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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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| RE: Are we using different tablets? |
| By tekairangi on 2012-08-13 08:15:11 |
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I agree. I got it as an impulse buy just to check it out. I like the size. But the browser is no better than Safari (something I never thought I'd say) It's always easy to whine - but Apple have set the bar pretty high in terms of an homogenous user experience and ease of use. I thought the one thing that would be easy, namely playing back various video formats without conversion is not esay either. I still have to use handbrake (or similar) to convert AVIs and whatnot to mp4 to playback. I still got VLC on my iPad and it plays back anything. VLC don't work so good on the NEXUS. Google also doesn't let me edit Google docs - which I find a bit odd But on the whole - I like it for what it is. Cheap and cheerful. It surfs the web, checks my emails and runs FIFA 2012 and IMDB OK. |
 - Score: 1 |
| Galaxy Tab 7.7 a better option? |
| By -pekr- on 2012-08-13 09:22:28 |
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Well, generally I like the Nexus, but I can't somehow agree with all conclusions Tom made, but that's it, everyone of us thinks of different usage pattern for his/her device, so that's perfectly OK. Visiting the Metallica gig, I saw one guy holding iPAD over his head, filming one song. Well, it looked funny. But still - the lack of rear camera, is just a stupid ommission. I have 2x Canon DSLR, yet I don't carry them with me, so I welcome my HTC Sensation phone has a camera too. Now why to miss it on a tablet? That, in my eyes, is completly stupid ommission. Look at Galaxy Tab 7.7 - does the rear camera ruin design or usability for you? I think not. One other thing - why does it miss on GSM/3G? Once again - e.g. my mom has her eyes impact by diabetes. I was thinking to get her some tablet. Now how much more would it cost Google to add GSM/3G module? Once again - for few bucks they limit the usage. Galaxy Tab 7.7 has that module. So, apart from price, for the usage pattern I need, Galaxy Tab wins, and only because Google decided to miss on some usable features. Well, I like Nexus 7 anyway, so I might get one anyway, as the 199 USD is a good price, but ... |
| - Score: 2 |
| Niche |
| By olafg on 2012-08-13 09:31:53 |
| Maybe google want more quality in the low end in order to increase market share for Android before Apple comes with quality low end devices. Basically raising the bar for OEMs in the low end in order to improve the Android brand overall. |
| - Score: 1 |
| RE[2]: Are we using different tablets? |
| By dnebdal on 2012-08-13 10:30:21 |
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How about just installing a different browser? I personally quite like opera mobile, and firefox has gotten quite decent as well. Keep in mind that there are two phone/tablet editions of opera: * Opera mini is the light version that renders things on the server - it's the only one available on weaker devices (and apple products, since they won't allow a competing renderer/JS engine). * Opera mobile is a normal browser, using roughly the same rendering engine as the desktop edition. Edited 2012-08-13 10:30 UTC |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[3]: SDCards |
| By OMRebel on 2012-08-13 13:30:59 |
| My apologies for not clarifying a bit more - the 1.5 is my max speed for DSL that I get. :( |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE: Galaxy Tab 7.7 a better option? |
| By Lennie on 2012-08-13 13:58:36 |
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"...199 USD is a good price..." The reason because it is so "cheap" is because it doesn't have all these features. It just has all the features 95% of the people need, so they can get enough volume to justify the price. |
| - Score: 2 |
| Nexus 7 Case |
| By FunkyELF on 2012-08-13 14:05:57 |
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I got a case for mine... here is my first ever video review of anything... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K... |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[3]: Are we using different tablets? |
| By darknexus on 2012-08-13 15:47:29 |
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> How about just installing a different browser? I personally quite like opera mobile, and firefox has gotten quite decent as well. That's fine as far as it goes, but that only takes care of half the problem. If the built-in Webkit rendering engine has issues like this in addition to the Chrome browser, then it's not just the web that's affected. It also affects any HTML widgets in any app and, on Android, that accounts for a good portion of many applications. |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[3]: SDCards |
| By lucas_maximus on 2012-08-13 16:42:33 |
| If the intended usage doesn't fit you, then don't buy it. |
| - Score: 2 |
| RE[2]: USB OTG Host + Mass Storage Drivers |
| By tidux on 2012-08-13 16:45:57 |
| Yes, but if you're swapping SD cards around for more storage, you need a place to hold them, and if that place is any bigger than your pocket it can probably hold a 3.5" portable drive. |
| - Score: 2 |
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