Comments on: WePad Android Tablet Launching Soon

By: tical9787

tical9787 — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:32:42 +0000

does the wepad being 1080p compare to the ipad?

By: Johannes

Johannes — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:41:02 +0000

Just a quick note:

Supported eBook Formats:
“Proprietary Apple format for iBooks Store, Launch ???”

It’s just plain wrong.

The iPad, additionally to the DRM protected iBook-Store books, supports the ePub-Format, which is an Open-Standard for eBooks, you are able to convert your PDFs into ePub and read it right away.

Best regards,
Johannes

By: Qelix

Qelix — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:26:34 +0000

Okay, gotta take back that last part about mass-product-version. Just watched the youtube video on this page here and have to say, it looks like portable HD-videoplayer with fancy usb-ports and nothing more. I’m quite certain from the looks of it, that on its screen was just a HD 768p movie and we haven’t seen the real thing.

By: Qelix

Qelix — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:27:19 +0000

/me to the rescue of the WePad. (Sort of)
Like Planet wrote before: If they really release it for that price here in germany (Yes, I’m german. -_-), it will be more inexpensive, than the ipad. I don’t know how much they let you temper with the device and it’s os-partion, but I heard somewhere (Yaya, he heard it somewhere. Quite convincing. I think it was on the RTL II News.), that there will be a systemconsole implemented for people, who know what they are doing or just want to experiment a bit. XP It’s androidframeworknature lets me hope for features like installing other linux distributions or maybe even a Windows-port by Microsoft one day. It’s much more near to being a PC than the ipad. To be fair, I do not own an ipod, iphone or an ipad, so I might not be qualified to criticize it, but what I have seen of the features of the iphone in local stores and what I have read about the features of the ipad, don’t impress me much. They (phone and pad) seam to be just hyped, overpriced gadgets, while the WePad looks much more like something to really work with. (And the thought “ipad=bigger iphone” didn’t just crossed my mind, I read it several times on the internet, too) Thou there (ipod’s,ipad’s,iphone’s) gui is just unreached. Smooth, good looking, wonderful.

From what I read about about the WePad, it’s true. It doesn’t want to be a ipad-killer. It passes it and aims right for the HP slate. ^^ But there are still some points, that are irritating me. They didn’t send any devices to magazines or internetsites to let them be reviewed. Something is fishy about those 6 hours battery lifetime. And even if those 6 hours are given, it’s still not enough to endure a whole working day out of the company in the wilderness. (But I’m not asking for wonders here. 6 hours sounds realistic for nettops, too) Apple’s 10 hours is more convincing. Let’s see how well HP is doing.

And @planet and vaporware: They had a working machine, that looked (at least in the videos) less like a prototype, but more like one of the first mass-product-versions.

By: schwiz

schwiz — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:51:29 +0000

More than I was expecting or willing to pay, hopefully that e-ink tablet will be less.

By: Planet

Planet — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:14:21 +0000

You forgot to mention that the iPad has a higher quality IPS display (better viewing angles) while the WePad probably has a standard TN type.

I was just stating that so the comparison isn’t biased by the false price tag. Both systems have pros and cons, that much should be agreeable. But the WePad pretty much did a non-show today, I just hope for the competition on the market that it doesn’t turn out to be vaporware.

By: Jon Bell

Jon Bell — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:59:48 +0000

Ok, so I see iPad advertised 10 hours of battery, and reviewers are claiming more. Wepad has 6, and I’m not sure if I can trust it or not.

I see the iPad has the AppStore, and the quality of apps on there is pretty far above the Android apps I’ve seen.

I see that iPad exists in the market today, and a month or two later will have multitasking that tries really hard not to drain battery life.

I’m glad the price is in the right ballpark, I will pay more for a product that gives me a superior experience.

By: Planet

Planet — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:02:40 +0000

The price comparison isn’t fair for two reasons: first, in Europe we always state the prices with tax included, unlike the US, where it is added later on. Second, electronics are always more expensive here.

For example, the european price for the iPad hasn’t been disclosed yet, but hardly anyone expects anything below the trusty old $=€ formula, so 499 Euro (equals 678 US Dollars) on this side of the large pond.

Now look at the WePad offering again, considering it is cheaper than the iPad – or, at best (for Apple fans) the same price.