The apparently endless flow of new tablets knows no end, and new actors constantly hit the market with dedicated devices. In my opinion, most of the me-too tablets which appeared after the iPad launch are only a pale imitation of the groundbreaking Apple device, each plagued by a different problem. Some are evidently built out of cheap materials and offer no guarantee about their long-term use reliability and resistence; other have displays which are scarcely useful either as work companions, or ebook readers.
This is the first time I see something which could possibly undermine a part of the Apple's undisputed dominance of the tablets market. ThinkPad Tablet, whose launch will happen in Europe next september, has many interesting characteristics.
First, it comes as an integrated device into a normal laptop case. One of the main tablets' limitations is the fact that, despite you can easily learn to type on screen without the help of a physical keyboard, this is highly desirable for the users which don't want to get any compromise.
Second, as it is very apparent in the video, it bears a Gorilla Glass which can save your screen by being vandalized by children (as a concerned father of two, I'm very sensible about the issue) or accidentally broken or signed during the use.
Third, and it is where in my opinion most of the value comes up, in addition to the usual wireless connectivity, it comes with USB and SD card slots. What a huge improvement vs. iPad it is, can be immediately apparent. No more need to import all your music on Apple Store and then dowload it on the tablet; no more need of having your ebooks, previously downloaded from Google books or any other source, to follow the same route; etc., etc. etc. As an early Amazon user and reviewer, I distinctly can remember a comment to the lacking of a USB port on the Kindle II; despite I thought it was a really good product to buy and use as an ebook reader, this only limitation prevented me to do so.
As it comes, this tablet promises to be very useful for professional users, especially the ones which spend their life in jumping from an airport to another (and even this is personal experience); and the students of all grades, which can find an useful companion for their daily duties at home or in movement.
Said this, there are two points of concern.
First, I still have no grasp about its weight in the tablet configuration, and in the laptop one. This is very important for both of the main users' categories I individuated as main potential users. An excessive weight could seriously undermine its portability and usefulness.
Second, I wait to precisely know the exact software configuration that it comes with the tablet. The announced price of € 459 in Europe is aligned with other competitors, so the real value-for-money rate has to be verified.
This is the first time I see something which could possibly undermine a part of the Apple's undisputed dominance of the tablets market. ThinkPad Tablet, whose launch will happen in Europe next september, has many interesting characteristics.
First, it comes as an integrated device into a normal laptop case. One of the main tablets' limitations is the fact that, despite you can easily learn to type on screen without the help of a physical keyboard, this is highly desirable for the users which don't want to get any compromise.
Second, as it is very apparent in the video, it bears a Gorilla Glass which can save your screen by being vandalized by children (as a concerned father of two, I'm very sensible about the issue) or accidentally broken or signed during the use.
Third, and it is where in my opinion most of the value comes up, in addition to the usual wireless connectivity, it comes with USB and SD card slots. What a huge improvement vs. iPad it is, can be immediately apparent. No more need to import all your music on Apple Store and then dowload it on the tablet; no more need of having your ebooks, previously downloaded from Google books or any other source, to follow the same route; etc., etc. etc. As an early Amazon user and reviewer, I distinctly can remember a comment to the lacking of a USB port on the Kindle II; despite I thought it was a really good product to buy and use as an ebook reader, this only limitation prevented me to do so.
As it comes, this tablet promises to be very useful for professional users, especially the ones which spend their life in jumping from an airport to another (and even this is personal experience); and the students of all grades, which can find an useful companion for their daily duties at home or in movement.
Said this, there are two points of concern.
First, I still have no grasp about its weight in the tablet configuration, and in the laptop one. This is very important for both of the main users' categories I individuated as main potential users. An excessive weight could seriously undermine its portability and usefulness.
Second, I wait to precisely know the exact software configuration that it comes with the tablet. The announced price of € 459 in Europe is aligned with other competitors, so the real value-for-money rate has to be verified.
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