tablet for browsing, portfolio, pdf
Looking to get a tablet. Not for work, but i need it for browsing, email, updating cv (i do this in illustrator and output to pdf), showing my portfolio (pdf or other good presentation app). I'll be away from my desktop pc so wont have access to my usual software. Needs to be at the cheaper end too. Any recommendations?
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I picked up the cheapest 16gb iPad. Great for showing a folio and especially great for reading art related e-books and magazines. (FastPDF+ is a pretty good up that handles even heavy PDF docs, just like Vertex).
There's also a wacom stylus available for the iPad so you could use it as a sketchbook too.
And Apple devices are the opposite of the "cheap end"
There are also lots of great painting and image manipulation apps as well..
As for word, Apple just made their iWork tools free as part of iOs7 (It may be for new devices only, not sure). But you get Pages which is the word equivalent, Numbers for spreadsheet, Keynote for presentations, and iMovie for video editing.
And do any of those pdf readers available allow pdf pages to be added, rearranged etc, for creating a portfolio?
7" might not be the best thing for presentations. It's small.
3G on a Nexus works just like any tablet I think? You'll be able to do more than with Apple, that's for sure. You sound a bit confused though: where do you want the internet to come from? Tablet, phone, laptop? I think you don't want to get a simcard for the tablet?
In my case, i just have a Wifi Nexus 7, I set my phone to Wifi hotspot and thus wirelessly tether the nexus from that. Works fine, way easier than cables.
Oh yeah perhaps something to keep in mind, but with Android devices you can just browse files and folders. I have a portfolio folder with a bunch of stuff, subfolders and mixed photos/video (set up on the pc). You can just browse that like Windows with a free file explorer app.
You can't do any file-folder browsing on iPad, I had an infuriatingly bad experience trying to get some Photos to sort properly on one once.
I also play a few games on the nexus 7 and it still runs everything super-smooth and fast, can't imagine how an iPad would be better in that aspect.
edit: I just remember, this would sell it to me alone for gaming: you can plug a 360 controller into a Nexus 7 and it works straight away with most games that need it. USB storage works too with some fiddling.
Looks freaking sweet!
New Mini is pretty cool too.
Xoliul, I use dropbox to browse and sync files on my iPad. I used it at a couple of interviews successfully. (On an iPad 3)
Just in general, I've interviewed quite a few people recently, and it was much nicer with those that brought a tablet. They were able to show extra work they couldn't post publicly on their website.
An iPad sounds nice but I don't know if it's the best way to go. I get the impression that they're more restrictive, and I'm so used to working on PCs, which I think is more like android's way of doing things.
As long as a 7" inch screen is good enough for interviews, I'd be happy with that size, as it means it'll fit into my coat pocket. Not sure if the iPad mini is too big for that.
Edit: Won't be used to play games on (well maybe the odd one or two, but that's at the bottom of my list)
Tmobile is giving away a free 200mb data plan for the new iPads though if that fits your needs.
iPad has the better quality apps, but android has more freedom with customizations. You can have different themes, launchers, firmware etc.
Another plus If you go iPad is that you can get our free app and makes your own games
Personally pick any brand you like for table - the only real important thing for reading and folio display, in my opinion, is a HD/Retina screen. Makes a huge difference.
I saw the Surface in the flesh for the first time a few days ago, it looked quite nice, but not as nice as the iPad for a comparable price point.
One other thing that I'll need to consider when I eventually drop my 1stGen iPad is the rest of the devices I have. The last 2 phones that I've owned were iPhones, my wife has an iPhone, so we've got buy in to that app infrastructure.
I think they'll announce the new one tomorrow, it might have an even higher resolution.
Yeah just check if your phone can do wifi hotspot. If not, might want to opt for a 3G version because i don't think cabled tethering is possible between android devices.
And if you're like me and couldn't even put up with iTunes' media transfer system back in the iPod days, don't bother with it and go for Android. You just plug it in and it works like a USB drive on your PC. More than makes up for any "difference in quality of apps" if there is such a thing (I can't tell, but I never missed anything app-wise)
It's gotten much better now. Although it is not as flexible as android as you cannot browse the file system from the device. You can send data to a specific application via iTunes and that is very easy. You can also copy stuff from the device this way.
However if you want to access the same file from different apps then you have to transfer it for each up, and it will take more space too, as there's no shared storage. Personally I settled for certain apps which I like so it doesn't bother me, but I can see how this might be a problem for some.
Ermmm, Kindle Fire = custom Amazon Store that is completely different from Google Play Store; it has about a 10th of the amount of Apps. Exactly why you shouldn't get an Amazon tablet!
It's sort of like making Linux versions of things. A nice thought but generally not worth it.
Although as Android gains marketshare, who knows?
The "not worth developing for" comes from there being a lot more Android devices to test on, making it harder and more effort.
I've had more "why can't I do this on IOS?" moments than I've had "Why is this app not on Android?" moments (2; both games).
Anyway, nice to hear Android is doing well. Competition is always healthy.
Aren't they hackable though (would expect them to be, at least)?
I picked up a nexus 10 and LOVE it compared to my old ipad. One thing though, IPad has way better portfolio apps from what I've seen.
Rooting really isn't something for the average consumer.. I thought I knew what I was doing, but it was very complicated when I tried it, even with "one click" solutions on a Nexus (Nexus devices are easiest to root so they say).
For that reason you're best off with Nexus devices since they're the least crippled in features and get updated the fastest; it removes much of the need for rooting since you've got the best stock experience.
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/tablets/nokia-lumia-2520-1191348/review?src=rss&attr=all
Plays videos/tutorials with ease with the VLC app.
LIght, just the right size it's..
Perfecto!
Think you made a good choice I have one and love it.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/22/4865276/nokia-world-2013-lumia-phone-announcements
http://blog.laptopmag.com/worlds-biggest-smartphones
Edit: Just noticed neither have launched yet