OMG. I finally "understand" Tablets.

[zinfamous]

a 3" dick works fine for sex too.

Sooooo glad I'm not Asian.

 

[bbhaag]

I simply wouldn't want to live without a tablet now. My tablet is my primary internet consumption device (I love my smartphone but the screen is too small for extended reading) and my primary gaming console. Sure its not as powerful as my laptop, or my desktops but the portability is huge.

I feel lucky, the rise of mobile happened just as I needed it in my personal life. My wife dislikes when I spend hours on my desktop, if feels to her like I am more distant than reading the exact same website on my tablet next to her on the couch. I would use a laptop, but honestly they suck in your lap and my dogs want that space.

Tablets allowed me to shift my consumption patterns to a more convenient form factor. I wouldn't go back.

Man my wife and yours must be distant relations because I was in the same situation. Either that or it's a woman thing.:hmm:

Back on topic though....I bought a Nook HD+ on a whim a few years ago for $100 because the price was too good to pass up and the hardware specs were good for tablets at the time. I like it for what it is. I browse the web, watch streaming sports/movies all from the comfort of my sofa. It's great for long trips. I load the microsd card up with movies so the kids can use it.
Tablets have their place but before I got mine I thought the same way you did VirtualLarry.

 

[Midwayman]

Damn... I'm not sure if I'd be willing to risk using a $600 iPad Air in the shower, but that is friggin awesome. Do they make one of those for a Surface Pro as well?

Its not like their fitted. measure the SP and see if the dimensions are similar. FWIW I think they are starting to cum out with some waterproof tablets now. I think sony's latest stuff is.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Well, now I'm starting to get slightly disillusioned by tablets. Well, specifically, "cheap" tablets. I bought some Digiland quad-core, 512MB, 8GB tablets for presents, and I got one for myself. Good thing I did, because now I'm thinking of returning the other ones.

I side-loaded Firefox 33.1 for ARM / Android on there, and that went fine. But no flash player. (Even though the specs show it pre-installed.) I also loaded Skype.

But the 512MB of RAM is a real hindrance. Even just browsing the AT forums, I get Firefox OOM crashes. To say nothing of running Skype, in a video chat, and trying to multi-task and run Firefox at the same time.

Should I return the other two? The whole idea of a tablet is that they are simple to use for people that are less computer-literate. But if the browsing is mysteriously crashing all the time, losing their place, and they can't use Flash sites / videos, and can't browse and Skype all at the same time, are they even worth $50?

They do have GPS, and even FM radio, if you use earbuds for an antenna.

 

[rockyct]

Well, now I'm starting to get slightly disillusioned by tablets. Well, specifically, "cheap" tablets. I bought some Digiland quad-core, 512MB, 8GB tablets for presents, and I got one for myself. Good thing I did, because now I'm thinking of returning the other ones.

I side-loaded Firefox 33.1 for ARM / Android on there, and that went fine. But no flash player. (Even though the specs show it pre-installed.) I also loaded Skype.

But the 512MB of RAM is a real hindrance. Even just browsing the AT forums, I get Firefox OOM crashes. To say nothing of running Skype, in a video chat, and trying to multi-task and run Firefox at the same time.

Should I return the other two? The whole idea of a tablet is that they are simple to use for people that are less computer-literate. But if the browsing is mysteriously crashing all the time, losing their place, and they can't use Flash sites / videos, and can't browse and Skype all at the same time, are they even worth $50?

They do have GPS, and even FM radio, if you use earbuds for an antenna.

What do you expect for $50? I'm amazed that the Stream 7 is actually usable for $100. It took some real compromises to get a tablet to $100, so they must be cutting away bone to get it to $50. The cost of the OS for OEMs is the same ($0) so there's no money there to cut out by going Android.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Well, now I'm starting to get slightly disillusioned by tablets. Well, specifically, "cheap" tablets. I bought some Digiland quad-core, 512MB, 8GB tablets for presents, and I got one for myself. Good thing I did, because now I'm thinking of returning the other ones.

I side-loaded Firefox 33.1 for ARM / Android on there, and that went fine. But no flash player. (Even though the specs show it pre-installed.) I also loaded Skype.

But the 512MB of RAM is a real hindrance. Even just browsing the AT forums, I get Firefox OOM crashes. To say nothing of running Skype, in a video chat, and trying to multi-task and run Firefox at the same time.

Should I return the other two? The whole idea of a tablet is that they are simple to use for people that are less computer-literate. But if the browsing is mysteriously crashing all the time, losing their place, and they can't use Flash sites / videos, and can't browse and Skype all at the same time, are they even worth $50?

They do have GPS, and even FM radio, if you use earbuds for an antenna.

That's the thing with tablets. You have to stay at a certain level of quality for them to be worth anything at all. It's gotten a lot better at the low end with the nexus and kindle fire lines pushing the market in that area, but you still generally don't have something enjoyable to use if you go for less than ~$200 MSRP.

 

[reallyscrued]

OP...you understand it because you got the only tablet worth a shit.

Any that have a full OS on it is useful. Any that don't are overpriced mp3 players with a web browser.

 

[SheHateMe]

I just got a Surface Pro 3, I am in love. This thing is the tits.

 

[rockyct]

That's the thing with tablets. You have to stay at a certain level of quality for them to be worth anything at all. It's gotten a lot better at the low end with the nexus and kindle fire lines pushing the market in that area, but you still generally don't have something enjoyable to use if you go for less than ~$200 MSRP.

Have you looked at some of the reviews of the Stream 7? It's actually a useful tablet even for $100. It's running the full version of Windows 8.1 with an Atom processor and even comes with a year of Office 365 Personal.

http://winsupersite.com/mobile/hp-stream-7-first-impressions
http://www.amazon.com/HP-Stream-Wind.../dp/B00NSHLVD2

 

[XavierMace]

You'll note he said generally. I have read those reviews for the record and you'll note they are all using them for very light duties. It's may be a quad core Atom, but it's still an Atom. It's not going to take much to choke it. Don't get me wrong, it's great for $100. But I'd still rather just spend a little more for a system that will do what I want.