A Snapshot of What's Hot in T3 This Month

10 Reasons to Buy Dell’s Streak

Dell Streak

1. Larger screen than the original Streak

2. Dual cameras – back and front

3. Full Flash support, giving access to the whole web

4. Multitasking is a breeze with the Nvidia’s 1GHz dualcore Tegra 2 processor

5. Scratch-resistant screen (Gorilla Glass)
6. Plenty of storage – 16GB internal, plus SD, MMC and SDHC card slots
7. Dell’s stage software will upgrade automatically when and OS update becomes available
8. Full support for Microsoft Exchange email and calendars, so you can work on the go
9. You can sync it with other Stage-equipped devices (Dell PC/Laptop)
10. Only £299 for a future-proofed Android tablet

Top 5 Tablets

Asus Eee Pad Transformer


A new Tablet review in T3, replaces the Motorola Xoom with the Asus Eee Pad Transformer in 2nd place, whereas Apple’s iPad 2 remains firmly at the top.

The ranking:
1. Apple iPad (5/5)
2. Asus Eee Pad Transformer (4/5)
3. LG Optimus Pad (3/5), Motorola Xoom (3/5), RIM Blackberry Playbook (3/5)

Despite the glowing review earlier in the magazine and the fact that it is the same size as the Blackberry Playbook, the Dell Streak wasn't mentioned. Dell is conspicuous in its absence here.

The main points are that the Apple iPad is the best value for money. Its 32GB model retails at £479, whereas the LG Optimus Pad is a whopping 57% more expensive on sale for £750.

*The tablets were tested by:
1. Playing the same video clip on each tablet, pausing at the same scene to assess colour rendition.
2. Playing the same audio track on each tablet, comparing the sound quality and speaker volume.
3. Browsing the web to see how quickly the touchscreen responded.
4. Testing the screens for off-angle visibility and visibility in different lighting conditions.
5. Battery endurance was tested by playing a film on each tablet with Wi-Fi on.
6. Timing how long the T3 website took to launch over the home Wi-Fi connection (after clearing the cache and history of each tablet).

XPS15

Dell did however come out well in the “Laptops that are equally up for work and play” category. The XPS 15 scored the highest on best value for money and was equally ranked in equal position to the Apple MacBook Pro 15”, Acer Aspire Ethos 8943G and Sonly Vaio VPCZ13M9E/B.

Source
T3 (July Issue)