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This....

It was asked by LiquidTurbo why the iPad 2 is better, and reasonable (and accurate) repsonses were given. I don't see it as trolling, unless you feel it's necessary to avoid talking about competing products when someone asks.

However, the Apple haters are sure quick to post up useless garbage like South Park videos or make false claims about expensive Apple accessories. Seems like it's the haters who are trolling/posting trash.

As to graphics performance, the A5 is a superior processor to the Tegra 2 regardless of the OS. If I was looking for a Honeycomb tablet I wouldn't buy the early tablets with Tegra 2 - I'd wait for something with better performance (like Tegra 3). Usually it's the enthusiasts who are more likely to buy an Android device, and I'd think an "enthusiast" would be concerned with the underlying hardware and its performance. You wouldn't see a person building their own rig to buy last years video card, would you?

damn i want this so bad.. but everywhere is sold out

the technology was before it's time. they wouldn't have made any money on it if they sold it as a consumer-based product. that's why they sold it to casinos, hotels, and other businesses instead.

as for the asus transformer, it's a bit too thick for me with the keyboard attached. with the pace at whcih technology is growing, I expect asus to come out with a a thinner and more battery efficient model next year. i'll wait till next year to see what they have.

It's not really that thick considering it's basically a netbook with the keyboard attached. Any thinner and they'd have to start using more metal/cf/etc which increase costs.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/.../30/2003502009

So guys I wanted your opinion on the Asus Transformer vs. Ipad 2.

I'm planning on buying one or the other but I just can't decided.

Basically, I need something like the Ipad/Transformer to do some work on the road. Emails, PDF files, editing some excel files, media consumption.

I already have an jailbroken iPhone4 so i thought the Ipad2 would suit me well. I was going to get the Zaggmate keyboard as well.

But after seeing the Transformer i'm having second thoughts.

Can the transformer do pretty much what the ipad can do?

The huge draw for me right now is that the iPad has such a huge app store... things i bought on my phone i can pretty much also have on my ipad

I like my hacked apps / installous on my iPhone...does the Transformer or the Android market have something similar?? lol

I think you might be better off sticking with the iOS world. Reason being that you already have your music library on iTunes and you have apps you're used to on iOS.

In terms of free apps, there are more on the Android market.
Unless it's an app that I'll use everyday, I probably won't buy it.

http://www.intomobile.com/2011/04/28...s-than-iphone/

iOS feels pretty stale for the iPad.. I hope there are big changes coming along the way, because Honeycomb feels much better for a tablet world.

Has anyone actually gotten one of these yet? Any impressions? I'm curious about the real life battery life..

i dont think there is a point of getting an ipad if you have an iphone cause they are pretty much the same thing other than the bigger screen but the reason i didnt get an android is because hardware for them are going ahead so fast that once you buy something, the next quarter, something new and better comes out

From the Asus website:

http://ca.asus.com/websites/CAen/ban...XsbOQQlDVq.jpg

so much hype but not much stock...

im about to go to ncix to go play with their display model

will chime in after :D

you should call first to see if the display model is in the same store you're going to as i heard it was being rotated

With the tablet market heating up like crazy, It's almost worth it to wait a little bit. I'm pretty sure they are already well into development of a Transformer 2 tablet, and at this rate, it seems like Apple has to release an iPad 3 fairly soon.. I don't know if they can wait a year, especially if the competition is putting out cool stuff like this.

Is there a kobo app for Android yet?

Because if there is I'm totally sold.

So just came back from ncix richmond. spent about 10-15 minutes playing with it. It was definitely cool. Well built, didn't feel cheap but it didnt feel refined and robust like the iPad.

Scrolling and going in and out of programs i would say wasn't as smooth as the iPad either, and for some reason the youtube clips I watched were laggy / choppy. Maybe it was the wifi connection in there? and or video was buffering etc.

The email app, map app, remote desk top, office suite, was what drew me to the transformer, and they seem to work well.


NCIX has 250 ppl on their pre-paid preorder list for the 16gig. They said they get about 25 units per shipment, about once a week.

I put a deposit down at Memory Express instead... for the 16gig and keyboard.

I've never heard of memory express until searching around for the Transformer.

How are they compared to NCIX?

Similar.

Similar. They were price matching and also offering 10% off from the price match a few weeks back. Scored a MMO Naga mouse for $79.95 - 10%.

They are okay, i just chose them because they are close to my store.

Yeah they do. I have it on my phone..

I was just up at NCIX. They were telling me they have a mega shortage because some of the components are manufactured in Japan and with the current situation there they're only getting limited supplies. :(

And alas they have no Demo (at least not in Coquitlam), I wanted to play with it!

The demo Transformer is being rotated around branches. So far they started off at Broadway's...and now somewhere in Richmond. Give your local store a call to check if they have it in store that day.