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w00tazn posted:Wonder if you could just get rid of the battery. He's already opened the guts to reposition the usb port so I don't see why removing the battery would be that much more of a stretch. the 16GB still has 11/3 on Amazon tonight. 32GB no date  (I have one ordered as well)
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w00tazn posted:Wonder if you could just get rid of the battery. He's already opened the guts to reposition the usb port so I don't see why removing the battery would be that much more of a stretch.
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TheQat posted:the 16GB still has 11/3 on Amazon tonight. 32GB no date Noooo. Hopefully nothing has changed though! Also nothing like getting back from vacation and seeing 30some new posts....oh.
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Decius posted:Only the Nexus 5 and then only FAT32. Everything else you need to use third-party tools/kernels that I guess simply ignore the patent. Manufacturers have to pay per device as far as the contracts with MS have become public, so of course they try to minimize the number of devices. Although in Germany a OLG (second highest instance) ruling already invalidated the FAT patent, so it might be a thing of the past in a few years time. fat16 already had patents expire globally several years back, and fat32 patents should expire by 2016.
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GregNorc posted:Does anyone know why OSX would freeze when I plug in my N7? So Android File Transfer opens but that's all that happens? Why exactly are plugging in your device? That's something I only do to fastboot and adb sideload. Is there a reason you're avoiding just using AirDroid or SMB to transfer things wirelessly?
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Still developing hands-on of the nexus 9! http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/21/7025965/google-nexus-9-hands-on-android-tablet-vs-ipad
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A while back I mentioned that my Nexus 7 ran like hell and everyone here told me something was wrong with it. With the test Lollipop images being released I put that on so my wife and I could use the new onboarding/restore process and all the performance problems have vanished. We still have both of us on there but now it's quite snappy. I did have a problem where I turned on and off the battery saver function and the persistent notification would not go away on only my profile but a reboot fixed it. Other than that it's been exceptional.
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ChiTownEddie posted:Still developing hands-on of the nexus 9! Lol that he called something lighter than the iPad Air 2 heavy.
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I was looking at the N9 release dates on Amazon again today and I noticed that the black 32/16 are both listed as having no release date, but the white ones are marked Nov 3. I really hope this is just Amazon oversight because it's pretty annoying if I end up getting mine later due to color choice.
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ijyt posted:Lol that he called something lighter than the iPad Air 2 heavy. The verge is the the fox news of tech journalism. I remember a verge article admitting how lovely their bias was but you should still totally trust them. 
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ijyt posted:Lol that he called something lighter than the iPad Air 2 heavy. *heavier than expected. He may have thought it'd be closer to iPad Mini than iPad Air.
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LastInLine posted:A while back I mentioned that my Nexus 7 ran like hell and everyone here told me something was wrong with it. With the test Lollipop images being released I put that on so my wife and I could use the new onboarding/restore process and all the performance problems have vanished. We still have both of us on there but now it's quite snappy. Thinking about buying the one from last year when the N9 becomes available at retailers. Hopefully that'll bring a small price drop.
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Thinking about it google have pretty much scored an own goal with the 9 and it's pricing. If I have £500 (+£110) to spend on a tablet, I'll buy android - but only because I've already invested in its ecosystem. Androids selling point has always been that it's cheap. Remove that, take verdant fanboys out of the equation, and I believe most people will buy iPad because "it's better". Their marketing had better be as good as apples if they want to continue the direction of its flagship device.
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Daimo posted:Thinking about it google have pretty much scored an own goal with the 9 and it's pricing. If I have £500 (+£110) to spend on a tablet, I'll buy android - but only because I've already invested in its ecosystem. Google is trying to produce a premium device and separate it from Nexus=cheap.
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Daimo posted:Their marketing had better be as good as apples if they want to continue the direction of its flagship device.
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Zom Aur posted:Which generation N7 is this?
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Daimo posted:Androids selling point has always been that it's cheap. Remove that, take verdant fanboys out of the equation, and I believe most people will buy iPad because "it's better". If you're comparing similar devices there isn't really that much distinction between the two any more now that Apple's app store is barely curated and full of garbage, and iOS users don't have to jailbreak to install third party apps. You can just use whichever OS you're more comfortable with/offers the device you want!
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Tunga posted:It's the same price as the N10 so the price is not exactly unprecedented. Although that didn't exactly sell in great numbers. I'm british, I bought an n10 and it cost nowhere near half a grand. (And indeed the preorder price is 320 pounds)
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feedmegin posted:I'm british, I bought an n10 and it cost nowhere near half a grand. I bought a 16GB N10 for 399€ The 16GB N9 is 389€ By the way, I paid 539€ for my (terrible) GNex back in the day. 579€ for a N6 doesn't seem that bad, just more expensive than the 300€/350€/400€ Nexus4/5
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feedmegin posted:I'm british, I bought an n10 and it cost nowhere near half a grand. N9 is £320/£400. I, too, am confused about the earlier post claiming that it is £500.
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GregNorc posted:To be honest, I didn't realize I could send stuff over wirelessly. I got used to avoiding Bluetooth back in the days when it gave devices Game Gear eque levels of power drain. Is that built in or do you use an app? Install the app AirDroid. All your problems will be solved.
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Thermopyle posted:Install the app AirDroid. All your problems will be solved. AirDroid is amazing, its what I've always needed for my phone/tablet but never knew I needed it.
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GregNorc posted:To be honest, I didn't realize I could send stuff over wirelessly. I got used to avoiding Bluetooth back in the days when it gave devices Game Gear eque levels of power drain. Is that built in or do you use an app? quote:Press Cmd+K in Finder and enter IP address AND share:
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Should I preorder a nexus 9? I've been waiting forever for this device but I'm not sure if it's worth waiting for it to come out and for the initial bugs to be fixed. There's always something funky with releases like this, right? How many of you have preordered already?
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I'm not expecting too many major issues. There are lots of Android tablets now so the software side has really come a long way in the past 2-3 years. Hardware-wise it's just a nice evolutionary step--there's nothing really novel or fancy in the Nexus 9. Lots of other tablets have similar high DPI displays, build quality, etc. And if there are issues at least it's a Nexus device so you have all the competency of Google behind making necessary fixes. I've got one preordered and can't wait for it to arrive so I can upgrade from my Nexus 7 (that has been flawless the past year). edit: I guess the only thing to worry about is the new 64-bit K1 processor, I don't think any other tablets have used that yet. However I think it's worth the risk considering the crazy performance of the 32-bit K1 and that this one should be even better.
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db franco posted:Should I preorder a nexus 9? I preordered, basically decided a bit into last year that I'd get the next nexus 9-10" device. I think that having nothing come out last year really whetted my appetite for a new device haha. Personally though, I'd say if you're really questioning it, just wait for reviews/talk to decide if it is for you. A pre-order should be a no-thought-I-want-this type of reaction. It isn't like they will produce only enough for the pre-orders...
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db franco posted:Should I preorder a nexus 9? I've not despite this tablet being exactly what I wanted. I want to hold one and get a feel for it before buying. Plus, I want all of the accessories available and to read reviews from people in this thread.
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db franco posted:Should I preorder a nexus 9?
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Syrinxx posted:There's really no reason to choose it over the $399 iPad air or the Note 10.1. The 4:3 aspect ratio is just baffling to me but I guess they wanted to copy Apple on everything. For people using it for things other than reading comic books and watching movies, 4:3 owns. Better for reading the internet in portrait, way better for reading normal 8.5x11 format stuff.
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RVProfootballer posted:way better for reading normal 8.5x11 format stuff.
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I was wondering that as well, when I saw the aspect ratio. Seems like a step in the wrong direction. I'm sure they've done it that way for some reason... I guess I'll have to actually experience it myself before I give my opinion of it. As for the note 10.1, Samsung makes toys, not productivity devices. The note 4 is just awful. Maybe I just still have a bad taste in my mouth after a bad experience with the S3. Ever since owning a Nexus 10 and Nexus 5, I'm a fan boy  Will they have the nexus 9 on display at big box retailers such as Best Buy? If the release date is the 3rd, will they have them then? Or later, because that's the ship date?
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butt dickus posted:What stuff are you reading that's 8.5x11? Pick up a book and measure it, it's probably close to 16:10. The current 7 is perfect for reading. I'll agree that on larger devices, 4:3 is probably better, but not for that reason. Web pages--everything looks squished and has to scroll around or be zoomed in to read in portrait mode. Also having used a Surface tablet that was 16:9 it was hilariously bad in portrait mode. Just way too long and skinny to make reading 2 columns at a time comfortable. 16:9 is good for movies, but beyond that it's bad for everything else. I'm still pissed off they stopped making 4:3 aspect ratio monitors though.
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butt dickus posted:What stuff are you reading that's 8.5x11? Pick up a book and measure it, it's probably close to 16:10. The current 7 is perfect for reading. I'll agree that on larger devices, 4:3 is probably better, but not for that reason. It's stuff made to print, like scientific journal articles, and various reference/textbooks. If I had an easy way to cut the white space on the sides sometimes, I think you'd be right. But as it is, my 15:10 9" tablet can display like a page and maybe 10-20% of another vertically, and it'd be ideal if it was a little wider and showed one page but larger. I'm nitpicking, though, as it is still way better than reading that kind of stuff on my 16:9 convertible laptop.
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db franco posted:Should I preorder a nexus 9? There's very few circumstances when you should pre-order anything.
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db franco posted:As for the note 10.1, Samsung makes toys, not productivity devices. The note 4 is just awful. Maybe I just still have a bad taste in my mouth after a bad experience with the S3. Ever since owning a Nexus 10 and Nexus 5, I'm a fan boy The gently caress? Out of all the tablets, the Note series is the only thing I ever consider getting for productivity. The rest of the tablets feel like unnecessary devices.
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Thermopyle posted:There's very few circumstances when you should pre-order anything. Basically this. That said, ohmygod I can't wait!!!!!!!!! haha I check tech sites multiple times a day to see if there is any new imformation!
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Syrinxx posted:There's really no reason to choose it over the $399 iPad air or the Note 10.1. The 4:3 aspect ratio is just baffling to me but I guess they wanted to copy Apple on everything. Epubs with reflowing text are fine on whatever, but I read a ton of technical PDF published in a regular aspect ratio. On a 7" 16x10 screen you can't hardly see anything out zooming out and scrolling around. I had the N10 and both N7s as well as an ipad, and 4:3 is better for that. To each his own, though.
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