Preview: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 WiFi

A quick walkthrough of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 inch tablet demoed during Samsung's summer showcase in Toronto. Here are our first impressions on the device. 

• Exceedingly thin and light, very similar physical feel to the iPad 2 except for the mostly plastic white case
• Makes most other 10.1" inch Android tablets look positively chunky
• Samsung has baked in a lot of goodness such as improved camera controls and a file system viewer
• Because of its thinness, size and widescreen it looks a lot smaller than it actually is
• Performance is reasonably fast although not too different from the Motorola XOOM which is available now and costs $499 for the 32GB version. Same with the Acer Iconia Tab which is currently on sale for $399 for the 16GB version.
• Samsung showed off  4G Data enabled version at a recent event which hints we might see one on a Canadian carrier, likely Rogers.
• Accessories will include a keyboard dock that makes it look like a netbook, some sweet connectors that allow USB and SDCard input and an array of Samsung and 3rd party cases.
• Expansys Canada is listing the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (32GB) at $608.10
• eBay has a number of limited edition units that were given out during Google I/O for sale ranging in asking price from $500 up.

Rogers to offer LG Optimus Pad on May 17th

According to a leaked document, Rogers is likely to make the LG's 8.9" inch Optimus Pad tablet available on May 17th. Starting at $450 three-year contract price and  $650 on a month-to-month contract. This will be a data-only tablet  (no voice) running on Android Honeycomb OS.

Source: Engadget