Didn't like WebOS is honeycomb better?

[Herk_FE]

I picked up the HP Touchpad during the mass $200 off sell off last week. I have had it for a week and the lag, crippled kindle app, inability to create or edit documents, slippery case, lack of apps, and slow browser were unbearable.

I have been reading a lot of places that honeycomb is actually worse then WebOS. Is this true?

How is the Kindle app? Can you load your own books to it (can't on touchpad)?

Do any tablets come with built in document editors?

How is the browser? Does the stock one suck? If so what is the best 3rd party browser for honey comb?

Also which Android tab has the best Audio output? The Touchpad had amazing speakers and stellar audio quality out the headphone jack (crippled with a awful music player).

Based on my gripes is there a Android tab right now that will make me happy?

 

[Major]

I never played with a Touchpad but my Xoom works fine, especially compared to what you described.

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[Herk_FE]

Not to be a ****** but I had some pretty specific questions anybody got any answers for me?

 

[thirsy1258]

Lol wow that response was harsh.

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[Herk_FE]

Lol wow that response was harsh.

sent from my thunderbolt

I took the time to type a post with specific measurable questions and searched the forum for answers first. I simply wanted a response with equal effort. I don't think being direct about that is harsh.

 

[Major]

Not to be a ****** but you're able to answer your own questions. How many people here do you think have any hands on experience with a Touchpad? It lived for only 49 days. Android tablets, on the other hand, are plentiful. Go to any Wal-Mart or Best Buy and compare for yourself.

 

[jlee91780]

Not to be a ****** but you're able to answer your own questions. How many people here do you think have any hands on experience with a Touchpad? It lived for only 49 days. Android tablets, on the other hand, are plentiful. Go to any Wal-Mart or Best Buy and compare for yourself.

Don't worry about it. Its just a forum to get questions answered. My experience with Android wasn't that great neither and I had hopes on webOS or Nokia's MeeGo OS on Nokia N9 eventually solving these problems. Android and iOS are the same thing: push the icon to launch an app, push button below to exit and launch another app and it looks like Google working on revamping this strategy themselves with a button-less next gen device called the Nexus Prime so they really trying to copy webOS and Nokia's original idea.

Don't count on Android or iPad for document editing and I say that even though I'm a big fan and user of Google Docs too. The iPad music player which looks like an ipod was good, the Android ones very mediocre. Syncing music/movies is a harder time on Android than ipad. Speakers depends on your device but most are mediocre with Ipad having the best. Web browsing is mediocre on Android and there is some kind of choppiness and/or delay to the way pages open up. Ipad better at this, but then no flash and annoyingly ask you or just automatically go to mobile version of web site.

I had similar complaints as you when I had an Android tablet and iPad so a friend suggested that the current tablet UIs or even tablets themselves are not useful for me and multiple people agree tablets are purely entertainment with no practical value for work or even school.

 

[Herk_FE]

Not to be a ****** but you're able to answer your own questions. How many people here do you think have any hands on experience with a Touchpad? It lived for only 49 days. Android tablets, on the other hand, are plentiful. Go to any Wal-Mart or Best Buy and compare for yourself.

So I can answer questions about third party apps? Web browsing? And audio quality by just playing with a floor model for 5 minutes in a best buy?

I had pretty simple questions on specific features that weren't answered.

Don't worry about it. Its just a forum to get questions answered. My experience with Android wasn't that great neither and I had hopes on webOS or Nokia's MeeGo OS on Nokia N9 eventually solving these problems. Android and iOS are the same thing: push the icon to launch an app, push button below to exit and launch another app and it looks like Google working on revamping this strategy themselves with a button-less next gen device called the Nexus Prime so they really trying to copy webOS and Nokia's original idea.

Don't count on Android or iPad for document editing and I say that even though I'm a big fan and user of Google Docs too. The iPad music player which looks like an ipod was good, the Android ones very mediocre. Syncing music/movies is a harder time on Android than ipad. Speakers depends on your device but most are mediocre with Ipad having the best. Web browsing is mediocre on Android and there is some kind of choppiness and/or delay to the way pages open up. Ipad better at this, but then no flash and annoyingly ask you or just automatically go to mobile version of web site.

I had similar complaints as you when I had an Android tablet and iPad so a friend suggested that the current tablet UIs or even tablets themselves are not useful for me and multiple people agree tablets are purely entertainment with no practical value for work or even school.

Thanks!

 

[NickA]

I had a TouchPad for two weeks, and returned it when HP decided to jump ship on them. I loved the OS, it was great. Document editing is now available on it, but good luck trying to find a tablet (unless you want to pay eBay prices). And about the lag you mention, did you upgrade the OS? The new version took care of a lot of issues. And

Document editing is available on Android, so I'm not sure what @jlee9170 means. Documents to Go works fine for me for viewing and editing Word and Excel files. I have the Transformer with they keyboard so that makes it easier. And speaking of the Transformer, it comes with it's own document editing suite, for free. It's pretty nice. It's called Polaris Office.

I like the stock browser; it's way faster than my iPad 1 browser. I also use Dolphin Browser for sites that don't work that well in the stock browser. And I actually may just end up using that as my full time browser.

I thought the Beats Audio on the TouchPad sounded great too, and no Android tablet can compare to it. I haven't heard any decent sounding speakers on any of the Android tablets. But it's gotta be hard to get good sound in a thin tablet.

Is price a concern, then that will make it easier to decide. Just take advantage of the two week return policy most places have and try them all, including an iPad. I guess the bottom line is there are so many to chose from, it comes down to which one has what you need. And check out the other tablet forums here on AC too for some answers.

 

[frmorrison]

I just got a Touchpad and it was slow out of the box. I had to load Preware and load Uberkernel (to clock to 1.5, which is should have been from the start, it is very stable) and a few patches to get good performance out of the tablet. There are guides on the Preware forum to help you.

The only issue I had with it is the Wireless sometimes stops working, so I may need to mess with the router to get it to work well with the tablet.

Regarding Android port, it is about 70% complete. However, getting that last few % is sometimes the hardest part so it could be a few months before it is ready.

 

[MeshiaSamurai]

I never tried a Touchpad, but I had WebOS on my Pre Plus befor I switched to Android. I am currently using an ASUS EEE Pad Transformer. Can't speak to any of the other Honeycomb tablets on the market, but I have almost nothing but good to say about my experience on Honeycomb so far.

Lag - It's a very quick OS, especially anything running a tegra 2 processor.

Kindle - Not sure what you mean by crippled. The Kindle app works great on Android for me. Anything I have purchased from Amazon easily syncs with the tablet. As far as loading your own books, I am not sure what you mean. Other books that are in Kindle format that you didn't download from Amazon? Or other books that are in another format like ePub.

Doc Creation/Editing - As others have said, there are plenty of apps for document editing. I bounce back and forth between Docs To Go, and Polaris on my Transformer.

Case Grip - This is going to vary based on device. The Transformer has a nice grip to it; never have to worry about it slipping from my hands. Some have said that it feels too plasticky, but that is a matter of preference.

App availability - You never have to worry about having too few apps to pick from with Android. There aren't too many that are optimized for tablets yet, but the phone versions usually work just fine.

Browser - The default browser is nice and quick, from my experience. Overall, I prefer Dolphin Browser, with it's tabbed browsing and gesture based shortcuts. There are several other third party options, depending on what you are looking for.

Audio Quality - This is the only area in which I wouldn't give an Android tablet stellar reviews. I have yet to hear anything impressive from tablet speakers. The quality with earphones is much better, of course.

I hope that answers some of your questions. Far from just being an entertainment machine, I use my Transformer for all of my school work, and most everything else I would normally use my computer for. The one thing I still go back to my desktop for is any graphic design work.

 

[freeky1]

I picked up the HP Touchpad during the mass $200 off sell off last week. I have had it for a week and the lag, crippled kindle app, inability to create or edit documents, slippery case, lack of apps, and slow browser were unbearable.

I have been reading a lot of places that honeycomb is actually worse then WebOS. Is this true?

No, Honeycomb is better than WebOS. That's why WebOS is dead and Honeycomb is on dozens of new tablets.

How is the Kindle app? Can you load your own books to it (can't on touchpad)?

Kindle App is great on Honeycomb. I have it installed and have had no issues.

Do any tablets come with built in document editors?

Most Honeycomb tablets ship with a trial or crippled version of a document editor, but the full version can be purchased fairly cheaply.

How is the browser? Does the stock one suck? If so what is the best 3rd party browser for honey comb?

Stock browser is fine, but Dolphin HD Browser is my favorite.

Also which Android tab has the best Audio output? The Touchpad had amazing speakers and stellar audio quality out the headphone jack (crippled with a awful music player).

PowerAmp is a great audio player that allows the playback of all formats of audio files. I have the full paid version, and love it.

Based on my gripes is there a Android tab right now that will make me happy?

Any Android tablet out now will make you happy compared to the TouchPad. There's a reason it failed.

Try to be a little nicer in the future, especially when asking questions relating to a tablet that none of us are familiar with, since it isn't an Android tablet.