BlackBerry PlayBook is now “temporarily out of stock” at many Canadian retailers
23-Nov-2011, 01:08 PM
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BlackBerry PlayBook is now “temporarily out of stock” at many Canadian retailers
Carriers quickly followed retailers by heavily discounted RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet this week. SaskTel, TELUS and Bell have discounted this to start off at $199 for the 16GB, but Rogers is still sitting strong by selling the PlayBook for $499. The discounts seem to be working out for RIM, most places are now showing limited inventory. Bell stated on their website that all versions of “this device is temporarily out of stock”, Best Buy and Future Shop show “Sold Out”, and SaskTel lists the PlayBook as “Out of stock online”.
Read more: http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/11/23/bl...ian-retailers/
25-Nov-2011, 10:23 AM
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Well I have a fairly new laptop I bought back in March, so it's still quite new and fast. The thing I like about tablets is the mobility and versatility. I like the touch-screen interface as well. I don't like being tied down by cords and bulkiness (not that my laptop is bulky...lol, it's only a 15" wide screen), you know what I mean.
I don't do any pc gaming anymore so I don't need that capability. I do a lot of online stuff and other various documents as well as movies and pictures. So not a whole lot that requires ultra-high performance.
Asus offers a few tablets that have more to offer than the other brands, which is a full key board. That makes it much more appealing, because I hate typing on touch screen keyboards...lol.
I'm torn between the Asus eee pad transformer: http://ca.asus.com/en/Eee/Eee_Pad/Ee...sformer_TF101/
And the eee pad slider: http://ca.asus.com/en/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Slider_SL101/
It's a trade-off between the two. They both have some compelling advantages and disadvantages.
And now they are coming out soon with the eee pad transformer prime: http://ca.asus.com/en/Eee/Eee_Pad/Ee...r_Prime_TF201/ Which will be the first tablet to use the Tegra 3 quad core processor. But it will be more expensive and I don't think I need that kind of horse power for my needs.
I like the idea of having the keyboard with you at all times with the slider, but I also like the idea of extra battery life with the transformer docking station. But, the down side to the docking station is you have to carry an extra component with you if you want the option available. Hence, I'm leaning towards the slider. The slider also has a full usb port available at all times, where-as the transformer only has that option when the docking station is in use.
My wife is currently using an older laptop we have that's about 4-5 years old. While it still works fine, there are a few things about it that are frustrating to her, so she wouldn't mind switching and using my newer laptop if I end up purchasing a tablet. Plus I got her a kindle for Christmas...
Anybody here have any experience with either of these tablets and could share their thought's/opinions?
I don't do any pc gaming anymore so I don't need that capability. I do a lot of online stuff and other various documents as well as movies and pictures. So not a whole lot that requires ultra-high performance.
Asus offers a few tablets that have more to offer than the other brands, which is a full key board. That makes it much more appealing, because I hate typing on touch screen keyboards...lol.
I'm torn between the Asus eee pad transformer: http://ca.asus.com/en/Eee/Eee_Pad/Ee...sformer_TF101/
And the eee pad slider: http://ca.asus.com/en/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Slider_SL101/
It's a trade-off between the two. They both have some compelling advantages and disadvantages.
And now they are coming out soon with the eee pad transformer prime: http://ca.asus.com/en/Eee/Eee_Pad/Ee...r_Prime_TF201/ Which will be the first tablet to use the Tegra 3 quad core processor. But it will be more expensive and I don't think I need that kind of horse power for my needs.
I like the idea of having the keyboard with you at all times with the slider, but I also like the idea of extra battery life with the transformer docking station. But, the down side to the docking station is you have to carry an extra component with you if you want the option available. Hence, I'm leaning towards the slider. The slider also has a full usb port available at all times, where-as the transformer only has that option when the docking station is in use.
My wife is currently using an older laptop we have that's about 4-5 years old. While it still works fine, there are a few things about it that are frustrating to her, so she wouldn't mind switching and using my newer laptop if I end up purchasing a tablet. Plus I got her a kindle for Christmas...
Anybody here have any experience with either of these tablets and could share their thought's/opinions?
Last edited by MPR; 25-Nov-2011 at 10:26 AM.
25-Nov-2011, 09:45 PM
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Best Tablet at 199, I got one at wal mart the other day, got lucky.
There is more functionality in Ipad, for 499+, and Android tablets 350+.
Playbook does not have a lot of apps, but the browser is nice and quick, and I am able to access everything I need thru that. I don't need a native email app, I have a gmail account.
Best Tablet at the price...
Look on RFD to see the back and forth debate if you need more.
There is more functionality in Ipad, for 499+, and Android tablets 350+.
Playbook does not have a lot of apps, but the browser is nice and quick, and I am able to access everything I need thru that. I don't need a native email app, I have a gmail account.
Best Tablet at the price...
Look on RFD to see the back and forth debate if you need more.
26-Nov-2011, 11:32 PM
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Bought an Asus Eee pad transformer on Friday. They had one at the local best buy for $399 with the key board docking station. (normlly $499). Was an open box special.
So far I've discovered it does a lot more than I originally thught it could do. Only very few things that my laptop handles better.
I'm still on the fence as to whether I'm going to keep it for most daily stuff or just stick with the laptop. I really like the Android honeycomb interface/OS. Quite different and takes a little getting used to but does many typical tasks much quicker in windows, IMO.
Will have more to say after using it for a while...
So far I've discovered it does a lot more than I originally thught it could do. Only very few things that my laptop handles better.
I'm still on the fence as to whether I'm going to keep it for most daily stuff or just stick with the laptop. I really like the Android honeycomb interface/OS. Quite different and takes a little getting used to but does many typical tasks much quicker in windows, IMO.
Will have more to say after using it for a while...
Last edited by MPR; 26-Nov-2011 at 11:39 PM.
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