LuckyLew Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I am looking at buying a tablet and am looking at the blackberry tablet Does anyone on this forum have one? Do you recommend it? Also, the choice and amount of apps for the playbook seems a little bit limited If I buy the playbook, will I be able to use the apps from the apple apps store? Are they compatible? Thanks in advance LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBKK Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 The magazine TheRegister(dot)co(dot)uk voted the playbook the worst gadget in 2011 and i think they're 100 % right on. You will find android 3.2 tablets out there for around ~4500 Thb, if you don't want to spend much. Even with PB os 2.0 support for andriod is limited, so my recommendation would be: do not get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedonist44 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 (edited) You need a compatible Blackberry phone to get the full use out of a playbook. Your playbook connects to your BB phone via bluetooth with a program called "Blackberry Bridge". It's a free app that enables you to use your BB phone to connect to internet and will also pull all your phone contacts, email, BBM and SMS from your phone to your Playbook. I use mine for reading documents that are impossible to read on my phones display mainly. It also has a great camera (front and back facing) that I use to show images to clients of my various projects that are going on. Makes a great presentation on site at a moments notice. Another thing I like is that once your finished using your playbook and close the connection between it and your Blackberry phone, nothing is saved in your Playbook, such as your email, BBM history, thus making it a very secure tool. Now of course if your into a lot of gaming and all those apps that will do everything from tell you if a table is level to wiping your butt for you, then a Playbook is probably not something you want. Playbook is a bare bones tool for doing business and keeping your data safe. It's all in what you are looking for. I'm very happy with mine for what I use it for, work not play. PS, You can not use Apple apps. Edited July 27, 2012 by hedonist44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikotlin Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Stay away from Playbook, it's a dead end considering RIM's current state of affairs. Go for iPad or an Android tablet instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiu-Jitsu Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 http://goodereader.com/blog/tablet-slates/playbook-os-2-1-being-released-soon-and-provides-many-android-enhancements/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdoc Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 ya i wouldn't recommend playbook dhgate website sells good android tablets with os 4.0 or better startinga round 89 dollars up or the new nexus 7 just came out starting at 200 dollars brother in law has one says its great RIM is a sinking ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jybkk Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 As others said, the Playbook as little chances of being the right option. It offers nothing better than the competitors, and the Blackberry platform is dying, there is very little developpers working on it. iPad is a sure choice, although some might find the 10 inch a bit too big and the price a bit too steep (it comes with pretty much every options). I'd wait a few weeks until the Nexus 7 starts to appear in shops in Thailand. Probably won't be $199 like in the US, but it will remain a very interesting price. In short: depending on your needs, iPad or one of the Android tablets would answer your needs, and have a better chance of a future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonarax Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 There's a reason there so cheap. Avoid like the like plague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiu-Jitsu Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 There's a reason there so cheap. Avoid like the like plague. Blah, blah, blah....have you actually used one? The people who I know who actually own one are happy with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 The hardware is solid. Best tablet out there in that regard. Unfortunately it runs BB software. If it ran Android I'd buy one in a heartbeat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I've got one. I love it. As Vic says the hardware is first class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeeya Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Maybe do a few more google searches for reviews.. plenty of better choices out there Sent from my MB526 using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdoc Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 (edited) jiu-jitsu Blah, blah, blah....have you actually used one? The people who I know who actually own one are happy with them. and how many people is that five sure if your using it for business and have a BB to bridge it might be useful for people wanting a user friendly tablet there useless android is cheap and cheerful and if ya want to spend the dough ipad personally not a fan of anything apple to limited but to each there own Edited August 2, 2012 by sdoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiu-Jitsu Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 jiu-jitsu Blah, blah, blah....have you actually used one? The people who I know who actually own one are happy with them. and how many people is that five sure if your using it for business and have a BB to bridge it might be useful for people wanting a user friendly tablet there useless android is cheap and cheerful and if ya want to spend the dough ipad personally not a fan of anything apple to limited but to each there own Can you re-write that in English? If this is indicative of what comes out of your Android unit, I'll give it a miss. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedonist44 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 jiu-jitsu Blah, blah, blah....have you actually used one? The people who I know who actually own one are happy with them. and how many people is that five sure if your using it for business and have a BB to bridge it might be useful for people wanting a user friendly tablet there useless android is cheap and cheerful and if ya want to spend the dough ipad personally not a fan of anything apple to limited but to each there own Can you re-write that in English? If this is indicative of what comes out of your Android unit, I'll give it a miss. Thank you. haha, +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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