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But it only has Wi-Fi connectivity. That means unless you are in a hotspot with blazing fast Wi-Fi, the tablet can seem terribly slow. Correct me if I'm wrong,
by daveungerer 17y ago
But it only has Wi-Fi connectivity. That means unless you are in a hotspot with blazing fast Wi-Fi, the tablet can seem terribly slow.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the average Wi-Fi is much faster than 3G or Wimax. Unless the reviewer is suggesting that someone would want to plug a tablet into a wired LAN.
- jrnkntl 17y agoWatching streaming HD video doesn't go that well with a slow internet connection through Wifi, I guess that's what the author is aiming for.
- jason_tko 17y agoWith the new 802.11N WiFi protocol, HD streaming works great on a speedy internet connection.
- ZeroGravitas 17y agoI'm pretty sure that's just nonsense. They tried to say something about it only having Wi-Fi and then just lost the plot. Also these days you can bridge from 3G to Wifi via external devices which makes this slightly less of an issue.
- daveungerer 17y agoIn retrospect, I shouldn't have expected good writing from an "OMG we have to be the first to preview this gadget" article, even from Wired.