eLocity: How does this compare with the ipad?
2080233
LOL.... the processor alone make the Ipad look like cow dung. Add in no restrictions blue tooth.. yeah apple likes to live in their little fenced in area where they even control the hardware you hook up to your device. Also not 10". 7" can accually be put in a nice carry case on your belt and with the second edition model you will be able to put your sim chip in.. so unlocked can use on any 3-4g network. So I would say.. less $$$ much better hardware and open not locked. This tablet is for the grown ups who dont want to be lead down the path by big daddy apple.. but want to be able to do what they want when they want.
1448171
The S-Pen is WAY better at responding and it does a lot more. It takes multi tasking to a new extreme. It really does. Once you learn all the tricks of the pen you will be amazed at what that pen can do. As far a differences you have to experiment with the tablet. Programs run better of course, I could talk about the new features of the multi window functions without the pen, the file manager is wonderful there is just so much. I haven't regretted the purchase yet and everyone I know who has an iPad or iPad Air hates my tablet lol.
1757054
Not surprising, I can't do anything with mine, it is a piece of junk! Sorry I wasted my money. Would have spent the extra and got an IPad if I had known there was such a difference. Well.....you get what you pay for. Good luck.
1262135
YES! I was actually just bragging my to husband (an iPad owner) about everything my Surface 2 can do. It is truly like the best of a tablet and a laptop rolled into one convenient machine! I would never go back to owning anything else! My husband is jealous of my Surface now that he sees everything it can do and that his iPad cannot do!
861629
I believe the biggest difference is that you don't have to swipe your finger. You just have to let your finger on it and it reads it.
2159865
Thanks so much for your detailed response. I am a special education teacher and was thinking about taking the iPad to iep meetings, but did not want to take notes on the built-in, nor do I want to write reports on this thing. The keyboard would make it easier to type anything of length, and now I am pretty are that I will give it a try....thanks again for helping out!
1425288
I loved it. Did everything I asked of it. I used it mostly for travel before I got my iPad. Compared to the iPad it is HEAVY.
2283469
I use my iPad and an app called "Presentation Link" to run PDFs as presentations. I could not get the app to respond to the Pointer. I tried iBooks too and it worked, though in iBooks there's no way to get rid of the "page-turn" effect so it wasn't useful to me. I worked with a great technician at Satechi and we were unable to find a compatible app that would work with the Pointer and allow me to set transitions to "None". It was a handsome and well made device that does exactly what the description says: "Works with Keynote on iOS (in accessibility mode), Keynote, Powerpoint, Google Docs, Prezi on Mac & PC" At the Apple store when I asked about a remote for the iPad they suggested I ask Best Buy. That's when I should have known it was time to sell my Apple stock.
1125753
I really love my iPads...I have a couple of them. There awesome for a variety of things. I like that I can Skype, take pictures, add applications and games you like. if you just go into Apps and do a search for what you are wanting it will show a variety of options most of them free or dirt cheap.
813952
It seems to be otherwise identical. I use it with a PC and it works like a charm! Highly recommended. You do not need an IPad to get ful functionality. Actuallu it is even officially described (somewhere :) ) IPad connectivity is/was a marketing main point fotr this device but in practice is an equal option to present USB connection. So you may use it as a standard USB interface as I do as I do not have an IPad.
1906363
Yes, it runs windows just like a desktop computer. But really slow, you will search for something on Google. Then you just have to wait til it loads. It's really not that bad, but try waiting 30-40 seconds for a webpage to load. I went back to my 1st generation iPad. The iPad is so much quicker and more responsive. The android tablet almost feels like a kids device, where the iPad is more for the adults.
2147364
Are you for real? Who are you trying to convince the iPads A5 CPU is better than Intel's Core i5? The x86 architecture makes this tablet a true productivity device. Try installing Microsoft Office or Visual Studio on your iPad. You cannot do any software development on the iPad or install any other business app, you're limited to running apps for a proprietary closed ecosystem.The iPad has more applications, seriously? We're not talking Android here but Windows. I believe you also believe that Al Gore has invented the Internet.Nuff' said.
1900121
There's a video put out by them and data sheets which should answer technical specifics. I bought it thinking I could work directly from iPhone but ended up having a generation too old and iPad too new - yes there is huge clarity but you are working in the dark. I do use that size canvas.
1575541
Printopia works great with my iPhone and iPad but is expensive at 19.99. They have a one week trial so you can decide if it worth it to you.
1923685
Speaking as someone that has both, sounds like the iPad would suit you better.
227285
sorry, I can't answer I have only used it with the iPad 3. But the devise is awesome with this! Not one issue for at least a year now.
1114080
I have the iPad 2 and it works great but, I have been able to use it on my son's iPod and it's working on there as well. I use this almost weekly at Church and it's great for any lesson that I have done.