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| Review: Nexus 7 |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-08-11 17:22:34 |
| Nobody needs a tablet, but many people still want a tablet. This is still the core differentiator between a 'real' computer and a tablet. At least in The Netherlands, you can't function in society without a desktop or laptop connected to the internet, so people need a computer. A tablet, though? Hence, the most common thing people have told me when they played with my iPad 2 is this: I'd love to have a tablet, but not for hundreds of euros. Enter Google's Nexus 7, the first 'cheap' tablet that doesn't just validate Android as a tablet platform, but also gives the iPad a run for its money. |
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| Solid tablet. |
| By henderson101 on 2012-08-12 15:29:28 |
| I was in a UK retailer today. I played with both a Nexus 7 16GB (£199) and. Playbook 16GB (£129) and with in five minutes, it became apparent the Nexus was the way to go. Issue now is that getting one s impossible t the moment. The store I was in had just the display unit, and no idea when more stock was going to be coming. I'm just have to buy online. |
 - Score: 2 |
| RE: Firefox |
| By Morgan on 2012-08-12 20:05:35 |
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> p.s. - I'm posting this from my Libretto 110CT with 32MB ram, Windows 98 and K-Meleon browser. DROOL!!! I kick myself to this day for ever selling mine. I ditched it when I got my first smartphone, a Palm Treo 650 back in 2006. By the time I realized the smartphone is not a portable computer replacement (and still isn't today, for me at least) it was too late. I have to say too, the Libretto was a better computer by far than the Atom-based HP netbook I had for a couple of years. Speed isn't everything... |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[2]: Firefox |
| By fretinator on 2012-08-12 20:11:53 |
| Now I just need the 32MB RAM upgrade - it's hard to find. 64MB would rock! |
| - Score: 2 |
| Are we using different tablets? |
| By leos on 2012-08-12 20:16:37 |
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I have a Nexus 7 for work, and really don't agree with much of this review at all. It's nice and light, and the home screen is very smooth. That's about it. The browser is sub par, and given that 90% of the use of a tablet is browsing the web, that pretty much kills it. In fact, the poor browser carries over to other apps like the play store, making scrolling very annoying and jerky. Same goes for maps. Why is it that my 2 year old iPhone 4 with a single core and outdated GPU can scroll both a web page and maps so much smoother than a quad core brand new tablet? Project butter seems to have focused on the home screen (which is buttery), and nothing else. The critical apps (maps and browser) on a tablet are sluggish and inconsistent. I also wouldn't spend $500 on an iPad. That's too much money for a pure luxury item. But the nexus 7 isn't worth $200 either. On the nexus, there really isn't anything it does that my phone can't do just as well. Edited 2012-08-12 20:21 UTC |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[3]: Firefox |
| By Morgan on 2012-08-12 20:21:01 |
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Here's one from Amazon for $8.99, grab it while you can! http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-32... |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[4]: Firefox |
| By fretinator on 2012-08-12 20:39:14 |
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If only! Here is the proprietary chip it uses. http://www.memoryx.net/nw2059u.h... |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[5]: Firefox |
| By Morgan on 2012-08-12 22:20:39 |
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Ahh, my bad, I had forgotten about the proprietary connector. All I remembered was speed and that it was EDO. EDIT: And I see what you mean about the price. It's about half what you would pay for a beat-up, used to death Libretto on eBay. I did put in a quote request at one wholesaler just for kicks, we'll see what happens. :) Edited 2012-08-12 22:25 UTC |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE: USB OTG Host + Mass Storage Drivers |
| By clasqm on 2012-08-13 07:27:12 |
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> You can get literally terabytes of storage with an external hard drive and an adapter. I thought this was about mobile computing? |
| - Score: 1 |
| I want it because it has Google's stock software |
| By mantrik00 on 2012-08-13 07:52:03 |
| I want it badly because it has Google's stock software, but Google hasn't launched it in India. |
| - Score: 1 |
| RE: SDCards |
| By ggiunta on 2012-08-13 08:02:49 |
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16gb builtin is definitely not enough. That's the reason I bought an archos g9 for my dad. 80gb builtin storage, gives plenty of room to manage his picture collection when on holiday (he can shoot 16gb in a couple of days). While I do travel with a laptop and sometimes external hdd, he does not. And not having to take a laptop along was the main selling point for buying the thing. Only complaint: the device should have come with a builtin sd card reader, or plain-size usb adapter. Transferring data over is still a bit too complex for the luddite-user, non-wirelss scenario Edited 2012-08-13 08:09 UTC |
| - Score: 1 |
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