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I said come in! posted:Okay that's pretty awesome and would be worth an upgrade. Yeah, that at the same price points would be amazing.
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I said come in! posted:I thought we were already on the 2nd gen Nexus 7, but i'm not to concerned about that as I only use my Nexus for internet stuff (porn), so performance is not that important I guess. 1. We got a bump of the memory that the base went from 8gb to 16gb. 2. I'd bet there's an over 75% chance we will see a better dual screen mode at Google I/O in May. I don't know if the software will be ready then, but I'd bet that by the end of July you'll have dual screen for many apps on your existing N7.
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Anyone have any time using the following? http://www.walmart.com/ip/Acer-Icon...ner=lw9MynSeamY It's a 10 in, Tegra 3, Android tablet for $199.
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Feb 22, 2013 18:16
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Stick100 posted:Anyone have any time using the following?
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Word of a new Nexus 7 launching soon would be good. My wife left the Nexus 7 on the roof of the van and it slid off, hit another car, and got ran over. She retrieved it, but I guess that was out of interest of not being a litterbug rather than trying to save it. I need a new backseat toddler tab. My 3 year old is not touching our ipads.
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:It's rumored to have a 1920x1200 screen, which will put the pixel density higher than the Nexus 10 and 4. No more cruddy-looking text.
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Feb 22, 2013 18:37
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teethgrinder posted:I don't mind how the text looks on my N7. I really can't recommend Aldiko as a reader enough though. I haven't seen any other app, especially the "official" ones (i.e. Kobo, Kindle, etc.) give a thought to proper typesetting.
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I don't doubt there's much better, I'm just saying it's good enough for my purposes. But I'm also someone who's never had trouble reading from screens. Hell, I've read entire books for English lit classes on hacked GBA SPs and PSPs.
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Feb 22, 2013 18:53
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Stick100 posted:Anyone have any time using the following? You can read reviews here
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Syrinxx posted:Don't listen to Dr. rear end in a top hat (this should be the thread title) - it's a pretty drat good deal for $199.
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Feb 22, 2013 19:18
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:It has the same SoC, RAM and resolution as the Nexus 7, but it's bigger and won't get updates like the Nexus will. It's also $200 for a refurbished unit. You can get a new Nexus 7 for that. I wouldn't say it's that great of a deal. EDIT: I was wrong that you couldn't get a N7 without paying $12 shipping to google. I decided against the Acer unit once I found out it had no hdmi out. I would be very happy with a stretched out N7 if it only had hdmi out. Stick100 fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Feb 22, 2013 |
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Feb 22, 2013 19:23
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Stick100 posted:Please stop saying the N7 is $199, its $230. To get the $199 price have to buy from Google.  http://www.staples.com/Nexus-7-16GB-Tablet-from-Google/product_949231
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:It has the same SoC, RAM and resolution as the Nexus 7, but it's bigger and won't get updates like the Nexus will. It's also $200 for a refurbished unit. You can get a new Nexus 7 for that. I wouldn't say it's that great of a deal.
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:
Thank you, I didn't think any non-google vendor was selling the device at $199, updating my comments and knowledge.
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It should be noted that the last few N7's I bought at a B&M Staples weren't displayed in any useful why whatsoever. I had to ask customer service a few times to get one out of the back for me (their website showed them in stock).
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Syrinxx posted:The Nexus 7 is a 7" tablet. He linked a 10" tablet and asked if it was a good deal (it is). 7" tablets have less than half of the display area of 10.1" tablets, it's precisely why they cost a lot less. I don't even understand how this apples and oranges bullshit could possibly help him with his decision. To offer an alternate opinion, I've owned both versions of that tablet, the Tegra 2 and Tegra 3 version. Both were terrible pieces of poo poo. They were bulky, heavy, terrible viewing angles, unresponsive touchscreens, slow, very little available in the way of decent custom ROMs. The Amazon review you linked to was for the Tegra 2 version, which existed during a time when there was very little in the way of decent Android tablets (it was basically the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Transformer, or A500). The reviews posted on the Walmart site were comparing it to a Tegra 2 Thrive and sub-$100 Chinese knockoffs that Walmart sells. After buying an Acer netbook and 2 Acer tablets, all I gotta say is don't buy Acer.
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Syrinxx posted:Don't listen to Dr. rear end in a top hat (this should be the thread title) - it's a pretty drat good deal for $199. It's not going to blow you away but it should work fine if you're not able to pony up another ~150 for a higher spec device. Actually thats a different tablet A500, if that was the tablet for $199 I'd be all over it. The Walmart tablet is a A210 I believe which has a much worse screen, and no HDMI out. Normally I guess this tablet is only $250 so at $199 refurb it's not as good of a deal as I thought.
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Yeah if the Walmart version is the A210 I'd probably steer clear, and the deal's not that great. I thought it was the A500. I've not used either of them but there is a very active ROM/development community for the 500 so any stock OS issues could easily be fixed.
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Stick100 posted:Actually thats a different tablet A500, if that was the tablet for $199 I'd be all over it. The Walmart tablet is a A210 I believe which has a much worse screen, and no HDMI out. Normally I guess this tablet is only $250 so at $199 refurb it's not as good of a deal as I thought. You're probably looking for the A510, not the A500. If you want to buy an A500 for $200 I'd sell mine to you  Syrinxx posted:Yeah if the Walmart version is the A210 I'd probably steer clear, and the deal's not that great. I thought it was the A500. I've not used either of them but there is a very active ROM/development community for the 500 so any stock OS issues could easily be fixed. You'd think so, but not really. Most of it is just "how many features can we port from the Transformer" which just ends up slowing everything down more.
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teethgrinder posted:I don't mind how the text looks on my N7. I really can't recommend Aldiko as a reader enough though. I haven't seen any other app, especially the "official" ones (i.e. Kobo, Kindle, etc.) give a thought to proper typesetting. I used Aldiko for a while, but I found Mantano Reader to be so much better. The type setting doesn't appear to be different than Aldiko, but the interface is streets ahead.
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:I didn't think it looked bad until I got my Nexus 10. The Nexus 10 has the opposite problem where just about everything that's not text looks terrible because nothing on Android is designed for a screen like that. I was just going to say the same thing. I loved reading on my 7 until I got my 10, now the 7 looks blurry. As far as the whole "tax" debate. Google charges tax for many states. So, I got to pay tax and shipping on my Nexus 7 and still got it after people who bought it at staples. Needless to say, I bought my Nexus 10 at Staples.
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I am feeling like a bit of an idiot right now, hopefully someone can help. I just bought my first tablet today, a Nexus 7, and while playing around with to get the feel of it I somehow managed to make one of the standard buttons completely disappear. Looking at the manual it was the popular apps folder, and I haven't been able to find it again to put it back. Since I know so little about the thing I have no idea if this is a minor annoyance or a big blunder. Is there any way to get the frickin' thing back where it belongs?
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Limbo posted:I am feeling like a bit of an idiot right now, hopefully someone can help. I just bought my first tablet today, a Nexus 7, and while playing around with to get the feel of it I somehow managed to make one of the standard buttons completely disappear. Looking at the manual it was the popular apps folder, and I haven't been able to find it again to put it back. Since I know so little about the thing I have no idea if this is a minor annoyance or a big blunder. Is there any way to get the frickin' thing back where it belongs? I think its under widgets.
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TShields posted:What settings do I put into SwiftKey so I don't accidentally add words after periods? It is way different than my HTC phone, which would be an ideal setup on my Nexus. Either stop hitting the space bar after periods and commas (it adds them automatically) or change the setting that makes the space bar select the suggested word.
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Limbo posted:I am feeling like a bit of an idiot right now, hopefully someone can help. I just bought my first tablet today, a Nexus 7, and while playing around with to get the feel of it I somehow managed to make one of the standard buttons completely disappear. Looking at the manual it was the popular apps folder, and I haven't been able to find it again to put it back. Since I know so little about the thing I have no idea if this is a minor annoyance or a big blunder. Is there any way to get the frickin' thing back where it belongs? You can also (re)create a folder by dragging apps from the app drawer to the homescreen one at a time onto the same spot.
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Day Man posted:Either stop hitting the space bar after periods and commas (it adds them automatically) or change the setting that makes the space bar select the suggested word. It popped up soon after I posted this and suggested a swipe-to-type feature that's working now. Before, if I wasn't careful, whatever I said was completely incoherent. I was distracted by TV while typing an email and sent out "I no worries" in a work email. I don't even know what the gently caress I was attempting to say, possibly some form of "I'm not worried".
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Thanks for the replies...I ended up rebuilding the missing folder as suggested. So far I'm really loving the Nexus.
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My N7 3G has been getting horrible battery life since the 4.2.2 update. I checked my battery stats and it's being caused by baseband_xmm_power keeping the tablet awake, even when it should be asleep. I have mobile data disabled and airplane mode turned on, but it's still draining my battery and making the tablet annoyingly unreliable. Anyone found any fixes for this?
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ce gars posted:My N7 3G has been getting horrible battery life since the 4.2.2 update. I checked my battery stats and it's being caused by baseband_xmm_power keeping the tablet awake, even when it should be asleep. I have mobile data disabled and airplane mode turned on, but it's still draining my battery and making the tablet annoyingly unreliable. Something triggers it. I havent figured it out yet but a similar thing happens on my sgs3. Oddly enough, Certain functions do it, and some apps (no idea which yet). If I use bluetooth, on my xtrememac thing, it bugs out bluetooth or something and even after turning it off that baseband_FDJSKLF poo poo is there. If I reboot, It goes away until something else triggers it. Googling made me just give up and reboot the thing when I notice it shows up. Pandora maybe? Google Music. Would explain the bluetooth + Data thing. But then again, If I do bluetooth to my jambox + Pandora, It dont happen. Nor google music with the jambox. So confused. Almost convinced its pandora for me, Just not every time. Tho seriously certain combos of functions do it. Anything related to bluetooth and my xtreme mac thing makes it do it. EbolaIvory fucked around with this message at 03:13 on Feb 24, 2013 |
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I just got myself a new nexus 10. I wanted to know anyone has had a screen issue like me. Every once in awhile I get a line across my screen about 1/2 inch wide. It only lasts for a second, but is this just a software touch or a hardware issue that I should get an rma for?
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Well, the N5100 formal announcement came out today as the Galaxy Note 8, a 3G phone/tablet that seems to continue the Tab line. It goes on sale second quarter, 2013. I've been using the original Galaxy Tab as a daily phone + tablet, the only real problem I see is that this is slightly larger, and may not fit in my inner jacket pocket. I was going to get a 7.7 3G, but I ended up waiting too long seeing if it would drop to the same clearance prices as the WIFI and missed out. I passed on the 2.0 due to it's lack of an actual upgrade, processor wise. Previously : Galaxy Tab : (1.0 GHz Samsung Exynos 3110 ARM Cortex A8) 190.09 mm (7.484 in) (h) 120.45 mm (4.742 in) (w) 11.98 mm (0.472 in) (d) Galaxy Tab 7.7 (1.4 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 SoC processor) 196.7 mm (7.74 in) H 133.0 mm (5.24 in) W 7.9 mm (0.31 in) D Galaxy Tab 2 (1.0 GHz dual-core TI Cortex A9 SoC processor) 122.4 mm (4.82 in) H 193.7 mm (7.63 in) W 10.5 mm (0.41 in) D  Galaxy Note 8.0 (1.6GHz A9 quad-core) 210.8 mm (8.29 in) (h) 135.9 mm (5.35 in) (w) 7.9 mm (0.39 in) (d) Network: HSPA+ 21Mbps 850/900/1900/2100 Weight: 338 grams Memory: 2GB RAM Storage: 16/32GB; microSD Display: 8" WXGA (1280x800, 189 ppi) TFT Software: Android 4.1.2 (Jellybean) Battery: 4600mAh
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Maybe one day Samsung won't make a god awfully ugly mobile device.
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JoeMB posted:Maybe one day Samsung won't make a god awfully ugly mobile device. Sorry about your terrible taste. DangerousSpoon posted:I just got myself a new nexus 10. I wanted to know anyone has had a screen issue like me. Every once in awhile I get a line across my screen about 1/2 inch wide. It only lasts for a second, but is this just a software touch or a hardware issue that I should get an rma for? You probably have some kind of loose connection inside the device. You should RMA that stuff pronto, because it could easily end up completely broken!
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Install Gentoo posted:Sorry about your terrible taste. Death to physical buttons.
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Probably in anticipation of the new batch of tablets coming out, the TF700 (Asus Transformer Infinity) has dropped to $399 many places, including Best Buy, for the 32gb (down from $499). The keyboard dock is down to $99 from $149. Basically, for the price it launched at 7 or so months ago you get a dock too, if you want to look at it that way. I know the Tegra 4 is coming soon which will probably make the Tegra 3 in this thing look anemic but that's still a pretty good deal for what is probably the best 10 inch Android tablet after the Nexus 10. I prefer it in a lot of ways - it's not quite as fast, and isn't quite as up to date (currently on 4.1, although 4.2.2 is coming out soon for it), but it has an SD slot, a 1920x1200 IPS screen that is pretty great (color wise I think it's better than the N10), and a kick-rear end dock with a battery that will charge the tablet in addition to a full SD slot and USB port. The latter is why I picked it up the other day - it's a great airplane/train companion. I travel a shitload (I'm writing this from Hong Kong after a 20 hour trip from the US) and the dock+tablet battery lasted close to 14 hours watching videos and playing games. That's even with powering a little USB hard drive I had hooked up with all my media. I use the latest XBMC Libstagefright build (hw acceleration for the Tegra 3) + the Re-Touched skin - awesome. Movies look great on this thing. Also, while I've read reviews here and other places that suggest it's laggy I quite like it - then again the only other 10 inch Android tablet I've used is the POS Motorola Xoom so I probably have lower expectations. Seems pretty zippy to me. I was going to get an N10 but the lack of removable media support plus no dock/extra battery option was a no go. For the same price (comparing 32gb) I could get the Infinity and it's dock. Anyway, check your local Best Buy/retailer - Amazon still sells it on sale for $429 but I imagine that will change soon.
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The TF700, with the dock that also works as a battery, is basically my ideal tablet. I'm just waiting for an updated version with a Tegra 4 and an even higher resolution screen.
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Costco is carrying the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 for $430 right now. My girlfriend and I have been looking for a tablet to buy and share and we are thinking this might be the one. Neither of us care about gaming on a tablet, we have plenty if other alternatives for that. We both use Google Reader and Gmail a ton, could we have two profiles setup to use those services? Other than those two uses and browsing the Internet, I don't see us using it for much else; although we've never had a tablet so who knows what other uses we will find for it. We just want a light weight weight thing with which we can sit on the couch and browse the web without being tethered to our desktops. Does anyone have experience with the Note 10.1?
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I would find a Nexus 10 16GB for $399 if you are going to go that route. Do you have a Staples nearby?
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FordPRefectLL posted:I would find a Nexus 10 16GB for $399 if you are going to go that route. Do you have a Staples nearby? Yup, this is a better option for you. Multiuser support got added to Android in 4.2, which the Note 10.1 doesn't have yet (right?). It also has a better screen, hardware, and is cheaper. The Nexus 10 will also keep getting updates, new features, and bug fixes much more quickly than the Note. Unless you need a special feature that only the Note has, you'll be better off with the Nexus 10.
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