i've developed stuff for iphone ipad and android and of course being a gizmologist watch all developments
I endorse what you say about the ipad though its a well engineered bit of kit -
Android is worth a look - I bought a galaxy 7" tablet a year or so ago and it is just the right size - there is a new 7.7" tablet the 6800 Galaxy I believe - about 470 at expansys.com for the wifi and g3 about £400 on ebay
I havent got one but have had hands on - much slimmer than the 7" but about the same footprint (just the screen is bigger which is what you want) with at least 2.5 times the battery life of the previous 7" which was 2.5hours if you were lucky - so close to iPad -
It has the samsung super amoled screen so should be equal to the apple retina
depends whether you can handle Android - which demands more of the user
a return demands you invest a bit of learning time
but there's loads of interesting apps around for it
for me the 7" even with its pioneer poor performance came close to being the only machine I need - the 7.7" will become that when I get one - I speak as someone who travels with 2 laptops and 2 tablets and 6 smartphones - yes I know sad isnt it ?
but as I discover writing apps everyone has an opinion and one mans meat is another's poison
Last edited by martello; 11th May 2012 at 06:54.