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  • L Lost User

    I should have known better than to ask advice in the lounge I wouldn't mind if even one of your answers had been even slightly amusing - but no, you all took the obvious 'oohh - he said tablet - I'll post some drivel about pills - that'll up my reputaion points' route. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: I'll stick to posting puns and info about my latest trip or model painting in future

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    Mehdi Gholam
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    Go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 or 10 inch if you can get it.

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    • L Lost User

      I should have known better than to ask advice in the lounge I wouldn't mind if even one of your answers had been even slightly amusing - but no, you all took the obvious 'oohh - he said tablet - I'll post some drivel about pills - that'll up my reputaion points' route. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: I'll stick to posting puns and info about my latest trip or model painting in future

      MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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      Mark_Wallace
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      To be honest, I've got no use for a tablet, but I was tempted to buy a dozen or so on my last trip to China. Try here[^], before forking out a fortune for something made in the same factories, but "vastly augmented" by stuffing it in a box with a western company's label.

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      • L Lost User

        So it's my birthday soon & I thought I might treat myself to a tablet. It'd be used mainly at home - for web browsing, maybe book reading, possibly a game or two - oh and for posting on CP of course. I know almost nothing about the tablet market and would be interested in any recommendations (or the opposite) Cheers, m'dears

        MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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        Chris Losinger
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        avoid stone tablets. current best practices limits their use to Commandments only.

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        • L Lost User

          So it's my birthday soon & I thought I might treat myself to a tablet. It'd be used mainly at home - for web browsing, maybe book reading, possibly a game or two - oh and for posting on CP of course. I know almost nothing about the tablet market and would be interested in any recommendations (or the opposite) Cheers, m'dears

          MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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          Dalek Dave
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          It depends on what you want. If you want the ooohhhh factor for impressing non-techie types, get an iPaid. If you want functionality at a reduced cost, get a Xoom. If, however, you want one that you can put into a jacket pocket and carry around in a useful manner, get the Galaxy Tab. I have a tab, I have loads of apps I am happy with it.

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          • L Lost User

            So it's my birthday soon & I thought I might treat myself to a tablet. It'd be used mainly at home - for web browsing, maybe book reading, possibly a game or two - oh and for posting on CP of course. I know almost nothing about the tablet market and would be interested in any recommendations (or the opposite) Cheers, m'dears

            MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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            Lost User
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            I've had an iPad for the better part of a year now. Does all the things you mention very well and has great battery life. The lack of Flash has only been a problem when I tried to online check-in for a flight last fall. The site used flash so I wound up checking in at the kiosk in the airport instead. I never used sites with Flash much before, though, so that helps. Cheers, Drew.

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            • L Lost User

              So it's my birthday soon & I thought I might treat myself to a tablet. It'd be used mainly at home - for web browsing, maybe book reading, possibly a game or two - oh and for posting on CP of course. I know almost nothing about the tablet market and would be interested in any recommendations (or the opposite) Cheers, m'dears

              MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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              HimanshuJoshi
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              I would suggest get samsung galaxy tab.

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              • L Lost User

                I should have known better than to ask advice in the lounge I wouldn't mind if even one of your answers had been even slightly amusing - but no, you all took the obvious 'oohh - he said tablet - I'll post some drivel about pills - that'll up my reputaion points' route. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: I'll stick to posting puns and info about my latest trip or model painting in future

                MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                OriginalGriff
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                _Maxxx_ wrote:

                you all took the obvious 'oohh - he said tablet - I'll post some drivel about pills - that'll up my reputaion points' route.

                No I didn't! Mine was an etch-a-sketch...

                Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

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                • L Lost User

                  So it's my birthday soon & I thought I might treat myself to a tablet. It'd be used mainly at home - for web browsing, maybe book reading, possibly a game or two - oh and for posting on CP of course. I know almost nothing about the tablet market and would be interested in any recommendations (or the opposite) Cheers, m'dears

                  MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                  Pete OHanlon
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                  Well, I've been seriously looking at this[^] tablet. It's been getting good reviews, and it seems pretty impressive - plus it's a lot cheaper than the Galaxy. I do know that I will be an MS fanboy next year and buy a tablet with Win8 installed, but I will do that via the company as we will be developing for it.

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                  • L Lost User

                    I should have known better than to ask advice in the lounge I wouldn't mind if even one of your answers had been even slightly amusing - but no, you all took the obvious 'oohh - he said tablet - I'll post some drivel about pills - that'll up my reputaion points' route. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: I'll stick to posting puns and info about my latest trip or model painting in future

                    MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                    Lost User
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                    Make your own; Not pills[^]

                    Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      Bragging rights? "I can open a spam email"? :laugh:

                      Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

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                      Bassam Abdul Baki
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                      One generaly uses the Viagra once they pop it in. Hence, braggng rights. Otherwise, they tend to keep mum about these things.

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                      • L Lost User

                        I should have known better than to ask advice in the lounge I wouldn't mind if even one of your answers had been even slightly amusing - but no, you all took the obvious 'oohh - he said tablet - I'll post some drivel about pills - that'll up my reputaion points' route. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: I'll stick to posting puns and info about my latest trip or model painting in future

                        MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                        Bassam Abdul Baki
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                        Pills can also help you trip better. The model painting does sound interesting. :)

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                        • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                          One generaly uses the Viagra once they pop it in. Hence, braggng rights. Otherwise, they tend to keep mum about these things.

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                          OriginalGriff
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                          You keep your Viagra near your Mum? :omg: I do not want to know... :laugh:

                          Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

                          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                            You keep your Viagra near your Mum? :omg: I do not want to know... :laugh:

                            Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

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                            Bassam Abdul Baki
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                            I spell mom with an o; as in the sound I make whenever she used to smack me as a kid.

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                            • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                              I spell mom with an o; as in the sound I make whenever she used to smack me as a kid.

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                              OriginalGriff
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                              I spell that with a "phew!"; as in the sound of someone wiping their brow in relief.

                              Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

                              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                              "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                              • D Dalek Dave

                                It depends on what you want. If you want the ooohhhh factor for impressing non-techie types, get an iPaid. If you want functionality at a reduced cost, get a Xoom. If, however, you want one that you can put into a jacket pocket and carry around in a useful manner, get the Galaxy Tab. I have a tab, I have loads of apps I am happy with it.

                                ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                                leppie
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                                Dalek Dave wrote:

                                If you want functionality at a reduced cost, get a Xoom.

                                Hmmm If you want reduced functionality at a cost, get a Xoom. FTFY :)

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                                • P Pete OHanlon

                                  Well, I've been seriously looking at this[^] tablet. It's been getting good reviews, and it seems pretty impressive - plus it's a lot cheaper than the Galaxy. I do know that I will be an MS fanboy next year and buy a tablet with Win8 installed, but I will do that via the company as we will be developing for it.

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                                  Ian Shlasko
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                                  Yeah, I've been checking that one out too... From what I've heard, it has a few technical problems, most of which could be fixed in the firmware... I still have a couple concerns: 1) No RJ-45 on the dock, and USB-to-Ethernet adapters apparently don't work in Android. My company ships me out sometimes, and not every hotel has WiFi (Not planning on using it for work, but I like to stay connected). 2) The keyboard dock has been so hard to find, that I haven't been able to try it out in a store... I've been able to get my hands on the tablet itself (Really cool, by the way), but they never have the keyboard dock... Always out of stock. If not for those two things, I probably would have bought one yesterday, when I was playing with it in a store :)

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                                  • L leppie

                                    Dalek Dave wrote:

                                    If you want functionality at a reduced cost, get a Xoom.

                                    Hmmm If you want reduced functionality at a cost, get a Xoom. FTFY :)

                                    ((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x)))

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                                    Dalek Dave
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                                    I was implying that it functioned, not that it was good.

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                                    • D Dalek Dave

                                      I was implying that it functioned, not that it was good.

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                                      leppie
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                                      Well, AFAIK it lacks support for it's SD card slot... There are also much better and cheaper options, like the ASUS EEE Transformer or the Acer tablet.

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                                      • P Pete OHanlon

                                        Well, I've been seriously looking at this[^] tablet. It's been getting good reviews, and it seems pretty impressive - plus it's a lot cheaper than the Galaxy. I do know that I will be an MS fanboy next year and buy a tablet with Win8 installed, but I will do that via the company as we will be developing for it.

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                                        My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                                        leppie
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                                        Same here :) The Acer also looks like a good option.

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                                        • L Lost User

                                          So it's my birthday soon & I thought I might treat myself to a tablet. It'd be used mainly at home - for web browsing, maybe book reading, possibly a game or two - oh and for posting on CP of course. I know almost nothing about the tablet market and would be interested in any recommendations (or the opposite) Cheers, m'dears

                                          MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                                          Rajesh R Subramanian
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                                          Seated next to us is a team who tests our website on on mobile and tablets. As to their opinion, the Samsung galaxy tab is an excellent option. In their team of 6, nobody recommended the ipad over the galaxy. Personally I won't recommend any apple product for the fact that you'll then be locked to the iworld. It looks shiny and feels nice in the hands though. The galaxy also looks pretty (a little less pretty than the ipad) and the construction quality seems very solid.

                                          "Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

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