Kind of an apples and oranges comparison you've got there given the OS design, physical dimensions, and target audience (many of whom are looking to get away from wired ethernet and would buy the iPads keyboard dock if they wanted a keyboard).
At the end of the day it doesn't come down to technical specs, it's all about user experience, and a number of people are finding they're as productive (if not more so) than they are on their netbook, and one guy from EMC has even thinks that after trying it he'll be unlikely to buy any more desktops or laptops (http://chucksblog.emc.com/chucks_blog/2010/05/what-ipads-did-to-my-family.html), but personally I can't see myself doing dev on an iPad any time soon :). Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. On 9 May 2010, at 00:39, Andy Burns wrote: > Al Sutton wrote: > >> it's not about offering anything "over" a good laptop, it's about going head >> to head with a mid/low end netbook > > So compare the iPad 3G to an 18 month old Dell Mini9 > > iPad 3G pros > ============ > 28% more pixels > 25% lighter > touchscreen > lower power consumption/longer runtime > accelerometer > light sensor > compass > HDMI out > wifi "n" > probably better graphics accelerator > Shiny, shiny ;-) > > Mini9 pros > ========== > way under half the price > physical keyboard > wired ethernet > internal SSD (up to 128GB) and SD/MMC/MS slot > 8x the RAM > 33% higher battery capacity (replaceable) > 60% faster CPU (Atom cf ARM) > choice of O/S > camera > widescreen > VGA out without dongle > proper multi-tasking > Not Apple ;-) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
