As Far As Tablets Go...
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lewax00 wrote:
since I'm about to lose my laptop.
How does a person know when they are about to lose an item? Couldn't he/she just not lose it, instead...? ;P
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Well when I say "mine" I mean "belongs to the company I work for", and when I say "lose" I mean "I'm not using it for work, so they're giving it to someone else".
I assumed it was some sort of situation like that.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Kevin Marois wrote:
What's the right table to go with?
That's really up to you. If you want to sell to the iDevice market, then you should consider an iPad. If you want to develop for an emerging marketplace, then Microsoft might offer you a choice. If you want to develop for Android, I'd plump for the Nexus. The only concrete advice I would give is steer clear from the bargain basement tablets - you really do get what you pay for.
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Wait for the real surface tablet (the one with Win8). As for which tablet is the best, just look at what is sold, look at what applications are available on those tablets, and which one fits your target audience. Android is good for certain market, iPad for others, Kindle Fire for some other markets. ...
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...and then what? Have a REAL Surface that still doesn't cut it?
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Nexus 10 -- Google took the Samsung and had their design team apply changes to it. Beautiful piece of work that you can get a lot of mileage out of.
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Nexus 10 -- Google took the Samsung and had their design team apply changes to it. Beautiful piece of work that you can get a lot of mileage out of.
Agreed 100%. /ravi
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I (strongly) recommend the Google Nexus 10. It's highly performant, great value for money and will allow you to develop for Android which (IMHO) has an excellent ecosystem (free tools, doc, samples). In addition, I find the Android architecture to be very nice. I :love: my Nexus 7 - I pre-ordered it during Google I/O. /ravi
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...and then what? Have a REAL Surface that still doesn't cut it?
Then you will have a good idea of what Windows 8 can do on a real Microsoft approved(!) tablet.
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My opinion, ASUS Transformer Infinity TF700T[^]. I have the one that came just before, the Transformer Prime. It's a great tablet, but has some GPS, WiFi issues that have been fixed in the TF700T. Plus, it has greater screen rez and is a better all around tablet than all the competitors.
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I assumed it was some sort of situation like that.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
" I'm not so sure. Living the other side of the Pond, and having visited the Colonies many times, I've always found America to be civilised barbarianism.
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other than being able to see what you are working with/on, I don't think it would be much different than the old cadd digitizer tablets were/are. somewhere down the line should be 'glasses' that would work with any pen and paper (or glove,etc.). What I know of the software industry is that anything worthwhile in the way of software gets bought out to be shutdown and what you end up with is the craap that had a bunch of money behind it. look back to go's penpoint software and icconex before sap bought them out... aka if it ain't broke break it...
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It always depends on your requirements. I have iPad and Google Nexus 7. Nexus 7 is my favorite well worth for the features. I may go with Kindle Fire HD too.
Bah! Knowing one's requirements requires analysis of the situation. One should just move forward! I say this tongue-in-cheek because I'm mildly frustrated by this situation. Our people out in the field use a way-old windows phone with a little app on it; figuring out a replacement is on the horizon (Yay!). Our VP of Technology has apparently decided that replacement is to be the Surface because, "we're a Windows shop and it will be easier for us to write software for that." Not because any analysis has been done of how people use the phone today, or what requirements they might have in a new application. I agree there's some value in keeping everything kind of in-house in terms of MSFT. But, it also seems like kind of a knee-jerk reaction to jump straight to Surface without analyzing any other tablet/phone options. I imagine we'll get it figured out; we always do. So, as I say, mild frustration, nothing major.
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I don't have a reference (couldn't be bothered to look it up) but I seem to recall that other similar articles on that story have updated to indicate that the "modest" aspect was an issue of supply rather than demand. I love my Surface, my wife loves hers, and a co-worker who bought one also loves hers.
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1366 x 768 pixels? What is this 2003? Anybody know if the pro version of the surface will have a DECENT resolution? I like that Nexus10's 2560 x 1600 pixels a LITTLE better. Even enough to maybe learn android java and NDK c++ and start using (GULPP!!) eclipse. And does anyone know why these freakin desktop monitors are stuck at 1920 x 1080 and going beyond that costs a small fortune?? Honestly microsoft, you're pushing me to android... You're probably gonna make this the year of the linux desktop...
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My opinion, ASUS Transformer Infinity TF700T[^]. I have the one that came just before, the Transformer Prime. It's a great tablet, but has some GPS, WiFi issues that have been fixed in the TF700T. Plus, it has greater screen rez and is a better all around tablet than all the competitors.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert EinsteinAbsolutely agree. But being the highly satisfied owner of another Transformer Prime, I'd say the problems were not really there on all units. Specifically because of the rumored problems I insisted on getting myself one from a shop, instead of online, where I'd be able to try it out and return it quickly and without hassle. But I didn't need this - both Wifi and GPS worked perfectly right out of the box on the first unit I got. In general, the more expensive Asus tablets are light, have an excellent battery life and screens beyond anything else Android. The latest iPad is the only device with a larger resolution than the TF700T, but its resolution is so big I don't know if it makes sense. Could be it was just Apple securing bragging rights, now that they have run out of brilliant technical ideas.
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1366 x 768 pixels? What is this 2003? Anybody know if the pro version of the surface will have a DECENT resolution? I like that Nexus10's 2560 x 1600 pixels a LITTLE better. Even enough to maybe learn android java and NDK c++ and start using (GULPP!!) eclipse. And does anyone know why these freakin desktop monitors are stuck at 1920 x 1080 and going beyond that costs a small fortune?? Honestly microsoft, you're pushing me to android... You're probably gonna make this the year of the linux desktop...
You can't efficiently use monitors larger than 27" (studies have shown), and 1920 x 1080 is about enough for working with such monitors, plus it's HD video resolution, so there is no rational justification for higher resolution on monitors. The higher resolution on some tablets makes sense when using them as readers, but that's not a use case for monitors.
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You can't efficiently use monitors larger than 27" (studies have shown), and 1920 x 1080 is about enough for working with such monitors, plus it's HD video resolution, so there is no rational justification for higher resolution on monitors. The higher resolution on some tablets makes sense when using them as readers, but that's not a use case for monitors.
How is a desktop monitor not a "reader"? I'm pretty sure "more lines of code" is a rational justification... My program displays sheet music. I need as many possible vertical pixels as possible regardless of the number of inches.
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I have two iPads a Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD, plus a whole lot more, they are all nice devices but I would call them toys. The Kindle is the best Android device from a UI design perspective, nice simple home screen, no junk, makes sense. The best tablet I have, by far, is the Surface RT. Does everything a tablet can do, and has the best OS, (there, I said it, iOS fanboys need to take down the 70's fantasy art and get with the 21st century), anyone arguing this point is just not being objective, and Win 8 RT can do much more. If you want to just check email, read a few blog posts etc. then Metro is great. The other day the wife wanted me to proof read a word doc on her PC, I just browsed the network and opened the file, did some minor edits and saved it, done, didn't have to leave the sofa. Needed to transfer some screen shots to another machine, again browse network, create folder on target machine and select, copy 30 files, took about 20 seconds total. This is the power of having a full Windows 8 desktop when you need it. I could go on but you get the point, and yes the desktop is perfectly usable despite my big fingers and poor eyesight. The touch cover is great, I have covers on the iPads but you can't type on them... People have complained about screen resolution, forget it, it's just as easy to read and browse as an iPad with retina display (which is doing a whole load of nothing most of the time - 'density independent pixels'! also, 4:3 aspect, really..!). As for the apps, they will surely come, you'll probably never use more than about ten on any one device, as long as you have Netflix, Twitter, Skype etc. you'll be good to go. And all the major apps are either there on on their way. Two million iPad apps... really, that's a good thing? Just means 1.9 million pieces of crap to avoid. People make way too much of this issue, particularly for a device that's been out for a month. Can't wait for the Surface Pro, its a must have in my book. With a compatible dev environment between Windows Phone 8, Surface and Win 8 desktop it should be a developers wet dream.