Wait till Jan. and there will be plenty of nexus 10. To buy before Christmas almost impossible unless you want to pay more than rrp from ebay or so…

To look cool?

But to be fair both operating systems have positives and negatives and suit different people in different ways.

I wanna get a tablet for my mother. U reckon a cheaper one like android does the job? Like Skype and camera and wifi?

Fools and their money Paddy. Why would anyone buy furniture from Caseys ?

I am always hating on apple and I’ve owned two Android Tablets and four android phones but many of the €200 Android Tablets are not really in the same league as the Ipad spec for spec, except perhaps the Nexus 7 if you like a smaller tablet.

@ Oh Boy, the 16GB Google Nexus 7 will do all that and it costs around €199

@Oh Boy. The android tablets can do everything the iPad can do. If you mother is only interested in Skype, browsing the net, playing a few games and watching Movies or videos online than android is superior to the iPad. I have a Asus transformer which has a detachable keyboard as well so if she is going to be writing emails or anything it’s the job because touch screens aren’t great for that. But it’s expensive. The nexus is a great tablet for the price.

Really? Can I plugs electric guitar into the nexus and have customized amps play it back to me?
Can I run Fifa 13 ultimate web app only my S3? in other words most android fans talk complete shite and haven’t what they’re talking about. The big advantage the iPad has over the nexus etc is not hardware but its iOS ecosystem and security. No enterprise would allow android devices free reign on their networks. On phones I agree , both devices are equally as good.

Which 10″ androids device with 16gb are you comparing the ipad to? A lot of the android devices have lower specs at that price, Samsung galaxy’s etc are closer in price and spec.
The good and also bad think about iPads is they are locked down and have exactly the same hardware for each model. Androids being an open system means no two tablets are the same. I have an ipad and an iPhone. Therefore if I buy an app it will run on both (at no extra cost). If you have an android phone then an android table would probably make more sense. I am equally delighted and aggravated by my apple devices but they are very reliable, with some great features and I am invested in them through my app purchases therefore no new android model or Microsoft tablet would tempt me I think.

Thanks lads

Yeah depends what you prefer I still think that Apple ecosystem is better than Android and even old iPad 2 runs still smoother than quad core android tablet in overall experience. iOS is just better suited to the device as Android needs to run on myriad of devices, different makes and brands, while apple has just own 2 or 3 devices, simple. I am using android phone myself now, but can’t say bad word about iphone in fairness still think it’s probably best weighted all rounder.

Yeah depends what you prefer I still think that Apple ecosystem is better than Android and even old iPad 2 runs still smoother than quad core android tablet in overall experience. iOS is just better suited to the device as Android needs to run on myriad of devices, different makes and brands, while apple has just own 2 or 3 devices, simple. I am using android phone myself now, but can’t say bad word about iphone in fairness still think it’s probably best weighted all rounder.

Yeah depends what you prefer I still think that Apple ecosystem is better than Android and even old iPad 2 runs still smoother than quad core android tablet in overall experience. iOS is just better suited to the device as Android needs to run on myriad of devices, different makes and brands, while apple has just own 2 or 3 devices, simple. I am using android phone myself now, but can’t say bad word about iphone in fairness still think it’s probably best weighted all rounder.

Sorry no idea how this added 3 times. Just proves how iphone is better than android lol :) never happened to me when I used to have iphone and comment on journal.ie from it.

Sorry no idea how this added 3 times. Just proves how iphone is better than android lol :) never happened to me when I used to have iphone and comment on journal.ie from it.

Sorry no idea how this added 3 times. Just proves how iphone is better than android lol :) never happened to me when I used to have iphone and comment on journal.ie from it.

Hmmm not as many apple fanboys online at the moment. Maybe eyes are opening.

Spot on Graham, this article isn’t based on reality. Androids are cheaper but the are unreliable and the user experience is poor. Sure, Apple iPads are more expensive but you get a better experience, design and ecosystem.

That would be me fizi, The reason I asked the question was because I sell tablets. If you look at the answers to my question you will notice that anyone that uses an iPad does so because its what they need and a tablet wont fit their requirements. Where’s the normal (majority) everyday user of an ipad or tablet is using it for the same thing. Surfing the net, checking emails, playing an odd game. It was a question to cure my own curiosity. Its safe to say that anyone who is just a normal sufer and buys an iPad has more or less wasted €200

MS got to do tablets first but it failed as it marketed to professional and businesses only. There was also the Palm and Archos tablets. The software was not as good though.

That makes absolutely no sense at all…

I can see apple going out with a big bang,Android is by far a better all round,cost of apps being higher with apple,the cost of product its self,limited to connecting to just a i/pad/phone etc..
really its just a brand name

I believe what Daniel was trying yo convey is that initially there was no rival to the ipad & now with great competition it’s obvious they’ll lose market share.
To add to this, I have an ipad and android platform and Im seriously considering using my ipad as a chopping board from one on. Android far superior and once a similar facetime type app is widely used then superior in everyway. Skype users should take no insult.

I have an iPhone. I did have an android with larger screen. I never used the droid for music and found some of the apps not as good. However since then I see the newer droid phones are improving at a much faster rate. I still however do not see the secondary market producing docking stations for droid phones in any quantity and this alone gives apple the edge in the phone market.

The tablet market does not have the same limitations and cannot see myself using a tablet for music. The removable SD card slot is very usefull I think for storing movies. Something I think apple need to think about.