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| Brand: | Research In Motion |
| Color: | Black |
| Item Height : | 24.1 centimetres |
| Item Width: | 5.1 centimetres |
| Screen Size: | 7 inches |
| Processor | |
| Processor Count: | 1 |
| Memory | |
| RAM Size: | 1 GB |
| Computer Memory Type: | DDR2 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive | |
| Hard Drive Size: | 16 GB |
| Connectivity | |
| Wireless Type: | 802.11bgn, 802.11A, 802.11G |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports: | 1 |
| Number of VGA Ports: | 1 |
| Additional Specifications | |
| Voltage: | 230 volts |
| Rear Webcam Resolution: | 5 megapixels |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content: | 1 watt_hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging: | batteries_contained_in_equipment |
| Lithium Battery Voltage: | 2 volts |
| Lithium Battery Weight: | 100 grams |
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
I am going to keep this short. I am 60 years old and this is my first tablet,I own a high end laptop so know my way around without being an expert. This Playbook is an excellent product,after two days use I am very pleased with it. Set up was fine and was achieved with a free phone call to excellent Blackberry support. I have transferred 800 songs at 128 onto it from itunes...very easy. I have transferred music videos and one film and BBT episodes onto it with no trouble. Sound is Ok and with headphones terrific. Surfing the web is very fast,I have soon got used to all the gestures. Youtube looks and sounds great,flash videos play fine. I have used BBC iPlayer and the playback is fine ,I have listened to BBC radio through iplayer and works fine so no need to buy apps for these functions. Ch4od works fine as does ITV player (no apps needed there too). the built in media player is very good and plays instantly . Free weather as well. Screen picture is excellent. Mini usb cable is included as is a small tight cover and cleaning cloth. 10 out of 10 for the Blackberry Playbook,at the reduced price (launched at £399) it is an absolute steal. I paid £169. my yahoo email works fine and if you look at it in messages it is very large and readable. Well thats it......
64 of 67 people found the following review helpful
The PlayBook... where do I start? I received mine (34g) during mid May thanks to a friend who'd made a trip to the States. I have to confess I was nervous about it considering all the bad press coverage it's received. It seems, though, that this is largely down to it not being an iPad which, frankly, is ridiculous. Still despite the reviews I took a gamble and got my friend to pick one up for me, I even switched my phone from an iPhone 4 to the Blackberry Torch so that I could use the bridge function. I have not regretted any of my decisions.
Yes the iPad is cool because it was the first tablet computer but in reality, compared with the PlayBook, it's functions are really basic. All you can do is swipe left to right and download apps. The PlayBook gives you a much more indepth feeling when you use it, you feel like you're actually exploring the device. I love the fact that they have employed the edges of the device as shortcuts to open, close, minimise apps, explore options, and switch between apps. It's really neat. I love the fact that this device has REAL multitasking. You can start to load an app, minimise it and load up another then return to the first to find that it's all ready to go. I could really keep singing the praises about this device but I have to reserve some for the bridge functionality. The whole reason RIM developed this was because they felt a tablet computer was more likely to be stolen than a blackberry bold (for example). The bridge function allows you to connect to your phone, see all your emails, use the internet (through your phone's contract) and even update you calendar seamlessly. Then when you are done you disconnect the bridge function and all that data disappears from the PlayBook. For companies this is a no brainer, for individual's (without a blackberry) trust me with the amount of free wifi hotspots out there you won't ever be without a network connection and then all you need to do is login to webmail...
This is by far the best tablet on the market. Yes it's lacking apps at the moment but they are coming in the form of android (which is the fastest growing app store around).
Buy a PlayBook you will not be disappointed.
Yes the iPad is cool because it was the first tablet computer but in reality, compared with the PlayBook, it's functions are really basic. All you can do is swipe left to right and download apps. The PlayBook gives you a much more indepth feeling when you use it, you feel like you're actually exploring the device. I love the fact that they have employed the edges of the device as shortcuts to open, close, minimise apps, explore options, and switch between apps. It's really neat. I love the fact that this device has REAL multitasking. You can start to load an app, minimise it and load up another then return to the first to find that it's all ready to go. I could really keep singing the praises about this device but I have to reserve some for the bridge functionality. The whole reason RIM developed this was because they felt a tablet computer was more likely to be stolen than a blackberry bold (for example). The bridge function allows you to connect to your phone, see all your emails, use the internet (through your phone's contract) and even update you calendar seamlessly. Then when you are done you disconnect the bridge function and all that data disappears from the PlayBook. For companies this is a no brainer, for individual's (without a blackberry) trust me with the amount of free wifi hotspots out there you won't ever be without a network connection and then all you need to do is login to webmail...
This is by far the best tablet on the market. Yes it's lacking apps at the moment but they are coming in the form of android (which is the fastest growing app store around).
Buy a PlayBook you will not be disappointed.
63 of 66 people found the following review helpful
I decided to buy the BlackBerry Playbook for office work and I just love it!
The size makes it ideal to use in the office and in meetings. It's about the same size as a moleskine note so thats ideal. Everybody is making a big problem about it not having an e-mail client on it, but it works just great with the blackberry phone e-mail.
Through the BlackBerry Bridge you get a "mirror" of whats on your Blackberry phone and have direct access to your mail and agenda. Great thing is that your tablet doesnt need 3G or a wireless connection because it uses the phones access to sent and receive e-mail. It works great! Also it supports Flash making it possible to watch youtube movies and all websites, something the iPad lacks. Had to get used to the typing on it, but got used to that very fast.
Only got positive comments about it and even the CEO wanted to take a good look at it when I did a presentation from it. All in all a great device for a price of under the iPad2.
Highly recommended!
The size makes it ideal to use in the office and in meetings. It's about the same size as a moleskine note so thats ideal. Everybody is making a big problem about it not having an e-mail client on it, but it works just great with the blackberry phone e-mail.
Through the BlackBerry Bridge you get a "mirror" of whats on your Blackberry phone and have direct access to your mail and agenda. Great thing is that your tablet doesnt need 3G or a wireless connection because it uses the phones access to sent and receive e-mail. It works great! Also it supports Flash making it possible to watch youtube movies and all websites, something the iPad lacks. Had to get used to the typing on it, but got used to that very fast.
Only got positive comments about it and even the CEO wanted to take a good look at it when I did a presentation from it. All in all a great device for a price of under the iPad2.
Highly recommended!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Nearly Perfect
I got a blackberry playbook at christmas 2011. at this point the app store was very poor but the rest of it was great. along with the new os2. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Dominic Heaton
Great Device
Having a preference for BlackBerry phones, I opted to purchase the 64 GB BB Playbook from Amazon. I wasn't sure what to expect, given some of the negative reviews but having used... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Neil Calvert
Very poorly profiled - as good if not better than an ipad
I bought one of these reluctantly as I already have an ipad but am getting increasingly annoyed at the lack of flash support and streaming quality with Apple and wanted something... Read more
Published 12 days ago by Michael Lightfoot
Worth every penny!!
There has been a lot of criticism about this product in the press but it is absolutely brilliant!! The touch screen is incredibly responsive, the range of apps are OK, they are... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Kimbo
READ THIS - owned 4 months - Weak in several respects
I'll be honest - I didn't get my playbook from Amazon, so i can't comment on the seller, but, having owned my Playbook for about 4 months, and having tried very hard to get round... Read more
Published 18 days ago by manalishi
NOT as good as it SHOULD be
Had the tablet for a few days now.
There are some pros and cons (as with everything I guess in life). Read more
There are some pros and cons (as with everything I guess in life). Read more
Published 21 days ago by D. Psomas
Brilliant little tablet.
I don't normally leave reviews but this deserves praise. My friends all have android/xoom, or ipads. All fine in their own right but the playbook puts them all to shame. Read more
Published 23 days ago by red19s
Brilliant at the new price
Ipad drives me nuts with its lack of flash and connectivity. Playbook might be smaller but the Internet works better than it does on iPad and the new email app works well too. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Silver Moon Sailor
No wonder RIM is sinking...
Firstly, the operating system update was available from February so I didn't expect to receive my new device without it being pre-installed which particularly pained me due to a... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Crystal
Want to return
I have been asking to return this product but with no reply from you ,the battery does not hold its charge and I do not like the product,
Published 1 month ago by howie8
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