XOOM Vs IPAD1: Which would you get and why?

[Eyedumgai]

Sam's Club has a Xoom wifi version for $579; Ipad 1st Gen for $569; both 32GB. I'm gearing more towards the Xoom.

Any thoughts?

[Evil_K_Man]

I was thinking about this too the other day so I watch the CNET video on the comparison...

Asethically Ipad is sweet looking (Xoom isn't too bad either).  Ipad is thinner and weighs less than the Xoom.

The iPad OS > Honey comb (or Andriod 3.0) if you aren't technology affluent.  So if you are technologicall y challenged, iPad is for you.  If not then, I would say iPad OS = Honey comb.

Hardware wise Xoom>iPad...dual core processor, more RAM, higher resolution screen, higher quality camera, and external memory...but I'm guessing this will drain battery life.

iPad applications>Android hands down...

Xoom has flash so you get a fuller experience from the web.  iPad...not so much.

Price looks like it smiliar between the two models you are looking at.

[Evil_K_Man]

For myself, if you are talking about Ipad 1, I would take the Xoom any day.  Against Ipad2, I think I would still consider the Xoom....Ipad 2 is really just Ipad 1.5 in my opinion.

I don't care too much about Xoom's heavier dimensions its not too bad for myself.  I'll learn how to nagivate Andriod 3.0, so I can care less about iOS, plus I think you can multitask with Andriod, whereas iOS you have to switch between applications.  I don't care too much about apple's app store.  I want the full content of the web and I don't get that with iPad.  Plus the external memory will let me have as much space as I want.

But who knows when iPad 3 comes out...and flash gets phased out slowly by sites....I'll pick up the iPad.

[Eyedumgai]

Thanks for the input.

[N`Chync]

Right now the xoom isnt comparable to the iPad 2. The tegra2 processor isn't performing as expected. The hardware creators are also disappointed in Android tablets. The new Galaxy Tab looks promising tho. Both Android and iOS can multitask. They just do it differently. RAM management to me is more friendly on iOS. Apps do play a big part especially in these tablets that don't offer everything that laptops and desktops do. I use both iOS and Android and both are nice. iOS offers me more of everyday usability than Android.

[Eyedumgai]

Nevermind. Ipad 2 32GB is only 10 bucks more than the Xoom. I think that's what I'll be picking up despite the fact that the Xoom has the better browser experience...

[Evil_K_Man]

Have you looked into the Asus transformer?  Its currently sold out in most location (I haven't been able to find one at all) but here is a comparison of it to the Ipad2.

And it cost only $399 for the base model with a SD card slot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3N9MmKy87s

But at any rate, the Ipad2 is still a good tablet to go with.

[N`Chync]

iPad 2 is still the best tablet on the market

[Toua]

i'd rather take a laptop. /End of story.

[N`Chync]

Why do people make comments like that? It be like coming into a whopper vs big Mac topic and saying u rather have a steak. Makes no sense.