hard to push, its the processor that takes along time to complete the action, it is a slow tablet, but at the end of the day I like it. It has alot of ports that other tablets just dont have and i like the fact that you can customize it. if you are looking for a cheap tablet, buy this.

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Should Know ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A-DB51 13.3-Inch Ultrabook

So this laptop can apparently come with two different types of hard drives (both 256 gig ssds). If you buy this laptop, you will either get the Sandisk U100 or the ADATA MX11. An uninformed consumer probably wouldn't know or care what the difference between these two drives are, but they should!

The Sandisk U100 has the worst write speeds of current SSDs. The Zenbook prime I ordered was horribly slow at transferring files because of this. When I took the laptop back to the retailer, I requested an exchange for one with the ADATA MX11 hard drive. I was told by the retailer that there is no way to tell which hard drive you will get without opening the retail packaging. Note that opening the retail packaging renders the product used.

I feel Asus should put the hard drive brand on the outside of the box so that consumers can make a proper informed decision. The ADATA MX11 outperforms the Sandisk U100 in every way and this can be seen in performance tests when comparing the two.

I would not recommend anyone purchase this at this time. At least until Asus is more forthcoming about which SSD they are putting in this Zenbook.

Product Features
Capacity: 128GB | Style: Core i7
Intel Core i7-3517UM 1.7 GHz
4 GB SO-DIMM, 128 GB Solid-State Drive
Backlit Keyboard
13.3-Inch IPS Full-HD LED Screen, Intel HD 4000 Graphics
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

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By Kem