Sorry if this sounds like sour grapes, but I'm not convinced that a thinner tablet is more desirable than a "thicker" one. It hadn't occurred to me until I did a head-to-head of my Asus Transformer against my wife's HP TouchPad. Despite the TP being thicker, it felt "nicer" to hold - then again the Transformer has had comments that it feels a bit "flimsy" in places.
Nope, imho, it's weight that's more important than thickness - I'd prefer an 8mm thick tablet that weighed half as much as a 4mm thick one.
crossy
Sorry if this sounds like sour grapes, but I'm not convinced that a thinner tablet is more desirable than a "thicker" one. It hadn't occurred to me until I did a head-to-head of my Asus Transformer against my wife's HP TouchPad. Despite the TP being thicker, it felt "nicer" to hold - then again the Transformer has had comments that it feels a bit "flimsy" in places.
Nope, imho, it's weight that's more important than thickness - I'd prefer an 8mm thick tablet that weighed half as much as a 4mm thick one.
I disagree, actually. I much prefer a device with a bit of weight to it - I think it aids a more 'premium' feel, rather than featherweight devices that end up feeling 'plasticy' and fragile.
"Horses for courses", as they say. :P
Personally, I feel it's the material and the way that it's joined that's most important. For example, unibodies have generally "felt the strongest". However, some materials do come at a weight though. Personally I'd like something light, thin but with a "strong" design/material.
I've not actually played with many tablets nor am I looking for one though, so my "different" opinion may be a wrong one.
AlexKitch
I disagree, actually. I much prefer a device with a bit of weight to it - I think it aids a more 'premium' feel, rather than featherweight devices that end up feeling 'plasticy' and fragile.
Pretty much everything in computing premium = lighter.
I find an iPad2 rather heavy, too much for 1 hand. My Archos 80 G9 just slips into acceptable - it looks cheap, it was cheap but I'd take it out every time over the Mrs' iPad2.
For me the Blackberry Playbook felt perfect in the hand. I just wish it was running something other than the QNX OS, I like the OS as well but I'm not convinced it will take off.
As for the other tablets, currently it's the price that is putting me off. I'm still convinced that the money spent on a tablet would be better spent on a Laptop. Just waiting to see if anybody puts Windows 8 into a Transformer type form factor, I think that would be the device for me.
