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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 be
by 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.