RiM Playbook

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In today's Zdnet feed I found this Playbook review which I thought is quite interesting. The Playbook is available since yesterday (e.g. at BestBuy). So I thought it was timely to share this.
Hands-on video walkthrough of the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook | ZDNet

 

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My coworker purchased one of these, but I was on vacation this week so I haven't had a chance to see it yet. He is a huge blackberry fan, acknowledges several things are missing, but is expecting software updates to rectify the problems. He is enamored with how smooth and fluid the UI is.

 

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Yeah, the performance is generally being praised. The main feature that is missing is a micro SD card slot. I would not buy any Tab without it. But it is too early for Tabs anyhow. I wait until at least the end of the year for that market to settle down a bit. After all, those are gadgets that we do not really need.

 

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After all, those are gadgets that we do not really need.

Agreed. I think they are pointless and far too expensive. I'd rather use my laptop with a real keyboard any day of the week. I've used iPad's, Samsung Galaxy Tabs, chinese ePed's, and soon this Rim playbook...but none of them seem like the right thing for me.