Friday, August 19, 2011

Why I Returned My Motorola Xoom



I bought a Motolora Xoom tablet shortly after it came out.  I kept it a week and returned it.  

Why?

1. I found the screen to be smoky and foggy.  Not really clear and bright.

2. The product build was nice, but a bit heavy and bulky for my tastes.

3. Honeycomb was not ready for prime time.  There have been some revs since I tested, so things may be better now.

4.  The SD slot did not work.  It is unacceptable to release an unfinished product.  (From reports I have read, it still doesn't work.)

5.  The price was too high.  At $599, it was overpriced.   Since then, the price has dropped $100 and that makes it a better value.  Same price as the entry level iPad.

Now that Google has bought Motorola Mobility, they really need to fix the Xoom and make it a worthy competitor to Apple's iPad.