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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.
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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 It has a great processor and it won't be outdated for atleast 6 months.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 It has a great processor and it won't be outdated for atleast 6 months.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!
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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"...
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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...
So my situation, I was fortunate to earn a free ipad wifi/3g 16gb from a sales contest at work, well Ive played with the thing for a few weeks and I have to say apple blows. Anyways gunna sell it on ebay, looking like I can get about $450 for it.
I then want to take the money and buy an android tablet, i really want a honeycomb one, but I know they are very expensive as they are just coming out.
So I thought to myself why couldn't I just buy a tablet that comes with Froyo, and then root it, and flash a custom honeycomb rom once a developer ports it over to my device..? It would save me alot of cash/waiting.
So I'm assuming all the G tab owners did some shopping around before buying this tablet. What are the top 3 android tablets under $450 in your opinion?
Obviously another concern is which tablet under $450 will be likely to have the most developer support, being the flashaholic that I am, I really want something that has many roms and kernels etc.. availiable. I did see quite a few roms in the G tab development section, but I am finding it very difficult to find out information about other tablets as far as rom development. What do you guys thing from a developer support stand point?
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Under $450 and that are out now tablets....
If you're just looking for a tablet to browse the internet, casual gaming, youtube..you know basic stuff...you can save about $100 by buying a nook. Lots of dev support...I mean lots.
If you want something more powerful with a bigger screen but weaker viewing angles than the gtab is tops in my opinion. If you don't mind a used gtab...than I would grab one if you can find it.
As for a third choice, I guess I would get the archos 70 or 101.
Awesome thanks.
I personally wouldn't get a nook. I had one and ended up trading it for an archos 101. From what it looks like there is more development for the GTab. The nook is a nice device but I really didn't think the device was speedy enough for me. If I'm getting a tablet then it should have better specs then my phone (Nexus S). Screen on the Nook was nice but I've always wanted a bigger tab. I like my archos 101 but then again the processor was good but I felt it could be better. I just sold my archos a few days ago on here and ordered a GTab and it'll be here tomorrow. Nook is $250 new and GTab cost me $368, with the GTab you may be getting a worse screen but you get more internal storage, better processor, bluetooth, IMO better dev support, and a USB port which I personally want. I've also had a Galaxy Tab but when I had it development was slow so I got rid of it also again it has the same specs as my phone. IMO theres no point in a tablet that has equal or worse specs then your phone (unless you have a dual core phone) and after experience 7inch screens are good for reading and comics but 10.1inch screens are better for web browsing and even better for reading and comics
Had my gtab for about 2 weeks now that I bout from another user here on xda for $320. Prior to the purchase I had been following the forums and watching youtub videos of the device and drooling. Now that I have it, I feel I may have hyped it a bit too much. It is a good device but there are a few things about it that bother me but to be fair I was expecting some of them. the screen is as bad as they say. This device is pretty hefty. Holding it in can be tiresome at times. The bezel is thin on three sides, one of which also has capacitive buttons which makes it hard to find a comfortable way to hold it at times unless you are using both hands. No gps. As for the roms, as good as they are they are far from perfect. They each have their own issues which were easy to ignore at first but after a while i find to be annoying when you want something that just works. I appreciate the devs though and I'm sure in time they will figure everything out. After trying a xoom at frys the other day I can honestly say they know what a tablet should be like. I just wish it wasn't an extra 500 bucks.
BuI shopped arround for a good while. I have been using resistive screen tablet PC's in my work for years, and hated them. Ugly screens tedious repeated touches to get anywhere. Call me crazy but I really believe that anyone who complains about the screen on the gtab needs to take a reality check. This thing has better viewing angles than my android phone. What do you want to do with it? Rest it on your coffee table and sit 10 feet away at a 45° angle and expect perfect color? Yes there are nicer screens out there but IMHO this is way better than the crap I have seen for years. I'm sure it would have had a super top of the line screen too if Malta could have gotten screens from LG at nearly cost like apple does.
The price is perfect and the screen is perfect for the price. Enjoy the fact that no one will see what's on your screen unless you want them to. Its a security feature in my book.
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BuI shopped arround for a good while. I have been using resistive screen tablet PC's in my work for years, and hated them. Ugly screens tedious repeated touches to get anywhere. Call me crazy but I really believe that anyone who complains about the screen on the gtab needs to take a reality check. This thing has better viewing angles than my android phone. What do you want to do with it? Rest it on your coffee table and sit 10 feet away at a 45° angle and expect perfect color? Yes there are nicer screens out there but IMHO this is way better than the crap I have seen for years. I'm sure it would have had a super top of the line screen too if Malta could have gotten screens from LG at nearly cost like apple does.
The price is perfect and the screen is perfect for the price. Enjoy the fact that no one will see what's on your screen unless you want them to. Its a security feature in my book.
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^^^^Yeah This. I waited a week for mine to come from the good ol' US of A (Im in oztralia )
After reading all the reports.. bad screens, slow stock UI etc I thought ok, well the screen is probably as bad as they say and the UI cant be that bad...
well it was exactly opposite - the screen is actually not that bad compared to some screens i deal with daily. UI was even worse than I could have imagined.
I know have vegan on it and it rocks. For the price I am absolutely blown away.
You can not go wrong with the g-Tab. Especially since you stated that you are a "Flashaholic." I have had mine for almost 2 months now and absolutely love it. I have tried both the vegan and TNT-Lite roms, and ended up staying with the TNT-Lite. While there are many things that could have been implemented better, in my mind it is a better value right now than the competition. I love the fact that it has removable storage. I have a little case that I keep my micro-SD cards in and swap them out whenever I want to watch something else or need more storage. Since purchasing this product, I have taken it with me on several business trips, and have found it indispensable. I can even back my photos up onto it using an SD card reader.
Bottom Line: If you do not mind playing around and fiddling with settings and enjoy trying new things, then I suggest getting the g-Tab. Over wise I suggest waiting a little longer until the "Tablet Form Factor" becomes more settled.
Just a note on the Notion Ink Adam which falls into the sub $450 category (wifi LCD version, anyways). I received hoping to get better viewing angles but they seemed to be the same as the Gtab, plus I really like the Gtab's form factor a lot more. The Adam was heavier, thicker and more squared off making it not as comfortable to hold as the Gtab. I ebayed the Adam and actually turned a little profit from it
Great info guys! Thanks to everyone who replied, all very helpful!
I got several buyers for my ipad so it should be gone today
I think the g tab sounds like it will do what I want, it really will just be for playing games, web browsing, and taking on airplanes etc, so it sounds like the way to go. And hopefully honeycomb roms will be available before too long!
Follow up question, where can you get a good case for the g tab? I liked the one that I bought my ipad, it was kind of like a little padfolio and it could fold into a "stand" which was great for watching movies on the plane.
Other than that just gotta research rooting this thing, I plan to pick one up before the end of the weekend. And you guys have already given me some ideas which roms to try. Thanks!
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Follow up question, where can you get a good case for the g tab? I liked the one that I bought my ipad, it was kind of like a little padfolio and it could fold into a "stand" which was great for watching movies on the plane.
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Check the G Tablet Accessories forum, there are a couple of options depending whether you want a keyboard or not and at least one more on the way
Alright just a couple more for the helpful people here
1. is this the best way to root the g tab? http://droidpirate.com/2010/11/27/how-to-root-your-viewsonic-g-tablet/
2. After I root I will be following the instructions in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
So I was wondering if I had to update anything in order to flash custom roms, or can I just root my tab, and then follow the instructions on that thread and be good to go on custom roms?
Also what ROM would you guys recomend? I am typically an AOSP guy assuming that everything is functional, but my wife will be using this tablet too and she is not very tech savvy, so I would like a rom that is pretty stable, any suggestions would be apprecited thanks!
Also I see clockwork v08 seems to be the hot ticket, so I assume that I will use that? I have always used Amon RA on my EVO, but it doesnt appear that Amon RA is availiable for the G tab, is that a correct assumption?
Thanks again for all the help, I know those last few questions arent necessarily pertinent to my original post, but I appreciate the help.
All the instructions you need to root the device are in the second thread you linked -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
Just pick out a ROM - TNTLite and VEGAn are the two most popular around here - and follow the instructions carefully.
perfect thanks, guess I should've read this line from that thread
"You do NOT need to root your tablet to install a ROM on this device using this guide. All the after-market ROMs are pre-rooted."
LMAO!! haha cool.
Just a little update, I got my GTab today and love it sooooooooo much. Viewing angles aren't to bad. Monster Madness, Samurai II, and Backbreaker are awesome. Very fast device
Awesome I can't wait, should have mine before Monday
Wi-Fi only Motorola Xoom at Sam's Club
I think the gTab is the best bang for your buck at between $350 and $400 especially with the ROMs our gTabDevs are churning out for us. However, if you really want an official Honeycomb tablet I've read that Sam's Club will be selling these at their stores for around $500 each in the next few weeks.
Just thought some folks might want to know.
I am sticking with my Nook Color
After having received the Archos 101. I was disappointed in the screen quality and the touch screen and lack of dev support. I sold it and got the g tablet and was in love with it until I bought my mom a kindle and started to like the form factor and size. I then started becoming bored with my g tablet. I then began looking at the nook color forums and decided to buy one, since I have bought it, I haven't touched my g tablet. I really like the size and the feel of it, I read more now and still play the games I like. I am happy running CM7 gingerbread and looking forward to honeycomb when it comes out as AOSP.
The dirty little secret is that there is no day to day life changing use for a tablet. So this can put you in two categories.
#1. You want to try and use the tablet during travel and such. In this case form factor is going to be important. The Nook Color is probably a better option as you sacrifice overall performance for the usability of the design.
#2. You want a device to develop on and try to utilize the latest and greatest. The Tegra 2 is the "it" platform right now for the android tablets. The GTab and its brothers give you the best entry into this field.
I am solidly in #2. Sure I have played some games on my tablet, I have browsed the web and I have used it on the go. But there has never been a situation where my VZ Droid would not have let me do the exact same thing.
I am comfortable with the fact that I bought a development platform. Having it in hand shows me the potential of the concept.
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The dirty little secret is that there is no day to day life changing use for a tablet. So this can put you in two categories.
#1. You want to try and use the tablet during travel and such. In this case form factor is going to be important. The Nook Color is probably a better option as you sacrifice overall performance for the usability of the design.
#2. You want a device to develop on and try to utilize the latest and greatest. The Tegra 2 is the "it" platform right now for the android tablets. The GTab and its brothers give you the best entry into this field.
I am solidly in #2. Sure I have played some games on my tablet, I have browsed the web and I have used it on the go. But there has never been a situation where my VZ Droid would not have let me do the exact same thing.
I am comfortable with the fact that I bought a development platform. Having it in hand shows me the potential of the concept.
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Excellent post, and i'm in catoegory #2 as well, I'm playing with house money becuase I got the ipad for free. But my wife really wants something to play games with and I like to watch movies etc on the airplane as well as browse the etc at home.
So I have had a Nook color for a few months and it's defective... I have Barnes and Nobles shipping me a new one and now I find myself with a dilemma.
At this point I will have a new Nook Color that I can either sell for retail and then buy a new Gtablet or keep it and keep using it until the Xoom comes down in price.
The problem is that looking at the forums it looks like the gtablet isn't exactly as fail-proof as far as the Nook Color is. And I personally like to constantly test the limits of my electronics.
So do I keep the beautiful screened, slower nook color or do I get the not as nice lcd, tablet that is two times faster?
I think the screen on the gtab gets a bad rap. Yeah the viewing angles are not good, but I can count on 2 fingers the number of times I've wanted to view the screen together with someone else. when the tablet is positioned properly in front of me it looks fine. This tablet does everything I need it too and then some... Plus the battery life is stellar.
So my vote would be for the gtab, but I'm biased.
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So I have had a Nook color for a few months and it's defective... I have Barnes and Nobles shipping me a new one and now I find myself with a dilemma.
At this point I will have a new Nook Color that I can either sell for retail and then buy a new Gtablet or keep it and keep using it until the Xoom comes down in price.
The problem is that looking at the forums it looks like the gtablet isn't exactly as fail-proof as far as the Nook Color is. And I personally like to constantly test the limits of my electronics.
So do I keep the beautiful screened, slower nook color or do I get the not as nice lcd, tablet that is two times faster?
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Not sure why you say the G-Tablet isn't as fail proof? If you take the time to read some threads here you'll see the G-Tablet is just about un-brickable. I own both devices and I prefer the G-Tablet even with the diminished viewing angles. The Nook is a cool device, my wife loves hers, it's just not powerful enough for my taste. Thanks to the hard work of the developers here at XDA the G-Tablet rocks.
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Oh awesome! =) I read a few, guess I just read the wrong ones lol. Doesn't help that I don't quite know the lingo and roms yet for this tablet. Definitely thinking about getting it.
If you like the screen of the nook then wait for another device. I sold the Gtab because of the screen and got a Nook. The screen is horrible in comparison. There are IPS tablets coming soon.
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So do I keep the beautiful screened, slower nook color or do I get the not as nice lcd, tablet that is two times faster?
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I own both devices. Unless you have a compelling need for a 10" tablet (ie: it's hard to read the Nook), then I recommend you keep the nook, ROM it with Phiremod or another CM7 version and wait until the new larger tablets come out.
I love my G-Tablet, but it soon will be very very outclassed by other devices. Asus EEEpad, for instance.
For the price g tablet is a damn good tablet
Screen or speed?
Got both. Love them both for different reasons.
NC really has a nice screen with good viewing angles. 7" sometimes is just right as well. When you OC it, it does perform pretty well also.
Gtab's just a pure speed demon. Despite a few annoyances (viewing angle from the bottom, lack of accessories, etc) it really works very well once you install a custom ROM. I'm currently using Vegan-GB. For games, it really makes a difference compared to NC.
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Got both. Love them both for different reasons.
NC really has a nice screen with good viewing angles. 7" sometimes is just right as well. When you OC it, it does perform pretty well also.
Gtab's just a pure speed demon. Despite a few annoyances (viewing angle from the bottom, lack of accessories, etc) it really works very well once you install a custom ROM. I'm currently using Vegan-GB. For games, it really makes a difference compared to NC.
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Same as above. Love the Nook Color because of portability, love the Gtab because I can keep it on the end table and it is always in reach. Both have their goods/bads and have their respective places in my Android Arsenal. LOL
My opinion:
You own a Nook already. Keep it and wait for the next gen of Tablets. If it was purely a "should I buy a Nook or a Gtab" I'd say buy the GTab.
The screen is *NOT* as bad as everyone loves to say it is and it's certainly significantly larger than the Nook.
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I love my G-Tablet, but it soon will be very very outclassed by other devices. Asus EEEpad, for instance.
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I'm not so thrilled about the eeepad. For one thing, it will be designed like a netbook. I really have a bad feeling about it.
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I'm not so thrilled about the eeepad. For one thing, it will be designed like a netbook. I really have a bad feeling about it.
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I'm more interested in the Transformer (minus the laptop dock thiny). It looks like the price is going to be closer to what everyone else is charging, rather than their initial pricing of $399 though.
And Samsung comes in for the win (FTW). 8.9 and 10.1 in tabs, $469/$499 respectively, most likely IPS screens. Unknown yet, but assumed to be Tegra 2, with Honeycomb.
I'm still happy with my $350 purchase, but it's nice to see someone competing with Apple finally (and making life difficult for Motorola, as I hate them)
i have a nook color and a gtab and if i had to choose between them i would pick the gtab every time but thats just my opinion
The gTablet folks have been good and efforts appreciated
Were it especially not for Roebeet, most of us would have given up on this device. Sadly, the butt ole' efforts of VS to lock things down has put me off of the tablet (well that and the display).
I bought the Acer A500 and am completely happy. It has the great connectivity of the gTablet, but it all actually works fine, out of box The gTablet with TnT 4 will be my back-up.
Viewsonic sux, but folks here rock. IMO, Viewsonic patronized the community here and leveraged the goodwill of Roebeet and others to keep the device from being a complete disaster at launch (and gave them nothing in return). The communities reward is a device that is more complex to root and the OEM firmware STILL sux.
I will never buy another Viewsonic product.
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I will never buy another Viewsonic product.
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Agreed completely.
You give up too quick!
All good things come to those that wait.
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You give up too quick!
All good things come to those that wait.
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Good things come but why should we have to wait? And depend on someone other than the manufacturer? I do love my tablet but Viewsonic is not a company I will be doing business with again.
Will be purchasing the Acer Iconia A500 tomorrow as well. Hopefully we can get Roebeet and some of the other devs on board, although he decided to go with the Transformer. (They really have been great. The devs that is.) Honestly, I'm looking at the Acer as the next GTablet. I say that because its not getting much air time because of the Transformer, but once the dev community gets behind it, I feel as if things are going to take off and people will realize that this tablet is the one to have. I also believe that the lack of a usb port on the Transformer tablet itself will be more of a headache than most realize(just gotta wait for the excitement to calm down). You're not going to want to carry that dock around all the time. I mean you wanted a tablet, not a laptop. I loved my GTablet, but its time to move on to Honeycomb. I can't wait around just for Viewsonic to tell us they won't be bringing HC to our tablets.
been running the xoom wifi since release, it is only now getting fun to play with changing kernels out etc. The g tab will always have a special place in my heart. Btw briliant corners rom absolutely fly on the g tablet. 1080 video acceleration at last
Surprised Roebeet went with the Asus, considering the Acer's connectivity is more in line with a tablet. The Asus (though a fine device) is more like a netbook in regards to getting the same connectivity as the A500.
Not to mention connectivity via the keyboard has been problematic so far (connection issues and media not working correctly). I prefer having the connectivity on the tablet, but to each their own
Also nice saving a net of $100, since no need for the KB. I have my M11X for portable computing.
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Surprised Roebeet went with the Asus, considering the Acer's connectivity is more in line with a tablet. The Asus (though a fine device) is more like a netbook in regards to getting the same connectivity as the A500.
Not to mention connectivity via the keyboard has been problematic so far (connection issues and media not working correctly). I prefer having the connectivity on the tablet, but to each their own
Also nice saving a net of $100, since no need for the KB. I have my M11X for portable computing.
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We are on par gadget wise... I love the m11x as my laptop.. the Gtab was fun but VS blew it and now that i have the A500 the g will see considerably less use
now where's that Iconia A500 section???
I was going to get a asus but the grand opening day was a let down. Thought well acer icona500 but when I got to bestbuy and compared the ipad2 to it and then got $65.00 off on a return open box my knees got weak and went to the dark side.
The gtab has only been around how long? Me personally, yeah I would've taken something else, but for the price at the time this is still an amazing deal. Yeah you gotta have some techy knowledge but that's why we're here right?
As for upgrading, I'll wait for the holidays and the Tegra 3. Seems pointless to upgrade tabs now since the hardware is practically the same...oh better screen and 512mb more in ram, no thanx. Wait for Tegra 3 and speeds of 3-5 times faster than any tab out there. Until then my gtab is a great toy
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. . . knees got weak and went to the dark side.
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You are funny ! Thanks for a good laugh !
I think of all the tablets available today, the HP Touchpad is the one I would choose. I got to play with a few tablets recently. Among them were the iPad, Moto Xoom, HTC Flyer, Blackberry Playbook, Huawei Ideos and the HP Touchpad. The newest Sammys weren't available. Nor were the Acers.
First off, the BB Playbook was the absolute worst of them all. It took 3 people to accidentally figure out how to delete a picture. Whilst messing with it trying to navigate around the UI, I snapped a picture of myself and wanted it off the system. I looked and looked and looked and finally called one of the store associates to assist. After he played with it for a long time, he called another store associate. The second associate played with it for a very long time also and then accidentally figured it out. We all went through every menu we could find and the answer was a simple downward swipe from the top of the LCD frame.
This brought back memories of my experience with a BB phone. No friggin way would I buy a damn BB tablet.
The rest of the tablets were sweet. The HTC Flyer was super smooth and gorgeous. The Xoom is old news. And the iPad is tired. I was really surprised by the Huawei tablet. It's so inexpensive, yet it works really well. Nevertheless, I love WebOS and my play time with the HP tablets was great. It worked flawlessly and smoothly and has that excellent multitask system. Plus I love the style, size and shape.
When the Sammys come out, I'll give them a try also and see it they can best the HP.
I'm liking the xoom. A keyboard and a mouse and I can ditch the MacBook.
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im not and idiot or a noob, im tyring to post legitimate feedback on an android rom i am currently using but i need 10 posts so here is one more, thanks for this stupid rule! 8
I have been using Droid ROMS, MODS and kernels since the G1.
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I have the OG Galaxy tab and it rocks honeycomb pretty well. By 2 year old loves netflix so I'm happy.
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OG Galaxy as in the 7 inch version. Honeycomb is on thru a custom ROM.
When I was in the market for a tablet I took a look at the xoom, playbook, iconia, and the transformer. The xoom was off the list because it was out of my price range. The playbook, I could not find the back button do that was it. It came down to the iconia and transformer, and I chose the iconia because of the full sized usb port and flash on the back.
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This brought back memories of my experience with a BB phone. No friggin way would I buy a damn BB tablet.
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also that in order to get e-mail on the thing you need to be linked up via bluetooth with another phone.
i went to check one out, was in a game when i did, looking all over for the exit button, took me and another employee 20 minutes just to figure it out, swipe up....yeah, lets not put softkeys on it like we do with our phone, nah, no menu, a FRIGGAN SWIPE MOTION!, i can't blame them for trying to be inovative, but the "physical buttons" for the playbook are so small that someone would need a stylus just to press the friggin' buttons.
it has flash, and 1080p playback....yet the camera on it sucks.
RIM, try harder next time.
I don't have a tablet. But I would like one!
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also that in order to get e-mail on the thing you need to be linked up via bluetooth with another phone.
i went to check one out, was in a game when i did, looking all over for the exit button, took me and another employee 20 minutes just to figure it out, swipe up....yeah, lets not put softkeys on it like we do with our phone, nah, no menu, a FRIGGAN SWIPE MOTION!, i can't blame them for trying to be inovative, but the "physical buttons" for the playbook are so small that someone would need a stylus just to press the friggin' buttons.
it has flash, and 1080p playback....yet the camera on it sucks.
RIM, try harder next time.
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The store I was at had a couple Playbooks on display at different areas of the store and the first one I came to had a non-functional small round button on the top...the button about the size of a bb pellet. I didn't know it didn't function; that it was damaged, and figured it was some sort of LED indicator. On the second Paybook, which was fully functional, if I hadn't pressed that little round button by accident to turn on the device, I never would have figured out how to power it on because I attributed that round button as an indicator or something of that nature. I wouldn't have intentionally pressed it.
The Playbook is typical BB B.S. I had the same experience with my BB phone. I spent 90% of my time trying to find stuff on it than I did just using it. No wonder BB is in the crapper these days.
I went with a Transformer. I did some research too. I will say this that playing with a unit in the store and taking it home and using it for a week or two is a huge difference. I am sure you can make some basic decisions based on your likes and dislikes, To heavy dont like how it feels in your hand etc, but nothing takes the place of good ole fashioned "Use it". I wrote a pretty long article regarding my purchase and my decisions tree in the transformer forums, as there are a lot of "Can the Asus Transformer replace my netbook/laptop" threads on a lot of different forums and i wanted to put my thoughts out there as well. I will find the link and link it. But in short the basic answer is it depends. I know not the best answer and not the one you were looking for but its the truth.
Here is my post its long but might be worth a read if you are trying to decide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15679836#post15679836
I am very happy with the transformer and in my post i give the reasons i chose it.
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we have the xoom here. not sure how we like it yet. can't get it to root. or rather can't find a walkthrough that doesn't assume you already have certain things installed on your computer. not their fault. it's the xooms for me needing to root to actually use all it's features.
i have the galaxy 10.1 its so dirty i love it. slim, light, and fast
Apple suxxx but by the way, I prefer the iPad 2 !
I prefer the 7 inch tablet, but there aren't any good ones. The best 10 inch is the sammy sung tab 10.1.
It down right makes all the other tabs look like s**t. Samsung did a GREAT job on the screen. I like the feel of the thrive but it's screen sucks. The ipad seemed heavy but I do like its keyboard. The touchpad and playbook are the worst. the iconia is pretty ugly. The xoom feels nice but has a bad screen in my opinion. Tab 10.1 is best then xoom or ipad.
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I am using Apple i pad. Its features processing speed durability awesome.
Some tablets are truly great in the niche such as Xoom, Transformer and Ironia, but seems that it's still no one is good enough to beat the iPad. At least for me, I have to admit the using experience is really fantastic on iPad.
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I am using Apple i pad. Its features processing speed durability awesome.
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skydeve said:
Some tablets are truly great in the niche such as Xoom, Transformer and Ironia, but seems that it's still no one is good enough to beat the iPad. At least for me, I have to admit the using experience is really fantastic on iPad.
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Yeah, I agree. The iPad is a powerful and well engineered tablet. But it lacks the high res display I desire and this makes it tired for me. I'm spoiled by the Retina display of my iPhone 4. There just isn't a display as good as the Retina display. If Apple puts an equivalent display in the next iPad, that would solve the tired problem.
i am waiting samsung tab 10.1 or sony
I have the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 and it rocks, so fast and easy to use.
I bought my 8 yr. old daughter a Velocity Micro Cruz. I sent that same POS back 2 weeks later. She is only 8 so I'm not looking to spend mega bucks and I don't buy anything made by Apple. I am thinking of getting her the Gen 9 Archos 8in tablet when it arrives in a few months. The Cruz isn't a bad tablet for the price point but it simply has too little internal memory. It constantly froze on us. It is great looking hardware, nice looking screen and a little heavy. Also, not having the genuine Android Market or XDA-Dev support was a killer. I came to realize I have no love for Android in it's current state (2.3 and below as I haven't used or seen a Honeycomb tablet yet). As a long time Windows Mobile user Android still reminds me of an incomplete and immature version of Windows Mobile that is more popular but not more effective. I am disappointed in this realization, especially when 90% of the tablets out there worth their salt, hardware wise, are Android based.
To be fair, I actually played with my friend's IPad II also. When I say played with, I mean sat there and used it for 2-3 hours to see if it could impress me. The answer is no. It's a $600 POS. What's scary is the Velocity Mirco Cruz was $179 total and the $400 or so price difference really doesn't show when it comes to using the damn things. The Ipad was lighter, faster and didn't freeze (because it has enough damn internal memory), but like every other damn Apple product it is limited and constricted. I swear if the Cruz had more internal memory it would have been 200x more effective than that Apple pos. Transferring information was easier. Using it as a part of my current environment was easier (HD2, Windows 7 laptop, Windows Vista PC). When I used the Dolphin browser it worked excellent (as did Safari). Basically the only satisfying experience I had on the Ipad was the Youtube application and the only thing that made it better than what I get on my HD2 is the screen size. Beyond that it has nothing on my 2 year old phone. Apple smapple.
I don't expect the HP or BB tablets to last very long in this market so I'm hoping Microsoft comes out with a viable tablet OS (which is rumored) and it doesn't actually disappoint me the way everything else has. Knowing I won't be able to replace the Cruz for under $200 I upped the ante to $300 and it looks like Archos is going to slide in with the gen 9's. Hopefully I won't remain disappointed.