Looking into tablets for the first time

[Michael Alan Goff]

I haven't used a smartphone, so any sort of brand loyalty is out.

What would you advise? I plan on getting it around 5/15, and my need for it is general use. I will still have to use my laptop for my schoolwork, I am aware of this (Visual Basic, Java are my two programming classes), but I want one for quick surfing.

Any specific tablet you'd recommend? My budget is... I'd be able to afford the Xoom Wifi max ($599).

Thanks in Advance.

 

[YourMobileGuru]

I haven't used a smartphone, so any sort of brand loyalty is out.

What would you advise? I plan on getting it around 5/15, and my need for it is general use. I will still have to use my laptop for my schoolwork, I am aware of this (Visual Basic, Java are my two programming classes), but I want one for quick surfing.

Any specific tablet you'd recommend? My budget is... I'd be able to afford the Xoom Wifi max ($599).

Thanks in Advance.

Then get the Xoom.... it's an amazing device and as the original Honeycomb tablet it is the one most of the apps are tested on and will probably continue to be the defacto developer device unless Google contracts for a Nexus Tab. The hardware is solid and the fact that it now not only has a wifi only version and is being released on other carriers than Verizon means that Moto intends it to be around for a while and it will get continued support not only from them but also from ROM developers when Honeycomb (or Ice-cream) is released into open source for them.

In a podcast a while ago Phil or Jerry said it best the Xoom is the Motorola Droid of tablets. We are STILL seeing development on that device a year and a half after release which is an eternity in cel phone years.

 

[Michael Alan Goff]

Then get the Xoom.... it's an amazing device and as the original Honeycomb tablet it is the one most of the apps are tested on and will probably continue to be the defacto developer device unless Google contracts for a Nexus Tab. The hardware is solid and the fact that it now not only has a wifi only version and is being released on other carriers than Verizon means that Moto intends it to be around for a while and it will get continued support not only from them but also from ROM developers when Honeycomb (or Ice-cream) is released into open source for them.

In a podcast a while ago Phil or Jerry said it best the Xoom is the Motorola Droid of tablets. We are STILL seeing development on that device a year and a half after release which is an eternity in cel phone years.

Thanks.

Good to know Motorola is sticking with it, since I hear some smartphone makers drop the ball on that.

 

[YourMobileGuru]

Thanks.

Good to know Motorola is sticking with it, since I hear some smartphone makers drop the ball on that.

Yes motor and HTC seem to be the best at keeping their devices - at least the top tire ones - updated. LG seems to be pretu good too. I would also recommend the flier if it had honeycomb but it doesn't.

 

[Michael Alan Goff]

Anyone in here know a good way to develop for Visual Basic on Honeycomb?

I have a laptop for it if there is nothing, but it might be good to be able to do some real heavy work with it. Same with Java.

 

[jerrykur]

Anyone in here know a good way to develop for Visual Basic on Honeycomb?

I have a laptop for it if there is nothing, but it might be good to be able to do some real heavy work with it. Same with Java.

Java is the native app development language on Android. App develeopment is done on a desktop or laptop running standard OSes like Windows or unix. Eclipse is the preferred IDE. Development is closer to WPF or Silverlight than Winforms.

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[Michael Alan Goff]

Java is the native app development language on Android. App develeopment is done on a desktop or laptop running standard OSes like Windows or unix. Eclipse is the preferred IDE. Development is closer to WPF or Silverlight than Winforms.

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I thought so.

Thought I'd just ask anyway, though.