I have to say, I am dead obsessed about the form factor, it is a make or break for me. I looked at several 7" tablets, they can easily hold up in your palm, easily, from the youtube posted. While a 10", unless it is a special breed, it is broader then a palm. I think fits my palm or using 2 hands is a huge difference. For me, 7".
congrats to apple, now the industry follows you, you have control of the future, if all the sudden you make a tablet when there are much faster more populated os's you will win, even when it is just a big iphone without multitasking
so let me guess make a turntable and people will be lovin back turntables
A new contender from the old UK home grown company Binatone. The 8" Android tablet was supposed to be their breakthrough in the Indian market but is also starting to make an appearing in the EU.
For those of us in the UK, the Cash&Carry wholesalers Makro have these on sale NOW for £139.99. I know I am very tempted.
Binatone HomeSurf 8 Android Tablet
HomeSurf 8™ Touch Tablet
-8” TFT LCD, 800x600 pixel (SVGA)
- Resistive Touch Screen with Stylus
- 5 Cap-Sens keys
-WiFi b/g
- Android OS
-2GB Storage (expandable via MicroSD)
-Auto rotating screen
-Micro SD Card slot (SD/SDHC)
-Video Playback support MP4, H.264
-Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
-Video Playback Time 4h
-Stereo Speakers
- Built-in microphone
-3.5 mm Stereo Audio Jack
- Mini USB cable for data transfer
- Charging dock with Speaker
A new contender from the old UK home grown company Binatone. The 8" Android tablet was supposed to be their breakthrough in the Indian market but is also starting to make an appearing in the EU.
For those of us in the UK, the Cash&Carry wholesalers Makro have these on sale NOW for £139.99. I know I am very tempted.
Binatone HomeSurf 8 Android Tablet
HomeSurf 8™ Touch Tablet
-8” TFT LCD, 800x600 pixel (SVGA)
- Resistive Touch Screen with Stylus
- 5 Cap-Sens keys
-WiFi b/g
- Android OS
-2GB Storage (expandable via MicroSD)
-Auto rotating screen
-Micro SD Card slot (SD/SDHC)
-Video Playback support MP4, H.264
-Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
-Video Playback Time 4h
-Stereo Speakers
- Built-in microphone
-3.5 mm Stereo Audio Jack
- Mini USB cable for data transfer
- Charging dock with Speaker
well take a hint from the price and "resistive touch" that it won't include multitouch and/or the user experience won't be fluid (cheap resistive requires a firm touch while swiping screens = bad user experience).
btw bun, I know how you're interested in the whole 7" vs 10" tablet form factor I thought I would redirect you to THIS just to illustrate how trimming the bezel off from a 10" can keep it quite small (actually comparable with 7" ones with large bezels which is very common) but give you just enough screen-estate to do those productive tasks (Office, surfing etc) much better (with other benefits like better movie viewing and easier gaming like lets say 2-player online flash games).
Have I persuaded you yet?
Just be on the look out for a thin 10" with trimmed bezel just so you can physically understand the point of my ramble
The Archos 70 looks like one of the best WiFi only, low cost tablet. Charbax does a rather mumbly video review, but the features are very nice, as is the price: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK3ovYyh-34
- HDMI out
- USB host (or so Charbax claims)
- 7" @ 800x480
- Stock android 2.1
- No Google Market (may be a 'feature' for some here -- though it can be loaded on)
- Kick stand
- $275 US
If I were looking for a WiFi tablet and wanted no more than 800x480, this likely would be it.
The Archos 70 looks like one of the best WiFi only, low cost tablet. Charbax does a rather mumbly video review, but the features are very nice, as is the price: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK3ovYyh-34
- HDMI out
- USB host (or so Charbax claims)
- 7" @ 800x480
- Stock android 2.1
- No Google Market (may be a 'feature' for some here -- though it can be loaded on)
- Kick stand
- $275 US
If I were looking for a WiFi tablet and wanted no more than 800x480, this likely would be it.
Dont get too fixated on 2.2, almost all 2.2 now (android tabletwise) running are pretty 'rough'. The only 2.2 kind of running fine is probably the nitdroid. I am a chicken, I am kind of happy my 2.2 is shipping in Nov, hopefully the bugs are slightly iron out by then. Some of the sporadic posts I read are pretty NOT COOL, like "...shipped with 2.1, self updated to 2.2, screen turned half black, got updated driver from manufacturer, screen turned totally black..." Eventually may be a happy ending, but it sounds da ja vu from N900, just a joke, dont shoot.
