Apple blocks rival's tablet from entering Australia

[ToBiAs_R33per]

Originally Posted by |BeFoRe|

About time common-sense finally prevails.

It's just a shame it's taken this long, as the tablet sys specs are close to being outdated.

i think its more a principle thing now, samsung eventually won out, and this sorta "blocking" others is childish business practice IMO. so im glad that it got through eventually.

[simm]

Originally Posted by |BeFoRe|

It's just a shame it's taken this long, as the tablet sys specs are close to being outdated.

Which was the entire point from apples point of view.

I was considering one of these but it lacks SD/USB ports.

[vindicator]

Originally Posted by |BeFoRe|

It's just a shame it's taken this long, as the tablet sys specs are close to being outdated.

The vast majority of tablet consumers don't consider technical specs.

They are irrelevant.

Content and application library, connectivity, ease of use, battery life, weight, responsiveness, build quality, and aesthetics matter.

[dephilile]

Originally Posted by vindicator

The vast majority of tablet consumers don't consider technical specs.

They are irrelevant.

Content and application library, connectivity, ease of use, battery life, weight, responsiveness, build quality, and aesthetics matter.

Thankfully the galaxy tab scores top marks in all those areas. No wonder apple is running scared and still trying to block this soon to be outdated piece of tech.

[vindicator]

Isn't it made out of plastic?

[dephilile]

Originally Posted by vindicator

Isn't it made out of plastic?

Yes. Well, half of it is. The other half is gorilla glass.

I can only assume you believe that is a bad thing? Would you care to elaborate?

I have been involved in the design of enclosures for many electronic products. There is nothing wrong with plastic when the enclosure is designed and tested properly. You have to remember that the internal components also add to the structural integrity of the enclosure and help make the whole thing solid and flex free (when it is designed properly).

[vindicator]

Plastic feels horrible compared to metal and glass.

It's a compromise on build quality and aesthetics.

[Unframed]

Originally Posted by vindicator

Isn't it made out of plastic?

Yeah fuck that. Give me my G23 Titanium tablet!

[vindicator]

Good idea.

[Unframed]

Originally Posted by dephilile

Yes. Well, half of it is. The other half is gorilla glass.

I can only assume you believe that is a bad thing? Would you care to elaborate?

I have been involved in the design of enclosures for many electronic products. There is nothing wrong with plastic when the enclosure is designed and tested properly. You have to remember that the internal components also add to the structural integrity of the enclosure and help make the whole thing solid and flex free (when it is designed properly).

Gorilla Glass? That's a type of glass? I thought it was only a company that made borisicate (sp?) glass jewellery.

[dephilile]

Originally Posted by vindicator

Plastic feels horrible compared to metal and glass.

It's a compromise on build quality and aesthetics.

I would argue the opposite. If I am curled up on the couch with a tablet the last thing i want is a cold hunk of metal (especially in winter).

How do you define build quality? I would define build quality as the ability of the device to perform the function it was designed for over its lifetime.

As for aesthetics that is personal opinion and is not quantifiable, but there are plenty of products out there that are made of plastic and look good. To argue that "plastic products look shit" is just dumb.

EDIT: if the galaxy tab was made of metal you would be waving the "they copied apple" flag. You can't have it both ways.

[Unframed]

Originally Posted by vindicator

Good idea.

Nothing says quality like implant grade titanium

[dephilile]

Originally Posted by Unframed

Gorilla Glass? That's a type of glass? I thought it was only a company that made borisicate (sp?) glass jewellery.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_Glass

Gorilla Glass, manufactured by Corning, is an alkali-aluminosilicate thin sheet glass engineered specifically to be thin, light and damage-resistant. Its primary application is portable electronic devices with screens, such as mobile phones, portable media players, and laptop displays

and yes, it is what is used in the GALAXY Tab 10.1. It is not some cheap copy.

http://www.corning.com/news_center/n...011072002.aspx

[Unframed]

Originally Posted by dephilile

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_Glass



and yes, it is what is used in the GALAXY Tab 10.1. It is not some cheap copy.

http://www.corning.com/news_center/n...011072002.aspx

I was thinking this: http://getgorilla.com/

[vindicator]

Originally Posted by dephilile

How do you define build quality? I would define build quality as the ability of the device to perform the function it was designed for over its lifetime.

It's a function of meterials, finish, fit, tolerance, congruence, uniformity, tactile response and robustness.

You cannot evaluate build quality solely on robustness as you suggest.

Originally Posted by dephilile

As for aesthetics that is personal opinion and is not quantifiable, but there are plenty of products out there that are made of plastic and look good. To argue that "plastic products look shit" is just dumb.

Absolutely not. There are frame works for evaluating aesthetics that based on intrinsic human concensuses.

Originally Posted by dephilile

EDIT: if the galaxy tab was made of metal you would be waving the "they copied apple" flag. You can't have it both ways.

The use of good meterials is not an Apple trade mark or trade dress.