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Best bang for the buck. Tablets. (pg. 3)
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| Lagrangian |
Perhaps I mispoke, I typed in Nexus 7...but you'll have to try a few things depending on your specific needs. I've read Puffin's Android browser could come in handy.
You could also try this:
| quote: | | However, you can download the Flash apk from XDA Developers and install the app manually. Do note that you'll first have to go to Settings > Security and check "Unknown sources" before you can install the apk. |
Which I took from here:
http://asia.cnet.com/seven-google-n...ps-62218974.htm |
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| Trance-MB |
| I like my Nook HD+ from Barnes&Noble, but I had to send a colleague to Hawaii on vacation to get me one as it's only sold in the US and GB. |
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| MSZ |
Random chinese dual core jellybean tablet.
http://www.ainol-tablet.com/ainol-novo-7-crystal-8gb.html |
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| kamil |
There are only two tablets worth getting;
Nexus 7 and one of the higher end Asus Transformers. iPads are a joke. |
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| Moongoose |
| quote: | Originally posted by Seandroid
"Working" is subjective. Having owned a tablet with Flash on it before my iPad I can tell you most of the flash content you come across will barely work. If it requires a keyboard and a mouse it won't work at all. It's extremely buggy and an awful user experience. Plus it's a resource hog.
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Unless we are talking flash games android handles flash quite well, even interacting with it can be done with touch...its not as optimal as with a mouse and a keyboard but for basic use it works. Or with one of the s-pen samsung devices it works just as well as with a mouse. Performance wise my, at this point almost two year old Galaxy S2 handles 1080p flash video playback on youtube with no problem at all.
Love it or hate it, HTML5 fanboys aside, flash is still the dominant force in the web today, it doesnt matter that HTML5 will be kind a few years from now, today it isnt so if you want full access to the web you need flash.
| quote: | Originally posted by Dykes_on_Jay
The flash is only because of a few educational programs I've gotten my hands on running on it. Thanks for the info guys. Look forward to hearing suggestions of actual models. The only reason i don't want to spend a lot, is that I have to buy a few, and people break that isn't theirs generally. |
Might need a bit more info on what exactly are you going to use it for. Just displaying some flash educational material? Then probably any crap tablet that you cn pick up for 50 to 100 dollars (you are after all in the holly land of cheap android devices) will do...it will be slow and frustrating to work with but it will do its job. If as an educator you need your tablet to perform some specific functions then we can discuss specific devices.
Generally speaking i recommend three android tablets if someone is asking what to buy. The Nexus 7 is the king of small tablets. It works well but might be a bit too small for you though its very cheap. The other two are its big brother the Nexus 10 with an amazing screen and the Galaxy Note 10.1 with the S-pen that allows you to take handwritten notes, draw... Also the s-pen works as a mouse so its very similar to how flash functions on the pc. |
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| Dykes_on_Jay |
| Nexus 10 is the front runner so far. I can get a 32 gb one for around 250$. This is for me though. I would still like to find something cheaper for students, as they are cocks. I'm sort of scared of Chinese brands, even though they are all made at the same place. |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moongoose
Unless we are talking flash games android handles flash quite well, even interacting with it can be done with touch...its not as optimal as with a mouse and a keyboard but for basic use it works. Or with one of the s-pen samsung devices it works just as well as with a mouse. Performance wise my, at this point almost two year old Galaxy S2 handles 1080p flash video playback on youtube with no problem at all.
Love it or hate it, HTML5 fanboys aside, flash is still the dominant force in the web today, it doesnt matter that HTML5 will be kind a few years from now, today it isnt so if you want full access to the web you need flash.
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Have to say I agree with this. While flash certainly has it's downfalls, Seandroid has a real, and IMO, over the top issue/problem with flash.
yes, it's useless for SEO, and yes, it has in the past been buggy, but I think most of the aversion to it, comes from this article/interview with Steve Jobs about why he hated flash, but in a 1000+ word piece he fails or better said, purposely avoids the biggest problem for apple:
It's near impossible to "tax" flash media or make revenue from it. It's an easy way to get content without paying for it.
The whole muose button/touchscreen thing is nonsense. i use a touchscreen POS system for my business and 99% of all flash content works perfectly, and frankly it's a programmers problem if they build flash sites that don't work on tablets.
HTML is 100 times more buggy than flash right now and we're a good 3/4 years away from any meaningfull switch to H5. |
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| Psyshell |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RANN
this article/interview with Steve Jobs about why he hated flash, but in a 1000+ word piece he fails or better said, purposely avoids the biggest problem for apple:
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Steve jobs never fails at being a greedy manipulative prick. |
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| srussell0018 |
And you never fail to be a completely vapid cunt.
Also flash is and it'll be replaced as "the norm" within the next 2 years.
HTML5 is buggier than flash? Give me a ing break. |
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| Psyshell |
Vapidness is my best quality though :gsmile:. I especially enjoy the depth of emotion present in my avatar.
zdnet seems to think both flash and html5 are dieing
http://www.zdnet.com/adobe-flash-im-not-dead-yet-7000004996/
http://www.zdnet.com/why-html5-is-in-trouble-on-the-mobile-front-7000003748/
I think html5 will be around for a while, it has it's uses, but with flash not being properly supported by future versions of android I can't see it being a decent option for too long. It could be ported but it's not like third parties have the same level of motivation, and the programmer types tend to be more into languages like java, python or c. The lack of code obscuration in html5 is going to annoy some people though. The fact that the code in apps is easy to read is nice for when you're learning something but it does also make it insanely easy to copy. Speed issues with html5 will probably matter less over time as well. With both people getting gradually more skilled with it and faster tablets/smartphones becoming available.
Does anyone have any idea about whether html5 handles multiple cpus well? |
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| Lagrangian |
Massive security issues with Java, mostly pertaining to Aliasing and type-safety
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/courses/629/papers/Saraswat-javabug.html
Web apps written with Jscript are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting.
As with everything else, there are pros and cons to every tool out there, it's entirely dependent on your needs as end-user or developer. |
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