ars reviews the motorola xoom.
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:03 pm
article found here.
lots of interesting info. looks pretty extraordinarily half-baked. shame.
from the article:
one has to ask, what the
were they thinking?!? here's hoping the platform matures.
lots of interesting info. looks pretty extraordinarily half-baked. shame.
from the article:
man, way to screw the pooch! i could understand all that mess on a beta unit...but on a shipping $800 model?!?!?The Good:
* Built-in software is more tablet-friendly than pre-Honeycomb Android tablets
* It will eventually support desirable features like LTE and Flash
* Plenty of RAM for multitasking and intensive Web browsing
* Dual-core processor and NVIDIA GPU offer great performance for gaming
* Good integration with Google's Web services
The Bad:
* The software is not particularly stable or robust
* Requires a proprietary power adapter and can't charge through microUSB
* Users have to rely on the MTP protocol to manage media on the device
* The built-in e-mail client has extremely poor protocol support
* There are very few third-party Android applications designed for the form factor
* The Google Books e-book application doesn't support side-loading content
* Very few websites handle the Honeycomb browser's User-Agent string correctly
* The browser's support for advanced CSS3 features lags behind Safari's
The Ugly:
* The Xoom has to be shipped back to Motorola for the LTE upgrade
* Key features like Flash and the microSD slot don't work at launch
one has to ask, what the
were they thinking?!? here's hoping the platform matures.