On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:15:44 -0500, Happy JH
wrote:

On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay
for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a
host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there?

What a silly question.

If your wife says she wants one, then they're obviously better than anything else.

Now, just find a good deal on one and go for it.

Here...I learned a lot...

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/14/a...e-fire-review/

Now, get out the $199 and buy one from Amazon.

========

It turns out that there is also an interesting alternative for just a
bit more money:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005B9G79I/ref=asc_df_B005B9G79I1841434

It has a better screen, a built in GPS, and full access to all of the
Android apps. There are some great navigation apps available like
Navionics which comes with charts.

On Dec 30, 9:44*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:15:44 -0500, Happy JH
wrote:









On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay
for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a
host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there?

What a silly question.

If your wife says she wants one, then they're obviously better than anything else.

Now, just find a good deal on one and go for it.

Here...I learned a lot...

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/14/a...e-fire-review/

Now, get out the $199 and buy one from Amazon.

========

It turns out that there is also an interesting alternative for just a
bit more money:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005B9G79I/ref=asc_df_B005B9G79I1841434

It has a better screen, a built in GPS, and full access to all of the
Android apps. * There are some great navigation apps available like
Navionics which comes with charts.

oooooh! Now I'm thinking.......

?;^ )

On 12/31/11 12:43 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:32:01 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Dec 30, 9:44 pm, wrote:
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:15:44 -0500, Happy
wrote:









On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote:

I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay
for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a
host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there?

What a silly question.

If your wife says she wants one, then they're obviously better than anything else.

Now, just find a good deal on one and go for it.

Here...I learned a lot...

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/14/a...e-fire-review/

Now, get out the $199 and buy one from Amazon.

========

It turns out that there is also an interesting alternative for just a
bit more money:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005B9G79I/ref=asc_df_B005B9G79I1841434

It has a better screen, a built in GPS, and full access to all of the
Android apps. There are some great navigation apps available like
Navionics which comes with charts.

oooooh! Now I'm thinking.......

?;^ )

It is better to get a tablet that can read books than a book reader
that wants to be a tablet when it grows up.
Make sure it is expandable and runs a real OS. If you are not invested
in the apple culture, "I" anything may not be your best choice, unless
you are planning on moving.

If I were not buying an iPad, I'd be taking a serious look
at the Galazy:

http://tinyurl.com/7cmqhlf

The problem with virtually all the tablets is that they only have an
on-screen typing keypad. Most offer an option to attach a USB or
bluetooth keyboard, but then you are back to a sort of laptop computer.

If your typing needs are minimal, then a tablet makes some sense.

My little iPhone pretty much mimics the iPad...it's okay for
non-typing-intensive tasks and it handles a lot of them pretty well. But
it is no replacement for a laptop, and I don't think the iPad is,
either. Not yet. Also, it is a pain in the ass to access the file system
in most tablets, and that makes a number of "computer" facilities
cumbersome.
As a book reader, though, the tablets are an interesting alternative to
the printed page.

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On 31/12/2011 5:34 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 12/31/11 12:43 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:32:01 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Dec 30, 9:44 pm, wrote:
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:15:44 -0500, Happy
wrote:









On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay
for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a
host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there?

What a silly question.

If your wife says she wants one, then they're obviously better than
anything else.

Now, just find a good deal on one and go for it.

Here...I learned a lot...

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/14/a...e-fire-review/

Now, get out the $199 and buy one from Amazon.

========

It turns out that there is also an interesting alternative for just a
bit more money:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005B9G79I/ref=asc_df_B005B9G79I1841434

It has a better screen, a built in GPS, and full access to all of the
Android apps. There are some great navigation apps available like
Navionics which comes with charts.

oooooh! Now I'm thinking.......

?;^ )

It is better to get a tablet that can read books than a book reader
that wants to be a tablet when it grows up.
Make sure it is expandable and runs a real OS. If you are not invested
in the apple culture, "I" anything may not be your best choice, unless
you are planning on moving.

If I were not buying an iPad, I'd be taking a serious look
at the Galazy:

http://tinyurl.com/7cmqhlf

The problem with virtually all the tablets is that they only have an
on-screen typing keypad. Most offer an option to attach a USB or
bluetooth keyboard, but then you are back to a sort of laptop computer.

If your typing needs are minimal, then a tablet makes some sense.

My little iPhone pretty much mimics the iPad...it's okay for
non-typing-intensive tasks and it handles a lot of them pretty well. But
it is no replacement for a laptop, and I don't think the iPad is,
either. Not yet. Also, it is a pain in the ass to access the file system
in most tablets, and that makes a number of "computer" facilities
cumbersome.
As a book reader, though, the tablets are an interesting alternative to
the printed page.

Or just hold off for a year or two, save big and get more.

http://www.everbuying.com/Wholesale-...FQhbhwod0VOdlw

Industry is moving so fast it is hard to buy something new that isn't
obsolete and over priced.

If I have Apple stock, I would sell it.

--
No mater how liberally you try to ignore rationality and reality,
reality always wins in the end.

Thanks for all the replies. My wife has still settled on the
Kindlefire though. She figures she doesn't need all the bells and
whistles. Then again, later she'll wish she'd upgraded but that's
normal around here.

I sent her this thread and she studied out all the options. She was
humored by some of the tag lines.

Wayne, I liked the idea of the marine apps, but she says I'm on my own
there........

oh well.

On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:19:28 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Wayne, I liked the idea of the marine apps, but she says I'm on my own
there........

===

Tim, hope you had a good harvest season. If so, there's always the
"one of each" option. :-)

On any boat big enough to offer spray protection I prefer a laptop
however. With a tablet you can slip them into a large zip lock bag.

On Dec 31, 12:58*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:19:28 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Wayne, I liked the idea of the marine apps, but she says I'm on my own
there........

===

Tim, hope you had a good harvest season. * If so, there's always the
"one of each" option. * * :-)

On any boat big enough to offer spray protection I prefer a laptop
however. *With a tablet you can slip them into a large zip lock bag.

Wayne, that's a pretty good plan and we've sort of discussed that
before , There will be more planning as the winter goes on, I want to
have the boat ready for splash in April, and plan the cruise for
Memorial day weekend....

On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:19:28 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

Thanks for all the replies. My wife has still settled on the
Kindlefire though. She figures she doesn't need all the bells and
whistles. Then again, later she'll wish she'd upgraded but that's
normal around here.

I sent her this thread and she studied out all the options. She was
humored by some of the tag lines.

Wayne, I liked the idea of the marine apps, but she says I'm on my own
there........

oh well.

Toldja!

X ` Man wrote:
On 12/31/11 12:43 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:32:01 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Dec 30, 9:44 pm, wrote:
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:15:44 -0500, Happy
wrote:









On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay
for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a
host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there?

What a silly question.

If your wife says she wants one, then they're obviously better
than anything else.

Now, just find a good deal on one and go for it.

Here...I learned a lot...

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/14/a...e-fire-review/

Now, get out the $199 and buy one from Amazon.

========

It turns out that there is also an interesting alternative for just a
bit more money:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005B9G79I/ref=asc_df_B005B9G79I1841434

It has a better screen, a built in GPS, and full access to all of the
Android apps. There are some great navigation apps available like
Navionics which comes with charts.

oooooh! Now I'm thinking.......

?;^ )

It is better to get a tablet that can read books than a book reader
that wants to be a tablet when it grows up.
Make sure it is expandable and runs a real OS. If you are not invested
in the apple culture, "I" anything may not be your best choice, unless
you are planning on moving.

If I were not buying an iPad, I'd be taking a serious look
at the Galazy:

http://tinyurl.com/7cmqhlf

The problem with virtually all the tablets is that they only have an
on-screen typing keypad. Most offer an option to attach a USB or
bluetooth keyboard, but then you are back to a sort of laptop computer.

If your typing needs are minimal, then a tablet makes some sense.

My little iPhone pretty much mimics the iPad...it's okay for
non-typing-intensive tasks and it handles a lot of them pretty well.
But it is no replacement for a laptop, and I don't think the iPad is,
either. Not yet. Also, it is a pain in the ass to access the file
system in most tablets, and that makes a number of "computer"
facilities cumbersome.
As a book reader, though, the tablets are an interesting alternative
to the printed page.

In the US, it's spelled "Galaxy", Mr. Writer guy!

-HB

On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:54:48 -0500, wrote:

If I were not buying an iPad, I'd be taking a serious look
at the Galazy:

http://tinyurl.com/7cmqhlf

My wife has one and she is happy with it.

===

Does it have a built in GPS?