Touch Pad or Laptop?
I'm not up to speed on any of the new technology these days...
This is for the wife for X-mas... I see the HP touchpads are reasonably priced at about $300. ipads seems to be upwards of $700. What's the $400 difference? Capability wise they seem to be the same 16 or 32. Basically she uses the computer for MyFace, searching the internet, shopping, checking email and picture storage. I figured a Touchpad type doohicky would suffice. She won't be doing any gaming, creating spreadsheets or using any software that requires a large amount of Memory or storage.....put it that way. Laptops are pricey but if someone can convince me they are a better bang for my buck, I'll consider this avenue as well. Also...I'm confused about wiFi....do I call Comcast and have them set me up (I imagine so). What will that cost? Will a touchpad work though wifi or are these used via cell phone signals, etc, etc....I'm clueless. In other words, do I have to buy through AT&T and have that cost added to my cell bill? |
HP Touchpads are being phased out - 2 weeks ago they blew through about 400,000 at 99 & 140 each. There may be a few more next month at the same proce then they will be gone.
Have heard the Galaxy Tab is nice but unless yo luck into a $99 Touchpad,get an iPad. They are great if you want a big / capable Ipod ;) . Unless you actually need to work - then a laptop still fits the bill. All of the above should work with the WiFi in your house - assuming you do. If you don't, any 13 year old relative that you tryst can set it up for you ;) Quote:
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If she joing the Cult of Apple...you may also want to buy her some Birkenstocks and Patchouli Oil........and go ahead and throw her razor away....she won't need it anymore. :hihi:
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I saw some HP Touchpads on Fleabay for $280...brand new.
I just figure for what she uses it for, a touchpad would be ideal. Is it bad that they will be obsolete now? Where would I look for these so called $99 touchpads? John, If I'm going to spend $800 on an ipad, I would just opt for a laptop I guess. |
I would seriously consider the 16Gb ipad2. I have used both the ipads and the touchpads. I do computer security and we have to evaluate them for security purposes. :rotf2:
In other words that means free reign to use and abuse them for free. If you have any experience with an iphone or an ipod, picture that on a bigger scale. For everything you said she is going to do with it, the ipad fits the bill. For photo storage, I suggest paying $25 per year to photobucket and let them worry about backing up and storing your pictures (unlimited amounts). I am no apple fan boy, but in terms of easiness (I have 3 kids 10, 8, 2) apple wins in my opinion. |
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Yes, the iPad make everyone look smart... They really are that intuitive. Unless you have thousands of songs and hundreds of movies, the cheaper WiFi iPad2 is the way to go. |
ipad's on ebay are pretty reasonable.
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I got this android pad
Newegg.com - ASUS Eee Pad Transformer (TF101-A1) Tablet NVIDIA Tegra 2 10.1" Wide SVGA 1GB DDR2 Memory 16GB Flash HDD NVIDIA ULP GeForce same hardware as the samsung galaxy, bigger 16:9 screen in comparison to 4:3 IPAD. A touch heavier but that doesnt bother me. Oh... AND it has FLASH!!! Love it! Camera sucks though. You can buy a keyboard dock which doubles as extra battery. And you then have the equivalent to a netbook for the most part. |
Been doing a lot of reading on these products the last few days...
I've pretty much picked a laptop but these touch pad thingys are interesting....been reading reviews and write ups. I'm going to have to go to Best Buy (or whereever) and experience these myself. I am leaving the door open on my decision as I won't be buying anything for a little while. |
Best Buy carries the transformer.
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