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Author:  mikepgood [ Sun Jul 29, 2012 1:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Playbooks
AAre the RIM playbook 7 inchers worth £130-£150?

On sale at PCworld
Author:  Linux_User [ Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Playbooks
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.
Author:  saspro [ Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Playbooks
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.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Playbooks
saspro wrote:
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.

Obvious question - how do they score on the 'slightly cheaper than the Nexus 7' scale though?
Author:  Linux_User [ Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Playbooks
jonbwfc wrote:
saspro wrote:
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.

Obvious question - how do they score on the 'slightly cheaper than the Nexus 7' scale though?

Exactly, TBH the Nexus 7 is probably a much better bet.
Author:  okenobi [ Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Playbooks
Linux_User wrote:
jonbwfc wrote:
saspro wrote:
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.

Obvious question - how do they score on the 'slightly cheaper than the Nexus 7' scale though?

Exactly, TBH the Nexus 7 is probably a much better bet.


This was my first thought.
Author:  saspro [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Playbooks
jonbwfc wrote:
saspro wrote:
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.

Obvious question - how do they score on the 'slightly cheaper than the Nexus 7' scale though?


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.
Author:  JJW009 [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Playbooks
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.
Author:  mikepgood [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Playbooks
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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