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Review: Google's Nexus 7 will make you finally want an Android tablet
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article published on 18 July, 2012
After months of speculation and rumor, Google unveiled its Nexus 7 tablet last month at their annual I/O event.
Rightfully so, the tablet has received serious notice, as it will be the first true Android experience tablet, one not marred by any third-party UI or OEM-branded apps.
Additionally, the tablet comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the first device to receive it, and it certainly ... [ read the full article ]
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dziglar
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18. July 2012 @ 08:09 |
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If they incorporate SD card storage in a future model, it will be the Android tablet for me!
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18. July 2012 @ 10:37 |
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SD card slot on the 8GB model (don't include the card) and either a 5 or an 8 MP cam on the back for $299 and I'm getting one.
LIES!!!! I'm getting one anyway :p
XXYYQQOO!!! Yeah WELCOME TO JAMROCK
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snardos
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18. July 2012 @ 11:06 |
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I already wanted an android tablet when they first came out. I got one last year running honeycomb and it was already great. It didn't seem like a beta to me at all. I actually didn't notice that much of a difference in usability when I upgraded it to ICS. It looks prettier and it still works great like it did before.
Also, gingerbread didn't suck at all. It was a great OS and a lot of people are sill using it. If you mean that it sucked on tablets, well of course it did, it wasn't meant for tablets.
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Interestx
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18. July 2012 @ 11:49 |
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It's got a really nice spec - except no micro SD slot & no HDMI out.
Which would have cost pennies to include at manufacture but whose absense shows us exactly how Google want to push this unit & their money-grabbing cloud cr@p.
This one is made by Asus.
They are going to be making & launching their own distinct branded version (with SD card slot & HDMI) after the Nexus launch stuff is over.
I'd wait.
Not only is better coming but I'd say there was better available now with much better value.
It's a tablet, not a video processor.
8gb - or even 16gb.
Just what is the point of that HD screen if loading 1 or 2 decent HD encodes takes up all that memory capacity?
I did fancy an Android tablet (thanks to my phone as much as anything) so I got an Ainol Novo Aurora 2 for well under 1/2 what the 16gb Nexus cost.
I just couldn't see the point of spending more - and after the 0705 firmware update the Aurora 2 is a very nice inexpensive unit to have about the place.
Even it has a micro SD slot (able to use the new 64gb Sandisc micro cards) and an HDMI out.
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harhumph
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18. July 2012 @ 12:06 |
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I agree, no sdcard and no hdmi are deal breakers. My Acer Iconia A500 can read 500gb external drives, and make no mistake the file transfer rate is much higher than even sdcards. I will probably upgrade to either the Asus Infinity or the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, this tablet is for the common person and not the extreme user. They went half ass, I want to load up my music and movies how I want, this caters to the Apple crowd too much. But at that price point it will sell to the mainstream.
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18. July 2012 @ 12:34 |
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Been a happy owner of a Transformer for about 6 months now, I see no reason not to own another Asus (sans the issues everybody else has already mentioned).
Like Interestx said, maybe waiting for Asus' next offering will garner the benefits of what's missing in this particular device. I'm not a fan of 'cloud' anything, but for the technologically 'simplistic' out there, Google's offer might just be what 'they' are looking for.
Like a lot of your guys, I want a lot more meat on my sandwich.
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Interestx
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18. July 2012 @ 14:14 |
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Originally posted by harhumph:
I agree, no sdcard and no hdmi are deal breakers. My Acer Iconia A500 can read 500gb external drives, and make no mistake the file transfer rate is much higher than even sdcards.
I agree.
If I'm away from home the 2 x 2.5" USB driven hard drives are a real plus (and I'm sure the Nexus can work with these) but for sheer everyday convenience you can't beat being able to use micro cards.
Especially as SD XC gets into its stride re transfer speeds.
I can imagine with a big push & the Google brand these tablets will sell ok but they just lack 2 things I consider essential.
....and at the end of the day it's a 7" tablet, as impressive as the spec is I'd say they got to the point of covering all or if not almost all tablet bases, for the vast majority, when they got to 1gb of RAM, dual core CPUs, Dual core GPUs & ICS O/S.
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Mr_Bill06
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18. July 2012 @ 15:26 |
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You guys do make valid points, but I think Google was going with make this thing as beastly as possible while still maintaining an affordable price point. You can tell they want almost any one to be able o buy this tablet that works and is powerful, without spending a large amount of money. All those extras you want will add on to the cost. They already sell tablets that can do the things you want but they are very expensive. Most people want tablets to browse the web on while sitting on the couch or play games on. This tablet suits those needs very well and this is the crowd this tablet from Google is aiming at. If you are however doing a laptop replacement then this will probably not suit your needs.
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18. July 2012 @ 15:31 |
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Unfortunately there are some build quality issues. I received my tablet yesterday and found the left hand side of the screen was "squishy", meaning there was some give to the screen and an audible sticking noise where the glue had not adhered/cured completely to the screen. This seems to be a common issue as the thread on xda site shows. It also seems to be the left hand side consitently (when held in prtrait mode).
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18. July 2012 @ 17:34 |
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As I understand it it fully supports USB OTG (on the go)
You can use a $2 dongle and connect many USB devices, including an SD card reader or simple thumb drive.
I also believe there is a standard that allows the USB port to connect to an HDMI device. It has to support the standard and I don't remember what that is.
I'm seriously thinking of getting one myself.
Oh, Im sorry... Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?
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Bham4ever
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18. July 2012 @ 23:25 |
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Got mine yesterday and "Love it" it's very fast and great colorful screen crisp and detailed. This it a true Android Tablet. Got the 16gb Nexus and for good reason you figure in the basic installed stuff and there's 3-4 gig so take my word the extra 50 bucks is worth it. Right now you get 25 bucks from Google so that a nice bonus to spend on apps and books ect. The only thing is Jelly Bean 4.1.1 does not support Adobe flash but there are work around and using another browser like Dolphin and manually installing flash it works like a charm..problem solved. I give it 4.75 stars..because it would be nice to have a SD card storage.
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Jerrysr1
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20. July 2012 @ 10:37 |
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Wi-fi hard drive as an alternative. Not good for video
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connectr
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20. July 2012 @ 13:13 |
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An SD card would be super asset, but call me old fashioned. I cannot fathom ever wanting or needing an HDMI connection. What for? For sharing video? There are lots of better ways!
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bmok
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20. July 2012 @ 14:11 |
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you gave too much credit to Apple like so many do. What drove me away from Apple was I had to sync with iTune for music and video. Apple, you're kidding me! What about plug the device to any PC and I can manipulate any files? That's Android. Another big thing is text re-flow. What a joke on Safari when you zoom in and out, the text doesn't re-wrap. I have to pan left and right to read? That's ridiculous. But so many Apple fanboys focus on how smooth screen transition on iOS is as if it increases productivity and functionality. Big deal. The 2 things I mentioned are big functions that bring great convenience and capability. I'm not saying Android is better. But I don't want to hear iOS is better either. What matters to you drives what you get. Saying Android is Work In Progress is lame because iOS will be too when you have to put it like that
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20. July 2012 @ 16:03 |
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They didn't mention how much money Google is losing on each unite to get into the market.
But at least it will kill what ever chance the MS Slate had.
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Askar
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20. July 2012 @ 16:14 |
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I am interested in one of these but really until they add a card slot, I can't imagine buying one. To me there is just no excuse these days not to include the extra storage options. I would rather have no camera than no card slot.
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lordroyal
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20. July 2012 @ 18:38 |
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Originally posted by Ahmazinskm:
Originally posted by jiminy2:
It doesn't have gorilla glass, but rather a cheaper alternative
It's still corning, so it's not cheap. It's okay that you don't like it, but don't lie
There is a $20 price point difference so the corning glass is cheaper then the gorilla glass as far as costs go. As far as the specs on the impact survival test go the gorilla glass is .026% better then the corning. all this is available online you just have to do your research.
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21. July 2012 @ 00:44 |
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There is one more issue with these units for those that might want it for taking pictures, there is no rear camera which is really dumb and awkward to use as a camera.
The title of this article is poor, why wouldn't I want a Android? I'm surely not buying an iCrapple. :)
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Interestx
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21. July 2012 @ 09:19 |
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Originally posted by robertmro:
They didn't mention how much money Google is losing on each unite to get into the market.
You don't really believe that nonsense do you?
That's like saying Ford lose money on their mass-production cars.....so long as you only count the 1st thousand off the line.
They cost these things on the basis of several thousand made.....and you can bet they make money not lose it.
Originally posted by connectr:
I cannot fathom ever wanting or needing an HDMI connection. What for? For sharing video? There are lots of better ways!
How about playing content on your HD TV?
(oh and don't get me started on the ton of restrictions Youtube has for playing so much of its stuff on a TV)
That's another stupid part of the SD slot thing & this tablet being gimped.
The tablet form is very handy for portability but you can't go round to friends and family & see pics or video you took (say on your digi camera) from a card reader (not unless you also have a full size to mini USB adapter) or its micro SD card.
I'm still trying to work out why anyone would want the 8gb version of this too....about half is taken up with the usual o/s & Google stuff youre going to have, so 4gbs?
Really?
Even @ 16gbs that's a heck of a chunk gone.
Yes you can use the mini USB slot but carrying adapters to hang a stack of stuff off the side is a half-assed solution to what ought to have been an elegant consumer-friendly no-brainer.
The thing is, from the way HTC is moving and now this I think consumers ought to be kicking up a stink about these moves, not just blithely acccepting them.
You know it can only get worse if we don't, surely?
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21. July 2012 @ 17:22 |
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Originally posted by robertmro:
They didn't mention how much money Google is losing on each unite to get into the market.
But at least it will kill what ever chance the MS Slate had.
Remind me how this affects performance or why the consumer should care?
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