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<blockquote data-quote="Jupp" data-source="post: 5994506" data-attributes="member: 20804"><p>I was in the same situation a few months ago when I was looking for a tablet. In the end I decided against an iPad because I felt that a Droid/iOS tablet would be too limiting for me. You are bound to an ecosystem like Google Play and iTunes so if an app is not there to do what you want then you are basically screwed. Not only that but also the majority of the apps we have at the moment are not really meant for tablets, or at least are not designed for them specifically. The other thing is that iPads are ridiculously expensive for what they can provide in terms of features and flexibility. </p><p></p><p>All the above has in the end led me to buy a tablet PC with Windows 7 installed on it. The one I bought was the Samsung Series 7 Slate. And basically I would not want to trade it back for any other kind of table on the market at the moment. It can do everything an iPad can, has about the same size (bit bigger actually) and is in the sub 1 kilogram category. Additionally you have all the applications and tools at your disposal that you would expect on a standard desktop PC, with the addition that you have a pressure sensitive pen and a touch panel with finger swipe functionality. </p><p></p><p>For example, I also run our D&D sessions with the Slate connected to a HD LED TV with maptool, PDF reader, browser with D20SRD and Excel open at the same time (something you can't do with iOS or droid tablets)</p><p></p><p>I agree that Windows tablets are expensive (but not that much) but what you get back in versatility still makes the Windows based tablet a winner, at least in my book.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helped a tad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jupp, post: 5994506, member: 20804"] I was in the same situation a few months ago when I was looking for a tablet. In the end I decided against an iPad because I felt that a Droid/iOS tablet would be too limiting for me. You are bound to an ecosystem like Google Play and iTunes so if an app is not there to do what you want then you are basically screwed. Not only that but also the majority of the apps we have at the moment are not really meant for tablets, or at least are not designed for them specifically. The other thing is that iPads are ridiculously expensive for what they can provide in terms of features and flexibility. All the above has in the end led me to buy a tablet PC with Windows 7 installed on it. The one I bought was the Samsung Series 7 Slate. And basically I would not want to trade it back for any other kind of table on the market at the moment. It can do everything an iPad can, has about the same size (bit bigger actually) and is in the sub 1 kilogram category. Additionally you have all the applications and tools at your disposal that you would expect on a standard desktop PC, with the addition that you have a pressure sensitive pen and a touch panel with finger swipe functionality. For example, I also run our D&D sessions with the Slate connected to a HD LED TV with maptool, PDF reader, browser with D20SRD and Excel open at the same time (something you can't do with iOS or droid tablets) I agree that Windows tablets are expensive (but not that much) but what you get back in versatility still makes the Windows based tablet a winner, at least in my book. Hope that helped a tad. [/QUOTE]
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