Hands-on with Toshiba’s Folio 100
If its dual-screen laptop was a bit much for you, Toshiba has made a more traditional touch tablet, the Folio 100. Like Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, it runs Android 2.2 (giving you goodies like Flash and Wi-Fi hotspot abilities), but with a bigger 10.1in screen (the Galaxy Tab sizes up at just 7in).
From our time with it we found the screen’s sheen didn’t bode well. Believe it or not, but we gave the screen a clean before snapping it in the pics below, admittedly only with some hot breath and a t-shirt, but the array smudges and fingerprints warrant a bit more work.
The back – on the other hand – hasn’t a mark in sight. It’s a plastic non-slip surface, but it’s not that solid. You wouldn’t want to step up to the crease facing Glenn McGrath holding it, that’s for sure. And, in common with Apple’s iPad, there’s no cam here. There’s one on the front, though – a 1.3MP webcam for video calling (or checking your hair).
All the usual Androidy buttons are here, and optimised for landscape use. Unlike Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, there’s no haptic feedback here.
Tosh’s media hub feels a bit old-fashioned, too. We got the impression that this tablet had been rushed out for IFA without having a final polish. There’s no reason it won’t be considerably slicker and smoother when it actually becomes available next month, but our first impressions were pretty lukewarm.
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The iPad is too overpriced at the moment and doesn’t even have a camera, you can’t make phone calls and it doesn’t support Flash. At least with the Folio and the Galaxy you get a bit more for your money.