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<blockquote data-quote="Banshee16" data-source="post: 5533063" data-attributes="member: 7883"><p>50 specific Xoom apps...no, that's not much.....but everything I've read is that there are more on the way.</p><p></p><p>I'm not proselytizing here. People have their own individual needs etc. Both my partners (in business) have iPad 2's and love them. However, one of them buys anything that has the Apple logo on it, so I don't really count that. The other is a PC guy, so I'm more interested in his take.</p><p></p><p>With a baby coming in a month, I don't think I can really justify this at the moment anyways.</p><p></p><p>Buying a device with no apps would, yes, suck. Hopefully that won't be the situation longterm.</p><p></p><p>I can afford to wait. I was surprised how nice the Xoom appeared when I held it. But I also want to see the Playbook. I tried the Galaxy Tab and didn't like it.</p><p></p><p>But every time I go into a client meeting carting around my big laptop, and see clients pull out tablets to pull up sites we're reviewing, or send out notes or whatever, I can see the utility of the things. Having carted my laptop on a photography tour through Paris and Rome back in November, there's something to be said for a smaller, lighter, more portable device.</p><p></p><p>My sister purchased the Kobo, and loves it, and is reading a tonne of books on it. Seeing that is also something I've thought of....it would certainly reduce the load on my bookshelves.</p><p></p><p>I think the main thing holding me back is how quick all of these devices chew through batteries. If the whole "400 charge cycles before the battery capacity is permanently reduced" thing is not simply something that occurs with the iPad and iPhone batteries, then it's a big of a concern. Maybe I'm anal, but I know just *knowing* that with the iPhone has me stressing about keeping it plugged in all the time. At least I can replace the battery there, though.</p><p></p><p>My understanding is that with tablets, that's not possible.</p><p></p><p>Banshee</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Banshee16, post: 5533063, member: 7883"] 50 specific Xoom apps...no, that's not much.....but everything I've read is that there are more on the way. I'm not proselytizing here. People have their own individual needs etc. Both my partners (in business) have iPad 2's and love them. However, one of them buys anything that has the Apple logo on it, so I don't really count that. The other is a PC guy, so I'm more interested in his take. With a baby coming in a month, I don't think I can really justify this at the moment anyways. Buying a device with no apps would, yes, suck. Hopefully that won't be the situation longterm. I can afford to wait. I was surprised how nice the Xoom appeared when I held it. But I also want to see the Playbook. I tried the Galaxy Tab and didn't like it. But every time I go into a client meeting carting around my big laptop, and see clients pull out tablets to pull up sites we're reviewing, or send out notes or whatever, I can see the utility of the things. Having carted my laptop on a photography tour through Paris and Rome back in November, there's something to be said for a smaller, lighter, more portable device. My sister purchased the Kobo, and loves it, and is reading a tonne of books on it. Seeing that is also something I've thought of....it would certainly reduce the load on my bookshelves. I think the main thing holding me back is how quick all of these devices chew through batteries. If the whole "400 charge cycles before the battery capacity is permanently reduced" thing is not simply something that occurs with the iPad and iPhone batteries, then it's a big of a concern. Maybe I'm anal, but I know just *knowing* that with the iPhone has me stressing about keeping it plugged in all the time. At least I can replace the battery there, though. My understanding is that with tablets, that's not possible. Banshee [/QUOTE]
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