BlackBerry - PlayBook Tablet with 32GB Memory

As a Creative Writer Photo Journalist, at www.cwpgl.com, the new BlackBerry PlayBook, with 32GB's or more, is the perfect and most logical presentation for my extensive media photo journals and galleries, i.e., that will be readily viewed by many clients, in searching for and selecting the perfect image for their immediate needs and exclusive publications. My Congratulations to the BlackBerry team for the development and marketing of a great product for the professional media journalist and their publishers. JL

I love this thing, it is the perfect size! I wish there were more apps, like Nook, Kindle, Skype, Netflix... But not yet. I have discovered that Amazon Prime works perfect on this, and I was going to get rid of Netflix anyway, so I may switch to Amazon Prime.

at $199 price point I will compare it with Kindle fire as I own both the device. Though I'm using fire for months and playbook for only a couple of weeks, I guess my experience with playbook is worth mentioning. Pros: 1. Display is excellent. Fire and playbook both have 1024X600 pixels, but pixel only tell you partial story of quality. The display panel on playbook is superior and you have to see it yourself. 2. The OS 2.0 is stable and is more intuitive than android in almost every way. I'm using ICS 4.0 (CM9) on my cell phone and ( Amazon skinned) 2.3 on fire. Even ICS can not come close. 3. It has 1GB RAM compared to 512MB RAM of fire. Multitasking is phenomenal on playbook. This is hands down the best multitasking implementation on the market. Everthing is snappy. 4. It has two cameras in comparison to none on fire. Even the front facing camera shoot 1080p video. Though the quality isn't outstanding, its doable and of course better than having none. 5. The build quality of the tablet is also extremely good. It seems solid and have a quality feel to it. Cons: 1. the offered contents are not very good. The appworld is missing a lot of applications. But fortunately I found most of the apps as .bar file and able to run on playbook since playbook can run android apps. 2. I would like it to be lighter. Its not heavy at 425g but a i expected less. 3. Battery life is around 6 hrs. I am really happy with it. But people who used iPad before might notice this as an important down side. Finally, I would like to mention that the multitasking on playbook, the intuitive interface and ability to play multiple graphics intensive games simultaneously this device has exceeded my expectations. at only $199, this is a steal. People who do not like constant tinkering, would love playbook.

With the current price cut the Playbook is a no brainer for blackberry phone owners. The playbook integrates pretty seamlessly with blackberry phones through the "bridge" application and all your email attachments and such are far easier to view, There is a "bridge browser" which, if you're not on AT&T, let's you surf over the internet using your blackberry data link without needing to sign up for tethering. Since the data is over the blackberry secure network it's too slow for video/music streaming and the like, but in a pinch it's good to have. The regular browser over wifi is excellent. The screen is shocking clear, the device is relatively fast. When they say you get a "full internet Browser" they mean it! I’ve been streaming TV shows from the websites for a few networks with no issues at all. Unfortunately no Hulu or Netflix, but again the major networks, YouTube rentals and even Amazon pretty darn good. With Amazon however you have the same problem with ending up with a letter box display despite the resolution #Roku, which I also have, has the same issue with amazon on demand# Honestly the browser on my playbook gives me fewer issues than using chrome or safari on my laptop. The front facing camera is pretty useless as Skype is not available. You can video chat with other Playbook owners. Rear camera is ok cell phone quality. I'll be honest, the main reason I got this is that reading business email on a blackberry phone, and phone really, is hard. This is an elegant solution for Blackberry users. This is far more portable than an IPad which I find you need to treat more like a laptop if you want to take it with you. Everything else the playbook does over and above being a companion device to my phone is just a bonus in my book. It's not as easy to use as the Kindle Fire, but it's more powerful and runs faster. If you’re committed the all things Amazon get the kindle fire, if you’re a little more experimental with your devices get this instead. RIM, the makers of blackberry products, promises major updates and an "android player" that will basically allow a limited number of android apps to run on the playbook, However it's hard to gauge if that will happen as they are aiming for a February release date. Still at the current price, for Blackerry phone owners this is a compelling option.

Week one has been great so far. I love the interface. It's smooth, it's quick, it's pretty. This has one of the fastest browsers I've used on a mobile device. Being able to load full websites, flash and all is great. The build quality is solid. Does not feel plasticy or cheap at all. Takes great pics and video..in decent lighting conditions. The battery can last two days with moderate use. I've yet to run out of juice on a full days use. It's the perfect size for portability. can slip it into your pocket and not feel awkward pulling it out in public. Multi tasking like a pro. This thing can run 9 plus apps simultaneously without slowdown. Video playback is awesome. I've downloaded some music vids from youtube and they look great The downside is yes, there aren't alot of apps in as it stands right now. No native email for those that don't just go to gmail. No auto correct when typing. These can all be remedied with software updates. Hopefully sooner than later.

Before buying the playbook, I looked at the Motorola Xoom, Galaxy Tab, Ipad2 and the Playbook for several hours at Best Buy over a couple of days. What really sold me on the the Playbook was the interface and the fact that I can multi-task like crazy and not crash. Three months later i'm still happy with, it has to be the most solid device ever, the QNX operating system is solid and can't wait for RIMM to put that out on their cell phones later this year. After using a few months, here are some observations: - Browser is excellent. some sites though detect the playbook as a mobile browser and default to a mobile browser. You will need to go to the desktop link on the site. You can run very intense flash heavy sites. I showed this to a couple of colleagues at work who have Ipad's and took me to the most intensive flash sites that they couldn't access properly on the Ipad, - Battery: is decent i can get a day to a day and half if i'm lucky. I did use it on a flight recently from Newark to Las Vegas and watched movies on it. I had 40% battery life at the end of the flight. E-Mail: Yes i know all the analysts are harping about the lack of e-mail and it's not THAT bad. BBM is nice on the Playbook and I can type faster than on the Storm2. I did have a problem with the e-mail client a few weeks after I got it in which it got corrupted (it kept flashing grey & white) RIMM's solution was to do a security wipe and had to re install all my data.,.. Yikes.. Office - Rim features Documents to Go by Dataviz a Microsoft compatible Office featuring Word, Excel and Powerpoint. I've tried the Word and Excel and use it quite a bit. I haven't tried Powerpoint it's more for viewing presentations. Apps- While the Blackberry World lacks what Ipad2 offers over quantity of apps. The past few months I've seen an improvement on the quantity of the apps. It should improve when RIMM releases their android player sometime this summer. Multimedia - For a business tablet this tablet features good multimedia. I ripped a couple of movies from DVD Fab using the Storm2 format and watched them on a plane ride. the picture looked great even using high compression. The speakers on this rock, there's 4 speakers and when you play at maximum volume the music it's really loud. Overall i'm pretty happy with. Try the Playbook for yourself and see.

This is my first tablet purchase but I do have experience using iPads. I really wanted the power of a tablet with the size of an eReader and the Playbook fits that perfectly. The software is surprisingly reliable for being a 1.0 version but it is lacking features you would expect such as built in email and calendar apps (said to be coming this summer). The number of apps in App World seems to be growing quicker than I expected but we are waiting on bigger names to show up (Kindle by the end of May, Skype hopefully soon). Pros: Amazing screen color and clarity. If you use a Playbook for some time and then look at an iPad screen you will notice that the iPad looks fuzzy because of the lower pixel density. Speakers are great for such a small device. The feel of the device in your hand is very solid. Battery life is pretty good. Flash runs well but could use some improvement. Bezel gestures are great once you get used to them. Cons: Software needs some polish (mentioned before its 1.0), still waiting on some big name apps, waiting on the Android app emulator coming this summer, waiting on the email and calendar apps. Really all of the cons are around software, which can be improved with updates.

beautiful hd screen. dual front and rear hd cameras. new playbook os 2.0 2/21/12. hdmi port for connection to your hdtv! sleek design. i have the 16gb version and originally i was shipped a faulty unit from shopblackberry.com blackberry paid shipping to get it fixed and now i'm loving my playbook. pleanty of accesories available like silicone cases, zip sleeves, and funky envelopes. best 7 inch tablet in the market. price is out of this world for blackberry quality and 1gz dual core processor!!speakers are very loud!!