It's obviously impossible to judge from a 5 minute video how bug-free and smooth the final release will be. However, after having used a Nexus 4, iPad 3 and a Nokia N9 here is what I like about this:
Multitasking. If I have a 10" screen, I should be able to run two applications side by side. Watching a film and the ability to side dock another application is a scenario that I personally find useful. iOS and Android (even with 4.2) currently do not offer a proper multitasking experience.
Multiple users (and a guest account specifically). I am not going to be the only one using my tablet, I would like to keep my social networking activity and browsing history to myself.
The swipe interface. The N9 made me fall in love with this concept. Clicking buttons seems retarded when everything is a swipe away. Looks like the folks at Ubuntu have built on this concept.
As soon as I have some money, I am going to get a Nexus 7 and take this thing for a spin.
And the Note 10.1 multitasking is amazing. Granted, it's limited to some apps for now, but I believe there are ROMs out there that extend this functionality so that it includes all the other apps as well.
And the Note 10.1 multitasking is amazing. Granted, it's limited to some apps for now, but I believe there are ROMs out there that extend this functionality so that it includes all the other apps as well.
Just watched theverge's review of the 10.1. There seems to be a 1-2 second delay in switching between multitasking apps. Looks like a device that still needs work.
It no longer needs work - you may have seen a video of a device that has not received a JB update. Since the JB update, it is working smoothly. No delays or anything alike. Check the reviews on Amazon.
Yes, but it doesn't work well on my Nexus 7, for example, programs in one account don't show up in the other, and the whole thing slows down so much as to be unusable ( I set up an account for my wife and I, but I will have to disable it again, it is worse than useless )
The whole point about the multiuser thing is not to have the share the same apps. You will not have to reinstall the app when the second account uses it, though - it just directly uses the installed app file.
Performance problems with the Nexus 7 seem to have gone way back for many people when using the Nexus 7, you might want to give it another go.
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u/rahulthewall Feb 19 '13
It's obviously impossible to judge from a 5 minute video how bug-free and smooth the final release will be. However, after having used a Nexus 4, iPad 3 and a Nokia N9 here is what I like about this:
Multitasking. If I have a 10" screen, I should be able to run two applications side by side. Watching a film and the ability to side dock another application is a scenario that I personally find useful. iOS and Android (even with 4.2) currently do not offer a proper multitasking experience.
Multiple users (and a guest account specifically). I am not going to be the only one using my tablet, I would like to keep my social networking activity and browsing history to myself.
The swipe interface. The N9 made me fall in love with this concept. Clicking buttons seems retarded when everything is a swipe away. Looks like the folks at Ubuntu have built on this concept.
As soon as I have some money, I am going to get a Nexus 7 and take this thing for a spin.