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What I see is an excellent example of how tablets before the iPad did not look anything like the iPad, and those after have clearly been inspired by it. Then a

by rickmb 15y ago

What I see is an excellent example of how tablets before the iPad did not look anything like the iPad, and those after have clearly been inspired by it. Then again, this kind of design-blindness doesn't surprise me. There are constantly people claiming that certain laptops and phones are equally well-designed as Apple products. There is clearly a large group of people who cannot see the difference.

sirn 15y ago
Many people usually looks at design from design features perspective rather than the subtleness of it. After all, they're all rectangular with bezels and screen in the middle. It can't be much different, right? However once you start looking in details there will be a lot of differences, subtle or not. Are the bezels and screens completely flat in a single piece? What are the visual featuring of buttons? How black/white it is? etc.
phaus 15y ago
So basically you are calling out people for their "design blindness" while at the same time you imply that no competing electronic device has ever been designed as well as anything Apple has ever made. I like Apple products too, but some of their competitors make awesome products from time to time.
- rickmb 15y ago
  Name one. Please, this is a serious question. I would truly love to have an Android phone, an Android tablet or a Linux-compatible laptop with the same design and build quality as an Apple product. I've pretty much given up on manufacturers that clearly don't want my money. Audio and tv electronics, no problem. Hell, I can even get beautifully designed alarm clocks, toasters and even friggin' designer humidifiers, so obviously Apple hasn't cornered the market on talented industrial designers.
  - phaus 15y ago
    Before I give some examples, just remember that claiming one device has an overall better design is highly subjective. However, build quality is more easily recognized. Asus' new Transformer Prime tablet is probably the best example of a product that matches or exceeds the build quality and design of an Apple product. Asus' original transformer tablet, while not as thin or light as the iPad, was also an extremely well-built and stylish device. I think that I would actually prefer an iPad 2 over the original transformer, but that doesn't mean it isn't a nice piece of hardware.
    - checker 15y ago
      The Transformer Prime does look great. As an aside, I can't decide whether its website is cool or not: http://eee.asus.com/en/eeepad/transformer-prime/features http://eee.asus.com/en/eeepad/transformer-prime/features
  - kitsune_ 15y ago
    Just two that I own(ed): Lenovo Thinkpad X220 (Richard Sapper, and well, the build quality certainly beats every MacBook out there) HTC Desire (It fell from 20ft and survived)

by rickmb 15y ago

sirn 15y ago

Many people usually looks at design from design features perspective rather than the subtleness of it. After all, they're all rectangular with bezels and screen in the middle. It can't be much different, right? However once you start looking in details there will be a lot of differences, subtle or not. Are the bezels and screens completely flat in a single piece? What are the visual featuring of buttons? How black/white it is? etc.

phaus 15y ago

So basically you are calling out people for their "design blindness" while at the same time you imply that no competing electronic device has ever been designed as well as anything Apple has ever made. I like Apple products too, but some of their competitors make awesome products from time to time.

rickmb 15y ago
Name one. Please, this is a serious question. I would truly love to have an Android phone, an Android tablet or a Linux-compatible laptop with the same design and build quality as an Apple product. I've pretty much given up on manufacturers that clearly don't want my money. Audio and tv electronics, no problem. Hell, I can even get beautifully designed alarm clocks, toasters and even friggin' designer humidifiers, so obviously Apple hasn't cornered the market on talented industrial designers.
- phaus 15y ago
  Before I give some examples, just remember that claiming one device has an overall better design is highly subjective. However, build quality is more easily recognized. Asus' new Transformer Prime tablet is probably the best example of a product that matches or exceeds the build quality and design of an Apple product. Asus' original transformer tablet, while not as thin or light as the iPad, was also an extremely well-built and stylish device. I think that I would actually prefer an iPad 2 over the original transformer, but that doesn't mean it isn't a nice piece of hardware.
  - checker 15y ago
    The Transformer Prime does look great. As an aside, I can't decide whether its website is cool or not: http://eee.asus.com/en/eeepad/transformer-prime/features http://eee.asus.com/en/eeepad/transformer-prime/features
- kitsune_ 15y ago
  Just two that I own(ed): Lenovo Thinkpad X220 (Richard Sapper, and well, the build quality certainly beats every MacBook out there) HTC Desire (It fell from 20ft and survived)