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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Banshee16" data-source="post: 5563370" data-attributes="member: 7883">I read an article explaining that the Playbooks that were recalled were due to a bad batch of units that had an issue with software.  They were only ones sent to Staples in Canada, from what I understand....and, in particular, none of them actually  made it into the hands of customers.So, the situation could have been worse.  A batch going to one chain of stores, and the problem discovered before they were sold to customers is better than the alternative.I've been reading that the sales of the Playbook have significantly beyond the sales numbers for Android Honeycomb devices.I've still been considering the Xoom.  But I was also taking a look at the Acer Iconia A500.  I've heard negative things about the Acer brand quality, so I'm not sure what to think.  But the device that I looked at in the store seemed pretty polished.Honestly, considering how much hatred and ridicule Android devices (particularly the Xoom) seem to get online from people supporting the iPad, the Iconia seemed pretty nice to me.  Clean, played video well, snappy, a more powerful and more desktop like interface/UI than the iPad, and all those ports....HDMI, USB mini, USB, a working SD card slot....Why does the Xoom's SD card slot not work, anyways?  It can't be because of Honeycomb, because, as with the Iconia, there are other Honeycomb devices in which the SD card slot is actually working.That's one of the things holding me back....that, and wondering about the screen......when I look in the store, it seems fairly dark.  I don't know if that's a characteristic of the Xoom screen, or if it's because the iPad is artifiicially set to super bright levels.Speaking as someone who has the Xoom, does it generally seem stable?  I read online from people trashing it, saying it crashes all the time when they "see their friends using it"...but then people who have it say their devices rarely crash, and, worst case scenario, they might have to power off an app.How long does your battery last?  I would *think* that the WiFi version should last longer in browsing than the 3G one...I know my iPhone battery lasts much longer if I browse the internet using WiFi instead of 3G.And what about playing videos?  I understand it can play 720p video?  Do you have to do any special formatting?  I've heard mixed reviews there.....some people saying they have problems with video, and then others saying they're only have problems, because they're trying to use videos downloaded from Torrents in particular formats incompatible with the device.The vitriol spewed in the community over these devices makes it really difficult to make an informed decision.I've thought of waiting for the Samsung 10.1...particularly if it has this new, better screen.....but I've heard it'll be constructed of plastic.....and I've had issues with Samsung in the past.  I went through 4 of their monitors to get one that actually works well, and I find their screens have a significant red cast that throws the image off......and on my current Samsung monitor, I've had it for a year and a half, and they still haven't updated the darn firmware to fix known issues with text fonts being fuzzy, and with the monitor not turning back on when a computer comes out of sleep mode.  On top of that, their SmartTouch software still doesn't support any of the mainstream nVidia and ATI video cards I have on *any* of my 4 PCs.  Given the lack of desire or capability to provide simple software updates, I'm a little hesitant to go with their tablet.....particularly since it'll have the Touch Wiz Samsung interface added to Honeycomb.....so, post-release of new Honeycomb versions, there'll be a delay until Samsung makes adjustments for their own device.Banshee</blockquote>

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