As I have repeatedly pointed out, even the best is pure crap. I was reading an article on my iDevice, and safari crashed no less than 3 times in that article. Here: try it yourself:
Now if the best cant even render properly and has proven repeatedly to be an underpowered piece of trash, just IMAGINE how badly the user experience is on one of these tablets. lol. ugh. People are stupid for spending money on this junk. Myself included. These things are nowhere near desktop replacements, even for the most novice of web surfers.
I agree that tablets and phones are not (and never will be) replacements for desktop devices --- based, if nothing else, on input modalities and screen size.
Having said that, I opened the page you reference on my iPhone4 running iOS 5.01 and had zero problems with it. As a general principle, I've had Safari on iOS crash as frequently (ie infrequently) as desktop browsers. There are plenty of things to criticize in iOS, but "Safari crashes frequently" is, in my experience, not one of them.
Personally I never have browsers or anything crash on PCs, but stuff crashes all the time in iOS.
I mean it's handy in that it fits in your pocket, but even something as simple as checking a forum post in an email and responding becomes a gigantic ordeal on iOS, so I don't even bother anymore.
Regarding the Streak...I actually didn't know Dell HAD a product like this...they'd be one of my first choices were I going to buy one, and...I didn't know they were selling them. Which can't be good, given I'm more plugged in to this stuff than the average consumer!
I went ahead and loaded that article as well on my first generation iPad, no problems at all and the iPad 1 is the most underpowered of the the recent devices with it's small RAM.
Makes me wonder, is your iDevice maybe an iPhone 3G or a second generation iPad touch? You didn't specify your device but if it load fine on a iPad 1 you pretty much need to have an even weaker device for there to be problems...
I got a good price this spring for the 5" Dell. It's ok with 2.2.2, I've just change the ugly Dell launcher. This 7" has a low resolution if I remember well, but it has a standard Tegra 2, so hopefully someone will put 4.0 (CM9?) on it sometimes... It's all depending of the price.
I don't even know they WERE selling them. I thought they had discontinued them long time ago. Those Dell tablets were horrible. I won't even use it if it is free. Dell phone? It is a joke. Dell should focus on multimedia and family friendly PC to compete with Apple.
From everything I've read, the Dell Venue Pro smartphone (WP7) was very good. Why should Dell stick to computers when it's obvious that the market is moving towards phones and tablets?
Especially after best buy was selling the wifi only models as a doorbuster. only things that make it as doorbusters are discontinued and 2 year old devices.
I own one of these and it's a very decent device. I have owned it for almost a year and let my (now) 3 year old play angry birds on it from time to time. Still haven't found a way to put a scratch on this device (without just getting out a straight edge-even then the screen would likely still be safe). It is actually well made quality device if you can look past the low display res. DJ Steve is in the process now of making ICS for the streak 7 too. If he's successful (and it's only a matter of time) this device will be a great bargain to pick up.
I think the only 7" tablets to survive will be the Fire and the Nook Tablet. They are already driving other small tablets out.
But Dell's tablets have been terrible. They don't deserve to do well. Just like their old music player. I think it it was called the Ditty, or something like that.
Yeah, they're definitely "cheap" tablets from before B&N/Amazon redefined the general build quality/user experience you could expect in the $200-$300 price range (Not that I think that's necessarily a good thing - now everyone but Apple is going to be in a full-on race to the bottom just like in the PC market, which means we can expect a vast array of samey, cheap, plasticky tablets coming out in the next year or two).
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Goi - Monday, December 5, 2011 - link
What about their other Android devices like Android phones?Shadowmaster625 - Monday, December 5, 2011 - link
As I have repeatedly pointed out, even the best is pure crap. I was reading an article on my iDevice, and safari crashed no less than 3 times in that article. Here: try it yourself:http://www.safehaven.com/article/23510/kondratiev-...
Now if the best cant even render properly and has proven repeatedly to be an underpowered piece of trash, just IMAGINE how badly the user experience is on one of these tablets. lol. ugh. People are stupid for spending money on this junk. Myself included. These things are nowhere near desktop replacements, even for the most novice of web surfers.
name99 - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
I agree that tablets and phones are not (and never will be) replacements for desktop devices --- based, if nothing else, on input modalities and screen size.Having said that, I opened the page you reference on my iPhone4 running iOS 5.01 and had zero problems with it. As a general principle, I've had Safari on iOS crash as frequently (ie infrequently) as desktop browsers. There are plenty of things to criticize in iOS, but "Safari crashes frequently" is, in my experience, not one of them.
Wolfpup - Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - link
Personally I never have browsers or anything crash on PCs, but stuff crashes all the time in iOS.I mean it's handy in that it fits in your pocket, but even something as simple as checking a forum post in an email and responding becomes a gigantic ordeal on iOS, so I don't even bother anymore.
Regarding the Streak...I actually didn't know Dell HAD a product like this...they'd be one of my first choices were I going to buy one, and...I didn't know they were selling them. Which can't be good, given I'm more plugged in to this stuff than the average consumer!
thunng8 - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
Opens fine for me as well. Safari on ipad2 ios5.01melgross - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
It was an interesting article, but I had no problem reading it and scrolling up and down on my iPad2, so something is not generally wrong.Leonick - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
I went ahead and loaded that article as well on my first generation iPad, no problems at all and the iPad 1 is the most underpowered of the the recent devices with it's small RAM.Makes me wonder, is your iDevice maybe an iPhone 3G or a second generation iPad touch? You didn't specify your device but if it load fine on a iPad 1 you pretty much need to have an even weaker device for there to be problems...
aegisofrime - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
Works fine and is buttery smooth on my Galaxy S II.Belard - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
No issues with my iPad-1 with iOS 5.0.1Mugur - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
I got a good price this spring for the 5" Dell. It's ok with 2.2.2, I've just change the ugly Dell launcher. This 7" has a low resolution if I remember well, but it has a standard Tegra 2, so hopefully someone will put 4.0 (CM9?) on it sometimes... It's all depending of the price.Vinny DePaul - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
I don't even know they WERE selling them. I thought they had discontinued them long time ago. Those Dell tablets were horrible. I won't even use it if it is free.Dell phone? It is a joke. Dell should focus on multimedia and family friendly PC to compete with Apple.
Spivonious - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
From everything I've read, the Dell Venue Pro smartphone (WP7) was very good. Why should Dell stick to computers when it's obvious that the market is moving towards phones and tablets?retrospooty - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
it was a really bad day ;)anactoraaron - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
Especially after best buy was selling the wifi only models as a doorbuster. only things that make it as doorbusters are discontinued and 2 year old devices.I own one of these and it's a very decent device. I have owned it for almost a year and let my (now) 3 year old play angry birds on it from time to time. Still haven't found a way to put a scratch on this device (without just getting out a straight edge-even then the screen would likely still be safe). It is actually well made quality device if you can look past the low display res. DJ Steve is in the process now of making ICS for the streak 7 too. If he's successful (and it's only a matter of time) this device will be a great bargain to pick up.
melgross - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
I think the only 7" tablets to survive will be the Fire and the Nook Tablet. They are already driving other small tablets out.But Dell's tablets have been terrible. They don't deserve to do well. Just like their old music player. I think it it was called the Ditty, or something like that.
Andrew.a.cunningham - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
Yeah, they're definitely "cheap" tablets from before B&N/Amazon redefined the general build quality/user experience you could expect in the $200-$300 price range (Not that I think that's necessarily a good thing - now everyone but Apple is going to be in a full-on race to the bottom just like in the PC market, which means we can expect a vast array of samey, cheap, plasticky tablets coming out in the next year or two).steven75 - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - link
And nothing of value was lost.