Does The $152.99 Apad Tablet Pc Perform Better Than Ipad?

Does The $152.99 Apad Tablet Pc Perform Better Than Ipad?

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I have used the Apad Tablet PC for several weeks now, and have somewhat mixed feelings about it. On balance, this device is definitely worth purchasing. As others have said, it's a good value for $152.99 only. But I take that a little bit further and say that I'd rather have this gadget than the $500 iPad. Why? Here's why.

It is smaller and almost half the weight. This makes it comfortable to hold and view with one hand, which is difficult with the iPad. I plan to hold on to it and watch videos while stationary biking at the gym, which would be difficult with a bigger tablet.

The screen is matte. It has much less glare than the iPad.

I use it mainly to watch videos. It handles media quite capably. YouTube videos look great, and music sounds acceptable, given the single speaker on the back. In this capacity, it excels, supporting more video formats than the iPad, and coming in a widescreen format instead of 4x3. It does most things as well or nearly as well as the iPad. Apad is a great ebook reader; you can download Swype to make typing super fast, videos and music play great, etc. It plays flash videos if you use the Skyfire browser.

Of course, there are drawbacks. I wouldn't give it a low rating though because it's missing features that only come with $500 tablets. The screen is resistive, and occasionally doesn't register your tap. This improves with time, if you turn on the click-on-tap sound setting. The battery life is mediocre - 2-2.5 hours (By adding a utility to put it in 'airplane mode' when not using wifi, you can extend the battery life to 4-5 hours pretty easily. The problem is caused by the direct port of Android. A HUGE amount of battery power is wasted on the unit trying to find a cell tower to connect to. This should be a relatively easy fix; I would expect it to be fixed within the next few months.)

So for a student, or younger working type without much cash, this is an insane buy. Tons of tablets will be coming out this year, but this one works perfectly fine and may still be cheaper than anything else coming out for a long time. 7 inches is a perfect size right in between small phones and big iPads, and I've enjoyed using it in various situations during the week I've owned one.

This device is getting better. It will continue to get better. If you don't mind putting in the effort, this is actually a very good buy. It isn't an iPad. It's not even really close to the beauty, speed, and elegance of the iPad. But it does many jobs, and does them well. If you can deal with this, then you will love this device. If not? You're likely better off with an iPad. For me? I'm keeping mine...for $152.99 only.

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Hehe is an editor of wholesale electronics and cool gadgets website. In his 18, he began to be involved in business area and study how to be a great businessman by himself. Now, he is a marketing expert.



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