As RIM’s first foray in tablet PC market, the PlayBook has some of the features that make it worthy adversary to the Apple iPad 2, but not its successor. Measuring in at 7.5 x 5 inches, 0.4-inches thick and weighing in at .9 pounds, the PlayBook is smaller, more compact and lighter than Apple’s tablet and, much to its benefit over the iPad 2, supports Flash and Microsoft Office documents.
The Playbook is equipped with two 1080p video cameras (a three-mega pixel camera in the front and five-mega pixel one in the back), and features a brilliant screen display as well really clear sound from its stereo speakers. There’s built in HDMI connectivity and its touch screen navigation is slick. But for all of the promise that it holds, the PlayBook ultimately falls short because, despite baring the BlackBerry name, it doesn’t support the brand’s core values of connectivity.
16GB version retails for $499, 32GB for $599 and the 64GB for $699.
