Ok, back at my dorm for the day. I spent a good hour trying out the Galaxy Tab at a Verizon store and here is my run down of it:
■ -- Pro
■ -- Con
■ The size is a good, medium size -- in fact, the floor assistant said that most men prefer the Galaxy Tab while women prefer the iPad.
■ The size comes at a downfall, as it makes two hand typing almost impossible.
■ However, typing with one hand is amazingly fluid since the the on-screen keyboard doesn't require you to lift your finger (using the Swype feature).
■ This would be all well and good, except that I couldn't get Swype to work while browsing the internet (as in typing things into textareas).
■ I do not have to get a plan to use it, nor to enable wi-fi.
■ Laggy with Javascript intensive websites.
■ Has access to Android market (and the Verizon app store).
■ It was very intuitive. I didn't have to think much when trying to figure out a finger gesture.
■ Could not find a free drawing program in my limited time browsing the app store.
■ You can buy an extra keyboard that attaches to it. I was able to use it and you can access everything through the keyboard.
■ The keyboard is almost $70.00.
■ The thing has two f*cking cameras. One on each side.
All in all, I like it a lot more than the iPad. While most people may not prefer its size, that was a selling point for me since it is just as functional as the iPad (if not more so). I will go and test it again before making my final decision.
Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Feb 2 2011, 1:06 am by A_of-s_t.