Jan 25, 2012 01:23 PM
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(Updated Jan 25, 2012 03:52 PM)
This is my second tablet after having an iPad2. So it is kind of a comparative review Playbook 16GB vs iPad2 16 GB wifi only model both.
Why you should buy Playbook
Price, Price, Price. It is more than 50% cheap than iPad 2(if we consider the latest discount that is going on).
OS is very good. Yes I like it more than iOS. The panel is also touch sensitive and panel & screen touch combination will create an intuitive os experience.
Multitasking is a joy to use in playbook. Simply superb. Even iPad and android tablet can't give you that experience.
It is blackberry. So better brand value, proper service, update etc are here than some cheap android tablet.
Hardware configuration is good. Screen resolution overall finish etc are one of the best.
It has implemented best speaker in a tablet. You can enjoy the movie, music without headphone. It is loud enough to enjoy in a group.
Android apps compatibility with the next OS update.
Browser supports Flash.
You can use this as a USB drive and drag-n-drop your files to it.
All favorite SD/HD movie format are supported by the native player without any performance lag.
Full version office software are pre installed.
Battery back up is good. I can watch 2 HD movie completely and after that also there are enough juice in it.
Why you should NOT buy Playbook
Biggest let down is non availability of apps in the market. Though with the next OS update you will get android application compatibility but keep in mind that it will not be a 100% compatibility. So lot of world's fav application you can't enjoy here.
No proper email client is available till now for blackberry.
Updating Blackberry for the first time is a huge task. Server is overloaded always when they issue a new OS update. Without that update you can't use the blackberry. It took 4 days for me to update blackberry to the latest OS.
Screen is 7". My personal opinion is 10" screen is always better to use as tablet.
Little bit heavy considering its size. Feel heavier than my iPad2.
No 3G option for playbook.(My personal opinion is if you have a 3G smart phone no need to have a 3G tablet, go for Wifi and shared your phone's 3G to the tablet).
You need to keep you music, doc, movie, photo files to a specified folder only. Otherwise from the respective applications you can't access those files.
Playbook is not a success story for Blackberry worldwide. So not sure about its future. Anytime it may be dropped.
We all know future mobile OS is android. So investing in a non android tablet may not be a good idea currently.
But ultimately with the ever decreasing price of Blackberry Playbook and Android market compatibility promise within next few months, my opinion is, it is the best value for money tablet for 7" screen size(as well as overall).
