Blackberry Playbook

I have an apple ipad and have used the bb tablet........ The tablet from blackberry is much bettr its got better camera.... Better processer....sooon a better OS.... And its got
bluetooth (Apple lacks)
Superb video formats no need to sit and convert videos
Photos
Internet
Wifi
Better touch
And most imp.. USB port!!!
TOTALLY WORTH IT!!! Dont buy the iPad buy this

After having read up a lot on the playbook, I decided to take the plunge and pick it up during the offer period.

First bit of advice to anyone considering the Playbook, please do your own research, based on your requirements.

The Playbook is a brilliant device as an overall package. The biggest drawback is the lack of apps and the fact that the future of the device is uncertain. Having said that, OS 2.0 (Which has been reported to be made available in February) will support most Android apps. This should completely take care of the apps 'situation'.

If you do not have a Blackberry phone, you are limited by its utility. But with the Bridge it is an absolute joy to use! The size is just perfect! The software is very responsive and the Multi-tasking is a God-send!

Games run without lag and overall, the one week that I've had it, It never has hung. Accelerometer is sensitive and picks up even the slightest movements.

Not sure if anyone has mentioned that it can be mounted as a network drive - This meas that as long as the Playbook is on the same wifi network, it can be accessed by any other PC/Mac on that network for file transfer purposes. It is also said to support printing to network printers (I haven't checked this out).

Another big selling point is the inbuilt GPS, (The ipad doesn't have one!) Works perfectly with Bing Maps!!!

It is a fingerprint magnet though, but the cleaning cloth provided with the unit takes care of that.

Another major negative is that there is no Skype app. There is a workaround though, but video calls are not supported with this option.

Overall, I am extremely happy with my purchase and would recommend that you check it out - based on your requirements.

I'm a gadget guy and I'm a Apple fanboy from the days of iPod classic and have owned many apple products but just thought of trying something new (motivated by my positive experience with Windows 7 phones).

Price: 14k or less is absolutely great price for a product of such build quality.

Camera: Works as expected from a 5mp (and 3mp) camera but remember there is no flash.

Speakers: Very good for a tablet, loud enough.

Touchscreen: Excellent resolution, at par with apple stuff. Great for pictures and videos. Pretty good touch sensitivity, though not at par with apple stuff but its pretty good. If apple is 10/10, this would be 8/10.

OS: Great multitasking capabilities but I'm afraid thats the only pros about the OS, rest of the story is kind of disappointing but its just the software and if rumors to be believed the next OS upgrade coming in Feb 2012.

AppStore: There isn't really anything to talk about.

Final Verdict: As of today, its a great multimedia device with a unbeatable price tag. But for the business and enterprise class users, will have to wait and see what the next OS upgrade has to offer.

Meanwhile, I'm writing this review logged in on my PlayBook. :)

I was going to buy this tablet as flipkart was giving a heavy rebate.

But then again I don't have a bb, and without bb bridge its still not worth it, doesn't even have a native email client !! leave push mail !!

BBM will NOT come to playbook even on OS 2.0 (feb release).
No 3g, either bridge with bb or use an Android phone with hotspot.

App world is miserable/costly so now RIM is counting on the forthcoming android emulator, you can be sure there will be very few apps optimized for pb and if its android apps you want u can very well go with any of the n number of droid devices.

Many android tabs support more Audio/Video format than playbook

RIM already delayed these features a number of times and only God knows if they can deliver it on feb'12.

Agreed its a very good price for such quality tablet,but given Adobe is going to discontinue mobile flash and flash being the USP for pb,not sure if there will be any benefit going with this instead of say a transformer prime/ipad2 (or the rumored ipad3)

I bought to 4 months ago, i've never used my pc again. The OS is cool, the only problem was lack of apps, well its not a problem anymore. OS 2.0 will release soon which will allow users to run android apps. And with the current offer (free curve) i recommend you to take it.