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12-13-2010, 03:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Des Moines, IA, USA | | | Android-powered iPad alternatives?
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I'm curious if anyone out there has had any experience with the slew of Android-based internet tablets designed to take on the iPad? The leader of the pack, from what I can tell, is the Archos 101, as seen here: http://www.amazon.com/ARCHOS-101-Int...=pd_rhf_shvl_2
The specs seem pretty solid, and it does a whole heck of a lot more than the iPad (USB inputs, HDMI output, plays a variety of media types), and it costs $150 less than an iPad, but the real question is "Does it do them better than the iPad? |
12-13-2010, 04:45 PM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | | I tried a few, and was most impressed with the Samsung Galaxy Tab. No one can beat the iPad battery life which was the deal breaker for me. Four hours of WiFi will not cut it in my world. I got well over six yesterday on my iPad, and that was nearly constant use....chekcing e-mails, watching NFL highlights, tracking scores, shopping, posting here, etc.
I don't know the Archos name well enough at this point to buy their first attempt at an Android tablet.
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12-13-2010, 05:05 PM
|  | Louisiana Superdome. S 127. R 22. S 12-13. Moderator | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Mobile, Al | | | I'm interested to see the Archos. One of the ship captains I see on the regular trade lines has ordered one and will be back here in about 2 months. I am anxious to see what his experiences will be.
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12-13-2010, 05:17 PM
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12-13-2010, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by MJ5150 I tried a few, and was most impressed with the Samsung Galaxy Tab. | I'm tempted to upgrade to that in Feb when my plan allows it... but as much as that would be a MUCH better device for me, I don't think I could carry it around as a cell phone 
The keyboard / dock looks cool too. |
12-13-2010, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by MJ5150 I tried a few, and was most impressed with the Samsung Galaxy Tab. No one can beat the iPad battery life which was the deal breaker for me. Four hours of WiFi will not cut it in my world. I got well over six yesterday on my iPad, and that was nearly constant use....chekcing e-mails, watching NFL highlights, tracking scores, shopping, posting here, etc.
I don't know the Archos name well enough at this point to buy their first attempt at an Android tablet.
-Mike | From what I can tell, Archos is pretty well regarded for their tablets. It seems like they are sort of their bread and butter, and have been for a while.
Plus, the whole Android tablet platform is pretty new, so not too many manufacturers have had a chance to build one yet. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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