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But it only has Wi-Fi connectivity. That means unless you are in a hotspot with blazing fast Wi-Fi, the tablet can seem terribly slow.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the average Wi-Fi is much faster than 3G or Wimax. Unless the reviewer is suggesting that someone would want to plug a tablet into a wired LAN.



In retrospect, I shouldn't have expected good writing from an "OMG we have to be the first to preview this gadget" article, even from Wired.


Watching streaming HD video doesn't go that well with a slow internet connection through Wifi, I guess that's what the author is aiming for.


With the new 802.11N WiFi protocol, HD streaming works great on a speedy internet connection.


I'm pretty sure that's just nonsense. They tried to say something about it only having Wi-Fi and then just lost the plot.

Also these days you can bridge from 3G to Wifi via external devices which makes this slightly less of an issue.




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