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Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by SiempreViernes »

bryanrasmussen wrote: post #349
makeitdouble wrote: post #305

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

>Apple isn't good at charging. They're pretty good at changing how you charge every few years and charging you for that change though.

I'd reword that as:

Can't agree: Cupertino constantly changes charging copling and consequently can charge for that change.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by bryanrasmussen »

SiempreViernes wrote: post #351
bryanrasmussen wrote: post #349

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Apple isn't good at charging. They're pretty good at changing how you charge every few years and charging you for that change though.

I'd reword that as: Can't agree: Cupertino constantly changes charging copling and consequently can charge for that change.

I think mine was more nicely balanced, but I suppose the increase in alliteration may be worth it.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by drcongo »

bryanrasmussen wrote: post #349
makeitdouble wrote: post #305

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

>Apple isn't good at charging. They're pretty good at changing how you charge every few years and charging you for that change though.

Lightning out-lived micro USB, two types of mini USB and a thousand proprietary device specific connectors. What are you talking about?

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by mkraft »

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…

Someone needs to figure out medium range charging and sell a unit to every home, coffee shop, airport, airplane, etc. Let us never be powerless or tethered or docked again!

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by wouldbecouldbe »

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…

The magsafe laptop charger is my favorite charger, the switch the USB c had my laptop flying at least once. Good decision they want back.

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by spoiler »

JohnTHaller wrote: post #260
solarkraft wrote: post #248

Am I having a stroke? 700€ for a tablet? That doesn't support a pen? That doesnt have a good ecosystem? I get that Pixel is supposed to be a premium brand but it looks to me like they're trying to out-Apple Apple in pricing while at the same time trying to establish a new product category (let's be honest, Android tablets are kind of a joke right now). I'm glad Android tablets might make a comeback, but at that price…

US pricing is basically identical to Apple: Pixel Tablet: 128GB for $499 or 256GB for $599 Current iPad: 64GB for $449 or 256GB for $599 If you want to use a pen with the Pixel Tablet, you can use any USI 2.0 stylus you'd like. And the Pixel Tablet has a laminated screen unlike the 10th gen iPad, which makes for an arguably better stylus experience. I personally hate non-laminated tablet screens.

Oh, I was actually lamenting the lack of a stylus for Android tablets, mostly because I never "heard" of one.

Do you know if it's worthwhile getting an Android tablet (like the Pixel Tablet) and the USI2 pen for digital painting? I mostly used Krita and a graphic tablet (although recently I'm doing it more traditional media to "unplug", so maybe getting a tablet is a step in the wrong direction)

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by HlessClaudesman »

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…

Some smartass engineer should have sold Tim Cook on the docks by rebranding them as dongles. Then Apple would have put out ten different coloured dongle-docks for each new device.

Related: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XSC_UG5_kU

Re: Pixel Tablet

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Post by spoiler »

x0x0 wrote: post #253
solarkraft wrote: post #248

Am I having a stroke? 700€ for a tablet? That doesn't support a pen? That doesnt have a good ecosystem? I get that Pixel is supposed to be a premium brand but it looks to me like they're trying to out-Apple Apple in pricing while at the same time trying to establish a new product category (let's be honest, Android tablets are kind of a joke right now). I'm glad Android tablets might make a comeback, but at that price…

I'm in the same place -- I can't understand what is the case for buying this instead of an ipad. If anyone can make a case, I'm curious.

I guess I might be the target audience, kinda.

I do like the polish of macOS and macbooks, but I'm not a fan of anything else made by Apple.

I used to own two iPhones before I switched to Androids.

Cables that fray and cost £30 to replace sucks. This happen tow personally, and I'm not one of those people that rides cables like horses. iPhones are brittle and bend or shatter in people's pockets, and half the time users get blamed, that also sucks. This didn't happen to me, but it was all over the media.

The AppStore I'm conflicted about, since it has a lot of boons in theory, but sucks in practice since there's still scams apps, even with the 30% apple tax. The other anticompetitive and predatory policies also suck; they sugar coat some of them as technical reasons, but they're stills just that: sugar coating. OTOH their privacy promises are indeed nice, but I don't know how much of that is true or PR (not that those are mutually exclusive, but you get the idea).

Android and Google suck in different ways though. But at least it feels like the lesser evil, and one that's also less expensive and doesn't become redundant as quickly.

The accessory space for Apple products is bigger, which is kind of a boon, but also a downside since it's annoying having to vet everything for whether it's shit or not.

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