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A quick background about me: I started looking at picking up a tablet around the end of December for my January birthday. I'm a huge Android fanboi, and have been toying around with/incessantly ROMing my rooted Droid1 for over a year now, so I wanted to step it up a notch and get a tablet that had a reasonably large development backing. And then I found out about the G-tablet. It seemed an almost unobtainable mix of top-of-the-line specs along with hackable software. I had to act on it. I convinced my mom that this was the ONLY thing I wanted for my birthday, and all that I asked for was a nominal (less than 1/4) assistance toward the purchase of the $380 device. She agreed, and I excitedly bought my G-Tab about a week and a half ago. Since then, I've been completely unable to tear myself away from this forum; the activeness of the development community here for the G-Tab is even greater than I imagined, and on an almost daily basis I find a new reason to spend more and more time here (hello Notion Ink ports/forthcoming Honeycomb ports!!!). You guys are seriously a wonderful and brilliant community. I'm sincerely thankful for the great group of people who are significantly smarter than me and are able to do incredible things with such an incredible piece of hardware. I got this device because it was about as hackable a piece of hardware as one could get, and while the development portion of that hackability could have led to a lot of frustration and disappointment, it has MORE THAN met my expectations. As a result, I've got a rooted, custom ROM'd device with a Hulu hack, full market hack, and Swype hack. I honestly couldn't have possibly extracted more value out of a $380 purchase in any theoretical world, and I attribute that all to you, the active developers here.
I know this is my first post and I'm a total n00b, but I really do appreciate what all of you devs have done here, and I wanted to let you all know that.
Thanks, sincerely.
Very nice first post and welcome to Gtab Android Heaven!
Thanks a lot :-D. I hope to one day contribute to this active and robust community. Cheers.
Welcome, not too many people ever say thanks, always *****ing about something not working. Some of these people here are scary smart!
If you have been molesting a droid for over a year, you are nowhere NEAR the n00b I was when I got my Gtab a few weeks ago. I had only seen a couple of droid phones in person, but I liked what I saw. Droid users I have shown my Gtab to have been really impressed with it. The most common comment is "damn that's fast!" (I am running Vegan and loving it.)
And you are so right about these fora, lots of sharp folks here with good instructions (if you are careful to follow them) for just about anything you might need to squeeze onto the tab. I also have yet to see anyone get ugly in a thread like you see in so many other places.
A supportive development community like this can change a lot of things and I am glad to have found it!
Nice post. I like you, was hardly active here at all until I discovered the g tablet. I have since been barely able to tear myself away from the g tablet forum here. A sincere thanks from me as well to the guys doing the hard work making these tablets what they are.
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Welcome, not too many people ever say thanks, always *****ing about something not working.
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LOL! So true.
If you got half a lick of sense and take the time to do your research (before asking stupid or repetitive questions) this community will bend over backwards to help you. I spent about a year researching tablets and when the g-tablet hit this site I realized it's potential and knew it was time to dive in. I've never owned an Android device until buying the g-tab Mid December and the amount I've learned from the smart folks here is phenominal, and i still feel like a noob. Each day is a new learning experience. Kick back and enjoy the ride!
Im Another noob who has purchased a G-Tab because of the fact that so many of you Devs are doing such a great job with this tablet and sharing your efforts with all the rest of us noobs.
Up till around 2 months ago id had basically no contact with Android other than i knew it was a mobile phone OS by Google. Had never seen it, basically knew nothing about it other than its name.
I had been here to XDA before as i used to own a Dopod mobile phone, and i was using a windows mobile rom from here.
So i was so happy to see that the ipad had started a great new tablet trend (not a ipad fan, but realise if it wasnt for the ipad, the current trend may never have happened). So i was excited when Tablets started kicking off, always wanted one. So i started searching for an alternative to the ipad.
The first tablet i almost bought was a "WeTab", a German 11.6 inch made tablet, it sounded great on paper, great specs, but after i started reading the user reviews, i decided that it wasnt the right tablet for me. Weak touch screen and poor software support put me off.
So i kept looking for the right tablet to get, after a while i settled between either the Gtat, or the Archos. I wanted a 10 inch and these both looked like great tablets. The software review for the G-tab were not good at all, but the hardware specs looked better to me than the Archos.
Since ive been using PC's for almost 20 years now i knew full well Viewsonic was a good brand name, and even if they didnt manufacture the products, it was the quality that went with the name that made me consider the G-tab.
But it wasnt till i checked XDA to see if you guys were doing anything with the G-tab that i realised that thanks to you guys the weak ended software side of the G-tab was not a real issue. That you guys had taken the G-Tab and made it a monster in the jungle
I ordered 1 from Amazon, which i learned i could by one from a thread here, and around 2 weeks later it turned up. Ive been having a ball messing with it ever since, Android is great, and you guys make it even greater.
Sorry if i rambled a bit here but i just wanted to say "THANK YOU" for all you guys have done for myself and the rest of us noobs
Echoing the thank yous as the community is the reason I got this tablet when I did.
Yeah, echoing as well. I bought the device only after I knew that you were out there to make the software issue into a non-issue. I use my tablet only a daily basis for both my work and my pleasure. I wouldn't be able to do either without the great stuff you guys have done. Much appreciated.
Another me to reply. Forgot where i first saw the gTab, but after reading here for a couple of weeks, i found mine at Sears for $379, plus the rebate for the free dock.
Without all of the tremendous resources on this forum, i would have missed out on this journey. I have tried all of the ROMs, and have settled on the Vegan 5.1b rom for now.
Thanks again to all of the developers,and to the non-developers, this would not have bee possible without your persistence in testing these roms and asking the what if questions.
I'll echo the same sentiment. Frankly I would probably not have bought the gtab if I had not come across this forum and all the people here who have been working to make it a better product.
Thx to all of you.
I also would like to add a big thanks for all this incredible info & apps.these dev have added to the gtab and other devices. Again Thanks, J.
Stock gTab.
Gonna go ahead and throw out my THANKS to the Devs here and those all around XDA. I have spent more time on XDA since getting my Hero a year and a half ago,then my Evo when it came out, and now wasting away on my G Tab. Wife loves the tab so much I had to get her one. Both of ours were rooted the day we got em.. entirely because this community!
I look forward to seeing what the next big rom is for the G Tab! (Running VEGAn now, hopefully someone releases a Honeycomb rom in the next couple weeks!!)
Obviously you can see that there is a woot special today on the gtablet, simply based on all the threads that are redundantly getting posted.
However here is the downstream effect. There are many purchasers that are all being pointed to Droidpirate or XDA, and several links being added to the discussions, etc.
Once the tablets all come in, obviously there will be a percentage of users that just won't be happy with the tablet (thus ebay will be flooded with them, as will the XDA forum), but those willing to hack will join up.
Membership and post counts will most likely increase dramatically.
Some very funny comments if you have time to read the questions and comments by both Gtablet fans, Xoom fans, Nook fans, and even IPad fans!
http://www.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=4394837
Bring it on, the more devs working on this tablet, the more fun it becomes!
I'm a newbie!
I just picked up my GTablet from Tiger for 340 sale. Happy as a clam with Vegan Tab installed. Hope they keep up the great pricing on the GTablet. My friend is hating my new tablet as I don't have to resample video to actually play on the GTablet!
I agree. I just picked one up from woot for 308 with taxes. The price is too good to pass up.
just got one at woot for 279 sweet.. not have to start researching rooting and the best firmware
I've had mine for a few weeks and love it! (w/ VEGan 5.1.1 of COURSE). I also fell prey to the IPAD experience and bought the IPAD2. As soon I I turned it on I knew I F'd up. while I love the IPAD for its brain dead ease of use, I dont need the cameras. SOOO, I'm going to sell it and get the 1st gen IPAD and some cash to buy ANOTHER G-Tab. I still can't believe it's so cheap for a Tegra 2, Alternative for Honeycomb (fingers crossed).
Grabbed one from woot today, I'll be coming over from the nook color forums.
I too ordered up a gtablet today from woot. I've been keeping an eye out for the best price and today was the day...been contemplating on getting one for a few months.
I've also been lurking the gtablet forums here on XDA to get an idea of what kind dev support there was for it and was surprised when I first start following this device. I joined not to long for some Droid X support and now I can't wait till the gtablet arrives.
lol i was about to post this cause i just ordered one while waiting for enough funds for a xoom. I was juggling between this and the archos 101 but with the price of 285, how can i NOT get this?
I sold my NookColor about a month ago. Loved it but there was stuff I was still desiring. I had no idea what this was before I saw it on WOOT today, but I sold my old NetBook on ebay for $300 and bought this from WOOT. I'm pumped, I just with shipping was faster!
I'm one of the unwashed masses coming here since they dove in to the Woot pool.
I have an Archos 70 with their stock 2.2 ROM. The Quadrant scores on the gTab is double what I am getting on my A70. Looking forward to seeing what the gTab is like in optimized form.
What is the consensus on the best ROM image to use for all around usability: The Notion Ink, Vegan or other?
Yet another new dude...
Have a rooted Slide with CM7 RC2. Been looking for a decent hackable android tablet and the G-Tablet fits the bill. Can't wait till it gets here and I finally get a chance to play around with it! My bro is an Apple fanatic and has been trying to convince me to get an iPad but I'm not a huge fan of iOS or Apple's hardware.
Another here, been thinking about a tablet for awhile. I haven't tinkered in a long time, this will be a fun little toy to hack on.
The gtab is a great first tablet. Its not the perfect tablet but people should appreciate its speed. Its also a great device to learn how to root and customize an android device. All the people who took advantage of this deal are some lucky mofos.
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The gtab is a great first tablet. Its not the perfect tablet but people should appreciate its speed. Its also a great device to learn how to root and customize an android device. All the people who took advantage of this deal are some lucky mofos.
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Indeed, this gtab is my first android tablet and I think I did a great investment, I´m learning a lot and thanx to the valuable help of member like Roebeet Im running tntlite 4.2.5 smoothly
count me in with the wootsheep
another wooter...
...coming over from the nook running honeycomb, I wonder if there will be a flood of nooks on eBay?
grabbed one too. Cannot pass for this price.
Getting rid of my nook color
I just called Viewsonic Customer Service
....they didn't even know about the woot.com sale going on. I told them that they might want to get some more staff in about 7-10 business days.
Hello all!!
I have been surfing these forums, and am blown away by the user base behind the G-Tablet... yes I too have woot-ed my way into owning one, and can't wait for it to arrive (although it might be a longer wait then I would like, lol)
I just wanted to show my appreciation to all the people here who have put so much work into unlocking this device.
You can see how great you guys are, even by Roebeet calling up ViewSonic, to give them the warning, LOL
ha! I also have a rooted nook. Maybe I'll actually use it now to read a book
hello everyone
i got a note 10.1 as a gift yesterday, no doubt it is cool, but the thing is that i am in my last season before college and it is very important.
now i am confused whether to sell it and save it's money for later, or keep it (but of course, i am not going to use it very much), the thing is that if i sell it now, i will lose about 130$ of it's price and i have no idea whether the next generation tablets will cost about the same or higher and if i don't sell it now, it's price will will decrease so bad.
the advantages of the first decision is that i will not get distraction from it and the advantages of the second decision is that i will have i high end tablet which i think the next generation tablets wont have so much differences between this generation's.
so what do you think? does it worth to keep it? or i should sell it?
thanks in advance .
Since you dont have a need for tablets, sell it.
I am sure 3-4 years from now tablets (like most other electronics) will become better with evolution. Buy when you need it.
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Why not give it back to the person who bought it for you so they can return it for full price? I know I would be highly pissed off and offended if I bought someone an expensive gift like the Note 10.1 and they turned around and sold it.
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Why not give it back to the person who bought it for you so they can return it for full price? I know I would be highly pissed off and offended if I bought someone an expensive gift like the Note 10.1 and they turned around and sold it.
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Isn't a gift the property of the recipient to do with as they please? Can't say I wouldn't be disappointed, but once it's given, it's use is determined by the person who owns it.
Not trying to be a jerk, but this goes back to a conversation I had once, and a lesson I learned. I gave my brother a balloon, and he popped it on purpose. I was angry, until someone pointed out to me that it was his gift to do with as he pleased. Literally, whatever pleased him most was up to him. If he enjoyed the act of popping the balloon (his choice) more than looking at the balloon (my pre-conceived notion of the "proper" way to enjoy a balloon), who was I to judge that?
If the recipient would be happier selling the gift than keeping the gift, shouldn't they do what makes them most happy? Isn't that the point of a gift?
True but it can also be an easy way to piss off the one who gave the present . Result ungrateful B sold my present and he wont get any more .
I would sell the Note and say to the giver thanks but i sold it and put the money to my educashion and bought some skool books for colidge or something like that .
jje
loribuono said:
Isn't a gift the property of the recipient to do with as they please? Can't say I wouldn't be disappointed, but once it's given, it's use is determined by the person who owns it.
Not trying to be a jerk, but this goes back to a conversation I had once, and a lesson I learned. I gave my brother a balloon, and he popped it on purpose. I was angry, until someone pointed out to me that it was his gift to do with as he pleased. Literally, whatever pleased him most was up to him. If he enjoyed the act of popping the balloon (his choice) more than looking at the balloon (my pre-conceived notion of the "proper" way to enjoy a balloon), who was I to judge that?
If the recipient would be happier selling the gift than keeping the gift, shouldn't they do what makes them most happy? Isn't that the point of a gift?
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There is no argument that he can do whatever the heck he wants, but he asked for advice. My opinion, based on my values, beliefs, morals, whatever...is that if someone gives you a valuable gift and you turn around and sell it...that's a pretty **** move and if I were the gift giver, it would definitely hurt my feelings and leave me with a very sour taste in my mouth. I would likely never buy the ungrateful kid another gift of value. If he turns around and sells it, it is being very disrespectful and ungrateful to the gift giver.
He has plenty of options that would result in him not looking like an ungrateful d-bag. He could tell the gift giver that he would prefer the money be used toward his education and give the gift back so they can return it and give him cash. He could say that, while it was nice, it wasn't what he wanted right now and he would rather have <insert whatever gift here>.
Again, it goes back to the idea that just because you can do something a certain way doesn't mean it is the way you should do it. That's why we are considered developmentally above animals. We *should* have the ability to know the difference between right and wrong in our actions and behaviors. I guess, in my eyes, the relationship between me and the other person is more valuable than whatever money could be gained through the disrespectful act of selling it.
OP, if you're starting college within a year, I'd hold onto it. The Note's specs aren't matched by many tablets now and I don't expect that to have improved next year. You've got to keep in mind that the Note's got 2GB of RAM, which is twice the amount of some of the other tablets labeled as high-end. It's got a quad core proccessor and, most importantly, it has Wacon active digitizer that improves stylus input. If you read member posts by those who are students, they are making great use of all the Note's features. As you've noted, once new merchandise is sold, it's value drops significantly. Good luck.
Each one of you has a point, but, If I sell it now, it is not because I want more money, it is because having such a tablet will distract me from studying as I had a note 1 about 3 months ago, and I can really say that I clould not study while owing it.
It is really a hard choice...
The gift giver is must also be kept in mind, he brought me a gift and I should respect that.
Don't know what do...
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Why not give it back to the person who bought it for you so they can return it for full price? I know I would be highly pissed off and offended if I bought someone an expensive gift like the Note 10.1 and they turned around and sold it.
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In my country, there is no returning unless the product is damaged, even samsung's official shop does not do it.
loribuono said:
Isn't a gift the property of the recipient to do with as they please? Can't say I wouldn't be disappointed, but once it's given, it's use is determined by the person who owns it.
Not trying to be a jerk, but this goes back to a conversation I had once, and a lesson I learned. I gave my brother a balloon, and he popped it on purpose. I was angry, until someone pointed out to me that it was his gift to do with as he pleased. Literally, whatever pleased him most was up to him. If he enjoyed the act of popping the balloon (his choice) more than looking at the balloon (my pre-conceived notion of the "proper" way to enjoy a balloon), who was I to judge that?
If the recipient would be happier selling the gift than keeping the gift, shouldn't they do what makes them most happy? Isn't that the point of a gift?
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You have a point, but when it comes to such an expensive item, I think we should look to this situation in a different way, but again, I cant study while owning such a device
Have you considered that owning this device may actually help you study... It is designed specifically for business and artists but there is a strong leaning towards students to use this also. You have on hand a device you can download and read manuals from, cut and edit pdf's and documents. Grab information straight from the internet and incorporate it into a document.
You can write on the screen without having to use a ton of paper meanin it won't change in weight, and can then annotate things, you can record lectures while they are being given and add hand written notes.
I wish I had this for my school days...
Keep it and learn restraint .
I say keep it..
First it will come in handy when used properly.. And if you say you cant study while you have such a device that distracts your. God forbid you have friends or a Girl/ boy friend..
Keep it and use it to lean to restrain yourself from letting a Device control your Free/ Study time.. If you do not learn this you are going to fail eventually anyway. Im assuming in college and last semester you should already be well on your way to having great time management skills.. I say this thinking about our son who just started college psyc Degree.. He has a long long time to go..
Good Luck either way ..
Ps also if i had bought you such a gift It would hurt my feelings if you sold it so soon . or even consider such as explorer said It is your choice but think ethical about it.. OHH ARE YOU studying to be a Lawyer .. (ohh the ethics thing Guess not)
Giggles GOOD Luck ..
Erica Renee
ExploreMN said:
There is no argument that he can do whatever the heck he wants, but he asked for advice. My opinion, based on my values, beliefs, morals, whatever...is that if someone gives you a valuable gift and you turn around and sell it...that's a pretty **** move and if I were the gift giver, it would definitely hurt my feelings and leave me with a very sour taste in my mouth. I would likely never buy the ungrateful kid another gift of value. If he turns around and sells it, it is being very disrespectful and ungrateful to the gift giver.
He has plenty of options that would result in him not looking like an ungrateful d-bag. He could tell the gift giver that he would prefer the money be used toward his education and give the gift back so they can return it and give him cash. He could say that, while it was nice, it wasn't what he wanted right now and he would rather have <insert whatever gift here>.
Again, it goes back to the idea that just because you can do something a certain way doesn't mean it is the way you should do it. That's why we are considered developmentally above animals. We *should* have the ability to know the difference between right and wrong in our actions and behaviors. I guess, in my eyes, the relationship between me and the other person is more valuable than whatever money could be gained through the disrespectful act of selling it.
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Thanks for sharing your opinions. We disagree. No one can make me feel anything by selling something I gave them. Once given, it's none of my business what the recipient does with it, and it can't change whatever good feelings I had when giving it.
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I say keep it..
First it will come in handy when used properly.. And if you say you cant study while you have such a device that distracts your. God forbid you have friends or a Girl/ boy friend..
Keep it and use it to lean to restrain yourself from letting a Device control your Free/ Study time.. If you do not learn this you are going to fail eventually anyway. Im assuming in college and last semester you should already be well on your way to having great time management skills.. I say this thinking about our son who just started college psyc Degree.. He has a long long time to go..
Good Luck either way ..
Ps also if i had bought you such a gift It would hurt my feelings if you sold it so soon . or even consider such as explorer said It is your choice but think ethical about it.. OHH ARE YOU studying to be a Lawyer .. (ohh the ethics thing Guess not)
Giggles GOOD Luck ..
Erica Renee
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nice words...
as for time management, i've already made a schedule for studying but the time is not in my side, my country's high school system is wrong, we have more Subjects to study in a very short time.
also, why god would forbid having a friend? a true friend would help me and not distract me.
thank you for sharing you opinions
i am thinking for reasons not to sell it, but it is a hard choice...
Hey guys,
Really not a discussion post but my 2015 resolution is to share and thank. So this post is a shoutout to everyone in the community that contributed over the time while I have been on here. I've been through some dark moments dealing with these phones. I appreciate you guys doing what you do for the love of the sport. If I didnt have kids I'd probably be more active and I wish I would have shared some more of my experiences with the roms and root methods.
I've been riding with Team Droid since day 1. Literally I remember that October day when the UPS man pulled up with G1 on launch day. I just sold my iPhone and excited to holding a key to a new world. Fast forward to the MoPho to the Note 1 to the Executive Edition GS3 with the wood box and now my G2, not mention some lesser phones in between.
No matter the device, the community always had answers for any problem and even give you ways to enhance your experience and it never cost anything but time and some frustration (lol)
So this post is a thank you to all of you and encouragement to keep up the good work.
Peace
-CL
I want to give a big thank you to everybody! From the amazing devs to the friendly and intelligent members of this Forum, you have all made my time here with my Gear 2 Neo exciting and fun! Especially since Android Wear became more than a hopeless concept idea, to being a damn near perfect and successful project. I still can't believe you were able to make this happen! (I'm looking at you @biktor_gj ) You're a genius and deserve everything that comes your way. I am more than grateful to you for putting your hard work and time into this and not only making it a possibility, but made it into a successful port. I'm truly amazed. Right as I found myself using my Gear 2 less and less, you brung it back to life and made it easily one of the best, if not, THE BEST, Smartwatch on the market currently. Someone mentioned recently that you are the Cyanonogen Mod of Tizen. I couldn't have said it any better. Your ability to make that happen tells me you have a promising future ahead of you in the growing Smartwatch industry. Keep on keeping on my friend!
Ok.... So speaking of how great a dev you are and your promising future.....
I made a decision today that I hope I won't regret. I sold my Gear 2 Neo on Craig's list. I was able to get $220 for it with it being a year old! Wanna know why? Because of your intelligence, dedication, and hard work you put in to putting a successful Android Wear to it! I had so many hits on it because of this reason alone! So thank you again. I've been spreading your name and directing people here to see for themselves.
So, no I'm not currently watchless. I would never do such a thing! I have been eyeing the Samsung Gear S for quite a while now but ever since I was able to install a stable build of your Android Wear on my Neo, I never pulled the trigger. Just couldn't bring myself to do it............ Until yesterday. I was able to score a deal of the century that I just couldn't refuse on the Gear S. I bit the bullet and purchased it in HIGH hopes that you may do this yourself in the near future and bring your genius dev abilities to the Gear S and can build a Android Wear for it as well! It's an amazing smartwatch all around with the exception of not having Android Wear (at least that I'm aware of) on it. So please please make this happen. Lol. If you're curious of the deal I got and might even wanna jump yourself ( he has quite a few left at this price btw), here it goes:
EBay listing:
Brand New Galaxy Gear S in White
GSM Unlocked
Limited time offer of $219.99
Buy it Now or Best Offer
Free Shipping with express fed ex shipping
I shot them an off of $200 with my fingers crossed and hitting f5 100 times and Bam! Offer accepted!
(I can post a screenie as proof.)
So I made $20 in the process of selling my Neo and getting the S.
If you or anyone else is interested, feel free to PM me and I'll send you the listing link.
So thank you all again. You're all awesome and i would have never been able to enjoy my Neo as much as i did without you! I'm not leaving this Sub so I won't say Farewell. I love to see the progress that goes on and love helping just as much as I can.
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Enjoy your new device. :good:
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