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Which PC tablet do you have?
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Yaya



Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Samsung has a 7.7-inch Galaxy Tab that's around 682,000 won, but I wonder if a better model is coming out soon.

Perhaps Apple is the way to go on this.
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six



Joined: 01 Oct 2010
PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2012 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
just broke my non-apple-device owning streak last week by picking up a "used" iPad 2. 480K on Naver marketplace and I don't regret it at all.
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Swampfox10mm



Joined: 24 Mar 2011
PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2012 4:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm assuming your used device has 32gig of memory?
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Yaya



Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Thu May 03, 2012 8:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I would also like to know how much GBs one needs on a tablet.

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Gnawbert



Joined: 23 Oct 2007
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PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2012 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yaya wrote:
I would also like to know how much GBs one needs on a tablet.I


Depends how and what you use it for. I wouldn't get anything less than 32.

I've had 32gb on my first iPad, 64gb on an iPad 2, and went back to 32gb on the new iPad. For me, 64gb was really hard to fill, though I did manage to do so by loading it up with tons of offline GPS maps of North America and Asia.

I read a lot of magazines (Wired, The Economist, etc.), comics, watch TV shows, podcasts, do word processing, some basic photo editing, and play a fair amount of games (Infinity Blade, etc.) on my iPad and there are times when I run out of room on a 32 gb model, though it's rare. Looking at my stats right now I have about 7gb on apps alone, another 4 on photos, 5 on video, and 7 on music.

They still sell the 16gb iPad 2 via Apple Korea for 500k, although I personally think the screen on the new one worth the price difference. Just my 2 cents. I personally am a huge fan of tablets and get a ton of use out of my iPad, have since I bought the first on launch day 2010.
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six



Joined: 01 Oct 2010
PostPosted: Sat May 05, 2012 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, it's a 32 gig one. I think 32 is necessary, 16 is too small for any heavy use and 64 is fine but a bit expensive.
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Yaya



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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 12:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm curious as to where iPad 3 owners bought their tablets. I have seen the price online and they seem higher than the ones at the stores.
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Gnawbert



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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 6:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yaya wrote:
I'm curious as to where iPad 3 owners bought their tablets. I have seen the price online and they seem higher than the ones at the stores.


I bought mine at the Frisbee store in Bundang/Seohyeon. The prices were the same as Apple.co.kr.

I generally avoid any mom and pop Apple shop because I've found the prices to be inconsistant. A place at Shinsage tried to sell me an older version iPod Touch a few years back for more than the current model was selling at the Apple store online.
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Yaya



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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2012 1:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Anybody have experience with the Asus Transformer Prime tablet PC? I hear it's the best Android tab out there.
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wintermute



Joined: 01 Oct 2007
PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yaya wrote:
Anybody have experience with the Asus Transformer Prime tablet PC? I hear it's the best Android tab out there.


I was close to getting one but

- they upgraded the non-prime transformer (new designation TF300) to tegra 3, ICS etc. Under the hood it is exactly the same as the prime, but without the super bright screen, with a slightly shorter batt life, and without the sexy aluminium case.

and

- they are releasing the Transformer Infinity, TF700T, which has a screen resolution of 1920 x 1200, up from 1920 x 800.

So wouldn't pull the trigger on the prime right now - the TF300 gives best value for money, and the TF700 is the newest, sexiest release.

After checking out the iPad 3, I'd definitely go an android tablet. Screens not as good, but I the iPad's connectivity is too limited for my taste.
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six



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
After using Android exclusively for the past 2 years and now using iOS on my iPad, I think I have exactly the opposite opinion of wintermute. I won't even consider an Android tablet, though I am willing to give Surface a chance when it comes out.
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wintermute



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote