John Canfield
Site Team
Yesterday was major shopping day at Costco in San Antonio and I always browse the computers and electronics. I like to see what's out there in laptops, netbooks, desktops, GPS nav, TVs, etc.
They had this tablet on special for 349 or something like that and that sucked me right in. I haven't done any research on tablets so there I stood for about 20 minutes reading reviews and comments about the little Acer Iconia on my iPhone. This one was nicely equipped with 32GB of memory, WiFi and Bluetooth. It is not a 3G or 4G model so I need WiFi for Internet access.
The reviews were generally pretty good. Two of the major complaints with the Iconia are the weight and relatively shorter battery life (six hours is plenty okay for me.) It is a tad on the heavy side, but it feels solidly built and nicely finished. The weight is a non-issue for me.
Google recently released Android 3.1 which apparently has made the tablet significantly better - they addressed some prior issues and added some features.
The tablet was really easy to set up. I'm impressed with the LED display and even the sound (Dolby mobile) is really good. My big challenge is learning the nuances of Android. Apple's iOS is more polished than Android but I think that gap will change in the future. One reason I never considered an iPad is Apple's lack of support for Flash.
Now I can retire my old Asus Eee 9" netbook (running Linux.)
They had this tablet on special for 349 or something like that and that sucked me right in. I haven't done any research on tablets so there I stood for about 20 minutes reading reviews and comments about the little Acer Iconia on my iPhone. This one was nicely equipped with 32GB of memory, WiFi and Bluetooth. It is not a 3G or 4G model so I need WiFi for Internet access.
The reviews were generally pretty good. Two of the major complaints with the Iconia are the weight and relatively shorter battery life (six hours is plenty okay for me.) It is a tad on the heavy side, but it feels solidly built and nicely finished. The weight is a non-issue for me.
Google recently released Android 3.1 which apparently has made the tablet significantly better - they addressed some prior issues and added some features.
The tablet was really easy to set up. I'm impressed with the LED display and even the sound (Dolby mobile) is really good. My big challenge is learning the nuances of Android. Apple's iOS is more polished than Android but I think that gap will change in the future. One reason I never considered an iPad is Apple's lack of support for Flash.
Now I can retire my old Asus Eee 9" netbook (running Linux.)