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mikepgood
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AAre the RIM playbook 7 inchers worth £130-£150?
On sale at PCworld
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Linux_User
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It really depends what you're intending to use it for. You'll get iplayer and flash through it, but Netflix, Spotify etc have all said they don't intend to support it.
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saspro
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They're a solid little tablet, not bad for surfing the net etc at home.
They're a shedload better than any cheap Android tablet you can get on the high street.
It's not an iPad but it does a good job. I'll quite often pick mine up rather than grabbing the iPad if I need to check the web for something.
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jonbwfc
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Obvious question - how do they score on the 'slightly cheaper than the Nexus 7' scale though?
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Linux_User
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Exactly, TBH the Nexus 7 is probably a much better bet.
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okenobi
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This was my first thought.
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saspro
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Don't know as I haven't bought a Nexus yet. Although as the Nexus is out of stock everywhere & the playbook is £70 cheaper then I'd say it's still a good bet.
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JJW009
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I'm going to add my totally unqualified opinion:
I imagine the Playbook is a fabulous piece of hardware for the money, but no one is buying them because they're not Android.
So, it depends what you want. If you want a nicely engineered tablet to browse with then you'll get a lot for your money. If you want millions of apps, then maybe not a good buy.
I bought the HP which runs WebOS. I love it and it did what I wanted right out the box, but there's not much available for it. I don't care - I just wanted browse and watch video.
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mikepgood
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Thanks all. I've had a hold of both the nexus 7 and the playbook. The latter seems a lot more solid, but the actula hardware of the nexus is better.
Undecided.
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