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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1216557" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I think it helps to understand the iPad and what its mission is. It is not a computer replacement, but more of a complementary device. It's meant to be more of a media appliance. That has quite a few benefits, but also a few (well-publicized) shortcomings as well. It seems like you just don't have the right fit for your needs. </p><p></p><p>Before you waste your money on one of the iPad competitors, know this... the ones that run Windows are going to be short on battery life, tough to manipulate (because Windows was designed to be run with a keyboard and mouse, no matter how much they try to tweak it to run on a tablet) and generally kludgy.</p><p></p><p>The other alternative will be an Android-based tablet, but there again, you're getting an OS that was primarily designed to run on a phone. You may or may not get Flash support, and Android's apps are pretty weak for the most part (the crappiest iOS apps are better than the best Android apps) Flash doesn't work so well on Android (it's a huge battery hog and is fairly crash-prone). Also, Android itself is not exactly stable (at least in my experience). Another thing to take into consideration is that if it doesn't run Android 3.0, Google has pretty much written off support for the device. They explicitly told OEMs not to run 2.x on their devices.</p><p></p><p>So, long story made short, if you want more of a "computer-like" experience, you're going to need a real computer. Might I recommend a <a href="http://www.apple.com/macbookair/" target="_blank">MacBook Air</a>? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>And for anyone who is tempted to argue with me on my take on Android, please restrain yourself... this is just my opinion, based on personal experience with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1216557, member: 24098"] I think it helps to understand the iPad and what its mission is. It is not a computer replacement, but more of a complementary device. It's meant to be more of a media appliance. That has quite a few benefits, but also a few (well-publicized) shortcomings as well. It seems like you just don't have the right fit for your needs. Before you waste your money on one of the iPad competitors, know this... the ones that run Windows are going to be short on battery life, tough to manipulate (because Windows was designed to be run with a keyboard and mouse, no matter how much they try to tweak it to run on a tablet) and generally kludgy. The other alternative will be an Android-based tablet, but there again, you're getting an OS that was primarily designed to run on a phone. You may or may not get Flash support, and Android's apps are pretty weak for the most part (the crappiest iOS apps are better than the best Android apps) Flash doesn't work so well on Android (it's a huge battery hog and is fairly crash-prone). Also, Android itself is not exactly stable (at least in my experience). Another thing to take into consideration is that if it doesn't run Android 3.0, Google has pretty much written off support for the device. They explicitly told OEMs not to run 2.x on their devices. So, long story made short, if you want more of a "computer-like" experience, you're going to need a real computer. Might I recommend a [URL="http://www.apple.com/macbookair/"]MacBook Air[/URL]? ;) And for anyone who is tempted to argue with me on my take on Android, please restrain yourself... this is just my opinion, based on personal experience with it. [/QUOTE]
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