Chile Forum

My android tablets seems to be wiping and re-wiping itself now. The welcome screen keeps recurring and my apps are being deleted. I don't plug this into a PC at all. I just charge it up.

http://www.espow.com/wholesale-computers-networking-tablets.html

Based upon ze0nz's advice and my research,the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was the "front-runner" until I encountered the Samsung slate pc.

The Samsung slate is larger than the Galaxy Tab 10.1, has a touch screen, does not have 3G and is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy Tab 10.1. But because the slate runs Windross 7, I can put my trading software on it and further reduce my dependence upon a mouse or mousepad.

My concern is maintainability in Chile. Is the Samsung Slate sold in Chile? Am I likely to be able to get it maintained in Chile if necessary? If so, I might buy it here in Oz before going to Chile in ~1 week.

(I could not find it on pcfactory.cl, which is the only computer place I know in Chile.)

If you're worried about servicing, then I promise you the only thing that won't be a headache to have serviced is the Ipad because apple has very strict service agreements with their resellers. All their products get the standard 1 year which you can extend to 3 with the apple care package. It's the only extended warranty that I ever found worth the cost, mostly because I can walk into any apple store anywhere in the world and they will fix or replace in a matter of days usually.

That being said, we have attempted to have both toshiba and samsung products serviced in Chile. You'll notice I said attempted. The samsung continued to have problem after it was fixed and the Toshiba was taken in before the warranty ran out and THEY took forever only to tell us the issue was not covered by the warranty. Except when I explained everything to the American office, they said it should be. So there you go. Both machines were out 2- 3 weeks and the build quality heartily convinced me to never again buy a samsung or Toshiba computer. That being said, I do like the samsung phones and tablets, they do build those well from what I can see. It's just computers that are not their forte apparently since ours crapped out within a year (screen).

So yes, if service is a worry, then even though there is no official apple store here in Chile, they have quite a few resellers and those maconline guys in particular really like to pretend like they're the real apple store. Servicing is much easier. If you're looking to buy in Chile, then buying from them directly will make it even easier.

If your heart is really set on on a slate pc, then from what I can see online, no one has seen one in Chile yet even though Samung Chile's head guy stated they would be available by year's end http://bnamericas.mobi/news/technology/ ... e-year-end
You can't find the Asus slate either, except on mercado libre going for about $700.000 clp which is painfully overpriced considering the one being sold is used. Judging by that, the Samsung is bound to be around that or more here when it does become available. You'll probably have to try to get it in Oz or have someone from the States bring you one.

Andres wrote:Based upon ze0nz's advice and my research,the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was the "front-runner" until I encountered the Samsung slate pc.

The Samsung slate is larger than the Galaxy Tab 10.1, has a touch screen, does not have 3G and is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy Tab 10.1. But because the slate runs Windross 7, I can put my trading software on it and further reduce my dependence upon a mouse or mousepad.

My concern is maintainability in Chile. Is the Samsung Slate sold in Chile? Am I likely to be able to get it maintained in Chile if necessary? If so, I might buy it here in Oz before going to Chile in ~1 week.

(I could not find it on pcfactory.cl, which is the only computer place I know in Chile.)

Thats cool, i give it a thumbs up, i read the small print, the samsung website says it has a international waranty.... and the small print says its servicable in chile.... that means if it breaks its fixable, but that break could take upto a month, thats for a warranty claim... if you damage it, i would say you have no support here....

If something happens after the first year.... IF you might be needing to buy a whole new unit..... items like this are not as flexible as notebooks to repair....

waranty info:
http://www.samsung.com/au/support/warra ... Y.WARRANTY (search chile on this page)

zer0nz wrote:Thats cool, i give it a thumbs up

Thanks for your advice. I will buy one.

Update: bought.

iPad3: Release date, bigger battery, retina, but no quad core - Computer World Blogs

http://blogs.computerworld.com/19704/ip ... ad_core?ua