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03-12-2010, 02:17 AM | #1 |
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HP Slate or Apple iPad - Great devices for our cars
So both device have wi-fi with a 10" screen. Great for mobile to use in our cars. Had me wondering since I forget my laptop when I get on the roads and I can data-log. I was leaning on the iPad but now that I know that the Slate will have a USB port, iPad will not, this would make a nice touchscreen computer with a usb port to connect to our tunes. What are developers and tuners have in mind?
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03-12-2010, 03:32 AM | #2 |
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I never liked tablets, and I don't think they will gather ground, even as today. A nice ultraportable notebook or a good netbook (dual-core Atom, 4GB RAM, SSD) would be far more versatile today.
A tablet would indeed be nice in a car, if it was smaller and had a 7" screen. 10" seems too big to me for attaching in the car. Between the iPad and the HP Slate, I would choose the HP. Looks just as good as the Apple (surprisingly) and it is far more powerful with full Windows 7, whereas the iPad is just an oversized iPod Touch. Connect your tunes to the iPod Touch PS: What bothers me is that they delay the launch of the new MacBook Pros and Macbook Air such that the people will spend their money first on the iPad...
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03-12-2010, 10:42 AM | #6 | |
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So, both device have wi-fi with a 10" screen, which is great for mobile use in our cars. It had me wondering though. Could either of these tablets be used to data-log? I was leaning toward the iPad. However, the Slate has a USB port and the iPad does not. With a usb port, the Slate should make a nice touchscreen computer to connect to our tunes. What do the developers and tuners think about these tablets? OP, please copy and paste this into your original message so anyone else that reads your thread doesn't have to scratch their head to figure out exactly what it is that you're getting at. Thanks |
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03-12-2010, 12:35 PM | #11 |
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The discussion of what kind of tablets/netbooks/etc might make a nice play partner for infotainment system in the E9x seems interesting and important, and I really appreciated the OP starting the thread.
On the other hand, the tiresome tirade about grammar that followed was childish, arrogant, and just painful to read. This is a car enthusiast chat board - not an English class. Personally, I really resent it when somebody derails a perfectly interesting on-topic thread to convince us all that he/she is a language expert. Anyway, back on topic, I'm eager to see how these tablet products work out and think they could be a nice complement to a tech-heavy car. I basically read and write for a living and I always have a ton of .PDF journal articles to sort though. The idea of a powerful tablet that would allow me to easily carry a lot of work onto a plane or train ride is appealing. If that device also gave me access to googlemaps and such in the car, without the overhead of a spinning hard drive or a having to deal with a keyboard, that might be really nice. Oh, and there are probably lots of grammar and spelling mistakes in this post. Guess what? I don't care.
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imagine sticking an iPad where the Nav screen is
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03-12-2010, 01:40 PM | #13 | |
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As to the rest of your post, I agree. It would be really interesting to see what kind of role the tablet device could play in the auto world. I also agree that it is a good topic for the OP to have brought up. So, to all this... |
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03-12-2010, 05:32 PM | #14 |
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Well, the iPad will have GPS and accelerometers as well as cheap 3G. The free BMW M Meter app is pretty good and the Dynolicious app is only $12.99. Not really sure what the advantages of the HP Slate are over a Windows 7 laptop, aside from the touch interface.
Regardless, there will be a ton of tablets released this year. |
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