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joquio 10-18-2011 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 6insomnia9 (Post 7620013)
OS2 killed my wifi.

WOAH really?
Mine is fine.

6insomnia9 10-18-2011 10:48 PM

it won't find any networks..

bcrdukes 10-19-2011 12:03 PM

I played with my co-worker's Playbook briefly a few days ago. I didn't go too far in to messing around too much with it but after a 1 hour period, I quite like it, especially the size.

JaSoN_520 10-20-2011 08:58 PM

i downgraded back to 1.0.7. I wanted to leave it on but I couldn't watch any flash videos. just stops downloading.... i think its the wifi issue...

Tapioca 10-21-2011 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 7620657)
I played with my co-worker's Playbook briefly a few days ago. I didn't go too far in to messing around too much with it but after a 1 hour period, I quite like it, especially the size.

The size/form factor is awesome for travel. I'm on the road right now and I really like the fact that I can take it to coffee shops without it being too obtrusive.

The touchscreen is a bit quirky and the browser sometimes crashes on occasion, so it's not as smooth of an experience as the iPad.

bcrdukes 10-24-2011 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tapioca (Post 7623314)
The size/form factor is awesome for travel. I'm on the road right now and I really like the fact that I can take it to coffee shops without it being too obtrusive.

Ditto. I prefer this size without looking like an attention-whoring hipster at a coffee shop.

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The touchscreen is a bit quirky and the browser sometimes crashes on occasion, so it's not as smooth of an experience as the iPad.
Haven't had any issues with the browser crashing (yet) nor have I had any issues with the touchscreen. I can't quite explain it but I prefer this over the iPad. :suspicious:

goo3 10-25-2011 12:40 AM

^ App switching is more elegant. Their Swedish UI group did an excellent job esp considering the 7 inch screen.

Tapioca 10-25-2011 08:38 AM

^ The finger swipes are a pretty slick way of navigation.

The top Android tablets, like the Transformer, still don't seem as fluid as the Playbook.
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bcrdukes 10-25-2011 01:02 PM

If there is one thing that stands out at our office (only based on my observation and judgement) you can tell there is a certain social demographic where the Playbook appeals to and of course, the iPad users.

!Yaminashi 10-25-2011 01:12 PM

Whats the app situation like for the playbook? What about media? Battery life?

Tapioca 10-25-2011 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by !Yaminashi (Post 7628335)
Whats the app situation like for the playbook? What about media? Battery life?

Apps are pretty limited. Media capabilities are good as it can play most formats with the exception of FLAC (at least in my experience.) Battery life is decent - probably 4-5 hours with heavy usage (I.e. 2-3 movies back to back)

Also, having the ability to output to HDMI is a pretty neat feature.
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goo3 10-26-2011 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 7628324)
If there is one thing that stands out at our office (only based on my observation and judgement) you can tell there is a certain social demographic where the Playbook appeals to and of course, the iPad users.

who do you see that uses it and who doesn't?

Razor Ramon HG 10-26-2011 02:33 AM

I watch a lot of foreign videos, so the lack of subtitle support disappointed me. I hope they fix it in the upcoming versions, or at least allow me to run an Android app that supports it.

bcrdukes 10-26-2011 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by goo3 (Post 7629386)
who do you see that uses it and who doesn't?

The ones who like the Playbook are typically the more well-rounded, sophisticated types who have a social life outside of work.

The iPad users are typically the ones who are boring, don't say much and their lives revolve around work.

Again, this was just an observation at my work and the results stood out like a sore thumb.

Simplex123 10-26-2011 02:58 PM

^ hahahahaha
PlayBook = BBM = Friends
iPad = Games = No Life

JesseBlue 10-26-2011 03:52 PM

so no update to the playbook's OS till next year...hmm...

!MiKrofT 10-26-2011 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Simplex123 (Post 7629947)
^ hahahahaha
PlayBook = BBM = Friends
iPad = Games = No Life

Too bad the playbook update doesn't include BBM.

Simplex123 10-26-2011 08:01 PM

^ No big deal for me, since I already have a BlackBerry lol. I don't enjoy using BBM on the PB anyways as I'd much rather be typing on my 9900.. Mainly use the bridge for checking e-mails and browser when I'm out. I think native e-mail and calendar would be much more important to a regular consumer.

JLC 10-27-2011 06:15 PM

Just got my 32gb PB on tuesday.
For the $179 I paid for it (taking into consideration I get my $100 MC rebate), i am extremely happy with it.

I mean the Kindle is supposed to be the next big thing...and at $199 plus taxes for a Kindle, the 32gb PB is FAR SUPERIOR at a price of $179 with taxes all in! (a sore spot with the kindle is that it's only being released in the US first, and nowhere else in the world.)

In addition to that, I would take the PB over the Ipad2 anyday. I much prefer the size/form factor, and having spent a good amount of time on both ipad2 and PB, i do love that praactically all sites work as opposed to the ipad. Just disappointed with the constant delays with the OS (and now no BBM on the next OS release is obviously a bummer).

RRxtar 10-27-2011 06:21 PM

$179 for a 32gb?

6insomnia9 10-27-2011 10:24 PM

RIM offers up buy 2, get 1 free deal for the BlackBerry PlayBook to business customers | CrackBerry.com

Simplex123 11-03-2011 08:46 AM

Bell and SaskTel discount BlackBerry PlayBook by $200 | MobileSyrup.com
Deal is till Nov 17th

6insomnia9 11-03-2011 04:44 PM

0S 2.0 update.
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joquio 11-03-2011 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 6insomnia9 (Post 7675319)
0S 2.0 update.
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???
What are you trying to say?

6insomnia9 11-03-2011 06:46 PM

the developer OS updated again i meant.


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