If price wasn't an issue, which would you rather own? The Android WePad or the Apple iPad?

I don't think the wepad and ipad are similar at all, despite the similar name. Apple's iPad is completely proprietary, while the Google wePad in large looks like an 'open source' variant. With the iPad, you are forced to use what Mr. Jobs thinks is good for you, while the wePad doesn't tie you into anything.

If Apple thinks you don't need Flash, you don't get flash. If Apple doesn't think a webcam is handy, you don't get it. Simple as that.

While the iPad indeed is a great tie-in with iTunes and the rest of the Apple stack, the same can be said for the Google Android platform. Google integrates some of the most innovative programs out there, WAY more innovative than Apple. Google has online docs, maps, google search, and so very much more, AND allows users to choose other programs than Google progams!

So, for me it would be the wePad.

If it doesn't seamlessly integrate with the Apple ecosystem it is not "almost the same" as the iPad! Even as a little bit of a geek that has a soft spot for open source and likes to get under the hood of tech sometimes, the WePad would have to be lot cheaper than the iPad for it to be interesting to me. There is a similar thing called the Touch Book that goes for $299.

That's more like the price I'd be looking for. Https://alwaysinnovating.com/store/home.php EDIT: I see you re-wrote the question while I was answering it! Now my answer doesn't entirely make sense.

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A year ago I would have bought the iPad, but now it's a toss up. While the WePad appears to be more versatile in inherent functions, the iPad is still the one that is socially more functional since more people have these. I am planning on waiting out my current phone contract and watching the race between the two, to decide then.

My answer is simple, not based off of much but an opinion. I have never enjoyed Apple products therefore I would not buy one now. I would buy the WePad over the iPad any day.

The iPad could have the ability to make me a millionaire and I still wouldn't buy it. I personally cannot stand Apple, I have always disliked their computers, I dislike the iPods and I am not even going to bother wasting my time on the iPad. Good question Rob, I'm interested to see what some other users say and what their reasoning is!

@tealmyster.

Since the Ipad is designed mainly for USA cutomers, I'll have to go with the WePad. The only problem here is that as of today Neofonie was an unknown manufacturer for most of European customers. The specs the WePad offers from my point of view are way better.

They learned from Apple's mistakes and everything that iPad missed they added. Now, judging by the specs, I'll go with them. Judging by the brand I'll go with Apple but I can't use it in Romania.

Therefore I'll wait for Sony to launch their tablet. And obviously it will have the specs and the brand. :D.

I currently own two Androids, and they are pocket sized and great devices. I need a larger Android to take on the beach for working on it, and reading. So, I need to take this with me on the beach, yet size needs to be smaller, yet not too small.

Since I can't do everything on the pocket sized Androids, so a larger one would be great. If price wasn't an issue, I'd own them all, but what would I do with them all? :-) I don't think it's so much price is the issue, and I thought about this the other day.It's time to get used to them all.

IPad or Wep? I like the iPad, simply because of the smaller and more compact, yet then again I think the WePad looks good, yet there is a better one coming out for Android and wait for it. I would forget the WePad.

I will hopefully win an iPad, entering contests to win one, and then I'd go out and buy the Android, since it's able to run Flash, and there is one with a camera. Get the iPad, and if you need another one get Notion Ink's Adam. Watch the video of the Notion Ink's Adam, it's thinner than iPad, and it has a camera.

It also has at least 16 hours of battery life. I've even read somewhere that it's more like 24 hours of battery life.

I'd buy the iPad hands down. Why? Because everything I own is Apple and it all works together.

I can update my iPhone and through MobileMe my desktop and laptop are updated by the time I get home. I can go on vacation and open my laptop and my Apple Time Capsule pops up on my sidebar with all of my files from home on it. They never get lost or destroyed.

Apple blows away any other system. Think about it, iPod, iPhone, iTunes, we'd be years behind without Apple. The iPad is just another extension of the Apple brand and it will kick ass just like their other products.

Already ordered one and it arrives on April 3rd baby!

It all depends upon my needs. I am a technology designer, and I realize that processor speed nor memory don't directly correlate with usage models, Consumer Experience is what matters. Thus I glanced at the tech specs, and say they are similar enough that it doesn't matter in my decision making process.

Situation 1 buy the iPad. I'd do this to figure out new usage models that it enables, and view the advancement of their technology. It will also help me understand how I can take the iPad experience and monetize it.Do I need it?

No, but I could use it to make money. As a user of the iPad I would just use it after 30 days, it would integrate into my lifestyle. Situation 2 buy the WePad.

I'd buy this to see how close the experience is and to tinker around with it to understand the design. Specifically I'd evaluate how I feel after using it - is it a positive user experience or are there some key frustrations that would prevent me from recommending it to the average user. The android devices are nice - they're 'open platforms', but they're still limited for the average user (an average user used the device, non average hacks/modifies/writes code for it).

After 30 days of owning it, it would most likely keep me thinking about how to make the device better, thus it would not be integrated into my life; my life would be modified to use it. Both devices can help me learn new things, but the Apple mantra has been to help you learn, use and integrate their 'system' into your life. Choosing one is all about understanding your personal wants and needs.

After looking at the specs of the two, as you've given above, I would buy WePad over the iPad. With WePad, you are not limited with your usage unlike the iPad. WePad has a faster processor, it has got a webcam, flash/adobe air, with multitasking capability and with bigger and better display.

IPad doesn't have what WePad can offer. That makes WePad a true iPad killer.

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