Tablet computers, I got NO clue!

[zemo]

The iPad starts at $499 but you're getting a 9.7" screen which will make you drool. Unfortunately at that price you only get a 16GB storage capacity and I'll be honest and say that I'm struggling with 64GB although I have LOADS of games. The lack of card slots is a pain in the butt too, sadly.

Over here in the UK, I paid waaaay more than the same model would cost in the US but it would still be $699 for the model I have (64GB wi-fi) which cost me £559 here (nearly $900).

Yeah, that's massively more than what I want to pay. Amazon in Germany has the Blackberry playbook on offer right now for 189 Euro (at 16 GB). That seems quite a good price, especially since you actually can install android apps on it (via developer mode, complicated).

[Weeto]

Yeah, that's massively more than what I want to pay. Amazon in Germany has the Blackberry playbook on offer right now for 189 Euro (at 16 GB). That seems quite a good price, especially since you actually can install android apps on it (via developer mode, complicated).

I had thought about the Playbook myself (as they're £169, £199 and £249 over here in the UK) but I decided against them as Blackberry haven't actually put much decent software onto them and they're only 7".

[zemo]

I had thought about the Playbook myself (as they're £169, £199 and £249 over here in the UK) but I decided against them as Blackberry haven't actually put much decent software onto them and they're only 7".

7" is perfectly fine for reading and working, I'd say. I have read up on the playbook, and the processing power seems to be impressive.

I also checked on the Motorola, holey moley, that's expensive.

[K-DoG7p7]

7" is perfectly fine for reading and working, I'd say. I have read up on the playbook, and the processing power seems to be impressive.

I also checked on the Motorola, holey moley, that's expensive.

yeah.. one year ago..
If you really want a 7" then you have to go for the Galaxy Tab2 7 (they really need better names) its "cheap", and the best 7" on the market, but its still not a High end device.
IF you want a small high end device you have to look at the Galaxy Tab 7.7 or the Motorola Xybord 8.2, but they both cost a lot more

[zemo]

Update: Decided to go with a Galaxy Tab P1000. Yes, I know it is around 2 years old, but it seems to be able to do all the things I want from a tablet. Plus, it has been proven that you can actually install Android 4.0 (ice cream sandwich) on it and it will even be faster. So if there is no update in that regard until I return, I maybe will install it in a bit more complicated way, which I got from the Internetz.

This actually made me think a bit about tablets. If I see this right, they are a bit dettached from the whole "faster, better, bigger" hardware race. You simply can not put a huge HD in there, and you alo really don't want to anyway. If you want to watch movies in brilliant HD, you just watch them on your tv set, or on your main computer. There are no games that need a lot of power, and playing them would be kind of awkward anyway. Tablet computers seem to be for very basic stuff that doesn't need a lot of power, so they have, if you will, a longer "best before date". And I kind of like that.

First thing I'm gonna do is try to find the whole Jules Verne collection as ebook and buy it :3

[Morrison_Lad]

Hmmm.

[Flamebird]

I'm pretty sure most, if not all of Jules Verne is free on Amazon and other places.
I've been on an Edgar Rice Burroughs kick, lately.