Sorry to hijack your thread, Morvant, but any forumites invested in the Blackberry playbook? I'm strongly considering purchasing one but I want some opinions from those in the know first. Any input?
I purchased one for a family member who already has a company Blackberry (in the Caribbean). It is a slick device. Right now same price as the kindle fire for the 16gb version, with more memory and a faster processor. With the new OS update, it can also run a lot of android apps. You need to do a lil something to convert them, but over 400 converted apps are already here:
http://goodereader.com/apps/category/playbook/Personally, I don't have much use for a tablet, to me it's just a slick toy. But for her, it will replace her laptop (I also got her a bluetooth keyboard case) and with tethering to her blackberry, suits her needs perfectly. Appointments, emails, contacts, and the occasional office document. And we side-loaded the kindle app for her books.
The price combined with the fact that she already heavily uses her blackberry made this a good choice.