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Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by theshrike79 »

tomjen3 wrote: post #286
thaumasiotes wrote: post #186

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> iPad is essentially useless as a shared family device - the UX of switching accounts inside apps is just terrible. What does "multiuser" mean to you? The traditional home PC was shared by everyone in the family, all using the same account. What do you accomplish by running multiple accounts on the iPad?

Stop downvoting OP because you don't remember PCs before 2000/XP. Those either didn't have different users or, in the case of windows 95 and 98, they were essentially pointless. For the record: I don't remember my family having different accounts on our home computer as a kid.

Windows didn't properly support multi-users before Windows 10 anyway.

Properly as in "even my mom can use it". You could do it in earlier versions, but the UX wasn't exactly smooth if you had multiple users you needed to switch between.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by theshrike79 »

not_your_vase wrote: post #299
unstuck3958 wrote: post #294

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Android tablets generally feel overpriced right now for what they offer compared to Apple's ecosystem. Is this a US-only thing? I have not been actively looking into the latest Android offering, but I got my sister a Xiaomi Pad 5 [1] two years ago, which I believe delivered much more value at that time compared to the latest iPad 10.2 I owned, at a slightly cheaper price too. [1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202…

I'm in Europe, and also believe that iPads are unbeatable when talking about price - in both nominal and price/value ratio sense. I have been an iPad user for over a decade. 2 years ago I was shopping for a new tablet. I went to a local electronics shop trying some of them out: the affordable (~300 EUR for me) Lenovo, Huawei and Samsung ones all stuttered even in their own setting menu. The high end Samsungs were nic…

And iPads get about 5 years of major version updates.

The 600€ high end Samsung will maybe get one Android OS update.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by tpreetham »

Teever wrote: post #157
foverzar wrote: post #96

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Wonder who downvotes this. The sole reason why I chose samsung tab over iPad is that iPad is essentially useless as a shared family device - the UX of switching accounts inside apps is just terrible. Tablet should definitely be a multiuser device and it's kinda stupid that Apple actually has multiple accounts functionality, but it only works for school or enterprise.

Sounds like something the EU should regulate.

That would be great. I have been eyeing iTablet for long now.

If I could flash android onto it, I would buy it right away

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by makeitdouble »

crazygringo wrote: post #2

> The included charging dock is also a speaker. I've gotta say, charging docks are a killer feature for me and I don't understand why Apple doesn't do the same. There used to be the Logitech Base [1] that I still use with the previous-gen (9th) iPad, but the smart connector in the newest iPad (10th gen) is no longer compatible with it, as the angle of the edge changed. It's been years since I plugged in my phone or A…

Apple isn't good at charging.

There's a lot of aspect they excel, graphic design, ergonomics, material etc. Charging has never been their forte. I present as evidence:

- the original humongous 31 pin ipod cable

- the harpooned mouse

- the wireless charging mat they never could deliver

- the first Apple pencil (and its usb-c charging cable...)

- their previous gen desktop keyboards charging over lightning

Their only great charging idea was probably magsafe for laptops.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by nobrains »

makeitdouble wrote: post #305
crazygringo wrote: post #2

> The included charging dock is also a speaker. I've gotta say, charging docks are a killer feature for me and I don't understand why Apple doesn't do the same. There used to be the Logitech Base [1] that I still use with the previous-gen (9th) iPad, but the smart connector in the newest iPad (10th gen) is no longer compatible with it, as the angle of the edge changed. It's been years since I plugged in my phone or A…

Apple isn't good at charging. There's a lot of aspect they excel, graphic design, ergonomics, material etc. Charging has never been their forte. I present as evidence: - the original humongous 31 pin ipod cable - the harpooned mouse - the wireless charging mat they never could deliver - the first Apple pencil (and its usb-c charging cable...) - their previous gen desktop keyboards charging over lightning Their only g…

And (from greats), iphone magsafe wireless magnetic charging.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by grumpyprole »

not_your_vase wrote: post #299
unstuck3958 wrote: post #294

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Android tablets generally feel overpriced right now for what they offer compared to Apple's ecosystem. Is this a US-only thing? I have not been actively looking into the latest Android offering, but I got my sister a Xiaomi Pad 5 [1] two years ago, which I believe delivered much more value at that time compared to the latest iPad 10.2 I owned, at a slightly cheaper price too. [1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202…

I'm in Europe, and also believe that iPads are unbeatable when talking about price - in both nominal and price/value ratio sense. I have been an iPad user for over a decade. 2 years ago I was shopping for a new tablet. I went to a local electronics shop trying some of them out: the affordable (~300 EUR for me) Lenovo, Huawei and Samsung ones all stuttered even in their own setting menu. The high end Samsungs were nic…

> I'm in Europe, and also believe that iPads are unbeatable when talking about price - in both nominal and price/value ratio sense

The problem with iPad is that if you want a larger screen you have to get the very expensive iPad Pro. For large screen sizes, the Android ecosystem is much better value.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by grumpyprole »

theshrike79 wrote: post #302
not_your_vase wrote: post #299

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm in Europe, and also believe that iPads are unbeatable when talking about price - in both nominal and price/value ratio sense. I have been an iPad user for over a decade. 2 years ago I was shopping for a new tablet. I went to a local electronics shop trying some of them out: the affordable (~300 EUR for me) Lenovo, Huawei and Samsung ones all stuttered even in their own setting menu. The high end Samsungs were nic…

And iPads get about 5 years of major version updates. The 600€ high end Samsung will maybe get one Android OS update.

This is FUD. Samsung promise 5 years of security updates and 4 OS updates:

https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-sets-the-new-standar...

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by nobrains »

cachvico wrote: post #252
Jedd wrote: post #243

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> teeny bit of compute You mean, a whole other processor + memory + firmware + microphone + network + ... ?

Yes, like in the thing that they practically give away (Home Mini for $50)

Yup it's definitely a missed opportunity. We use our Google home devices as intercom. However if the dock is only a Google home device when docked, then it's unreliable as an intercom. So can't really use that feature.
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