POS Lavu VS Breadcrumb
Toast POS Review – POS Options
Pros
- Reasonable cost
- Option-packed
- Solid reporting
- Versatile setup
Cons
- Processor restrictions
- Still growing
- Security?
We spend a fair amount of time pimping Apple solutions on this site, and I just want my adoring public to know that, in the interest of full disclosure.. yes, I'm an Android fanboy. Working through this cognitive dissonance has caused me untold stress, and I've considered begging my corporate overlords for hazard pay.
But let's be honest here: this is only because Apple is always on the cutting edge of new markets. For all my Google love, the Play Store really is chock full of less expensive, homespun knockoffs when compared to iTunes' endless cascade of innovation. So imagine my joy any time a professional organization devotes actual time to my favored platform! This particular rant is in honor of Toast, officially my first truly Android-based tablet POS review.* We're going to dig into this pleasantly powerful restaurant tool and show Samsung lovers their new best friend.
If you don't mind my saying, it's about damn time.
*No offense intended toward Vend, a flexible web-based option, nor platform agnostic apps. We're talking pure Android here. Also excluding proprietary systems (looking at you, Clover).
Hardware
Unlike the vast majority of these paragraphs, this text block contains no shiny white hardware requirements. Rather, Toast uses Samsung quad core tablets in 7 and 10-inch varieties.
Bundles are available, and Toast generally seems to favor using 10" tablets for payment terminals, kitchen displays, and other stationary screens. In contrast, 7" tablets seem better suited for servers and mobile purposes. Still, as we'll reveal below, the choice is up to the user.Toast partners with Epson printers, and any cash drawer that plugs into one (see: most) should work fine. They also offer a selection of stands, etc. You know the drill. The real point of interest to us here is - in a shocking revelation - Android. Toast specifically chose Android for affordability and versatility - two features that figure heavily into every facet of the system.
