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I use ES Media Explorer and just have a sharable folder on my computer. It's a lot simpler than anything else.
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Yeah I do the same with FX since ES got a bunch of bullshit added to it.
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Used to use ES, but it got a bit naff. X-plore is pretty drat great and supports all sorts... Lan, DLNA, even direct WiFi between devices. Well worth a donation.
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Re: pixel c chat, good enough to use as a netbook, or should I just go for a netbook proper? My current t420 ThinkPad is a workhorse but I don't need that power anymore. Mostly just do Microsoft Office stuff and lots of pdf reading now. Would a pixel c and a decent desktop for home work? Also, any concerns about it falling into that awkward hardware generation gap? Apparently android n already has plans for 3d touch but the pixel c doesn't support it right?
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pinegala posted:Re: pixel c chat, good enough to use as a netbook, or should I just go for a netbook proper? My current t420 ThinkPad is a workhorse but I don't need that power anymore. Mostly just do Microsoft Office stuff and lots of pdf reading now. Would a pixel c and a decent desktop for home work? I would recommend purchasing an older small laptop rather than a Pixel C or a modern netbook-level device. Consider getting a used Thinkpad x220 - nice and compact, and as a bonus it costs about $140 on eBay these days and new batteries are nice and cheap for them as well - $30-$40 or so. It's only slightly larger than the Pixel C and doesn't have the "half-implemented" issues a lot of people experience with the Pixel C.
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Well, I'm about ready to replace my 2nd Shield. First one quit recognizing my sim card and battery life simultaneously went to poo poo, so I'm guessing it was just constantly searching for the card or network. Luckily that one was recalled for the battery issue. New one worked perfectly until last week when it began experiencing the exact same sim/battery issue. So no more mobile internet and now I have to charge it multiple times per day if I'm consistently using it. Going to do a bit more research before I decide to move on from this thing, but I don't think I've ever seen anybody else on this forum complain of a similar problem. Will check the other Android forums as well for possible solutions unless one of you knows what the problem is. Barring a fix I guess I'll see if nvidia will replace it before I go shopping around for a replacement, but I'm starting to wonder what I'd even replace it with. Could hold out and see if there's a new Nexus 7 coming out, but how long is it expected to be before it's released? I'd like to stick around the same price point and size, but don't want to put my faith in another Shield.
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Inspector 34 posted:Well, I'm about ready to replace my 2nd Shield. First one quit recognizing my sim card and battery life simultaneously went to poo poo, so I'm guessing it was just constantly searching for the card or network. Luckily that one was recalled for the battery issue. New one worked perfectly until last week when it began experiencing the exact same sim/battery issue. So no more mobile internet and now I have to charge it multiple times per day if I'm consistently using it. Get a new SIM.
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I guess I should have mentioned that that was the first thing I tried when the first tablet stopped recognizing the sim card. Went to the AT&T store and had them swap my account over to the new sim but the tablet didn't recognize it at all, not even temporarily. I might just have bad luck with nVidia devices. Got a game controller at the same time as the first Shield tablet and after a few days it quit powering on. Got that replaced and 4 months later had the same problem. Surprised I haven't heard many reviews about their devices' reliability.
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Welp. The Nexus 9 has officially been removed from the google store (was "Out of stock" for the last 4 months or so though), the Pixel C has not been added to the store, and the nvidia shield tablet is 1. out of stock and 2. only ever available in the 16GB version. Sweden is not a good place for prospective tablet-havers. Are there any reasonable options besides "wait and hope something shows up"?
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Phosphine posted:Welp. The Nexus 9 has officially been removed from the google store (was "Out of stock" for the last 4 months or so though), the Pixel C has not been added to the store, and the nvidia shield tablet is 1. out of stock and 2. only ever available in the 16GB version. Sweden is not a good place for prospective tablet-havers. Are there any reasonable options besides "wait and hope something shows up"? The Shield has an SD slot and supports adoptable storage. Some goons have a hate-on for adoptable storage but I haven't had an issue with it (so long as you are using a decent quality micro SD card). Pixel C and Shield are the official good choices IMO. I might imagine myself using a Samsung Tab S2 if I got an amazing deal and could convince myself I didn't really want to ever get updates after all.
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Phosphine posted:Welp. The Nexus 9 has officially been removed from the google store (was "Out of stock" for the last 4 months or so though), the Pixel C has not been added to the store, and the nvidia shield tablet is 1. out of stock and 2. only ever available in the 16GB version. Sweden is not a good place for prospective tablet-havers. Are there any reasonable options besides "wait and hope something shows up"? Pixel c is showing in the store for me also you can get developer discount. https://store.google.com/product/pixel_c?sku=_pixel_c_64gb https://pixel.google.com/developer-discount/ Unless the UK has moved no.Surely you could get it posted. VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV mikemelbrooks fucked around with this message at 18:32 on Apr 29, 2016 |
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mikemelbrooks posted:Pixel c is showing in the store for me also you can get developer discount.
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Rastor posted:The Shield has an SD slot and supports adoptable storage. Some goons have a hate-on for adoptable storage but I haven't had an issue with it (so long as you are using a decent quality micro SD card). Yeah, the 16 wouldn't be a total dealbreaker, except for point 1, it being out of stock.
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My 2013 Nexus 7 is still plugging away as a couch browser but I might just give it to my Mom to try out as a Kindle reader (she hates the glare though already and refuses to give up her original larger kindle that is nearly dead and can't hold a charge). I would like a light Nexus 9 that didn't suck and had cell LTE capability and 64GB for $499 instead of paying $650 for a loaded ipad Air2. Keyser_Soze fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Apr 29, 2016 |
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Keyser S0ze posted:ipad Air2. It's sad, I love Android but I'm torn between that and a Windows tablet. Obviously as an IT guy the Windows tablet would be far more functional, but my tablet usage is fairly pedestrian (SA and YouTube mainly) and the Air 2 is so loving nice.
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I'd say there's an above even chance that we get a new Nexus tablet at I/O. On the one hand, I'd like an update to my 2013 Nexus 7, on the other hand, I can't really say there's anything wrong with it either.
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Keyser S0ze posted:My 2013 Nexus 7 is still plugging away as a couch browser but I might just give it to my Mom to try out as a Kindle reader (she hates the glare though already and refuses to give up her original larger kindle that is nearly dead and can't hold a charge). FWIW you can get a refurbished 128 GB LTE iPad Air 2 for $600. And you should get your mom a new Kindle! Unless you mean she has a DX, in which case I guess you're SOL on that one.
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Thermopyle posted:I'd say there's an above even chance that we get a new Nexus tablet at I/O. On the one hand, I'd like an update to my 2013 Nexus 7, on the other hand, I can't really say there's anything wrong with it either. Probably a Huweii 8 inch.. I'm mildly interested. At the moment I have no tablet, and could see maybe it being nice.
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Huawei did trademark 7P recently. Since we are reasonably sure they are not doing the next Nexus phone, a tablet seems likely.
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7P is just a prototype name, I'm sure it will end up the Nexus Honor ProTab 7.2" Evo S
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Endless Mike posted:FWIW you can get a refurbished 128 GB LTE iPad Air 2 for $600. Yep, she is clinging to a 2009 era Kindle DX (10") What I don't get (and maybe it's just me)is why all the new Kindle paperwhites are mostly 6" and "tiny." There are some larger Fire tablets like the HD10 but the potential for glare as well as the Amzn Android interface will probably piss her off. Keyser_Soze fucked around with this message at 23:11 on Apr 29, 2016 |
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Thermopyle posted:I'd say there's an above even chance that we get a new Nexus tablet at I/O. On the one hand, I'd like an update to my 2013 Nexus 7, on the other hand, I can't really say there's anything wrong with it either. Disagree, I think there is a low chance of any hardware announcement at I/O. Definitely could be a new Nexus tablet by the end of the year, though.
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Rastor posted:Disagree, I think there is a low chance of any hardware announcement at I/O. The good thing about disagreements like this is that whether or not they release it, we're both right!
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Since the thread's got some speculative action going, is the e-ink/passive/transflective tablet situation still as dismal as it was a year ago? (or four years ago) It seems that way to me, but it's been long enough that some resurgence is possible. I'm one of the weirdos who did a rooted eInk Nook out of curiosity, got frustrated and sold it off. Earl is vaporware which deserves its own special flavor of a mockery thread, Pixel Qi is largely relegated to niche industrial usage, and I haven't seen options with an American warranty which also include speakers/storage/app support/etc. It's an awkward situation where OLED/LCD is great for home but we're stuck with Kindle/Nook/oldphone/imports for dicking around outdoors. The current metal+waterproof Nook looks good but it's a dumb choice for eReaders in general not to include audio. Even the old Kindle keyboard is pretty good for playing taqsim or whatever while you binge-read.
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Keyser S0ze posted:Yep, she is clinging to a 2009 era Kindle DX (10")
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Endless Mike posted:It's just you. Well, it's my mother too, so there's that. Wait till you need reading glasses, sonny.
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sweart gliwere posted:Since the thread's got some speculative action going, is the e-ink/passive/transflective tablet situation still as dismal as it was a year ago? (or four years ago) It seems that way to me, but it's been long enough that some resurgence is possible. Yeah the only "real" options for an e-ink full on tablet is still weird chinese noname devices that don't work too well. The problem, really, is that the primary way e-ink can use very little power in active use, is that it doesn't refresh often. A form of e-ink that could handle updating as fast as LCDs do is both very difficult and would completely lose the power benefits when showing the motion. There's also not all that much interest in real transflective displays these days, because they don't look that hot compared to normal LCDs with backlights. Keyser S0ze posted:What I don't get (and maybe it's just me)is why all the new Kindle paperwhites are mostly 6" and "tiny." It's because the form factor is very portable, and the fact that the size is also very affordable to both the consumer and manufacturers. There are also issues doing the lighting stuff correctly on Kindle DX sized displays, reportedly.
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Keyser S0ze posted:Well, it's my mother too, so there's that. Wait till you need reading glasses, sonny.
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fishmech posted:The problem, really, is that the primary way e-ink can use very little power in active use, is that it doesn't refresh often. A form of e-ink that could handle updating as fast as LCDs do is both very difficult and would completely lose the power benefits when showing the motion. The Sharp Memory LCD used for the Pebble Time has 30hz refresh and 64 colours, and gets similar daylight visibility (I think Sharp's making transflective ones too now) and battery life to the e-ink Pebble v1. Although actually changing many pixels that fast particularly often would drain it substantially faster, but an interface could be built around minimising that whilst still using it to be more responsive. It'd be good for a higher-grade e-reader with some actually usable Web browsing ability and some other basic tablet features and apps. Unfortunately, they're not making them over 4.4 inches yet. Bet Amazon could convince them though. The Kindle... Ember. MikeJF fucked around with this message at 18:13 on Apr 30, 2016 |
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My Xperia Z2 tablet just got the marshmallow update. Still the best 10" tablet that isn't an iPad.
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MikeJF posted:The Sharp Memory LCD used for the Pebble Time has 30hz refresh and 64 colours, and gets similar daylight visibility (I think Sharp's making transflective ones too now) and battery life to the e-ink Pebble v1. Although actually changing many pixels that fast particularly often would drain it substantially faster, but an interface could be built around minimising that whilst still using it to be more responsive. It'd be good for a higher-grade e-reader with some actually usable Web browsing ability and some other basic tablet features and apps. That's not e-ink at all though, it's an LCD. The original Pebble watch is also not an e-ink device, as it's also a Sharp Memory LCD, but an earlier version. (Pebble originally promised an e-ink screen when the first kickstarter started, but it turned out they couldn't afford to use one and it wouldn't work for what they wanted to do, so they switched to memory lcds advertised as "e-paper" which sounds the same as e-ink but ain't.) So of course they get similar battery life and visibility - they're two different generations of the same thing. And while those can respond fast, they still use more power, even in an ereader-type refresh once every 45 seconds when you finish a page situation, than actual e-ink displays.
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3 years later and I'm still chugging away with my launch 2013 N7. The only two complaints I have about it right now are that I picked up a 16gb model back in the day and now I'm feeling the squeeze, and that the battery just isn't what it used to be. If Huawei's new N7 can keep the sub $250 price point then I might consider an upgrade. Or maybe I'll just ebay a battery and go to town on it. Would it be difficult getting the battery out? Similarly, I bought my Galaxy S4 phone at around the same time in 2013 and that one's still chugging along great too. 2013 was a great year for me for reliable tech apparently.
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arisu posted:If Huawei's new N7 can keep the sub $250 price point then I might consider an upgrade. Or maybe I'll just ebay a battery and go to town on it. Would it be difficult getting the battery out? By all accounts it's a piece of cake. You knife the back off, undo two or three screws, pull a ribbon connector and that's it.
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arisu posted:3 years later and I'm still chugging away with my launch 2013 N7. The only two complaints I have about it right now are that I picked up a 16gb model back in the day and now I'm feeling the squeeze, and that the battery just isn't what it used to be. I want an 8 inch screen, Snapdragon 820 with 4GB RAM, excellent front-facing speakers and a bitchin battery. Not much to ask.
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Syrinxx posted:My Xperia Z2 tablet just got the marshmallow update. Still the best 10" tablet that isn't an iPad. I recently updated from the Z2 to the Pixel C. I prefer the Pixel now. The iPad Air 2s are really nice though.
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I'm using an insignia 10.1 inch tablet, and it's ok. I had to replace the default keyboard with SwiftKey and scale it to the lowest size tho. Something was weird where I was unable to hit W or P? if I used the default keyboard in vertical mode... It would think I was hitting the nearby keys....
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GreenBuckanneer posted:I'm using an insignia 10.1 inch tablet, and it's ok. I had to replace the default keyboard with SwiftKey and scale it to the lowest size tho. Something was weird where I was unable to hit W or P? if I used the default keyboard in vertical mode... It would think I was hitting the nearby keys.... Insignia is a Best Buy brand. Thing's likely a piece of poo poo. 
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:Insignia is a Best Buy brand. I was gonna get the acer one but they were out of stock, and this one's only 5.0.1 compared to the 5.1 acer. (also insignia tvs are built in the same warehouse as samsung tvs, so I figured it applied to tablets too...) I'll play with it for a few days then decide if I'll trade it in for the other one. I just want a cheap $100 32gb 10" tablet. I saw the expensive 9.7"? samsung tablet on display and the burn-in was 
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