The Toshiba Thrive is finally here after many months of anticipation and suspense. Let me just say that with all the tablets that are available on the market the Toshiba Thrive deserves your consideration.
In my report below I will keep it simple so you can decide whether the Toshiba Thrive is right for you.
Toshiba Thrive
Most Outstanding Features
The attempt to make it easy for those switching from traditional laptops like me to a tablet is what has me sold. Even though it’s a bit chunky when compared to the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the iPad 2 it still is a beautiful device. It includes an SD card slot, usb port, mini usb and a full-sized HDMI port. Of course you can also expect the standard docking port too. The trade-off to me is worthwhile since I would rather a thicker tablet with the convenient ports included. The thickness has not affected the weight in any way in my opinion.
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SD Card Slot
Toshiba has gone where no man has gone before and included a full sized SD card slot. It is the first Honeycomb tablet to do so. The SD card slot and the USB ports makes it possible to link with other devices and this is what gives it some of the functionality that you would get with your laptop computer.
Don’t think for a moment that I am not aware of the purpose of the “cloud” but to me having those ports is just convenient and smart. I cannot begin to discuss how many times I plug in devices into my laptop throughout the day and this is the same convenience that I appreciate with my tablet. This is just another feature that has me sold on the Toshiba Thrive.
Vibrant Screen and Color
At first look the screen does not look as vibrant as other tablets on the market but if you turn off the auto brightness you will be able to experience the rich and vibrant color of the screen.
Perfect Pictures
Although most people use their smartphones to take pictures on the go the Toshiba Thrive includes a 5 MP auto focus rear facing camera. It also comes equipped with 720p HD video capture. The front facing camera is very useful for video chats.
The Thrive runs the same Nvidia Tegra 2 platform (dual-core 1GHz CPU, 1GB of memory) just like other Android 3.0/3.1 tablets. It also includes 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB capacities.
Other features I love are the full Flash Player support, strong battery life, slip-resistant rubber grips and not forgetting the perfect price tag. People who own other Toshiba models know how great the brand is so when shopping for tablets there would be no hesitation is picking up the Toshiba Thrive. It definitely gives Apple a run for the money.
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