Notion Ink Adam PO3 Pre-Order : Should you buy?

Short answer: No.

Long answer: Read on.

So, the CEO or ‘Chief’ or whoever it is just announced that Notion Ink’s Adam Tablet PO3 (Purchase Order 3 – this is the third set of orders) is now available for ‘intent to pre-order’. That means you can go to their site, register your email address, and be told if you can order it.  It says ‘next round starting soon’ and in Notion Ink lingo that mean could anywhere from weeks to months.

The question is – should you buy it?

Here’s what I think – and I don’t like to sit on the fence on it.

If you have extra money lying around and if you like to root/flash/whatever your Tablet to get it to work reliably and if you are satisfied with non-existent support and if you are thrilled that the most basic functionality actually works and if you are one of those who thinks that people who expect their purchases to work out of the box are retards. Then yes.

On the other hard, if you want to put your cold cash into something that just works. Then No.

After profound silence on and utterly lousy support for existing issues (software and hardware), they’re ready to send a new batch…

I’m skeptical that this tone deaf company has actually actively resolved all outstanding issues and will ensure a quality product (and service) this time around.  If I’m proven wrong I will come here and say so.

Do your due diligence, read the forums, articles, blog responses and make your decision. If someone is raving about it, ask them this simple question

“Would you recommend it to me if I just want it to work because I have neither [the time / technical skills] nor the inclination to make it work”

If they tell you ‘yes’, then decide if you want to ignore all the signs and buy it instead.

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1 Response to Notion Ink Adam PO3 Pre-Order : Should you buy?

  1. RobbedByNI says:

    Why should you not Pre-Order:-
    There is no word about existing critical issues. Whether the new shipped proeuct will be without existing bugs?
    Where is the “Live Support”?
    Where is the “Mystery Feature”. This feature has become a myth now.

    Rohan posted 2 back to back posts about Dolhpin and Kindle app, which one can easily set up. I do not think these 2 “important” updates are more important than fix for existing issues. Sadly, the blind followers are so excited and there is again hype and hoopla on NI blogs. I wonder whether these are real people or Rohan have created different “fake” IDs. Event on conclave, there is only guy “Shahid” who replies to simple queries once in a time.

    Apart from 2% buyers, no one buys a device to root. I’m a laughing stock among my group where I used to sing praises for Adam. Everyone has bought iPad.
    I warn everyone not to buy anything which has NI stamp on it.

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