RIM Playbook Dev. sticks it to the iPad...

[SilentJay]

Video (http://www.businessinsider.com/playbook-ipad-video-2010-11)

A little choppy, but pretty big difference as it is!

[chan7]

I want the Playbook!!!!

[-cj-]

Meh, compare the Playbook to the iPad2 when it's released... Would it make sense for a product released in 2011 to be WORSE then something released in 2010? Of course not... I want to see how the Playbook compares in terms of real life battery life. To me, it looked like the iPad rendered the animations in the end of the video slower for battery reasons (After all, it doesn't have an issue with pumping out decent frame rates in other apps). However, in the browser test the iPad was clearly slower (I even tested CBS.com on my own to see if they were trying to pull a fast one...)

That being said, I'm probably going to pick up a Playbook in 2011 and sit out the iPad 2 =) It does look pretty slick...

[S.F.W.]

The one thing I don't like about the playbook vs. Ipad is the screen size. A 7" screen on the playbook is a little small in my opinion.

[m_bisson]

A 7" is a little small in my opinion.

:O

[-cj-]

^^^ LOL.

My buddy has a Galaxy Tab and even tho im not an Android fan (Esp on a tablet... The resolution is awful), the 7" form factor is pretty sweet. Small enough you can carry on you, large enough to make you not wonder why you have a phone and 7" device. Now, office suite on a 7" might suck if you use an on-screen keyboard.

[Unoriginalusername]

I love these technology arguments - Hey look our product thats not for sale that came out late to market a year after yours is faster; although we won't disclose batter life, price or the fact that our application stack isn't fully compatible with every device as demonstrated most recently with the torch lol. Playbook does have some innovative features, not sure why they don't push that ahead of the processor speed since thats something that you'd expect to change over time anyways.

Seems like there will be two tablet markets... (1) laptop/desktop replacement where you can actually do some work in programs like iWork and potentially MS office and (2) Oversized cell phones. I would think that the 5-7" tablets will compete more with smart phones which may increase in size vs. the desktop replacement category.

Enclosed is an example smart phone that makes you wonder what you'd buy a 5-7' tablet for: http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/23/acer-reveals-4-8-inch-android-smartphone-with-1024x480-screen-re/
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/11/acer-48-smartphone-press.jpg
Specs: two megapixel front-facing camera, eight megapixel rear camera (with LED flash), 720p video recording, a six-axis Gyroscope + accelerometer package and LED edge lighting