Comments on: Motorola Xoom: A Disappointing Introduction to Android 3.0

By: mbaDad

mbaDad — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:55:23 +0000

Verizon also charges that activation fee on iPad’s as well. Turn 3g off, and activate again on your next trip, and if it has been over 3 months (if memory serves) you will have to pay another activation fee. If I was ever to purchase an iPad 3g, it would be the AT&T variety for exactly this reason.

I keep rooting for someone to make a great Android tablet. Still waiting.

Great review btw.

By: ward

ward — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:33:50 +0000

Motorola Xoom WiFi Hitting Seven Retailers March 27th For $599 http://nerd.bz/gFJ3QA /via @CrunchGear

By: pedro

pedro — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:22:47 +0000

This isn't a review, it is bullsh*t! Verizon did wave the activation 1 week after launch... These features that you call vaporware are just another pro Apple rant because your site knows within 3 months these selling points will be a stumbling block for Apple. Oh and yes we have to wait for these features but the iPad 2 will never have them. As for the Galaxy Tab, I had that for about 3 weeks and it was not as fast as the Xoom, it wasn't even close. The fact that you recommend the Galaxy over this is amazing because both my Galaxy Tabs crashed hard within 3 weeks and I returned it for the Xoom. I'm sure you will reply with arrogance because there's no substance to anything else you have to say. [WM: Congrats. You've won the free candy bar.]

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:29:53 +0000

Ward, I think your experience with the data plan at Best Buy says more about Best Buy than the Xoom. Even a cursory search will show that Verizon isn’t requiring a data plan. Play hard but play fair. It’s also been announced that unlocked Xooms are eligible for the free LTE upgrade — as they should be, of course.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:15:28 +0000

Funny, I didnt have to purchase any data plan with my Xoom either….and before you ask, personal experience is my source of information.

By: ward

ward — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:55:51 +0000

The wait is over. Available March 11: http://www.apple.com/ipad/#video

By: Gerald Shields

Gerald Shields — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:48:10 +0000

Motorola advertised Adobe Flash support which still is the Achilles’ Heel of the iPad.

Achilles’ Heel?! Yeah. Sure, like HTML video isn’t enough . . .

By: lrd

lrd — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 03:19:28 +0000

Too expensive, near zero native apps, forked OS, no iTunes, no, no, no.

Really other than the supposedly fast processor and HDMI port, what does this tablet have to offer?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:42:56 +0000

I started reading this on my Xoom and finished reading it on my PC. I honestly have no idea why how you could have come to some of your conclusions. It’s the fastest Android device I’ve used so far, and I’ve worked my way up each generation since the G1.

The "you have to buy the data plan for 1 month" issue was proven to not be true the day before release, and in fact I did NOT have to pay for a data plan to walk out of Best Buy with the Xoom. I’m running it purely WiFi only and it’s been great.

I do most definitely wish Flash 10.2 was already there, that the 4G was already in place should I choose to use it, and that the apparently non-functioning micro-SD card update was already in place…but I think it says something that even with these drawbacks I’m really enjoying the device.

[WM: The Best Buy experience was exactly as described. There was no option offered to purchase the unit without Verizon activation. In fact, the device wasn’t handed over until after activation. Not quite sure what the source of your information is. As for the other shortcomings, perhaps they don’t matter to you. They did to us. But, as they say, to each his own. Enjoy your Xoom.]

By: houstonfalcon

houstonfalcon — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:01:52 +0000

Ward,

My sentiments exactly. It’s a thorough review of another iPad speed bump. The current iPad is ten times better than the Xoom and I expect the iPad 2.0 to be much better.

By: warraich

warraich — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:09:21 +0000

Thanks WM, once again you did it. Excellent review.
SW

By: bmovie

bmovie — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:48:06 +0000

Thanks for the (as they say in Maine) "wicked" review of the Xoom. Not only will consumers be hurt, but so will Motorola's reputation (if they had one to begin with).