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PocketBook Pro 902 ereader vs Kindle DX Graphite, which one to buy ?

Based on its hardware specification, I have to admitted that PocketBook Pro 902 ereader is a very good choice for 9.7 inch e-ink screen ebook reader under 300 USD, the only flaw of this ebook reader is it lacks of online ebook store support, I mean BookLand.net is acceptable choice, but compared to Amazon Kindle store, BookLand.net is too limited, but on the other hand, if you are looking for other languages, I think BookLand.net offers a lot and also I believe international ebook lovers are what PocketBook Pro 902 ereader  is aiming for, because it comes with many Text-to-Speech languages support and also a multi-languages dictionary.

Click here for the full detailed specification of PocketBook Pro 902 ereader & Kindle DX Graphite @ Amazon 

So, my recommendation about PocketBook Pro 902 ereader buying, compared to Kindle DX Graphite is if you are not an native english speaker like me and PocketBook Pro 902 ereader is available in your language, buying this ereader is not a bad idea. But if what you are looking for is an ebook reader to read english language, I still believe Kindle DX Graphite is your best option for a 9.7 inch ebook reader, I think it is almost a time that this ebook reader will be price cut since it has been cut once on Cyber Monday 2011. If you can wait you should wait for Kindle DX Graphite with 279 USD.

Kindle Fire vs Samsung Galaxy Note N7000, which one to buy ?

I know that these two tablets have a quite different price, but I think Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 can be considered as Kindle Fire alternative, it will be come with smaller display size, but Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 also comes with a more powerful than Kindle Fire and also with the 5.3 inch HD Super AMOLED display that will blown you away, (5.3 inch display vs 7 inch screen, hmm …) with the processor speed of 1.4 GHZ made Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 one of a small screen tablet and also HSPA+ internet connection, Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 is one of Kindle Fire rivals, but also Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 comes with downside, Cloud and Media service of Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 cannot beat Kindle Fire service.

Click here for the full specification of Kindle Fire and Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 with special offers @ Amazon (limited time) 

Basically Kindle Fire is just another Android tablet and it OS is quite outdated but it has been covered by Carousel so you cannot Android that runs this tablet, Kindle Fire comes with 7 inch display with 1024 * 600 (not an HD display) and I think its thickness made Kindle Fire a little bit plump ! but the plus side of Kindle Fire is, with its limited 8GB built-in, Cloud storage that allowed you to store every media that you purchased from Amazon for free, (and you can also buy a space for store your media as well), and also Silk browser is one of a very impressive browser, with the Cloud computing, using Silk on Fire can save and extend its battery life and also faster your web browsing experience. If you are looking for the one and only, I think Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 is a great deal (starts from 649 USD) but if you already have a mobile phone to connect to internet and social tweet, I think Kindle Fire is also an interesting deal as well especially for this holiday.

Kindle DX 32% Black Friday deal vs Kindle Touch 3G , which one to buy ?

Which one is the choice during Black Friday 2011 shopping season, the 32% Black Friday 2011 deal Kindle DX or a brand new Kindle Touch 3G with no discount ? As a Kindle DX adopter (and also the Kindle 4 adopter), I don’t think you should make a comparison between these two because they are get closer because of the discount price, for me, as I remember, Kindle DX has been treated as an high-end, top of the line ebook reader for academic purpose which focus on text based PDF document, and there is no need to buy this ebook reader,

Click here for the 32% discount price on Kindle DX Black Friday deal @ Amazon, including the official full specification and customer reviews. 

if you are thinking about buy ebook reader for fun, because with the font size adjustment on Kindle Touch 3G, you can have any font size you want, to big enough to read, the only pro that I’ve found for use Kindle DX for pleasure reading is I can read Skinny on series which are self-help series that come in cartoon easy to read style very comfortably which I’ve found it is so hard to read on my Kindle 4 and I believe on the Touch 3G as well, but one thing that you may need to keep in my about Kindle DX is, it is 2 years old ebook reader, so it means that its processor, reload page speed, navigator cannot match with Kindle Touch 3G, or Kindle 4, and the web browser on Kindle DX for me is useless, even for email checking, also with the physical keyboard that I’ve found myself hardly use, except for kindle store, my point is, I think 32% off for Black Friday is a great deal on Kindle DX Graphite and I believe my friends who interest in this ebook reader will be thrilled if they about this, but don’t forget about its downside and limitation before buy this ebook reader.

The new price Acer Iconia Tab A500 vs Toshiba Thrive, which one to buy ?

I know normally these two tablets are in the different league. But with the 12% discount offering @ Amazon on Acer Iconia Tab A500 made the Acer Iconia Tab A500 becomes one of the valued Android 3.1 in the market. The question is if you are getting one between these two tablets, which one is the best choice ? Especially with the coming of new cheap price of  Acer Iconia Tab A500. Base on its built-in storage space, Acer Iconia Tab A500 is offering 16 GB internal plus extendable slot for 32GB maximum while if you considering on the Toshiba Thrive at the same price, you could get 8GB with the SD card reader for extending. The question is what make Toshiba Thrive so pricey compared with the Acer Iconia Tab A500 ?

Click here for the Acer Iconia Tab A500 12% discount offering @ Amazon

Both of them come with very durable battery life. For the Thrive, you can easily replace battery by yourself which is very convenient, Acer Iconia Tab A500 is heavier than Toshiba Thrive around 0.1 pounds which I think it is not noticeable. And almost of the hardware specifications and connections are pretty the same. In terms of brand, Toshiba may seems to be a little bit trusted company since its very long experience in the technology industry. So if you are looking for the one of the Hi-End & valued tablet. I must say go with the Acer Iconia Tab A500 !

Dell Streak 7 Wi-Fi vs ViewSonic ViewPad 7, which one to buy ?

In terms of OS, these two tablets run on the same Android 2.2 Froyo. But two distinguishes between this two tablet are 1. camera resolution, 2. 3G and 3. screen resolution. The question is will you pay more 20 USD for none 3G on Dell Streak 7 Froggy Night or you will pay less 20 USD for low resolution LCD, low resolution camera but 3G supported ViewSonic ViewPad 7 ? If compared to a 3G version of Dell Streak 7 Wi-Fi which is 399 USD, I don’t think it is a good deal. There are many 3G tablets in the market for around 400 USD.

Click here for the official specification, customer reviews and 53% discount on 7 inch ViewSonic ViewPad @ Amazon

To find out which one is the best for you, I think you have to ask yourself if screen resolution matter to you. With a size of 7 inch, I think it is noticeable difference between 480*800 and Hi-Resolution screen. But also you have to ask yourself if 3G is matter to you as you imagined. Ask yourself this question : Are there any internet Wi-Fi Hot Spot available in your hangout, office. If there are many spots that you can access, perhaps 3G is not as important as you thought.

Dell Streak 7 Wi-Fi on discount 22% @ Amazon.com

Acer Iconia Tab A500 vs. Asus Eee Pad Transformer, which one to buy?

Acer Iconia Tab A500 distinguishes itself on price with other tablets in the similar range. It sells @ Amazon.com at $444. While Asus Eee Pad Transformer sells at $398.

What features they are the same : They both have Flash supports with 10.1 inch wide screen display. Screen Resolution of both are the same at 1280×800 pixels. They have USB and Micro HDM support as well as battery life is at 8-10 hours tablet use.

Click here to view specification and customer review @ Amazon.com.

Asus Eee Pad transformer

Camera : the Acer Iconia Tab is better with 5mp rear-facing camera with flash and 2 mp front-facing camera whereas Asus Eee Pad camera is at  5mp rear-facing camera with flash and 1.2 mp front-facing camera. They can navigate for GPS and compass.

Operating System : While Acer Iconia Tab runs on Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer is based on Android 3.0 Operating System. This gives Acer Iconia a slightly better in OS

Weight : the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is 1.7 lbs while Asus Eee Pad is 1.5 lbs. Not much difference in weight that you could feel.

Main target : Acer Iconia Tab is creatied to aim also as a gaming device. It comes with pre-load games (That guarantees everyone will love them), Let’s Golf, and Need for Speed : Shift” On the other hand,  Asus Eee Pad is a tablet for productivity rather than being an entertainment media device.

Acer Iconia Tab A500

Which one to buy?  If you are looking or a tablet to work with your daily use and less emphasise on media player. You should go for the Asus Eee Pad. There is a dock designed to be used with tablet to increase your different manner work (it is sold separately). Of course, Asus Eee Pad is $50 less tham Acer iconia too. But if you want to have tablet for entertainment, Acer Iconia is the perfect one. I like the OS of it as it use the latest OS honeycomb you can make sure that the OS are well support the speed of your application.

HP TouchPad Wi-Fi vs Toshiba Thrive, which one to buy ?

HP TouchPad Wi-Fi vs Toshiba Thrive, which one to buy ?

HP TouchPad Wi-Fi will be released on this coming July 1st but I think you should wait for the Toshiba Thrive ! I have 2 reason why you should wait for Toshiba Thrive. First of all, I still curious about HP webOS 3.0. How is it work ? Any learning curve ? and how is this HP webOS 3.0 work with application store ? Is it customizable or only pre-install apps and that’s it ? I think you should wait for a while. (But with a hugh discount, who could resist right ?)

Click here for the full details of HP TouchPad Wi-Fi with 23% discount @ Amazon

Check out the video of HP TouchPad Wi-Fi to find out if it your dream tablet.

Reason number two, in terms of design and specs, the Toshiba Thrive is really impressed me while with HP TouchPad Wi-Fi, I still have doubted.  Toshiba Thrive comes with a dream spec for road warriors, a bigger screen, acceptable camera, light weight and one of the best OS – Android 3.1 !

Click here for the specs, reviews and special offers for Toshiba Thrive 10.1-Inch 8 GB Android Tablet AT105-T108 @ Amazon

LG G-Slate vs Motorola Xoom, which one to buy ?

The only selling point of LG G-Slate that get my attention is its 3D camera ! This is not kind of 3D camera that you can watch it with your naked eyes like 3DS portable game player. But the 3D camera that you need the 3D glass to watch it. But also its price get my attention too. almost 800 USD for 4G ? What do you think ?

Click here to read the full specifications of LG G-Slate @ Amazon with special offers

I cannot help myself comparing it with Motorola Xoom. I know it has been a while since the Motorola Xoom released. But I think with the release of LG G-Slate, Motorola will drop their tablet soon ! With the exactly same price get the new one people ! I think buying LG G-Slate is buying a future !

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3G vs Motorola Xoom wifi, which one to buy ?

Acer Iconia Tab W500 vs ASUS Eee Slate EP121-1A011M, which one to buy ?

At first these two tablet has been set to the same price rate 999 USD. Then Acer Iconia Tab W500 has been reduces to 629 USD (37% discount price from Amazon). I have to admitted that I am not the ASUS Eee Slate EP121-1A011M fan. I don’t think its 3 hours battery life works practically. And I am also not impress with its specifications (based on 1,000 USD hybrid tablet). And not a chance that ASUS Eee Slate EP121-1A011M could be IPad killer. Especially when the situation that IPad 2 just has released like this.

Now back to the comparison between these two tablets. Acer Iconia Tab W500 vs ASUS Eee Slate EP121-1A011M. You might think ASUS Eee Slate EP121-1A011M has a little bit better specifications but base on 300 USD difference, I don’t think it’s worth your money. I still believe Acer Iconia Tab W500 is one of the choice. It has a better battery life. A chance of potability that you can fold it together and treat it like a notebook not a desktop PC. I love it !

Click here for the full specifications and customer reviews of  Acer Iconia Tab W500 with 37% discount price @ Amazon

3 hours battery life on ASUS Eee Slate EP121, Why would I want to spend a thousand for that ?

Acer Iconia Tab W500 vs ipad 2, which one to buy ?

Neither you are looking tablet or notebook, making a decision about which one to buy is a tough call Acer Iconia Tab W500 vs ipad 2. Actually, it’s depends on what are really looking for if you are looking for tablet that could be use as Netbook placement : IPad 2 + Apple bluetooth keyboard could be a very interesting choice. But if you are looking for Notebook that can be use as tablet, Acer Iconia Tab W500 is a superb choice. But what exactly I mean about IPad 2 – a tablet that can be use occasionally as a netbook and Acer Iconia Tab W500 - a  notebook  that can be a tablet. Here is why :

Click here for the full specifications and customer reviews of  Acer Iconia Tab W500 with 37% discount price @ Amazon

Don’t forget that IPad 2 is designed to be a multimedia reader in this new media world for Youtube, Social network site, music player, ebook reader and apps that suited your life style. You can use IPad 2 with its smart cover and Apple wireless keyboard as netbook replacement. It might not as convenience as using a real netbook because you don’t have a mouse or any trackpad to control your IPad 2 but it could work for someone who do a lot of typing and do not much clicking or application switching. But IPad 2 is not considered as a standalone gadget. In order to file uploading or music adding, you have to syncing it with your computer. So if you are already have a computer that you can use as a major and looking for a super light weight netbook replacement to use in some occasions, IPad 2 + Apple wireless keyboard is might be your choice.

But if you are looking for a powerful notebook that can be use as tablet occasionally,I think Acer Iconia Tab W500 is a better choice. You can do everything that IPad 2 offer with Acer Iconia Tab W500 in the more powerful way. Better specifications, HD screen resolution. Windows 7 which you are used to. And the best things is “no sync” Just one notebook to conquer the world. Everything you did stays in your Acer Iconia Tab W500 and go with your everywhere. If this is your first notebook or tablet buying, I think choosing Acer Iconia Tab W500 is a better choice over IPad 2.

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