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Posted 23 December 2011
Blackberry Playbook 16gb £169.00 @ Currys
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This deal is expired. Here are some options that might interest you:
In-store price £249
Also 32gb @ £199, but not available for home delivery and no stock anywhere near me.
Quidco 1.5%, should also come with questionable value £50 voucher.
I think this is a good buy, especially with the 2.0 update in February
£50 voucher is for spending between 1st and 14th march 2012 when you spend £200.
- TheDelBoy
Also available in PC world and carphone warehouse
- janz70
10% Cashback just for TODAY - bringing price down to £152.10!
- skgwho
- skgwho
Also 32gb @ £199, but not available for home delivery and no stock anywhere near me.
Quidco 1.5%, should also come with questionable value £50 voucher.
I think this is a good buy, especially with the 2.0 update in February
£50 voucher is for spending between 1st and 14th march 2012 when you spend £200.
- TheDelBoy
Also available in PC world and carphone warehouse
- janz70
10% Cashback just for TODAY - bringing price down to £152.10!
- skgwho
- skgwho
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sorted bydon't you just hate people who make comments like this.... very little justification for the comments but people like him often come out with:
"I wouldn't wipe my ar$e with it"
"I wouldn't use it as a paperweight... let alone an advanced piece of technology"
"I wouldn't let my dog look at this..."
all designed for a reaction and to try to put forward the thought that the writer is a very intelligent, technologically astute person - yet all anyone else reads is "you're a nob"
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Conclusion: I'm buying neither. Found them very disappointing.
I think I've been trying to force myself to believe I need a tablet, and the fact is that I don't.
My iPhone 4 (exploiting RSS) covers mobile. And netbook + laptops + desktop PC do everything else.
170 quid saved.
the numpties spouting off as though they've owned every tablet out there is just getting ridiculous!!
The playbook is a fantastic little piece of kit - been playing round with it last 2 days and its worth every penny - being the owner of many apple apps - i have come to the opinion apps are well overrated.
We download them by the stackfull - but how many do we use more than very occasionally ?
A great quick responsive touchscreen, excellent internet browsing ability, plays flash video and all its other abilities make the playbook a brilliant performer.
Those slagging it must have paid well over double the price for something no better and are more than just a little suffering from the old green eyed monster taking control lol !!
If the price drops next few days great i'll be back to currys for my price match refund
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My little boy has teething problems and he's not new. We've had him several months now.
If you cant make your own judgement call on this, then i suggest this site isn't for you, as you'll be bankrupt in no time at all & wondering who to blame lol !
Read up, make a decision, okay it with your bank balance/wife/whoever & enjoy or not, simple as that ah ?
Btw i bought in x 2 actually, already got an ipad2, think the playbooks a smart piece of kit, in my price range, does stuff my ipad dont..... Decision made.
This site is simply here to inform you, not control you lol !!!
Anyway, heat added.
This site's voting system sucks.
Maybe about time to change what your Dad has instilled on you ... Find some Christmas spirit!
GIVE THE TORCH TO HIM AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR CHRISTMAS
AND GIVE HIM THE PLAYBOOK FOR HIS BIRTHDAY
HE WILL LIKE THAT ALOT.
hot and bought... thanks op
Merry Christmas :-)
For those who have got it you can get 50GB free online storage from Box.net.
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Happy Christmas!
A shoe-in for knob of the year award
Suspect they may up their prices by £50 in March
Nice little device. I've loaded the OS2 beta and have some android apps on it working fine (twitter, mail, kindle, bbc, scrabble, guardian news), Its great for watching on the TV with a small HDMI cable, and i've used liveonlinefooty, and lovefilm through it great. Sky Go doesn't work though as it uses Silverlight
One thing to watch is that on wifi mine doesn't like N settings enabled, meaning it dropped off the network every few minutes so i had to change the settings on my router!
"$485m worth of PlayBooks are gathering dust on the shelves"
At the moment, yes. It uses the app on the Blackberry handset for each. However this is due to change with the update coming in Feb. You can get round the mail issue by just using the browser though and viewing mail through there. If you have a Blackberry handset then this isn't an issue, I think they really did aim this device at Blackberry owners rather than just people looking for a tablet.
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"Here is my playbook running kindle and angry birds really badly!"
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Someone ban this tool.
mods!!
WOoooo!
I'd say thats a bit extreme. iPads have the worst tablet OS in terms of funtionality, although it is probably the most stable, and of course has iTunes for apps. Android and QNX (heck, even WebOS) are a lot more advanced and offer much more features and customisation compared to iOS. It really is just a giant iPod touch. Build quality does really excel with the iPad 2 though (iPad 1 was awful, both in terms of looks and because of the flexy back). And that is pretty much consistant with apple products, although the Playbook still has a better screen than the iPad, as well as superior stereo speakers.
Either way, I'm sick of people going on about how the iPad is the cream of the crop, its not. Its like saying that CoD is the best gaming franchise ever created. Its not. Its a mainstream product for people who want to be with the 'in' crowd. ASUS Transformer and Transformer Prime will be leading the way for a while to come, as everything it offers is superior to the iPad, even build quality & materials.
You also say that you cant compare the two, and then make a comparison.
But based on reviews, peoples feedback and having a small go with one in Currys... Still seems overpriced at £169...
Seriously though, are the sheeple punch drunk?
You all know these flopped at or close to RRP. You all know they will likely fall further in price from here.
I saw this deal this morning, and figured 200-300 degrees. Not 2300+. This is getting silly.
for that reason you been reported.
You better add me to your list too Punkstoner. Whilst I dont agree with making personal attacks and assumptions about your personal life, I do agree that you have said your piece once regarding this being obsolete, - why not leave it at that? The whole issue regarding pros and cons of buying this item was covered several days ago. Have you not considered that this may be a marketing strategy by RIM to sell off its stock which admittedly did not sell as well as it had hoped early this year on release? Only YOU are talking about this being obsolete and quite frankly, we are not interested.
This is the second hottest thread of all time for a reason. People clearly are not interested in your anti Playbook/Blackberry spouting. The temperature is evidence of that, - accept it and find somewhere else to troll !
You better add me to your list too Punkstoner. Whilst I dont agree with making personal attacks and assumptions about your personal life, I do agree that you have said your piece once regarding this being obsolete, - why not leave it at that? The whole issue regarding pros and cons of buying this item was covered several days ago. Have you not considered that this may be a marketing strategy by RIM to sell off its stock which admittedly did not sell as well as it had hoped early this year on release? Only YOU are talking about this being obsolete and quite frankly, we are not interested.
This is the second hottest thread of all time for a reason. People clearly are not interested in your anti Playbook/Blackberry spouting. The temperature is evidence of that, - accept it and find somewhere else to troll !