Post by Dane on May 5, 2011 14:51:55 GMT -8
I was asked in a thread if I could share some experience with my fairly new tablet... so here it is ;D
I own a BlackBerry PlayBook. For disclosure's sake I am a bit of a BB fan boy, and a regular contributor to crackberry.com - bias? Yes.
The most well known tablet right now is the Apple iPad. With a 10 inch screen it is the thinnest major tablet on the market, and shares a screen size the the Motorola Xoom.
The positives of the iPad:
- its popularity has lead to lots of accessories
- the number of apps
- its interface with iTunes
- depending on its use the 10 inch size may be superior
- iPad2 has a good weight for the size, easy to grip
- stable operating system that's very popular
The negatives of the iPad
- apps exist, notwithstanding game apps, because the Apple web experience is badly constricted
- no flash playing ability
- no multi-tasking (one programme at once)
- poor support to MS Office Suite programmes.
BlackBerry wants to take on the iPad a bit with the PlayBook, and is also aiming at the professional market. My first real introduction to it was actually with a police agency that's pretty serious about putting them in cars. As the PlayBook stands today it is not really complete, as many reviewers have been happy to point out. (There is a lot of BB hate these days, a lot of it somewhat unjustified and a product of the Apple machine). Personally, being a newly hatched tech nerd I think "growing" with the tablet is actually kind of cool. Some (most) probably don't think that way. Regardless, BB has a winner on their hands IMO.
The positives of the BB PlayBook
- "pure" web experience, can load essentially anything
- HDMI output while using any other programme. Allows you to play and watch because the PlayBook can....
- Multi-task. Important for me as I often do work on this thing and have pages loading in the background as I use the MS Office Suite programmes
- size might be a benefit depending on what you want. I am typically using this thing while traveling. It is good for that. Wish it was bigger when I am lying in bed.
Negatives of the BB PlayBook
- a few important featuires missing right now - e mail most notable. Obviously you can get to your e mail via web, though
- no autocorrect or spelling suggestions set yet (auto punctuation is also not set).
- lack of apps. If you play games this may be an issue. f you are more productivity oriented it's a non issue. I have (free) Globe & Mail, National Post, Van Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Star, Province, Times Colonist all loaded on
Overall I am happy with the PB, and am glad to see it developing. There have been three substantial updates to it since I bought it 16 days ago, everytime it is noticably better. Got BlackBerry Messenger and Web Chat working on the last one. If you own a BB the PB is a very serious competator to the iPad. If you do not own a BB, than it might be an option to consider but it may also need to develop more as a tech toy.
I own a BlackBerry PlayBook. For disclosure's sake I am a bit of a BB fan boy, and a regular contributor to crackberry.com - bias? Yes.
The most well known tablet right now is the Apple iPad. With a 10 inch screen it is the thinnest major tablet on the market, and shares a screen size the the Motorola Xoom.
The positives of the iPad:
- its popularity has lead to lots of accessories
- the number of apps
- its interface with iTunes
- depending on its use the 10 inch size may be superior
- iPad2 has a good weight for the size, easy to grip
- stable operating system that's very popular
The negatives of the iPad
- apps exist, notwithstanding game apps, because the Apple web experience is badly constricted
- no flash playing ability
- no multi-tasking (one programme at once)
- poor support to MS Office Suite programmes.
BlackBerry wants to take on the iPad a bit with the PlayBook, and is also aiming at the professional market. My first real introduction to it was actually with a police agency that's pretty serious about putting them in cars. As the PlayBook stands today it is not really complete, as many reviewers have been happy to point out. (There is a lot of BB hate these days, a lot of it somewhat unjustified and a product of the Apple machine). Personally, being a newly hatched tech nerd I think "growing" with the tablet is actually kind of cool. Some (most) probably don't think that way. Regardless, BB has a winner on their hands IMO.
The positives of the BB PlayBook
- "pure" web experience, can load essentially anything
- HDMI output while using any other programme. Allows you to play and watch because the PlayBook can....
- Multi-task. Important for me as I often do work on this thing and have pages loading in the background as I use the MS Office Suite programmes
- size might be a benefit depending on what you want. I am typically using this thing while traveling. It is good for that. Wish it was bigger when I am lying in bed.
Negatives of the BB PlayBook
- a few important featuires missing right now - e mail most notable. Obviously you can get to your e mail via web, though
- no autocorrect or spelling suggestions set yet (auto punctuation is also not set).
- lack of apps. If you play games this may be an issue. f you are more productivity oriented it's a non issue. I have (free) Globe & Mail, National Post, Van Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Star, Province, Times Colonist all loaded on
Overall I am happy with the PB, and am glad to see it developing. There have been three substantial updates to it since I bought it 16 days ago, everytime it is noticably better. Got BlackBerry Messenger and Web Chat working on the last one. If you own a BB the PB is a very serious competator to the iPad. If you do not own a BB, than it might be an option to consider but it may also need to develop more as a tech toy.