
After seeing a real ‘tablet’ and reading a lot of posts about its usefulness for homeschool and such, I’ve been desiring to have one. I thought it would be a great tool for my kids’ homeschool especially my preschooler who’s having a hard time navigating the mouse during his computer time ( Starfall , Zoodles) . I’ve also been drooling at the ebooks and different apps available for me and my daughter. Oh and this is much better than the Kindle. Hubby also encouraged me to save up for a tablet first instead of a DSLR. ouch! But that was easy for him to convince me.
So, while I’m praying and saving up for a tablet, I did a bit of research on the different tablets available in the market. I checked on Asus Transformer, Blackberry Playbook, Acer Iconia Tab, iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. And you could guess that I got quite confused with the last 2 devices. They are almost similar in price, functions and specifications. When I googled on which device is better between the two, it seemed like there is a great debate ( or rather war) between the two. But as I read on and watched a few youtube videos ( comparing both), I’m leaning more towards the Galaxy tab. It does seem that the tab has features that appeal to me more ( personalization, better video and photo quality, better web experience because of flash). The iPad’s major strength ( I think) is its sturdy and sleek design, better control ( touch screen) and the hundreds of thousands apps available. As for the apps, I’m sure android will catch up on that and I sure won’t have the time ( and the money) to download the hundreds and thousands of apps.
So, Galaxy Tab it is.. and I hope I can have the $$ to buy one..