Tablets

So I'm a huge fan of high end electronics and a huge enemy to apple technology. When talking to a friend of mine who was going out to purchase a new tablet I realized a lot of people go with Apple because they aren't sure of what other products out there are good to use. Personally I assume everybody on this blog normally plays on their phone. But for anybody in the market for a device hopefully this helps move you away from apple technology. I'm going to review three different products, the Asus Transformer, Sony Tablet S, and Samsung Galaxy 2. I choose these three because after working in the electronics market for a long time they are really my favorites and the ones I see being around the longest time.

ASUS Transformer:

ASUS may have the worst marketing department in the industry with one of the best products out there. Plain and simple, ASUS is making some of the best electronics on the market. They have been making internal electronics for years and build majority of their product from the ground up. They have the lowest defect rates in the industry at times beating Apple. What? Beat Apple? Yes. Yet many people still think of them as an off brand. The ASUS Transformer Tablet is in a position to change the way people look at the company beating out many competitive products and getting rave reviews from users.

Video: NVIDIA® Tegra® 3. Translation: This thing is fast. It's been built with speed as the priority and energy efficiency as the second most important aspect and does a good job not draining the battery.

Inputs/Outputs: Micro HDMI, Micro SD card, Two in one audio jack for headphones. Translation: If you want you can hook this up to your TV with an adapter HDMI and stream music/movies. You can load up and save pictures using your Micro SD. You can of course hook up a nice set of headphones, I recommend Beats Pro High Performance Professional Headphones.

Battery Life:  10 Hours. 15 Hours with the dock attached.

COOL FEATURE: The ASUS Transformer's coolest feature unfortunately doesn't come with it but shows itself as a $150 attachement. This feature is a keyboard dock that gives additional inputs to plug into and additional battery life extending it out up to 15 hours. My other favorite feature is of course the overwhelming power this one brings to the market.

Because of the awesome power this product brings to the table and the ability to dock into a working QWERTY keyboard it is by far my favorite product.



The price on this guy is a really reasonable $399 especially considering the new higher priced models are on the way.

Sony Tablet S:

The first thing anybody will notice about the Sony Tablet S is that it doesn't look like a normal Tablet. The curvature to this Tablet is one of my favorite features. It is one of the most comfortable Tablets to hold and almost feels like a game controller. But I guess we shouldn't be shocked to hear that Sony thought of that.

Video: NVIDIA® Tegra® 2. Translation: A little slower than his big brother the Tegra two still brings a respectable amount of speed to the product. 

Inputs/Outputs: Micro USB and Headphone. Translation: Can connect to your computer or a headset.

Battery Life: 8 Hours.

COOL FEATURE: Besides the most comfortable design I've ever felt on a tablet the Sony Tablet S offers something I wish every tablet had, an IR blaster. This little feature allows your tablet to be configured into a universal remote control. A good universal remote control with display pushes upwards of $500 dollars. Having this feature alone would push Sony Tablet S into the top spot if I weren't such a power junkie. The comfort and affordability.



This guy right here is a really affordable $349-399.

Samsung Galaxy 2:


The Samsung Galaxy 2 is probably the most Ipad-like out of the three. The design is thin, sleek, and lightweight. The Samsung Galaxy 2 is made in both a 10.1" and a 7" model. Samsung really jumps on board with the universal remote control features trying to make it an entire entertainment hub in the household. It uses a TouchWIZ interface in conjunction with Android 4.0 to make they system smoother and easier to use. Having a 7" Model is really nice because it helps Samsung take the jump to household hub.

Video: Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 Processor. Translation: Texas Instruments has been around for a long time. It's a 1Ghz Dual Core Processor so it isn't slow by any means but as a geek I really wish I saw a Tegra name in there.

Inputs/Outputs: USB, Micro SD, and Headphone. Translation: Can connect to your computer, headset, and picture storage.

Battery Life: 8 Hours.

COOL FEATURE: Coming in a seven inch sizing is probably my favorite feature of this tablet. Smaller sizing makes it more reasonably a replacement for the remote control as well as a tablet. Samsung really hits it on the nose with giving a tablet usefulness outside of playing games. Besides being a media hub it has a smoking price.