5" Android Tablet $155

Post by angusgr » Wed, Mar 24, 2010, 10:12 PM UTC

Groxx wrote: post #17

andreyf wrote: post #12

And this is why Steve Jobs sees Android as a direct attack against Apple: these devices (which Apple would like to sell at a high margin) can be made really cheap in a world of commoditized hardware (thanks, Microsoft!) and free software (thanks, Google!). Edit-reply: while Apple can try to split off a premium market as it did with PC's, this is going to be a lot harder (and the premium market will be lot smaller) wh…

From the specs, it's not multitouch (a significant feature). From the video, it was stuttering on just scrolling the application lists. It may be a competitor to the iPad / iPod Touch, but it's not a serious competitor. Apple still has the "premium" edge on it, their market doesn't seem likely to be overly affected. An Android tablet definitely appeals to me more than an iPad, for software purposes, but I'm not one o…

Post by jacquesm » Wed, Mar 24, 2010, 10:17 PM UTC

light3 wrote: post #40

jacquesm wrote: post #35

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There is a 7" screen sized one as well: http://hott.net.cn/EN/Channels/Products/showDetail.asp?objID... video of the device: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXmWFn2m4Rk (bad video, but it still gives a good idea of what it can do) That's $92 without flash, import duty and so on, so the price will go up considerably by the time you have one in your hands.

So how well can you type on these things, is it possible to do some coding?

Post by PanMan » Wed, Mar 24, 2010, 10:21 PM UTC

travisp wrote: post #28

peteysd wrote: post #27

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No accelerometer either. I'm not sure how it knows whether to display in landscape or portrait. Says that it's "controlled by software".

Might just have a button that you have to press, which after trying to use my iphone while laying on a couch might be nice.

Post by ThomPete » Wed, Mar 24, 2010, 10:23 PM UTC

bad_user wrote: post #39

mortenjorck wrote: post #29

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I don't think a free operating system in the mainstream is going to make it any harder for Apple to keep their premium market. Yes, it allows manufacturers to cut their prices even lower, but, just like in the PC market, Apple isn't competing at the volume end. It won't be hard for other manufacturers to enter the tablet space. Competing with the iPad's integration, build quality, and usability, though, will be.

Oh yes it will. Apple nearly went bankrupted, mostly because even if the hardware was good, their Mac OS was a piece of shit that started paling in comparison to Windows NT, OS/2 or even newcomers like BeOS, while Win 95 gave you approximately the same value but with increased compatibility with older / current apps. They can't keep their premium market if you can get the same quality for a lower price and a lot more…

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Mar 24, 2010, 10:38 PM UTC

ThomPete wrote: post #38

thewileyone wrote: post #32

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You're wrong. Apple does care and does want to sell the most products in the world. If it didn't, it wouldn't challenge technology that another company develops that's similar to their own; they'd let it go because they build the better product anyway.

If it wanted to sell most products it would not only lower it's prices significantly it would also produce much more products. Challenging competitors is among some of the things companies do. That doesn't mean they fear them.