Ipad Alternatives Australia

[glen]

Hi there,



I mentioned in the other thread [url="http://www.melbournechat.org/index.php?showtopic=4638"]here[/url] that the new ipad is gonna be pretty expensive!



So here are some ipad alternatives to consider! Some are cheaper than the ipad. Some are just different.



Spring Design Alex Ebook Reader

[url="http://www.springdesign.com/"]http://www.springdesign.com/[/url]



enTourage eDGe dualbook

[url="http://www.entourageedge.com/"]http://www.entourageedge.com/[/url]



WePad

[url="http://wepad.mobi/en/product-comparison"]http://wepad.mobi/en/product-comparison[/url]



Lenovo Skylight Smartbook

[url="http://shop.lenovo.com/us/landing_pages/info/10/skylight"]http://shop.lenovo.com/us/landing_pages/info/10/skylight[/url]



Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid

[url="http://shop.lenovo.com/us/landing_pages/products/new-product-showcase"]http://shop.lenovo.com/us/landing_pages/pr...roduct-showcase[/url]



ExoPC

[url="http://www.exopc.com/en/index.php"]http://www.exopc.com/en/index.php[/url]



ModBook

[url="http://www.axiotron.com/index.php?id=home"]http://www.axiotron.com/index.php?id=home[/url]



Viliv X70

[url="http://www.myviliv.com/eng/"]http://www.myviliv.com/eng/[/url]



Viliv S10 Blade

[url="http://www.myviliv.com/eng/"]http://www.myviliv.com/eng/[/url]



Notion Ink Adam

[url="http://www.notionink.in/"]http://www.notionink.in/[/url]



Archos 9 PC tablet

[url="http://www.archos.com/products/nb/archos_9/index.html?country=us&lang=en"]http://www.archos.com/products/nb/archos_9...=us&lang=en[/url]



HP Slate

[url="https://h30406.www3.hp.com/campaigns/2010/promo/HPSL/index.php?jumpid=ex_r602_go/slate"]https://h30406.www3.hp.com/campaigns/2010/p...x_r602_go/slate[/url]



Dell Streak

[url="http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=13911"]http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=13911[/url]

[iblis.raeb]

Eek, too many options... i can't handle so many options in fear that i'll make the wrong choice.



The enTourage eDGe dualbook is kinda neat and the WePad is comparatively better than the iPad ('cept battery life).



Are any of them actually available now and available in Australia?



Is this the best: Notion Ink Adam ?

[glen]

I would probably go for one of the big brands like the Dell Streak or the HP Slate.



However they do not appear to be available in Aus yet! I guess they will try and get into the market at the same time as the ipad. They have 1 month to get things sorted!!!

[iblis.raeb]

The currently available Dell Mini 5 Tablet [url="http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=11845&tag=col1;post-13911"]http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=11...col1;post-13911[/url] is over a whopping $1000 US, that's US dollars ...nice looking unit though loaded with the Google Android 1.6 OS.



The HP Slate is a slick looking device.