Spoke with Karl this morning on the Today Show about the release of the latest iPad from Apple. While Apple gets all the publicity on a day like today, I thought it might be a good time to talk about some of the other slates out there that sometimes get overlooked. Here are a few others that are worth consideration.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
- First 4G –enabled tablet
- This means faster streaming of video content and faster – download speeds of up to 40MB per second
- Ideal for business travellers
- Rear and front facing camera
- Aggregates social networks
- RRP: $720-$840 depending on memory size
Toshiba AT200
- One of the smallest and thinnest tablets on the market
- Very light
- Easy start up and use
- Ideal for emails, word processing etc
- Rear and front-facing camera
- Really good battery life
- RRP: $579
ASUS Transformer Prime
- Excellent bright screen
- Comes with a keyboard
- Beautiful design
- Can double as a PC at home with keyboard
- Excellent battery life
- Ideal for home office
- $799
iPad Trends In Australia
I also recieved some research from Nine Rewards, which has been tracking Australian, as well as international, attitudes towards the iPad. Certainly came up with some interesting information. Here’s a brief overview:
- Of the 96% of people in Australia aware of the iPad 2, 8% of them own one
- The slate most like to be purchased by an Australian consumer:
- Pad – 33 %
- Samsung Galaxy Tab – 13%
- Blackberry Playbook – 8%
- Most important factors to consider when buying:
- Price
- Cost of wireless plan
- Why people buy iPad (respondents were allowed to give more than one answer):
- Internet browsing – 71%
- For its apps – 55%For social networking/reading books etc – 52%
- The iPad is now being used half has much as your PC, but has overtaken smartphones in usage.