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Originally Posted by Guru
Thats a good and fair post.  For me, surprise surprise, it comes down to bottom dollar. Which gives me the most bang for the buck. As much as I would like to have an iPad, the lack of flash for web browsing really kills it. I want a fully functional web browser on my tablet and Android definitely gives me that.
Just my personal preference.
EDIT - I seem to remember the original iPad starting at $499 just like it is now though. |
And that's more than fair; everyone's gotta watch their bank account closer these days, and for something so utterly useless in most practical applications, I understand the motivation for wanting something functional but not necessarily the Mac daddy of the bunch *rimshot sorta*
I mean, I love my iPad 2. I think it's a brilliant little device. I love the user interface, I can handle its shortcomings with certain videos on the web, because ultimately, it is something for me to have on my lap while watching TV or sports that keeps me connected to the world on a bigger screen than my iPhone without frying my testicles like my Macbook.
It seems to me that anything you can 'do' on a tablet, you could do with about 10X more efficiency on even a basic laptop. These are the definition of luxury items. They aren't great for doing extensive typing or spreadsheets, video or audio editing, or photos. They're okay at Skype/FaceTime. Video quality is fine, but I do wish I could watch a video and surf with the audio in the background.
All I'll say with regard to Flash is this: most if not all tablets do not have the proper hardware to run Flash the way your laptop would. Flash on tablets as they exist today slows them down. The technology just isn't there yet. If you get a tablet for the inclusion of Flash, I'm almost certain you're going to spend most of your time browsing with it turned off. So I would simply caution against citing Flash as a deciding factor for the amount of time you'll actually need it.