Using Android as a replacement for my business notebook?

[heilrath]

Hi!

I'm fascinated by android and I'm thinking about replacing my business notebook by an android tablet (like the motorola xoom).

But I'm still a little afraid everythink works the way I need it:

- I can see a great gmail-support on android. But how well is Android working with Microsoft Exchange? Synchronising Email (different folders), Calender and Contacts?

- I'm regulary editing pdf files. Is there software available to do that on Android?

- I'm currently using Windows Live Mesh to synchronise several folders between my Office PC and my notebook. Can I do that with Android?

- Editing Microsoft Office Documents is absolutly necessary of course. Quickoffice will do that?

Thanks for any help!

 

[sitlet]

But how well is Android working with Microsoft Exchange? Synchronising Email (different folders), Calender and Contacts?

Exchange works very well.

- I'm regulary editing pdf files. Is there software available to do that on Android?

Documents To Go and Quick Office both have pdf editors. They cant do everything a pc can, but can do most editing functions.

- I'm currently using Windows Live Mesh to synchronise several folders between my Office PC and my notebook. Can I do that with Android?

Dropbox is one app I know of that can do this, but I am sure there are others

- Editing Microsoft Office Documents is absolutly necessary of course. Quickoffice will do that?

Yep, as well as Documents To Go, which I prefer over Quick Office.

 

[heilrath]

Thanks! Sounds good!

But about the folder syncing:

Dropbox is a great piece of software but it's free version is limited in the size of the folders that can be synced and I can't simply sync a folder i select but the folder has to be within the "dropboxfolder".

Sugarsync seems to be another choice but has quite an expensive monthly fee (which is just to much when i don't need a cloudserver or anything similar but just want to sync folders).

 

[droiduzr2]

I would suggest that you wait another year.
The rapid onset and adoption of Android is great but give it some time to settle to where they are equal or better than MS.
It would make sense for Google to give you online syncing considering it is their OS and the apps they provide natively.
Why not just let you have the ability to use your email storage space to do what you want with it and if anything let you pay $20/year for extra storage or features?

The best part of Android IS the OPEN SOURCE.
As long as that stays OPEN and FREE then we will get awesome products that people will pay for as well. That formula will evolve but for now it has been the FREE MARKET that made Android so popular imo.