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No-one's saying 'too small is useless' and '7" is too small'. The complaint is that 7" is in a no-mans-land between pocketable-and-good-enough and something th

by roc 16y ago

No-one's saying 'too small is useless' and '7" is too small'. The complaint is that 7" is in a no-mans-land between pocketable-and-good-enough and something that justifies being carried in a bag (better for more complex tasks and/or longer sessions). Gizmodo is arguing that the Galaxy isn't better than a pocketable device, except for reading/browsing/video. But at the point that you're dealing with a secondary unpocketable device, the Galaxy has no advantage over the iPad except weight and Flash support that you wind up leaving disabled by default because it causes usability problems. So unless flash-based browsing is a must and barely-better content consumption is enough to justify carrying a second device in a bag, it's very hard to make a case for the Galaxy.

ergo98 16y ago
The complaint is that 7" is in a no-mans-land between pocketable-and-good-enough and something that justifies being carried in a bag That's Steve Jobs angle because Apple currently makes an 10" iPad, and now have a black hole between it and the iphone. As someone who uses PMPs and internet appliances, though, I find it to be an incredible lie. Having a much lighter, smaller, easily holdable-in-one-hand device == a HUGE advantage. The Kindle carries big advantages over the iPad for the same reason. So unless flash-based browsing is a must and barely-better content consumption is enough to justify carrying a second device in a bag, it's very hard to make a case for the Galaxy. I doubt many people plan on getting one to carry in a bag. This will primarily be an internet appliance, either kept at the office or on the bedtime side table or coffee table. The idea that someone is going to tote it around is ridiculous, though it's just as ridiculous that people are going to tote around an iPad and use it at, for instance, a coffee shop.
- roc 16y ago
  > "Having a much lighter, smaller, easily holdable-in-one-hand device == a HUGE advantage." It's an advantage, potentially large, depending on what you want from the tablet. If you want one-handed reading, yes, it's a huge advantage. It's not a lie, it's a personal, subjective assessment. > "The idea that someone is going to tote it around is ridiculous, though it's just as ridiculous that people are going to tote around an iPad and use it at, for instance, a coffee shop." Given that people do tote around their ipad from home to work, to meetings, to coffee shops, to friends houses, I don't think it's at all ridiculous.
ZeroGravitas 16y ago
You know that roughly half the population carry their phones around in Tab sized bags don't you? I know this isn't the kind of thing your average tech journalist would care about or mention (similarly that resistive screens work well with long nails) but there you go. By the way, the Tab isn't the only device that plays Flash, I hear that some phones have this ability too. Not that this weakens your point, it actually strengthens it. Just thought it was a bit weird to highlight an entirely common feature as if it was somehow a USP for the Tab. An unwitting Apple bias perhaps?

by roc 16y ago

ergo98 16y ago

The complaint is that 7" is in a no-mans-land between pocketable-and-good-enough and something that justifies being carried in a bag That's Steve Jobs angle because Apple currently makes an 10" iPad, and now have a black hole between it and the iphone. As someone who uses PMPs and internet appliances, though, I find it to be an incredible lie. Having a much lighter, smaller, easily holdable-in-one-hand device == a HUGE advantage. The Kindle carries big advantages over the iPad for the same reason. So unless flash-based browsing is a must and barely-better content consumption is enough to justify carrying a second device in a bag, it's very hard to make a case for the Galaxy. I doubt many people plan on getting one to carry in a bag. This will primarily be an internet appliance, either kept at the office or on the bedtime side table or coffee table. The idea that someone is going to tote it around is ridiculous, though it's just as ridiculous that people are going to tote around an iPad and use it at, for instance, a coffee shop.

roc 16y ago
> "Having a much lighter, smaller, easily holdable-in-one-hand device == a HUGE advantage." It's an advantage, potentially large, depending on what you want from the tablet. If you want one-handed reading, yes, it's a huge advantage. It's not a lie, it's a personal, subjective assessment. > "The idea that someone is going to tote it around is ridiculous, though it's just as ridiculous that people are going to tote around an iPad and use it at, for instance, a coffee shop." Given that people do tote around their ipad from home to work, to meetings, to coffee shops, to friends houses, I don't think it's at all ridiculous.

ZeroGravitas 16y ago

You know that roughly half the population carry their phones around in Tab sized bags don't you? I know this isn't the kind of thing your average tech journalist would care about or mention (similarly that resistive screens work well with long nails) but there you go. By the way, the Tab isn't the only device that plays Flash, I hear that some phones have this ability too. Not that this weakens your point, it actually strengthens it. Just thought it was a bit weird to highlight an entirely common feature as if it was somehow a USP for the Tab. An unwitting Apple bias perhaps?