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Blackberry Playbook 7-Inch Tablet (16GB)
Blackberry Playbook 7-Inch Tablet (16GB)
- Delivers sector top professional-grade functionality with accurate multi tasking
- Customer-friendly experience that redefine the prospects of cell computing.
- Ultra-portable tablet looks and feels fantastic- a lot less than fifty percent an inch in thickness and weigh a lot less than a pound
- The 16 GB inner memory provides ample room for media storage.
- Out-of-the-box enterprise assistance and a strong improvement environment.
The BlackBerry PlayBook delivers expert-grade, customer-pleasant experiences that redefine the possibilities of cellular computing. This ultra-moveable tablet appears and feels wonderful, measuring much less than 50 percent an inch thick and weighing a lot less than a pound. The micro USB port makes it possible for for an simple connection to your pc with memory of sixteen Gb. It attributes a vivid 7-inch higher-resolution exhibit-WSVGAn exhibit resolution (1024 x 600) that is hugely-responsive with a fluid touch screen experience.
Listing Cost: $ 499.00
Cost: $ 499.00
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#2 written by Ryan Gable "rcg7347" 8 months ago18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
Best Purchase of 2011,May 14, 2011 ByRyan Gable “rcg7347″ (Southern California) –For a year I’ve been wanting to buy a tablet. I waited for the Blackberry Playbook because of its ability to multitask and I was not satisfied with the Ipad and Android models. I am so glad I waited. Here are the things I like best: 1) Its screen size is perfect. I ride the train to work and spend most of that time on my Playbook. Anything bigger would not be practical for use on the go. 2) Full flash functionality in web browser. The Playbook truly offers an uncomromised web browsing experience. This is the most disappointing problem with the Ipad, which can not utilize flash. 3) The operating system offers intuitive gestures and multitasking. The ability to flip between open apps makes using the tablet easy and fun. It has the ability to do multiple things at a time, such as watching a movie and browse the web. 4) Wifi tethering with my Palm Pre. An additional 3G/4G wireless plan is not necessary if you have a smart-phone with tethering or a Mifi device. I think it is ridiculous that cell companies want you to buy two cell plans. 5) HDMI video output. Another great multitasking feature allows you to play video on an your TV via the HDMI output and fully control the Playbook with the video playing.
My brother has the Ipad2, so I have had the ability to compare the two tablets side-by-side. The Ipad2 is great too, but the Playbook works best for me. Even without the promised system enhancements to the Playbook that will allow Android apps to be used on the Playbook, I think it is a great tablet as is. I am looking forward to those enhancements, but I would not let that hold you back from buying the tablet now. It just keeps getting better.
About the button. It is small and hard to press. However, you should not have to turn off the playbook often. I leave my playbook on at all times. If you want to restart the computer you can do it via an on screen app button.
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#3 written by frankbif "frankbif" 8 months ago11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Top-Notch Technology, 3rd-Rate Customer Service,July 26, 2011 Byfrankbif “frankbif” (Wesley Hills, New York United States) –Amazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?)This review is from: Blackberry Playbook 7-Inch Tablet (16GB) (Personal Computers)I’ve never owned a smartphone and pretty much stick to just the basics on my desktop PC. So I was a bit wary about going with a Playbook instead of the tried-and-true iPad for my first ever tablet.
Well, I’m happy to report that the Blackberry Playbook is a winner. The 7″ 16-gigabyte model meets my needs for reading PDF documents, YouTube and video playing, surfing websites, and other basic Internet functions. The tablet is sleek and sturdy. Navigating it is pretty easy, even for a novice like me. The Hi-Def video is fantastic. I love hitting a PDF or YouTube file and having the tablet automatically know that Acrobat Reader or the video player are the ones needed to execute. All done with touching the screen, a nice change from having to ‘click’ all the time on my desktop or laptop. Battery charging and life are excellent. I bought the 16-gigabyte model and it’s fine for my needs, but if you store lots of (HD) videos (I don’t) you might want the 32- or 64-gigabyte models. If you are mostly into much smaller Word or PDF documents or websurfing, this model will be fine for you. My only quibble with the hardware would be that 2 gigabytes of RAM would be nirvana (2nd generation model?) since the OS uses up a chunk of the existing 1-gig of RAM it comes with now.
That said, there are some problems.
First, the POWER button is ridiculously difficult to turn on unless you have long/sharp nails. Could they make a bigger/longer power button/strip that wasn’t a fraction of your finger size ? A minor inconvenience, but a notable one.
Second, the customer service reps in the U.S. were terrible. They were barely more knowledgeable than me. They kept putting me on hold and talking to supervisors or going to PC’s to Google the problem and see if someone on the Blackberry boards had an answer. And my problems were not more advanced transfer or data stuff that longtime Blackberry users might experience. I couldn’t get the Playbook to show up on my PC for some data transfers, did not know I needed to download the basic Blackberry Desktop Manager before doing the transfers, and also had a problem with the WiFi. The CSRs didn’t seem very knowledgeable about the basic layout of the tablet as icons below the 3rd row were ‘hidden’ but they didn’t know that (we both though they had disappeared). Fortunately, I eventually got a tech-savvy CSR from of all places Singapore who sounded like he had spent more than 15 minutes playing around with one. I got more done in 30 minutes with this guy than 5 hours with the American CSRs. Ridiculous.
Third, and this relates to my CSR problems, the Playbook needs more in-depth tutorials on how to navigate and find things. They basically assume you are PC literate and have been using a Blackberry smartphone for years. Well, some people interested in a tablet may only have been basic web surfers with minimal PC expertise. Apple products are easy to use for first-timers — my 75-year old dad switched from Windows to Apple and he’s not a PC expert — and if the Playbook wants to grab sizeable tablet market share they have to make this not only a winner for the Blackberry smartphone crowd but for the 1st-time purchasers who have never bought a smartphone or are not living on their tech devices 24/7.
I’m giving the Playbook 5-stars for the device itself and the user interface, though the number of apps compared to the iPad might make more experienced tablet users give it 4-stars. I’m also giving it 1-star for customer service, the tutorial, and lack of an intro manual (no, I didn’t want a 50-100 page manual to read but then they need to have more tutorial and ‘how to’ stuff on the Playbook for newbies). The only bright note is that you get 90-days of free customer service, so that gives you enough time to get up to speed on your own and find out if you need help from their Tech Support (if you do call them, try and get Singapore right away ! lol).
Overall: 5-stars, with an asterisk, that being the CSRs. RIM needs to realize some people buying their product are very non-tech savvy. I know they have had a stumble the last few years but you can’t skimp on customer service or ease of use (just ask Dell or Nokia).
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Great tablet for a BB user,
I bought the Playbook since it seemed to be a good fit for my use. I carry a BB Bold (AT&T service) for work and thought this would be my best option for productivity and as a useful ‘toy’ when traveling. I read the reviews and was slightly worried that it was too early to buy, but I went for it.
So far, after a week of use I am very pleased with the PB. Some of the issues mentioned in reviews here do exist but they are either minimal impact or can be worked around.
Positives:
The size and weight are perfect for me. I added a leather case and find it the right size. It seems slightly heavier than I expected, but I think this makes it feel solid.
The touch screen and responsiveness of the OS is great, better than I expected from the reviews that called it sluggish. This is the first time I’ve used a touchscreen beyond demos at Apple, etc and I found it very easy to use.
The video quality is great, the demo videos and a few downloaded videos look great.
The collection of loaded apps and those available on the app store are pretty good for a device that just came out a few months ago. There is little I have looked for that is not available.
Bridging to my BB is wonderful. I read reviews that this was difficult to establish and that the links drop constantly and so far that is not true, expect for the initial loading which I describe below.
The bridge browser connects very well to my company’s intranet and is already proving very useful. The BB browser was always hit or miss and extremely slow, so I rarely attempted to use it. The PB bridge browser works very well for looking up intranet websites. It also works perfectly for external websites when I am not connected to a wifi network.
The internet tethering is something I didn’t expect. I must have missed the description of that as I was concentrating on the BB bridge connections. I had assumed that I could use my BB to access email, calendar, and the bridge browser but I thought I would be out of luck when using applications on the PB that use wifi when I was not in range of a wifi network. By tethering the PB to the internet through the BB (a separate connection setting than BB bridge) all of the applications work perfectly. This is a great feature since I have an unlimited domestic tethering feature on my corporate cell phone plan. If you don’t have this feature, then it would incur additional fees, which is clearly stated when you set up the connection. I understand this may not be great for many people, but compared to a 3G version of competing tablets I think this is no worse and with the BB bridge option it is quite a bit better.
Some issues:
As mentioned in other reviews and on the BB support forums, AT&T does not `support’ the BB bridge. If you attempt to load the software via the PB’s barcode it will state that and leave you `unbridged.’ It is not difficult to load the bridge software from links in the BB support websites, and once I loaded it manually on my BB the application worked perfectly. I expected a bit more work to get everything to synch up, but it worked on the first try.
The app store is not as extensive as other tablets seem, but there is a plan to add android apps this summer. There are also a large number of apps that are available for the BB that are not ready for the PB yet, but I imagine that will also come in time.
There is no support for Bluetooth audio at this time. I found this out by trying to pair a BT stereo headset and failing repeatedly. I found out on the support forums that this is a “known” lack of support. For me, this is a minor annoyance at best since there is a headset jack and I just used that for now. If you plan to link to BT speakers or stereo headsets this might be a reason to wait. Regular BT earpieces seem to pair fine but I typically pair mine to my phone so not sure what I would use the earpiece for on the PB.
Overall I am very happy with the Playbook, especially as I believe it is early in its lifecycle. I wouldn’t recommend it to someone who does not have a BB, as that was one of the biggest draws for me, but if you do it is a great alternative to the other pads.
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