Re: iPad vs HP Slate: Preview

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[GoodVibesX]

First of all, you can't compare the ipad wtih the HP slate, you're comparing apples to oranges. The iPad is NOT A MAC COMPUTER NOR A PC COMPUTER. To put it in perspectice, its an ipod touch with a big screen. It has no functionability; it can't run normal mac programs, can't download files, can't run flash, can't be tweaked etc. The HP slate IS A PC, which means it will have all of the functionality of a computer, with a touch screen as a bonus. Overall i'd rather just have a laptop.

[computerfanboy]

@GoodVibesX I'm not going to get into a big debate however you can tweak an ipad by jailbreaking it and you can run custom applications and you can download files. . It can run any programs that people program it, granted that the HP Slate is definitely a Windows OS slate tablet that doesn't mean that necessarily people want to have the Windows OS they want something that's easy to use to surf the web. There are also programs being built for it by the jailbreaking it

[computerfanboy]

@GoodVibesX by the way I am not trying to fight, I use Windows PC's all the time and love them as well as Mac's and the ipod touch, you can run applications on all of those, not necessarily Windows/Mac Programs but there are programs being developed, granted with a tablet running Windows 7 you can run more programs with windows however some people don't want to manoover there way around windows

[GoodVibesX]

@computerfanboy Now that you mention it, i dont understand how people find it hard to "maneuver" through windows. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out. And the touch features on the HP slate will be nothing like other tablets running win7. And you basically are saying people will find the touch interface on the HP slate bad because it requires more than one click to start up a program. How is that a huge problem? Pardon me if im being aggressive, but i dont understand.

[computerfanboy]

@GoodVibesX its not hard to maneuver around its just while people are on the go they just want there applications there and to touch instantly, imagine if you wanted to use this while your working out wouldn't you rather just click an app and have it open.

[EasyLinux]

Linux FTW! If any OS should be put on a Tablet PC, it should be Kubuntu, or Ubuntu netbook remix.

[computerfanboy]

@EasyLinux that's what I'm talking about Ubuntu netbook remix will work very well. This is exactly what I am talking about

[personwithalaptop]

in january 2011 apple is gonna make 3-4 new sizes of the ipad. maybe flash, multi-tasking. but a camera (yay!) is posative. and other updates that arn't as big, not announced yet.

ppl just wait,

the price will drop they say 100-300 dollars. somewere around there.

wait,

we always have to wait for apple.

and isn't it worth it?

yes.

[kingdan1foo]

your eyes dart to the camera then back like in a second

[Titanz91]

In terms of hardware (except battery life), capability the HP SLATE pwns the iPad. In terms of the OS, iPad wins. I see nothing wrong with the device (The HP SLATE) itself, but rather that they chose to use Windows7 on it. They probably should of (Like you said)just made their own OS or just used Android or something. Maybe some Linux guy will make a touch os and cross platform the drivers... Meh, iguess we'll just have to wait and see what happens to the device.

[GoodVibesX]

@computerfanboy You're right, the apps on the iphone OS are a tad more convenient to launch that on a windows OS, but you have to remember this is the iPad and HP slate we're talking about. Someone at the gym or on an afternoon jog isnt going to whip out an iPad to check facebook and play a game. If anything the iPod is the most convenient solution in that case. I'm not saying that the iPad isn't a bad product, however I'm saying for what its capable of, I'd rather just have a normal iPod.

[Greeniemaxx]

@EasyLinux Right now only OS that could be put on Tablet are iOS, WebOS and Android.

Lots of Tablets are coming up with Android but they'll fail as Android isn't optimized for Tablet form factor there aren't any apps to support the OS on Tablet either. WebOS and HP could come up with a good tablet by end of the year which might be good enough to challenge iPad, till then its iPad all the way.

And you have to give it to Apple for this, first successful Tablet ever.