Will you be buying a Samsung Galaxy Tab?
 

For me, with dual-core ARM processors just around the corner, I can't see myself buying any more single-core computers.

What are your thoughts?

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No.

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No.

7" is too small for a tablet imo, and Android (2.2 at least) isnt very good for any kind of actual productivity on a tablet.
Also, it's laughably expensive.

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As soon as it runs full Linux

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It's a great device for non geeks. Not too big, not to small. Quick, fashionable, pleasant to use.
Cons: proprietary connector, not-too-great camera.

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I was definitely going to get one until the price was revealed. Now I am waiting to see what HTC has to offer or if there any other sensibly priced options.

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No.

I think that paying $60 a month for phone access is crazy, regardless of the kind of phone. I think that phones are mostly hype and that most people who are buying expensive ones are wasting their money, kind of like the many, many people who buy a computer that has all kinds of fancy capabilities and then use it to send email. This is basically charity for tech companies.

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I will most likely get one. There are many metrics beyond processor speed that make a quality device and the Tab is incredibly well rounded in this regard. While there are faster units coming out, I suspect that the Tab will continue handle most tasks very well.

All of this is subjective, but I feel the Tab has:
- Excellent screen
- Excellent capacitive touch
- Excellent form factor/weight
- Excellent OS (please try not to yell!) :D
- Excellent battery life
- Excellent suite of software out-of-the-box
- Excellent performance

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Not all of us are like this. For me, I use VoIP exclusively for calls, and will use prepaid 3G for those times I really need it for calls or internet connectivity.

I wish my N810 had a cellular WAN connection as it would have been so much more useful to me.

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I agree.

I disagree. But isn't it nice that there will be several versions of the Galaxy Tab so that people such as myself have the option to buy a far more computer-like, somewhat cheaper and less radio-laden version of such a device, unlike some purported former Internet Tablet lineage devices?

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Not thinking of buying any Tab right now, but I'm keeping updated on what's to come... maybe next year.

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No. I am already looking for a new phone, but I have rather specific features that I want and at the moment not a single one really fits my needs. Especially Galaxy Tab.

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No. It is way too expensive. For that price, I expect at least a dual core non-mobile CPU and a full desktop OS. Also, an hole to put my stylus.

Just because it's sleek and slim and Apple has embraced the tablet market, doesn't mean I'm forgetting all my requirements for a tablet PC.

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Android Tab is ripping SOMEONE a hole, anyway. What do you need a STYLUS for?

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A stylys is useful for plenty of things. For example certain games and applications that need to show lots of stuff on the screen are easier to use when you can tap _precisely_ on the item in question. And then there's for example those who like to doodle/draw on-the-go, and a finger just is not nearly enough for that.

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...on a capacitance screen? uhmmm

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I need a stylus for accuracy. I cannot draw without accuracy. And every Wacom owner in the world will tell you that one of the main features of a tablet is to draw.

If you need a secondary reason to use a stylus: until touch screen phones, it was an universal truth that KEEP YOUR FATTY FINGERS OFF MY SCREEN and you know what? Your fingers still smudge the screen. It's bad for the eyes.

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Btw, I bought my first tablet PC about 5 years ago, and if not for the fact that I can't get a new still working battery for it, I'd just slap a SSD in there and it'd still kick some srs Atom butt. 10.3" screen convertible tablet PC, 1.1 kilos.

As to resistive screen vs capacitive screen, I blame cheap *** hardware developers that we still even have that discussion. There are limitations with both technologies... And yet they keep using them.

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Simply put: yes, indeed.

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I think I'll buy the refresh of the Galaxy Tab that has the SUPER AMOLED screen. ;)

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While I do like the tab a lot, I am still not totally convinced yet.
In fact the screen size is a factor now for me. I have a 4.3" screened phone so an upgrade to a 7" device doesn't look that attractive even though I was all for a 7" tab. From the viewpoint of serious computing - I.e. Coding for long periods, long writing and reading, I am thinking maybe a larger screen device (but lighter) may be what I need. Actually I am more confused on this than decided.

Also the current price point is a no no for me. Maybe when a wifi only comes out at cheaper price then. Most probably I will just wait and see for some time.

But Captn is correct, specs itself does not make or break a device. It's what it can do that matters, and I increasingly see the Tab doing quite a few things nicely.

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No.

I've played with it in a shop and it's a nice device. I would buy it if it wasn't so expensive..

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As a Wacom Intuos 4 owner and long-time user, I can assure you that an active digitizer is most certainly NOT a stylus. Active digitizers register only the pen tip and include metrics like tilt/orientation/pressure and even register hovering of the pen above the pad surface. Styluses are just another point on the screen, indistinguishable from any other thing contacting the screen. You can rest your hand on an AD and use the pen as you would on paper. You generally cannot do the same with styluses.

I adore my Wacom. I despise and wish ill-will towards styluses and their kin.

The Tab actually has a Bluetooth Stylus accessory for precision input, though it remains to be seen if it can behave like an active digitizer rather than a passive stylus,

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No. Too small and expensive.

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No. Why? You buy it just because other people buying it?

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No.

It's overpriced, it has phone OS that doesn't work very well on bigger screen(owners report most 3rd party apps don't adjust to the screen), to me 7" is kinda small screen. Should I mention how I dislike Samsung products in the mobile world?

I agree that hardware aspect of the Tab is pretty good. Although not the same level as Playbook, obviously.

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I am a big fan of the form factor and have no doubt that one day I shall have a high quality 7” tablet. ATM I have a SMartQ 7 but the display is pants and is only enjoyable for ebook use
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My 5” Dell Streak performs so well and satisfactorily as a phone/tablet that I have no need for an additional device. I think that if I was still using my old Nokia phone or even my iPhone then I would be champing at the bit and popping into Carphone Warehouse desperate for a hands on of the Tab.

If this is interpreted as a testimony to the all round beauty of the Streak then yes, please take it as such.

Once technology moves on to 7” retina displays, Tegra 2’s, multicore cpu’s, maturing of Android/Chrome/MeeGo and so on, then the luxury of having an additional and larger device will likely be irresistible.

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Streak looks nice, yes, but doesn't it only come with Android 1.6? I was looking at it myself the other day, but I can't quite bring myself to justify switching to it from N900, mostly because of the dated android version and because the screen isn't really that much larger.

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samsung protuct ?
any, ....... , never ! i want to be samsung free, or worst case, almost free.
arguments :
my company had samsung printers . 3 of them overheat and fuser melted pressure roll and welded on heat element.
if you want to give fire of your home go samsung printers.

at least one batch of lcd monitors went to service for switching power
source replacement or main board replacement

so .. never samsung.

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no, its useless, have N900 and a netbook, thats enough for portable needs

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I am using a pretty advanced 2.2 now
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=802405

As for screen size, I think the N900 is 3.5” and the resolution is an impressive 800 x 400? It would be interesting to have them side by side.

Certainly the iPhone 3GS 3.5” 480 x 320 is pathetic by comparison.

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800x480, actually.

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I am glad you have found a combination works for you. I would dispute your definition of portable however.

The Tab is infinitely more portable than that and with no loss in functionality.

My point is that I get the same functionality from the Streak as I would from the Tab. So I can't agree with you at all.

To me, the concept here of portability is carrying one device. Each to his own of course, but what you are advocating comes outside the point of discussion on this device.

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Products go wrong, it happens. It's how they deal with it afterwards that matters really. In Samsung's case, this has always been excellent for me - I bought a new Samsung TV last year, after about 2 months of use, the TV would randomly stop accepting signals from the remote or front buttons, then after a few minutes would shut down, then be fine when turned back on.
Yaa boo sucks to samsung you might say, but - I called samsung about mid afternoon, reported the fault with them - 15 minutes later I got a call back from the local samsung authorised repair centre, who arranged to come to me THE NEXT MORNING and promptly replaced both the of the TV's boards (power and control). The guy was in my home for 15 minutes tops, less than 18 hours after calling samsung, and i've had a perfectly working TV ever since.
Can't fault service like that.

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This is simply not always the case. My first A4 sized tablet from Trust, while having an active digitizer, did not include tilt or orientation. Pressure, yes. The stylus on my tablet PC, while made by Wacom, did not include tilt or orientation. Pressure was messured through the screen, not the stylus. It had one pen with a tip, another that was almost the same as the type Nokia use. Only my current Wacom has tilt and orientation.

And again, I would not have bought either except to draw.


Now, that is interesting. But I'd still prefer to put it safely into the chassis during transport, like with my tablet PC and with my maemo devices. For my tablet PC I always use the smaller in-slot stylus and NEVER the bigger, better stylus that goes in the PC bag. In real estate they would explain this with "Location, Location, Location".

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Update - change of mind.

I am buying one just as soon as someone produces a Target Motif wallpaper
http://www.slashgear.com/brave-samsu...ideo-10113335/

This is one versatile device, bring it down to your shooting gallery, take potshots at it and then play Angry Birds on the way home.

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The Tab is the only tablet i've seen recently that can give the 1 gun salute to Apple's Ipad. - .- ..i.

I'm sure I don't need to go into any detail to describe why someone would prefer it over an iPad, so I won't.

But, I like the Tab. However, I prefer open source.

Get maemo on it?

Get a Maemo tablet?

I don't know.

I'm considering buying it but I'm direly anticipating waiting for something that won't make me regret spending a half grand on a Tab i'd be using for; -

browsing, reading, phoning, geocaching, irc, vnc, shell, ftp, network / server engineering -

Its early days yet. But I'd love to see something as personal as maemo on a tablet with some connectivity/integration and beefy hardware & battery life....

...Dreams on...

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You could simply load this image into the web browser:
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thum...he-purpose.jpg

I think it would be HILARIOUS to watch an Apple fanboy club try to buy one just to shoot at it with their BB's and get all upset and frustrated. It would be like watching all those protesters trying to burn non-flammable flags. ;)