BlackBerry PlayBook - Tablet - 64 GB - 7" TFT ( 1024 x 600 ) - rear camera + front camera - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 5.1 x 24.1 cm ; 1 Kg


• Boxed-product Weight: 2.3 Kg


• Item model number: PRD-38548-003


• ASIN: B004UL34GW


• Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 13 April 2011
  

By : Research In Motion
Price : £283.99

Item Description

Manufacturer's Description
The BlackBerry PlayBook delivers qualified-grade, customer-friendly experiences that redefine the possibilities of mobile computing. This ultra-portable tablet looks and feels amazing, measuring much less than half an inch thick and weighing less than a pound. It characteristics a vivid 7-inch high-resolution display that is highly-responsive with a fluid touch screen experience. It also presents sector leading overall performance, uncompromised internet browsing with support for Adobe Flash Player ten.1, true multitasking, HD multimedia, advanced security features, out-of-the-box enterprise help and a robust development environment.
This tablet capabilities wireless networking for connecting to the Net with no wires and a 7" LCD touch-screen display for easy navigation of functions. The 64GB internal memory offers ample space for media storage. What is Included BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Owner's manual Product Attributes BlackBerry operating technique Permits you to remain connected and productive on the go. Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n network For Net capability on the go (extra charges may perhaps apply). Bluetooth capability Will allow you to pair the device with a Bluetooth-enabled BlackBerry mobile phone for access to Push technologies, e-mail, calendar, BBM, tasks, documents and additional. Also capabilities BlackBerry security and information efficiency. 7" LCD touch-screen display With 1024 x 600 resolution for clear viewing of images, videos and more. 64GB internal memory Permits you to shop media. 1GB RAM With Codex help for media playback, creation and video calling. three.0MP high-definition forward-facing camera Along with a five.0MP high-definition rear-facing camera for capturing special moments on the go. Micro USB port For an straightforward connection to your computer system. Micro HDMI port for connection to an HDTV.

 

BlackBerry PlayBook - Tablet - 64 GB - 7" TFT ( 1024 x 600 ) - rear camera + front camera - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

 

Technical Details

• BlackBerry - PlayBook Tablet with 64GB Memory 38548-003


• 38548-003

Client Critiques

Very first a swift shot of context. I operate with technologies and test products for home business suitability. I appreciate Android for its open standards and I like IOS as an innovative technologies despite disliking its proprietary stance. Both struggle as viable everyday organization tools.
In the last years I have come to be increasingly disenchanted with RIM, the manufacturers of Blackberry devices and this Playbook. In spite of a wider range of Blackberry items, obtaining a single a single that covers each of the smartphone fundamentals well, is challenging. They have so far done a woeful job of creating a workable touchscreen device. The clunky, crash prone Torch being the perfect.
So we come to the Blackberry Playbook, RIM's Wifi and Bluetooth only, non upgradeable, 7" touchscreen tablet that runs the all new (to RIM) QNX OS. I wasn't expecting much I have to say, maybe some thing along the lines of the Storm, which had some awesome tips wrapped in an unworkable idea. I was loaned a Playbook for two weeks by T-Mobile and the surprise when I basically got to applying it, despite a couple of obvious limitations, was that it really is beautifully slick and a quite usable device indeed. It functions very nicely as a standalone touchscreen with extraordinary multi-tasking and is a amazing tool for anybody that ever wished their Blackberry had a bigger screen. There are caveats I will touch on, but if you happen to be searching for me to tell you its rubbish and not to decide to buy 1, I honestly can't. It's truly seriously rather excellent. My advise would to be purchase the a single with the most significant amount of internal storage you can afford. That is the only difference among the various models as they can not be upgraded with extra storage as soon as you have them.
So what is the playbook like? For a start off it does not run the Blackberry OS, it runs the QNX OS, which is a brand new engine and interface that will eventually be implemented across all RIM devices. QNX is legacy technology that has proven to be highly efficient and it is no several right here. The interface is super slick, with operating apps displayed on screen in a horizontally rolling card file of windows that show live details. So if you are watching a movie for instance and come back to the menu, the movie will continue playing in a window as you flick through your open apps. Displayed in this way the open apps are related in style but additional dynamic than the widgets you obtain in Android devices. It is only when you actually select and get started using a app in fullscreen that the others drop back, and in this example, the video would pause.
Net browsing on this is a real dream. Contempory to Apple IOS devices except it fully supports Flash and pages load (given net connection speeds) very rapidly. There is none of the slow page builds or unresponsiveness you typically get in Android. I watched iPlayer and other online content material with no problems and very easily browsed busy media intense pages. I did occasionally come across Flash content material would not play and suspect this is a Flash version concern at the supply website that will be superior handled by RIM in the future.
Simply because QNX is a new OS then NONE of the current Blackberry Apps will operate on it. Any app that will run on the Playbook has to be written for the Playbook. And even though there is speak of supporting Android apps via emulation this is not obtainable yet. The upshot is there's a actual shortage of apps appropriate now, but I would count on this to alter in the subsequent six to 12 months. The Playbook does come with a broad selection of apps that cover most of the core touchscreen needs, this contains newsreaders, PDF, Word and Excel editors that function nicely. The lack of apps means there is not the diversity of choice and some of the useful paid for apps like Logmein are not however readily available. That will in all probability be a show stopper for some.
So can you ditch your Blackberry in favour of the Playbook? Unfortunately not. RIM simply have not had time to port their core Blackberry functionality into the new QNX OS. That may possibly nevertheless be two years away. Essentially you still need to have a Blackberry to obtain and send your Blackberry connected services such as e-mail, browse the web while on the move and the all significant Blackberry Messenger. What you do have in the meantime is a virtual bluetooth connection from your Playbook to your Blackberry. This is tremendously hassle-free to setup and functions particularly well. You can maintain your Blackberry in your bag and read, reply, send and even browse your Enterprise intranet from your Playbook (if your organization is Blackberry enterprise enabled.) This final specially is a major win and offers large potential for company users. Demonstrating this alone to senior execs gets them slack jawed and dizzy at the prospect of not having to squint at the BB screen for Reuters and genuine time internal corporate data. This virtual connection to the Blackberry functions well while sometimes it did stop updating and a list of unread emails were not displayed on the Playbook. Naturally this will get improved and all I ever did was close the virtual software program and restart.
The downside to this virtual blackberry connection although, is that you will chew by way of the Playbook and Blackberry battery. Use the Playbook in this way and you will be charging each each night you do. Which I have to say is not uncommon across most smart devices these days.
Camera? Yup, front and back, although like Android there is small that supports the front facing camera correct now. There is a simple supplied app. The main camera takes HD images and videos and even though I identified it occasionally struggled in low and high contrast environments (either a little washed out or slightly dark) the high quality was mainly quite fantastic. Absolutely better than any smartphone I have made use of not too long ago and on par with a Flip style device.
As for aesthetics and practicalities? The Playbook feels very fine in hand. I personally favor the 7" screens for a tablet more than the 10" which just feels too a lot of a handful unless you happen to be sat at a desk. It is each lighter and more comfy in hand than the Samsung Tab which I have implemented extensively. The screen like most of these devices is slightly reflective but you just transform the angle your holding it as you would adjust the angle of a laptop screen. Save for power and volume there are no buttons on the Playbook at ALL. Moving backwards and forwards by way of apps and menu's is completely gesture driven and functions really well. The Playbook itself is charged by way of a microUSB connector which is the agreed universal typical for charging Smartphones and connecting them by way of USB. It means you get to use the same cable to connect to USB and charge as you do all your other (current) devices. That is a significant win and one particular of my major winges when using the Samsung TAB which implemented a proprietary cable, repeatedly tripping me up if it ran out of battery and I had forgotten the cable. With the Playbook you just dig out a microUSB cable and plug it in. However, charging the Playbook from empty from either a Computer or your current Blackberry charger will take upwards of five-six hours. The charger that comes with the Playbook (you plug the microUSB cable into the charger) will take three hours. Which appears about the common for this sort of device. The Playbook has a separate connector for HDMI, which I have to say I have never utilised.
In summary. The future looks vibrant for RIM if the Playbook is a sign of instances to come. It is slick and quick with no lag at all. It would not be a RIM device if there were some style flaws, the lack of WWAN (SIM connectivity) and not getting able to add a microSD to bump up the internal storage, are the two apparent examples. I cannot assume of any others. The present lack of apps is an issue perfect now and if apps are your thing then this is quite possibly not for you ideal now. I do consider the Playbook is a contemporary touchscreen for any one looking for such a device, it works as a browser and for media incredibly nicely and does not require currently owning a Blackberry to do this. You will simply be restricted to WiFi. But for those that do own a Blackberry, then this is going to make your life a lot simpler in so numerous ways.
Hope this was valuable.

I am struggling to know why playbook bashing seems to be such a fashionable sport perfect now. I've had my Playbook about a month - here's why I assume it is a the perfect tablet of the bunch:
- It's light (substantially lighter than an ipad)
- The browser is a close as you can get to the most effective of the Pc browsers, it really is super-rapid and you get total browsing encounter on 99% of web sites
- The wifi leaves the ipad for dead - just been on a enterprise offsite exactly where we had been a extended way from the wifi point and the two Blackberry playbooks could log on fine while the five ipads could not get a connection
- You're not going to be conned into acquiring however an additional data strategy - it tethers perfectly to a blackberry telephone
- For me it's best in home business meetings for getting agendas, notes, presentations and so on simply to hand - given that of its size it really is just like having a Moleskine notebook with you - it's super discreet unobtrusive and I've stopped printing things out which I guess tends to make it environment friendly in a way as well.
- It sets itself up as a network drive so you can effortlessly drop files onto it wirelessly when your personal computer is on the similar network
- The workplace to go apps are excellent
- It is the perfect size for ebooks and the Kobo shop and reader perform wonderful
- The bridge email client, calender and so on is fine - although I personally I either use my phone or a pc for e mail - any tablet suitable now sits in the wrong location on the line amongst effortless to sort on (Computer) and simple to use for a swift check (Phone)
If you want to play angry birds or guitar hero its the incorrect choice at the moment, but if you are going to use it for browsing and perform it is spot on.

 

BlackBerry PlayBook - Tablet - 64 GB - 7" TFT ( 1024 x 600 ) - rear camera + front camera - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

 

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