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I think we should have a section for the new Cruz Tablet. Good specs and $299 on sale at Best Buy I think alot of us will be picking this up. Also the new Viewsonic Dual boot tablet looks interesting as well.
I'm getting pretty interested in this, a little apprehensive about picking up a tablet that hasn't been rooted yet, but I've been spending a lot of time learning the android kernel and studying other root exploits, might be fun to have a fresh "slate" to work with
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Fuggit, just put one on my credit card. I'll post when I get it. First order of business will be getting the real deal market working on it, I'm gonna look into it while it ships.
I was interested in this as well, but now I'm a little nervous. I've been to two Borders Books in my area and at the first one the eBook version worked but the tablet was dead. The sales guy said it just stopped working one day. Okay.....
So then I went to another one and the eBook was dead and they didn't have a tablet on display. Hmmm......
Then about a week past and I found myself in the first Border's again and their eBook version was dead and the tablet display was gone.
Oh, and my pre-order for the tablet was canceled by Borders. No reason given.
so I think I'll hold off on this one...seems they have some quality control issues going on...
Needs froyo
Just picked it up and its nice but without froyo I think I will return for the Archos 70 when it comes out.
cross install
seems im able to install most programs from the market and most work no problem.
Launcher pro
Launcher pro works great.
Hey guys, what is the processor listed at for The Cruz Tablet, it has never been posted on their website? My hope is its not an ARM11 cause then upgrading to froyo 2.2 will be unlikely with working FLASH.
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I picked up a CRUZ Tablet from SEARS yesterday...
I was really looking for a Viewsonic G-Tablet but couldn't find any SEARS in the tri-state area with them in stock.
Here are my initial thoughts on the CRUZ:
nice screen
snappy processor
mine came with 2x 8GB SDHC cards
decent (loud) speakers
good battery (rated at 10 hours but haven't had time to test this)
rubbery back cover makes it easy to hold (or prop upright on desk)
capacitive home/menu/back buttons are SUPER sensitive
has dedicated volume rocker
has dock connector (but no accessories yet)
It's missing market and sync but I've been side-loading with reasonable success. It's running 2.0 so many applications will not install (Angry Birds, FBreader, etc.)
2.0? Not even 2.1? Ugh. I was afraid of that.
Any idea what the CPU is? Hopefully not Telechips.
Hoping for a decent CPU as well. trying to decide if I should keep the ViewSonic or get this one.
need root
We need to get 2.2 on this thing!! Could be great with some help
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Just picked it up and its nice but without froyo I think I will return for the Archos 70 when it comes out.
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Archos 70 might have a better CPU but after a little digging I found that the cruz tablet has a lot more RAM. I can't find it now, and the archos site doesn't list the memory under specs but I remember it trumping the 70 in some way. Would really like to know what that damn cpu is, anyone get a busybox on there yet? lshw is in busybox right?
/shrug I been hearing good things. Had to put off getting mine but I'm up for some froyo or cyanogen porting.
We need a #cruz-dev irc, anyone wanna set one up? I think you can just start a room on freenode can't you?
How did you get market installed?
Here is info about the processor on the Cruz Tablet: MyTabletLife.com
Its not an ARM chip, its MIPS. Android is ported over.. 2.2 will be possible, and Flash at some point. Just all development will run behind, as its ported. Its a powerful processor, but I am not sure this was a good move. Randy on MyTabletLife found out some games wont install and say "incorrect CPU".. Could be lots of issues here.
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MyTabletLife.com
Here is a video review of the Cruz tablet. Don't be to rough on me it's my first video review.
Cruz Video Review
I'm pretty sure the Tegra cpu in the Viewsonic easily trumps the cpu VM chose for the CRUZ.
I guess I just had bad luck with this then. I bought one at Best Buy and got home and started playing with it. After about 15 minutes of browsing the web, the screen went all-white and if I "flexed" the device slightly it would come back to normal. Obviously there was a short in the LCD wiring. I exchanged it for another only to find out that that one would not hold a charge. After an hour of being plugged in and not used it still said "Charging: 0%".
I promptly returned it instead of another exchange. The way I see it if I had two of these tablets and each of them had a different, fatal hardware issue I wasn't going to risk a third attempt.
I ordered a Viewsonic G Pad from Sears in spite of the bad reviews of the software. The Hardware specs read like a dream for a <$400 device and there are already Devs working to address the software issues.
With all these tablets coming out now. I see no here as mentioned Coby KYROS.
The Coby KYROS has a resistive screen
Looks like a rebranded SmartPad (EUOGO.com)
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With all these tablets coming out now. I see no here as mentioned Coby KYROS.
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Particular reason why you are spamming threads?
So this last week I went down to CES and was pretty supprises by all of the android tablets that are going to be released. Hands down I really think that the gtablet is one slick device. Some of the other tablets felt really cheap, screens were pretty bad, not as many options(usb, micro sd, 16gb) and as far as sofware I saw a lot of FC's on the devices I played with.
The second thing that I did was head over to the Vewsonic display and saw their full line of tables, the viewpad 7, the multiboot viewpad 10 and the Gtablet. On thing that really go me attention is that I knew more about the gtab than any of the people that I talked to. All they could say was have you done the upgrade yet? It really makes this device a lot better. My follow up was I have been running the custom roms since day one, I was even kind enough to pull mine out and boot it up for them. That was kind of funny because I no longer have the Viewsonic boot screen I have replaced it with the Nvida tegra logo and then the gtab devs logo pops up and then a custom andorid animation. After that they went right into have you seen the new viewpad 10, and that's were I found most of their knowledge was, and that's what they wanted to talk about after that.
I did ask about a dock and they said it was coming soon, I saw a different verison of the dock that has been posted in the xda forums but plugging it into the bottom of the gtablet didn't seem to make any changes, I'm guessing because it wasn't hooked up.
At the end of the show I have no regrets about buying the gtablet and buy far I would have put it against any other tablet there and been confident that it would smoke them all. It was also kind of fun to wip it out and show it off to any one that wanted to talk about android tablets. I could see a lot of vendors kind of shake in there boots when I talked about every thing I could do with it.
Awesome! Thanks for the write up. I'm glad to see that even though it was at the forefront of the pack being released, it is still a leader with all the other tablets being released this year.
Some peope were speculating that the g-tablet would be outdated by first quarter 2011... Now it seems not, which makes me happy. I don't have money to replace 2 tabs every couple of quarters.
THANKS.
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So this last week I went down to CES and was pretty supprises by all of the android tablets that are going to be released. Hands down I really think that the gtablet is one slick device. Some of the other tablets felt really cheap, screens were pretty bad, not as many options(usb, micro sd, 16gb) and as far as sofware I saw a lot of FC's on the devices I played with.
The second thing that I did was head over to the Vewsonic display and saw their full line of tables, the viewpad 7, the multiboot viewpad 10 and the Gtablet. On thing that really go me attention is that I knew more about the gtab than any of the people that I talked to. All they could say was have you done the upgrade yet? It really makes this device a lot better. My follow up was I have been running the custom roms since day one, I was even kind enough to pull mine out and boot it up for them. That was kind of funny because I no longer have the Viewsonic boot screen I have replaced it with the Nvida tegra logo and then the gtab devs logo pops up and then a custom andorid animation. After that they went right into have you seen the new viewpad 10, and that's were I found most of their knowledge was, and that's what they wanted to talk about after that.
I did ask about a dock and they said it was coming soon, I saw a different verison of the dock that has been posted in the xda forums but plugging it into the bottom of the gtablet didn't seem to make any changes, I'm guessing because it wasn't hooked up.
At the end of the show I have no regrets about buying the gtablet and buy far I would have put it against any other tablet there and been confident that it would smoke them all. It was also kind of fun to wip it out and show it off to any one that wanted to talk about android tablets. I could see a lot of vendors kind of shake in there boots when I talked about every thing I could do with it.
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Did you get a chance to ask Viewsonic booth personnel about availability of Honeycomb for the G Tablet?
I didn't get a chance to go to CES but I had a feeling this is how it would turn out. The one thing that disappointed me was the lack of tegra2 tablets with better screens LOL.... I want an upgraded screen in this sucker LOL.
No biggy ... everyone still thinks my gtab is bad ass... now all we need is to get Ubuntu 10.10 running on this thing.
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Did you get a chance to ask Viewsonic booth personnel about availability of Honeycomb for the G Tablet?
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I did ask about the honeycomb upgrade and I got the deer in the Headlights look, followed by a lets find so and so they will know better, and we never found so and so. But they did swipe my card and told me somone would contact me.
I did how ever put in a pitch for my place of employment to see if I could get some demo's now that the world of tablets are knocking at our door.
Buy far there was a lack of tegra 2 tablets and even with the screen issues that the Gtab has we should feel lucky because most other tablets just sucked.
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I didn't get a chance to go to CES but I had a feeling this is how it would turn out. The one thing that disappointed me was the lack of tegra2 tablets with better screens LOL.... I want an upgraded screen in this sucker LOL.
No biggy ... everyone still thinks my gtab is bad ass... now all we need is to get Ubuntu 10.10 running on this thing.
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That's the one thing I'm hunting for. Whoever comes out with a Tegra device with an IPS screen is going to get my money.
Checked sears outlet, seems the only refurb left at $280 is in Ohio. I see it in stock locally at Sears and some of the office supply chains for $400.
Would you still buy this for $400 or pass?
I bought it for $400, and am happy with the purchase.
Would I have liked to get it cheaper? Yes. But I still think it's worth the price.
-Adam
Agreed. I wish it cost me less too but even at $400 I am still very happy with it after installing and running VEGAn b5.1.
I got mine at for $399.00 at Staples, and I'd buy another at that price. You can get them online for as low as $369.00, might want to look into that if price is an issue.
Ok thanks. It's either this or the Nook color. Decisions, decisions.
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Ok thanks. It's either this or the Nook color. Decisions, decisions.
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I own both the nook and gtablet. I love both but they are two totally different devices. So depending on what you want and need, your choice might be more clear. If you don't care about a camera, processor speed, the ability to upgrade OS, size of the screen, usb ports, hdmi and the ability to play more video file types then you can save a ton of money with the nook. For what the XDA devs did for the nook is amazing. Its a very capable basic tablet. Couple that with the build quality and screen, the nook can easily be the best buys for an android device.
Thx xmr405o. I'll be reading books or news on it most of the time, so screen quality is a must. The gtablet looks so tempting though. May just go with the NC for a few months, then a decision on a 10" tab should be clearer. Thx again.
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Thx xmr405o. I'll be reading books or news on it most of the time, so screen quality is a must. The gtablet looks so tempting though. May just go with the NC for a few months, then a decision on a 10" tab should be clearer. Thx again.
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I am also interested in reading eBooks on this device (via the Nook app), but I want a tablet for much more than that. Is it really bad reading eBooks on this device?
Reading Books
I love my g tablet for reading. Never bothers my eyes at all. Especially with the Nook app to adjust background and brightness. The guys at XDA were the reason I bought the g tablet. Their mods were easy for me to install and I am a newbie at it. Can't keep it away from the better half now so may get another.
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I am also interested in reading eBooks on this device (via the Nook app), but I want a tablet for much more than that. Is it really bad reading eBooks on this device?
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I read comics, magazines, newspapers, and books on this tablet as well as watching movies. The only thing that could be a negative is that it is a bit heavy and you notice that when you hold it in your hands for any length of time.
I've solved this slight issue with a foldable stand for it as well as a case with a kickstand so now when I know I'm going to be using this tablet for a duration for reading or watching something I simply use either one of those solutions.
I bought my wife a Nook Color reader from B&N which runs Android but this G tablet does so much more I don't mind the extra weight or the extra cost.
I paid $379 and got the free case from Sears. I've had it since 12/22 and I will probably return it this weekend, here why:
1) VS has not fixed the lag after sleep issue. Tired of rebooting this thing all of the time.
2) The browser crashes randomly. I think this is probably caused by the flash plugin.
3) The screen is really bad for a tablet. It hurts my eyes when viewing in portrait mode and has to be angled right to see even in landscape. Would be a great netbook screen, but does not work well in this device.
4) May not support honeycomb. The CPU and memory specs are there, but the display is the weak link. I also have doubts if VS will continue to invest support for this product
5) I can wait for the Asus or Motorola tablets that were announced at CES
I know most of these issue would be fixed with an alternate ROM, but I like having a warranty on things that I purchase new.
I think the g-tab is worth it for $279 and I've even looked for one at the local sears outlet, but $379 is too much for a semi-DIY device.
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I am also interested in reading eBooks on this device (via the Nook app), but I want a tablet for much more than that. Is it really bad reading eBooks on this device?
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I don't think it's really bad. I use Laputa to read my ebooks on the G-tab and it allows me to read on landscape mode but portrait really doesn't bother me.
pine1000 said:
I paid $379 and got the free case from Sears. I've had it since 12/22 and I will probably return it this weekend, here why:
1) VS has not fixed the lag after sleep issue. Tired of rebooting this thing all of the time.
2) The browser crashes randomly. I think this is probably caused by the flash plugin.
3) The screen is really bad for a tablet. It hurts my eyes when viewing in portrait mode and has to be angled right to see even in landscape. Would be a great netbook screen, but does not work well in this device.
4) May not support honeycomb. The CPU and memory specs are there, but the display is the weak link. I also have doubts if VS will continue to invest support for this product
5) I can wait for the Asus or Motorola tablets that were announced at CES
I know most of these issue would be fixed with an alternate ROM, but I like having a warranty on things that I purchase new.
I think the g-tab is worth it for $279 and I've even looked for one at the local sears outlet, but $379 is too much for a semi-DIY device.
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Would you want to sell it?
sjmoreno - could you tell which case w/kickstand you use?
pine1000 said:
4) May not support honeycomb. The CPU and memory specs are there, but the display is the weak link. I also have doubts if VS will continue to invest support for this product
5) I can wait for the Asus or Motorola tablets that were announced at CES
I know most of these issue would be fixed with an alternate ROM, but I like having a warranty on things that I purchase new.
I think the g-tab is worth it for $279 and I've even looked for one at the local sears outlet, but $379 is too much for a semi-DIY device.
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There is a news about the asus tablets on crunchgear and they said that asus will not be shipping the tablets until at least summer and it will not have honeycomb on them. The more i think about it, the gtab is a fair deal as we have at least 6 months to play with it and still have the chance to be upgraded to honeycomb in the future. The screen does not bother me that much, plus which OS does not have issues? I can stand with windows vista..and i can virtually deal with any OS issues.
Good luck to you and see you in 6 months..
I got some extra money to blow...Nook color or Gtab?
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Gtab!!!
You can put the Nook application on it along with Kindle. I also recomend using one of the custom ROM's.
neo4uo said:
I got some extra money to blow...Nook color or Gtab?
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I love my G-Tab, but I am thinking about getting my wife a Nook Color. The only problem is that B&N has stopped shipments of the Nook Color and are trying to stop sales because of the supposed "bug"...Whatever! They are trying to stop peeps from flashing ROMS to make them better. For pricing, Nook is cheaper but you can find the G-Tab at some Sears outlet store for about $280. Even after ROMs and Mods, G-Tab is worth the $$$. On my G-Tab I am running Tnt-Lite but I am looking at Vegan, seems to be a lot better.
Thanks for the replys. I have had my my face buried on the fasicnate forums and am wondering one thing. I am new to this forum. If and when the source to honeycomb is released probably after the xoom is released...do you think there will be development for the gtab for honeycomb. What is your opinions of the development experience with the gtab, from what I see there is a force of devs that work on the gtab.
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I had the same question.
I was wondering the same thing, and I chose the g tablet. Probably because I bought a used one for $260 and the hardware is way better then the nook's. I'd go with the Gtab too, because when honeycomb does get running on this baby, It will be up there with the xoom. It has a great processor and it won't be outdated for atleast 6 months.
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I was wondering the same thing, and I chose the g tablet. Probably because I bought a used one for $260 and the hardware is way better then the nook's. I'd go with the Gtab too, because when honeycomb does get running on this baby, It will be up there with the xoom. It has a great processor and it won't be outdated for atleast 6 months.
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Thanks for the reply...I think I am going out right now to get one at office depot. I called and they got two in stock, I don't want to pay the 700 for the Xoom and I don't want to wait till the 24th lol.
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I have to agree with whatsupwithhuman... My story is that I have been an android man since the day the Samsung Moment came out. I made the mistake of buying into the hype that is the iPad and just two weeks ago gave up on it... which brings me to my current state of shopping. I spent the last two weeks looking at both of these. The nook already runs 3.0 but the G Tablet has the Tegra2 on its side... and I have a very strong feeling that a few people in the community here will provide us an outstanding honeycomb rom for the G Tablet. With that being said I just ordered one, have already chosen my ROM, TNT4.2.1 and am downloading that as we speak.
My opinion is that the Nook has a lot of people looking at it so to its benefit someone has it partially working with Honeycomb.
However, the hardware is better on the Gtablet and there is an active community so I am happily in the Gtab camp.
Nook versus GTablet
I like my Gtablet but it certainly is not without significant effort. I happen to like all of that hands on stuff, triumphantly getting something to work. But, my wife's nook works great as an ereader, has a great screen and viewing angle, is more portable and accesses the internet just fine. She has had no issues. I would say they are two different machines and experiences. B&N has updated her nook just once but I hadn't touched it with respect to altering the operation system. It is not running 3.0 as indicated earlier. I suspect it will continue along to the 3.0 path but since B&N would want you to continue to use their market store (when it gets released) it will come seriously handcuffed. That said, works out of the box.
So the decision may come down to:
7" or 10"
Nicer viewing angles or netbook type viewing angles
$250 versus $399 (or $270 if you can find it on return somewhere)
Out of the box complete or on-going tweaking
Less than a pound or great than a pound weight
No input/output or USB input/output and SD card
Notice I didn't give any of those attributes a positive or negative. To each their own. I am happy that I have the gtablet, continue to like to play with it, someday I will probably get bored with that and just want it to work. Still missing tethering with my blackberry, a decent video conferencing solution, a hdmi cable out, LAN connection. It is getting there week by week. So I have the patience to wait and work on it.
Nook Color aval at Walmart $248.00 Has IPS (in-plane switching) technology is the highest performance lcd panel avaliable today. http://www.walmart.com/ip/NOOKcolor-by-Barnes-and-Noble/15411727
Avalaible in stork on check locations
Hope this helps
Been running the Gtab since about day 1 and my biggest gripe is where the Nook shines - the screen. Bought my SO one for xmas, rooted it after a few weeks, and she loves it. No camera or bluetooth, but I rarely use either on the Gtab. TBH, I enjoy tinkering with the Nook more but have to use caution as she needs it to be stable while I've had times where I've tried 2 or 3 ROMS in one day. I'm dying to try out the honeycomb release for the Nook and have been looking around for a good deal on a used one.
As to the question by the OP, if you've narrowed it down to these 2, I'd say the GTab if you're in to tinkering and customizing, and the Nook if picture quality and stability (OOB) is priority.
My $.02
Tony
I ended up buying a Gtab...and man WoW. I really love this thing. I went ahead and installed the Vegan...WoW. I have had to do some tweaking to get my swype that I love so much on my fascinate...but I got that accomplished with one google search. I was having problems with Grooveshark...again one search on here and presto. I also have tried angry birds and also dungeon defenders...they both worked flawlessly. I am happy so far. Thanks for all the input from everyone.
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Congrats on your new addition! I have both NC and GTab. As a old MS guy (back to DOS 3.3) figured I needed to embrace Android. Anyway, both units super-serve my needs. The NC screen is without doubt fabulous. Been reading that it's been OC'ed to 1.1 Ghz and rooted with all the bells & whistles of froyo. I'm standing pat to see what BN releases OTA until I move. The GTab is tons of fun and (so far) more scalable. Bottom line for me, when I read -> NC. Play/Learn -> GTab. HTH!
Das_Negros said:
I love my G-Tab, but I am thinking about getting my wife a Nook Color. The only problem is that B&N has stopped shipments of the Nook Color and are trying to stop sales because of the supposed "bug"...
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I'm dying to try out the honeycomb release for the Nook and have been looking around for a good deal on a used one.
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The Nook color is available again on the B&N website - ships in 24 hrs. They were never pulled from stores in my area. I doubt they could have made it unhackable this fast.
If you get in on the groupon thing ($20 B&N gift cards for $10) and get lucky getting B&N to accept multiples of them you can get a nook color for $125. Some people have got 3 or 4 (or more?) this way. I was able to order one by phone. It took 10 minutes to read all the gift card codes to the CSR. Even though I have a G-tab couldn't pass up a tablet with an IPS screen for this price. I will still keep my G-tab though.
wow did the groupon really work?
Yeah does this really work? You can only buy one at a time per e-mail I guess so you would need 12 or 13 of them to get it for $125??
I really liked the gtab except for the screen. The viewing angles are horrible. You pretty much have to have the device right in front of your face in order to use it. Its to bad really because its a really cool device and the specs on the hardware are awesome. I wish it was $50-$100 more and came with a better screen. I ended up returning it to office depot yesterday and I am really disapointed. Its a really cool device but I am just one of those people that couldn't get over how bad the viewing angles are.
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I really liked the gtab except for the screen. The viewing angles are horrible. You pretty much have to have the device right in front of your face in order to use it. Its to bad really because its a really cool device and the specs on the hardware are awesome. I wish it was $50-$100 more and came with a better screen. I ended up returning it to office depot yesterday and I am really disapointed. Its a really cool device but I am just one of those people that couldn't get over how bad the viewing angles are.
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When you first get the G-Tab the viewing angle can be a little disconcerting but once you get through that initial time period of using it you get used to it, through repetition your mind automatically figures out how to view it at the right angle and you don't even notice or think about it anymore. I think if you had stuck it out you might have had the same experience.
I had the device for 10 days before I returned it. I'm just one of those users that couldn't get over the Extremely limited viewing angle of the device. Its to bad because again, I really liked it and would have been more than willing to spend $50-$100 more for the device if it only had a better screen. IMO If I had a choice between the gtab and the nook I would go with the nook purely due to the screen of the nook being so much better.
I have a G-tab and 2 NCs - all rooted. I use the G-tab and my wife and daughter own the Nooks. Vegan on the G-tab is great, and I hardly ever walk upstairs to my PC anymore. The same with my wife and daughter on their Nooks. The NC screen is awesome, but I prefer the larger size of the G-tab plus all the other bells and whistles. My son has Android envy with his Ipod Touch! May have to get him a refurb G-tab for $270 down the road...
I looking to buy a tablet and from everything I have read and tested at Office Depot (viewing angles) the G tab seems fine to me. I am sure it will be faster after I root and load new ROM.
But with all of the new tabs coming (xoom and so on) at this point should I just wait. I know the xoom seems very high to me (800.00) not sure I want to pay that much. I know I don't want to buy another tab for 2 years or so. So maybe the xoom would solve that issue.
Thoughts?
David
If you are willing to root the 'g' tablet and install one of the community developed ROMs, I say go for it. The 'g' tablet was bleeding edge when it came out, is still at the head of the pack and will remain a strong platform for another year and a half to two years.
The price is right and unless you always have to be right at the bleeding edge, you will not be disappointed with a 'g' over the time frame you are looking at (and perhaps a little beyond).
Wait for Xoom to Come Out and Then Buy GTablet
Given how active the developers are, I'm betting that within a couple of weeks of the release of Xoom there will be a XoomLite Rom here for the Gtablet. So I'd wait a couple of weeks until the Xoom comes out. Take a look at it in a store and if it is really $800, unless there is something in the Xoom hardware that you can't live without, buy the Gtablet. Then put the ROM of your choice on your Gtablet (I use TNTLite) and keep checking back for what I expect will be a version of Xoom for our Gtablets.
If you are a tinkerer- get the Gtablet now. Seems all of the devices have quirks coming out, but one common thing is some form of dual core chipset. Quirks are there in one combo or other:
1. Overpriced
2. Proprietary connectors
3. No USB Host
4. No USB
5. Did I say overpriced yet?
Example is the Xoom. Costs $800. My Gtablet and 64gb iPod 4 cost $86 less than that.
My next tab will be the iPad "2". I love the app ecosystem and the game & app quality is AMAZING. I have my Gtablet and Incredible for Android fun and for Flash & internet function. Game emulators too.
BTW, my next phone will be either the Thunderbolt, Bionic or something similar on Verizon. No iPhone and the Xperia Play will likely have proprietary connectors, no microsd (Sony proprietary) and be locked down, so no dice for me.
iTunes may suck butt since a forced interface, but a lot of apps rock hard! Real hard.
Please forgive the slight tangent of my post.
If you're still unsure, then your best bet is to wait. You may even want to wait for the new 10.1 inch samsung tablet. I believe it will cost more than the Xoom but its another option. Here are some specs for that device:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=953341
I just bought one yesterday from office depot after looking at the tabs in general for awhile and
Buying a archos 7 first. I got rid of that because it wasn't what I thought. I think the g tab is the coolest
toy I have ever had. If you want just a giant cell phone without the phone then wait for the Xoom.
The new Elocity A10 is coming out, but the 4gb is more money than the 16gb Gtablet. For the extra money you get a (supposedly) better screen and backlit buttons. But, since it hasn't been shipped out yet you have no idea about the quirks involved.
The Notion Adam looks cool, people that have it seem to like it but who knows how long it will take to get your hands on one. I would wait and watch since it is a new company.
The Archos 101 has it's pluses like a ton of codecs, but it has bugs and also supposedly has a bad screen. The price is nice though.
The Xoom is $800 and requires a month of Verizon service. It is a great looking tablet, but if I were going to spend that much I could get a good computer with money left over.
You can wait forever for more tablets tablets to come out. When the iPad was announced I kept hearing over and over that a better, cheaper Android tablet was on the way. Here we are, nearly a year out and there is nothing that competes.
Were I think the G tab excels is price point. Especially if you can get the $279 price. It has a great following on this site, a good set of hardware and once it is rooted it flies.
Buy the gtablet...better yet buy two for the cost of one xoom! We'll get honeycomb too.
If you're willing to wait, also consider toshiba's tablet. http://www.thetoshibatablet.com/
I like that it uses a full SD Card slot for cheaper/larger storage options (>32gb) and has a user replaceable battery.
vpad10s ?
I've seen a lot of comparisons between the Gtablet and other tabs, but what does everyone about the vpad10s?
From the specs and all, it looks like a dual boot Gtab, which has its own appeals.
yelrx8 said:
I've seen a lot of comparisons between the Gtablet and other tabs, but what does everyone about the vpad10s?
From the specs and all, it looks like a dual boot Gtab, which has its own appeals.
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Dual boot would be great if the device would at least come with Android 2.2 but instead only having 1.6 makes it deal breaker for me.
And then there's the Touchpad, the HP/Palm WebOS tablet that's due out this summer:
palm.com/us/products/pads/touchpad/index.html
Was in the same boat...
I was torn between waiting and getting the G...ended up with the G-tablet and no regrets once I figured out how to encode high def video so it would play.
Wth TNTLite installed, this thing really hums, and frankly, I was expecting a seriously bad screen, and while it's not a 90 degree viewing angle, it looks fantastic when you're looking right at it (and frankly, if I'm using it, I'm looking at it).
Not to mention that at the price they're going for (and I had shipping and taxes to get to Canada), it is still soooo much cheaper than any of the alternatives with same specs (The Elocity A10 for around the same price only has 4GB onboard).
Hope that helps...
You can always wait for something better, but for us it was a matter that it seemed like a great deal for the price. I had the FCs with the stock TnT apps but after installing the vegan rom everything is great.
Would of loved to have gotten a Xoom, but considering we got 2 Tegra2 based 10' tabs for the same price, and they do everything that we need I am satisfied.
Thanks everyone for your posts.
I have ordered a GTab from Amazon (should be here tomorrow.. you have to love prime). I have not ordered a keyboard yet nor a sd card. But have a 6gb card that should work for now.
If all goes well then I will keep it. I will try the xoom when it comes out, but for the money and features of the Gtab and for the use I need (really just notes in meetings and browsing the web) I think I am good.
Another question: I want to use either a USB keyboard or a RF keyboard/Track ball) what ROM do you suggest?
And if I wanted to make a backup of the current ROM before I upgrade what do you suggest? Or should I just use one of the manufacturer ROMs listed in the dev forum?
Again thank you for your help.
Up until last week, I too, was torn between waiting for the Xoom, or 'settling' with a lesser tab like the Galaxy Tab.
I picked up a Viewsonic G Tablet at Sears for $399, rooting it 30 minutes after unwrapping it, I've no regrets. My reasoning was as follows:
1 - Wanted it to be Android-based, so no Ipad.
2 - Galaxy Tab at 7", a little too small.
3 - Tegra2 based, should be Honeycomb-ready, no need for a rear camera.
4 - Xoom, even if Wifi-only version is released, I doubt it would beat the GTab at price.
This should last me until maybe the next gen of Android tablets arrive next year.
Currently running Vegan 5.1.1 ROM, with full market, all the apps I could want. This is so much fun!
Really was an easy choice for me. Price plus fun of rooting and flashing roms while I wait for honeycomb. The gtab rules and my friends that get to play with mine can't put it down. I can't put it down ;-)