Anyone got one? Quick review of pros and cons?
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Blackberry Playbook?
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not exactly a major success. blackberry in a bit of a nosedive at the moment AFAICT.
Had one and sold it within a couple of weeks. I like Blackberry but the playbook seemed to be lame. No stand alone email, you have to connect to your phone, not too many apps and a bit buggy. Unless they have somehow improved them in the last few months I wouldn't bother unless its free.
It's a technology dead-end.
Avoid.
Avoid.
I recently bought an HTC Flyer, 32Gb, WiFi + 3G. It runs on Android 3.2. It has a 7 inch screen, so smaller and more manageable than the iPad. The list price was £500 but I got it for £300 from Expansys. It suffers none of the application availability problems of the Playbook.
I am very happy with it. The screen is great and it has all the apps I will ever need.
I considered the Playbook, but not for long...
I am very happy with it. The screen is great and it has all the apps I will ever need.
I considered the Playbook, but not for long...
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I have a 64GB one and love it, its fast, true multi tasking, fantastic screen, brilliant speakers and in OS2 will have native email if thats your thing. The only negative is a lack of applications for the device, but as OS2 will support android apps that wont be a problem from next month.
The device supports, HTML5, Java and Flash by default, streams from BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5
As for a "Techology dead end" 90% of the reviews rave about the hardware and the QNX OS (which Porche will use in there higher end dash). They all say it is let down by the application offerings.
Personally, i dont like the 10" Ipad size or anything Apple as i find it far to restrictive, and Android isn't secure enough for my needs.
The device supports, HTML5, Java and Flash by default, streams from BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5
As for a "Techology dead end" 90% of the reviews rave about the hardware and the QNX OS (which Porche will use in there higher end dash). They all say it is let down by the application offerings.
Personally, i dont like the 10" Ipad size or anything Apple as i find it far to restrictive, and Android isn't secure enough for my needs.
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pro its cheap
Con doesn't do email unless you connect it to another blackberry phone, Has no developer support, the new OS has been delayed as they cant get it to work right. While its supposed to support android apps most of the stuff I have read say that not that many apps actually work properly.
Its a real dead end I am afraid as is Blackberry unless they get their finger out and capture the imagination of the public. Even the stalwart enterprise companies are starting to turn their back against BB and turning to other platforms that offer the same email functionality but in better packages. BB might be on to a winner with their rumoured licensing of their mail system to other platforms but only might.
Go buy an Android tablet or if you really must an iPad. You will get far more out of it and there is plenty of choice from cheap to expensive.
Con doesn't do email unless you connect it to another blackberry phone, Has no developer support, the new OS has been delayed as they cant get it to work right. While its supposed to support android apps most of the stuff I have read say that not that many apps actually work properly.
Its a real dead end I am afraid as is Blackberry unless they get their finger out and capture the imagination of the public. Even the stalwart enterprise companies are starting to turn their back against BB and turning to other platforms that offer the same email functionality but in better packages. BB might be on to a winner with their rumoured licensing of their mail system to other platforms but only might.
Go buy an Android tablet or if you really must an iPad. You will get far more out of it and there is plenty of choice from cheap to expensive.
blackberry are where Nokia were 5+ years ago - just about over the top and on the way down a large precipice.
Not popular then.........
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I've got one and it does what I want it to do, and as my son who is an Apple geek said Wednesday night "This is bloody good" it multitasks and doesn't have that stupid button to go to another screen.
Yes there are limited apps for it which is a shame but i don't really want to play games anyway and as it has a far better browser than an Ipad and can use the sites that a lot of apps are written to get over apples browser problems, I don't worry about the built in email as it bridges with my BB phone and uses that to run the email.
At £199 it was for a 32Gb one even if the impending upgrade doesn't get over some of the issues people have with it is still quite good value for money. as it was still £50 cheaper than an ipod touch.
Yes there are limited apps for it which is a shame but i don't really want to play games anyway and as it has a far better browser than an Ipad and can use the sites that a lot of apps are written to get over apples browser problems, I don't worry about the built in email as it bridges with my BB phone and uses that to run the email.
At £199 it was for a 32Gb one even if the impending upgrade doesn't get over some of the issues people have with it is still quite good value for money. as it was still £50 cheaper than an ipod touch.
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What he said, I am currently working on a web project, all the employees have a blackberry, but the company has decided for it's mobile service to ignore BB....
Their budget is huge BTW
I'm contemplating a tablet to use on a trip for emails, browsing, reading books, listening to music and most importantly, skype. I already have at least one gizmo that will do some of the above, I already use a Blackberry phone, so was wondering if the playbook would do all of it, as it's not the most expensive out there. 
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For Skype both parties must login through IMO to receive both Audio and Video. https://imo.im/
Other than that browsing is done either wifi or through a bluetooth bridge to your BB phone but only if your phone I think is on software ver 5 and above. Email is done through the bridge with the phone, Books are from Kobobooks and your music comes from itunes via blackberrys desktop interface.
There is a hopefully a major software update on 17th Feb that will give it increased functionality (it's been put back a few times already), they say it's the software it should have been released with at launch.
Other than that browsing is done either wifi or through a bluetooth bridge to your BB phone but only if your phone I think is on software ver 5 and above. Email is done through the bridge with the phone, Books are from Kobobooks and your music comes from itunes via blackberrys desktop interface.
There is a hopefully a major software update on 17th Feb that will give it increased functionality (it's been put back a few times already), they say it's the software it should have been released with at launch.
Ta for that, sounds like I should give you a shout on the 18th and see how it's getting on?
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cheap, but not looking good for the playbook.
or RIM. comments are interesting.
just lost an ipad. it'll be replaced with another ipad. i suppose the playbook has one great feature, no thieving barca low life cnut would nick it
or RIM. comments are interesting.
just lost an ipad. it'll be replaced with another ipad. i suppose the playbook has one great feature, no thieving barca low life cnut would nick it
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