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lol i couldnt get to the fucking home screen either.. who the fuck will know that you swipe from the bottom up to get to the home screen at first impression? -it was pretty hard to select text and links and that will take a while to get used to. -one of the first things that i noticed was the the playbook has no universal search. swiping things was pretty inconsistent too. takes a few swipes to navigate around. -no portait mode but thats probably coming soon. did anyone try to reboot it? i thought that booting up takes a bit of time lol and did anyone use it for 5-10 minutes? the back of the playbook gets pretty hot. unlike the samsung galaxy tablet, you wont be able to fit the playbook in your jacket/coat pocket. so bb couldve either downsized it or make the screen wider by a inch the playbook is probably better for bb users and the business crowd.. i cant imagine alot of normal consumers buying a playbook.. the playbook cant surpass the ipad in terms of entertainment. its pretty obvious cause the app store has been developing for years. yes, the playbook might be fast, but web browsing is glitchy sometimes and i really wonder how capable it is of handling graphic intensive games with minimal lag like the ipad. overall i expected more for the price its stickered with and i think it will take some time to get used to using one. |
It takes you through a tutorial when you first start it up, so it's really not a problem when you buy it ... Average user who comes in to use the demo needs a cheat sheet, though. Swipe from bottom frame up = home screen Swipe from top frame down = menu Swipe from side = switch window Swipe from top corner while in a fullscreen app = check top bar (time, date, messages, etc.) Volume up + Volume down at same time = screenshot Hold power + volume up + volume down for 5 seconds = restart You really only have to remember 3 things, the last 2 are optional ... Lack of universal search sucks, though they say it's coming in a future update. To select text, hold your finger on the screen and 2 blue bars will come up. Move the left one to where you want to first start highlighting text, move the second one to where you want to finish highlighting text, then press copy. It's pretty easy. My Playbook stays really cool ... Maybe they have the screen on full brightness on display ... My GF watched a 1080p version of Avatar over HDMI today and it was probably around 40*C after that 2.5 hours or so ... Playbook's GPU appears to be faster than the iPad2's ... You can run a 1080p video on HDMI and play Need for Speed at the same time ... I'd say that's pretty damn good ... Video was a little laggy at launch, but they released an update the evening of launch that took care of it. Maybe the display model you used didn't have the update. Anyways, the Playbook has better hardware than the iPad2 pretty much all around and it has a technologically superior operating system, but it really lacks in the app and functionality department right now and not everyone is a fan of the screen size. Overall, it's has some features that appeal to the general audience (HDMI out, Flash, BB Bridge), but there are too many detractors for the general public to really grab a foothold in that market right now, IMO. I'm pretty sure I'm returning mine in the next couple of weeks and waiting for us to get the Touchpad ... barring some miracle on BB's behalf of getting more useful apps and functionality into the OS in that time frame. The biggest market here, at least so far, has been Shaw's mobile techs. They've been buying them like crazy because of the size, bridging, and the fact that their website they have to use for work doesn't 100% work on the iPad where it does on the Playbook. Most of them come in replacing iPads or PC tablets. |
It is idiot proof is what Jmac's saying Posted via RS Mobile |
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I really dig the superior screen of the playbook... |
I thought this review was rather comprehensive : |
I tried it a futureshop when it first came out and I'd say wait till the price drops, it's not worth the asking price currently, plus it just came out so theres bound to be a couple problems/bugs they need to work out first. |
I played it for awhile at futureshop. After playing with my galaxy tab and rooting, overclocking, and just playing around with it for the past couple of months I'm too used to it. At 1.4 Ghz its pretty quick the online community is always pushing the Tab more and more with apps and addons. I however love how fluid the BBPlaybook is. One thing that bugs me is that you kinda have to get a blackberry phone to unlock the full potential of it. Kinda sets me back from actually buying it. |
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Yay Also, they finally released a Facebook app for the Playbook (it just had a link to Facebook at launch). Now Google Maps, please ... Bing Maps sucks ... |
you guys get bing maps to find your location? Seems like my GPS doesnt work at all. |
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Does anyone wanna sell their blackberry playbook box for $10 or $15? I need it for a prank on a friend lol. It's gonna go something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhO-OE931D4 PM Me! I go to sfu bby/I can pick up from your house. |
Slightly old thread but just wanted to bump it up to see if any Playbook users have any updates/reviews since its inception. Thanks! |
Heard there is a OS 2.0 upgrade soon, big improvements. Posted via RS Mobile |
But seems like the PB is fast on route to becoming the next HP Touchpad.. |
I just bought one over the weekend........Hopefully I won't get bored by it already till the OS2.0 comes. |
Anyone here still using one? Help me to get started on some essential apps :D |
im using one, check out limetrip.blogspot.com, did the update before i could try to install the android app player so i will have to wait for v2 |
im using one, check out limetrip.blogspot.com, did the update before i could try to install the android app player so i will have to wait for v2 |
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anyone updated to os2? |
Yes, I did. Didn't get to play with it much yet. I'll bring it with me to work tomorrow to play with it more. cautions though, there are people complaining that Bridge function doesn't work after the update. BTW, this is only OS2.0 BETA for development purpose. Does not include all functions that will be in the consumer OS2.0 update. |
OS2 killed my wifi. |
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