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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Besides watching movies while travelling, what are you doing with your tablets?
Honest question.
The lack of SD card on any portable device is silly too. It's the one thing I truly don't like about my Nexus S.
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The quality of a few of the apps on the iPad have gotten to a state where I can actually use the device in place of my laptop for a lot of things. I used to have my laptop glued to my shoulder wherever I went (or, more accurately, in the back of my truck), but these days I hardly ever take it with me.
I picked up the Nexus 7 on a whim when I saw it on the shelf at MemEx, and I was expecting to confirm my thoughts that a 7" tablet would be pointless. I was very presently surprised at its speed, light weight and overall portability. I started thinking this could even replace my iPad for those occasions when I really don't expect any work to come up, and I feel like carrying something lighter etc.
Unfortunatetly, my excitement took a hit when I couldn't seem to find a decent project management app, wireframing app, coding app, etc etc etc. Admittedly, I'm extremely picky about apps and user interfaces, but there just isn't much in the Google Market that isn't a benchmarking, unlocking, ROMming, wallpapering or widgeting app. Other than games, of course. I'm being a little facetious here, but I think the underlying point is still valid.
Coupled with the lack of an optional LTE version with a camera and more space, I'm feeling pretty teased. This isn't meant to be a slag towards any particular flavour of device, but I think I'm going to wait for the Windows 8 tablets and hope they don't chintz on the functionality.