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SOld Out ? I didnt even know they were out ((Android figures))

http://android-shop.deadzebra.com/
Heard about them weeks ago...guess they went on sale and sold out.
Definitely a goofy novelty item but how could I not want one.

ha ha those are awesome!!

Those are pretty good...but I also never new they out

id get one of those for my desk

Got 8 of them when they released it. I sold out very quickly. Very cool little androids sitting on my desk!

Not worth it though unless you can get it in cyanogen blue

Nativedude said:
Not worth it though unless you can get it in cyanogen blue
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You can buy a spray can of vinyl dye for like $4. Any color you can pretty much think of.

mad!! wish i got some!

The glow in the dark one ftw.

I got one at MWC and now I'm eager to get some more of the collection, they're great

$7.25 each just feels like such a waste of money.
I was all psyched about them myself, but there's better things to spend that kind of money on. $50ish for the entire set would have been reasonable in MY opinion. $100+ (With only a chance to get the whole set)... No thanks...

Dang i wish i knew about them.. i want one for my desk!

JJackson9995 said:
$7.25 each just feels like such a waste of money.
I was all psyched about them myself, but there's better things to spend that kind of money on. $50ish for the entire set would have been reasonable in MY opinion. $100+ (With only a chance to get the whole set)... No thanks...
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What's worse is that when you order a case, you're not even guaranteed to get an entire set. You're sent 16 figures in random, blind boxes which doesn't guarantee you get one of each.
Still, I'll probably be ordering a case when they become available again.

Nastrodamous said:
id get one of those for my desk
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archboy69 said:
Got 8 of them when they released it. I sold out very quickly. Very cool little androids sitting on my desk!
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Can you guy take some photos using your N1 and post it here. I never saw them clearly :-(
Thanks.

legolas.w said:
Can you guy take some photos using your N1 and post it here. I never saw them clearly :-(
Thanks.
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There's tons of pictures of almost all of them available on their blog.
http://blog.dyzplastic.com/

j.bruha said:
What's worse is that when you order a case, you're not even guaranteed to get an entire set. You're sent 16 figures in random, blind boxes which doesn't guarantee you get one of each.
Still, I'll probably be ordering a case when they become available again.
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Exactly! That's why I said over $100 with a chance to have the whole set.
Even on the blog site before they released, they were stating you should get 10 or 11 of the 12. WTF is that all about?!!?. I'm not going to say it's a horrible thing and that people are wasting THEIR money. But I do feel like I would be wasting MY money in the same situation. To each their own, ya know?
Either way... Give me an entire damn set for $50, and you'll be $50 richer. But I ain't putting down $100+ for some plastic and a chance at an entire set. With 4-5 duplicates in addition to that. It's quite depressing if I can be completely honest.
(My $100+ will become Final Fantasy XIII and Starcraft II, LOL... Hopefully I'll get a little use out of the two )

JJackson9995 said:
Exactly! That's why I said over $100 with a chance to have the whole set.
Even on the blog site before they released, they were stating you should get 10 or 11 of the 12. WTF is that all about?!!?. I'm not going to say it's a horrible thing and that people are wasting THEIR money. But I do feel like I would be wasting MY money in the same situation. To each their own, ya know?
Either way... Give me an entire damn set for $50, and you'll be $50 richer. But I ain't putting down $100+ for some plastic and a chance at an entire set. With 4-5 duplicates in addition to that. It's quite depressing if I can be completely honest.
(My $100+ will become Final Fantasy XIII and Starcraft II, LOL... Hopefully I'll get a little use out of the two )
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LOL....Starcraft II...sweet

Man I want one of those lil dudes

cj2185 said:
Man I want one of those lil dudes
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Me too. The little the worker guy would be nice on my desk. It would be the FIRST piece of "decoration" I have. I'm sure my wife would be pleased to know I have a little android doll, but not a single picture of her! She already complains I play with the phone too much already.

I just defected to the xoom

So I loved my Gtab but I just couldn't stand the screen . I tried so many times to look past it and a couple times to actually replace it. I ended up picking up the xoom on a contract from vzw. I wanted to thank roebeet, rothnic, gojimi and everyone else that made the tablet useable. NOW DITCH THE GTAB AND START DEVELOPING FOR THE XOOM! LOL
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see ya........

kpowr82 said:
So I loved my Gtab but I just couldn't stand the screen . I tried so many times to look past it and a couple times to actually replace it. I ended up picking up the xoom on a contract from vzw. I wanted to thank roebeet, rothnic, gojimi and everyone else that made the tablet useable. NOW DITCH THE GTAB AND START DEVELOPING FOR THE XOOM! LOL
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First you're going to need to get that SD card slot working...

thank you

Bought the xoom on release day, returned it yesterday. I could not justify the expense of over 1000 between the 599 price tag and 2 year Verizon data plan. Tablet looked great, love honeycomb but the rest seemed rushed. No flash,SD card and I would have to send it in for up to a week for 4g, something I could replace myself in 15 min.
I will keep my g tablet and if honeycomb becomes available then even better. In all honestly the xoom really made me appreciate my ipad even more.

kpowr82 said:
So I loved my Gtab but I just couldn't stand the screen . I tried so many times to look past it and a couple times to actually replace it. I ended up picking up the xoom on a contract from vzw. I wanted to thank roebeet, rothnic, gojimi and everyone else that made the tablet useable. NOW DITCH THE GTAB AND START DEVELOPING FOR THE XOOM! LOL
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What was it about the Gtab screen that drove you so nuts? Did you need to do a lot of viewing at angles?

Kayak83 said:
First you're going to need to get that SD card slot working...
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So true, but being a 'Google experience' device I don't think I'll be waiting long.
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weissbach said:
thank you
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For leaving? My pleasure!
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dolphinc said:
Bought the xoom on release day, returned it yesterday. I could not justify the expense of over 1000 between the 599 price tag and 2 year Verizon data plan. Tablet looked great, love honeycomb but the rest seemed rushed. No flash,SD card and I would have to send it in for up to a week for 4g, something I could replace myself in 15 min.
I will keep my g tablet and if honeycomb becomes available then even better. In all honestly the xoom really made me appreciate my ipad even more.
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I played with it at Best Buys. Loved the build quality, hated the price. I walked away content with my g-tablet. 400 more than the gtab is insane. I was almost out the woods until I got home, checked out xda, and saw Motorola had made the mistake of posting coupon code applicable to the xoom for 20% off. 600 seemed more reasonable. I hurried to order but unfortunately was too late. They shut it down.
*shakes angry fist at robeet for being lucky enough to squeeze in his order*

I'm still debating on the Xoom, but keeping the GTAB regardless
I mentioned in the Xoom forum that I jumped on the $600 deal in the Moto store, back on Thursday. Allegedly it should ship tomorrow (that's assuming that they don't cancel the order -I'm still not convinced that they won't).
Even if it ships, I haven't decided yet if I'll keep it or re-sell it. It's a nice device, but even at $600 it's got issues right now like the microSD slot. But I'm not getting rid of my GTAB, regardless - it's staying put. I got a great deal on it, plus I've really beaten it up over the months.
Sooner or later we'll have a HC port and the device, I think. If not the Xoom, then whatever harmony-based device happens to get it ported. I think it will happen, eventually.
EDIT: I just read cjackxiii's post, after I posted mine. If it happens to ship and I re-sell it, I'll post it here first before fleaBay. I'm still mulling it over - I went over to Best Buy again to look it over, but it's hard to look at things like specific apps that way.

Waiting for the full system dump from your Zoom.
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it would be up for about an hour before the cease and desist emails from Moto showed up.

Even at the pricing error of $600 Xoom is not worth the premium. At $800 it's a joke. G-Tab is $343 right now at 6th ave.

the Xoom is super, but
I miss my Gtab. Wednesday night what I thought was my bullet proof Gtablet had an encounter with my floor. It was short fall from my lap as I had fallen asleep on my couch with the tab in my lap, it slide down a blanket helping reduce the impact.
The Gtab landed display face down. It really was a minor hit, causing me great surprise to see that it would not boot. After investigating further I found it is booting the display is all white.I assume the display is gone.
So, I decide on ordering a Xoom. The xoom is fantastic, the display is sharp and crisp with great color, large viewing angle. better in every way than the in house Ipad. I compared the two under an 8X Loupe the Xoom has much better Acutance and color saturation than the Ipad. Blazing fast, really a great unit, but I miss my Gtab the screen didn't really bother me. Side by side with the Xoom really does show how bad the display is. I still want her back.
Bottom line I hope to replace or repair my Gtab, I will keep the Xoom for work. The Gtab is my toy. Thanks to the great developers on this forum, I have enjoyed that tablet for hours in the evening the last updates had her running sweet. If we are fortunate enough to get HC ported by the guys here it will only be that much better.
Yes the Xoom is a much better unit, given the price it should be. Is it 2 times better no, but that extra 10% to 20% seems to come with a substantial premium with technology and automobiles. The gtab is still the bargain king in my opinion. Looking forward to have a working gtab soon.
To the OP if your going to ditch that gtab shoot me a pm with a price

kpowr82 said:
So I loved my Gtab but I just couldn't stand the screen . I tried so many times to look past it and a couple times to actually replace it. I ended up picking up the xoom on a contract from vzw. I wanted to thank roebeet, rothnic, gojimi and everyone else that made the tablet useable. NOW DITCH THE GTAB AND START DEVELOPING FOR THE XOOM! LOL
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I'm curious, how are you planing on using the Xoom? I use my Gtab as a remote desktop interface for my office computer. I spend most of my time running from office to office and never get back to my own where I have the network authority to do my job. It has been a real time saver - once VPN encryption was shoehorned back into the kernel (thank you again Clemsyn). Other than this one function, I really do not have a use for a tablet.

Xoom's pricing wouldn't be so bad if they can just get their Wifi only version out! I jumped on the Moto coupon deal but it was too late.

sanvara said:
Even at the pricing error of $600 Xoom is not worth the premium. At $800 it's a joke. G-Tab is $343 right now at 6th ave.
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The hardware is definitely a step above the gtab, especially with the camera's, and the screen if you put that at about 125$, and about 100$ for the GPS, and 3G/4G your at just about 600$. I would probably jump at the deal but cant justify another 10 in tab unless it is an unbelievable deal.

G-tablets are $100 off at woot.com today

Time to pick up a second? Plus the description comparing it vs. the iPad is pretty hilarious.

WOOT! I just bought one too.
I have a feeling that after today, there will be like twice as many gtablet owners. I can't wait til honeycomb!

lol not again. In b4 closed

I bought! Very happy.

Just bought one for my wife Let's see how long it takes to arrive here in Sunny South Texas.

Picked one up.
I've been waiting to get a Xoom, but with the price so cheap, I couldn't resist. It will be my first tablet.

Just got one today, i'm so psyched, this subforum is going to get a FLOOD of new users

In for one. On a unrelated note, I now have a Nook Color for sale.
So if these threads keep getting deleted because they are duplicates, where is the first thread?

prana22 said:
I've been waiting to get a Xoom, but with the price so cheap, I couldn't resist. It will be my first tablet.
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My sentiments exactly! Although I was also kind of waiting for a firm price and release date for the Acer EEE Slider, but for $285 I couldn't pass it up. I initially bought a gtab when sears first started selling them, but after using it for a week or so, I came to the conclusion that I wanted to keep it, but not for $420(after tax). I ended up returning the Gtab. Does anyone know of any good tips/tricks to improve the viewing angle? Also are there any nice speedy 2.2/2.3 roms that allow you to disable the hardware buttons on the face of the gtab and assign a hardware button for home or back?

So I'm early at the movies and I'm poking around on my droidx and I spot this post. I cruise over to wootand sure enough there it is. Do I need asecond tablet? Well, I think, then I can experiment without messing up my vegan that I'm now accustomed to using. Makes sense eh? A quick check revealed nothing close to this price elsewhere so I did the transaction all on my Droid and soon the fun will begin in earnest,. A little sting when the CC bill arrives but so many hours of interesting problem solving to look forward to. My geek factor really spiked tonight! Thanks for the heads up!

haha first time tablet owner too!!! just bought one impulse buy! hope i dont regret it!

I had to pick one up too. Ive been looking a all sorts of tablets and waiting for a good deal... well $279 was too good to pass up. I look forward to customizing the hell out of it like I did with my Captivate.

OMG!!!!
I got 1 too.
That takes the fear out of ruining my original.

I've been looking for a good case/stand with keyboard for the last hour or so and just found this:
http://www.amazon.com/Viewsonic-G-T...3LRLVE&s=merchant-items&qid=1300939884&sr=1-1
Hopefully I can save some new owners a bit of time, it was hard to find a case that would fit.

Looks almost like the one I have, but the previous (i.e. messed up one) if the picture is 100% correct.
The one with 2 tabs (left), 1 tab (top + bottom) holds it fine, but the one pictured does not (2 tabs bottom 1 left/right).
Everything else is the same though, and people moved the tabs on those so it might work for you. Look back in past threads, and you should find it. WitGlobal I think is the company if they still make/sell them.

Ordered one up for myself. After taking back the NC last week because it was an impulse buy! Can't beat that price!

Lol I got one. Woot...... 280
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I got one too!!!

Any regrets?

So, like many of you, I am struggling to decide whether to just pull the trigger on the One X, or wait to see what the SGS III feels like in hand. I am really leaning towards the One X, simply based on looks - in my opinion the pictures I've seen of the SGSIII don't do it any favors...
So, for those who did the pre-order and have received your AT&T One X, any regrets? Is there anything about the phone (aside from the 16gb storage) that, after playing around with the phone for a while, you now wish you hadn't decided on the One X?
Finally, assuming I do go with the One X, how the he!! do I decide between White or Gray? They both look great!
Oh yeah, one last thing, I've seen a lot of mention of the $49 deal for a family upgrade - has anyone seen anything better than $149 for a single line upgrade (white or gray)? I've seen one guy say he was able to get AT&T to match RS price of $49 on a single line upgrade - has anyone else had any luck calling and getting them to do this?
Thanks!

No regrets. After seeing the SGS 3 announcement I was even more satisfied with my choice. Aside from some neat software, the SGS 3 isn't any better than the One X, and everybody was expecting it to blow it out of the water. Coming to US with the S4 (same processor as the One X) and the same screen as the Galaxy Nexus (which I am not a fan of)...glad I didn't wait. I also think it just looks ugly. But that could just be me. My One X will be delivered today. I won't be home to get it until Sunday
Rabble rabble rabble.

No regrets.... IF we get our bootloader unlocked....

hox > sgs3
no regrets
i have a white with a see through gray case...

chaosjh said:
hox > sgs3
no regrets
i have a white with a see through gray case...
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what brand case do you have? how's it look?

The pentile screen on the S3 is a dealbreaker for me. Couldn't be happier that I decided to pre-order the One X. Without a doubt, I made the right choice.

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what brand case do you have? how's it look?
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kutoo
pics coming l8r with a review that was requested, i'll update this post when done. my wonderful woman took our dslr camera with her to work and i want to use it for the review.

chaosjh said:
kutoo
pics coming l8r with a review that was requested, i'll update this post when done. my wonderful woman took our dslr camera with her to work and i want to use it for the review.
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Not bad...it's almost a shame to put a cover on it though, considering how nice the phone looks!

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Not bad...it's almost a shame to put a cover on it though, considering how nice the phone looks!
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if i had ordered the gray, that clear case was calling my name...
i just don't want black or white, to many of those out there.

No regrets what so ever. And I have a see through white silicone case for now until they stay to make the case I want for it
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My only regret is that AT&T took so long to release the phone. Europe and Canada have had them for over two weeks now.

Red5 said:
My only regret is that AT&T took so long to release the phone. Europe and Canada have had them for over two weeks now.
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And lock the bootloader!

nextnexus said:
and lock the bootloader!
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+10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
edit: why is there a space here?-------------------------^

Not yet, love the feel of the phone, the vivid I didn't like, just seemed a little narrow for me to handle, the back kept comming off. One os much quicker

No regrets. I also am amazed at how many posts I see when I get a new device... some people spend weeks or even months contemplating a phone. I'm not rich by any means, but when a new phone comes out I buy it and sell my old one at near MRSP as I keep them in mint condition.
Just buy the phone. It's awesome! Also, most places have a return period too so you can take it home to play around with. I never understood how people could spend so much time contemplating over whether to purchase a phone or not. It's crazy.

Bro the s3 is a frickin sham!
Touchwiz makes it look cartoonish at best
Siri-uh-hem s-voice will soon be replaced by androids own majel
The whole eye following crap won't work even in a dim-ishly lit room and at angles
The Mali gpu can't hope to compete with t3 even if the CPU is faster
And man, it is fugly while the x is easily one of the best looking phones around
Also, pentile ~ deal breaker
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abhijit1289 said:
Bro the s3 is a frickin sham!
Touchwiz makes it look cartoonish at best
Siri-uh-hem s-voice will soon be replaced by androids own majel
The whole eye following crap won't work even in a dim-ishly lit room and at angles
The Mali gpu can't hope to compete with t3 even if the CPU is faster
And man, it is fugly while the x is easily one of the best looking phones around
Also, pentile ~ deal breaker
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i thought the sgs3 had a better gpu than t3? time to google some more...

bongd said:
No regrets. I also am amazed at how many posts I see when I get a new device... some people spend weeks or even months contemplating a phone. I'm not rich by any means, but when a new phone comes out I buy it and sell my old one at near MRSP as I keep them in mint condition.
Just buy the phone. It's awesome! Also, most places have a return period too so you can take it home to play around with. I never understood how people could spend so much time contemplating over whether to purchase a phone or not. It's crazy.
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unfortunately, I've been stung in the past with jumping on a new product right at launch (Captivate GPS issue, Transformer Prime GPS issue again!) when waiting a bit to get others' reactions might have saved me some headaches or buyer's remorse.
Chances are that I am going to plunk down my credit card on Sunday for the One X, but any real-life experiences I can hear about before then will be helpful!

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The Mali 400 is a better GPU. Its the same GPU thats in the SII, but they overclocked it for the SIII.

cbasse said:
unfortunately, I've been stung in the past with jumping on a new product right at launch (Captivate GPS issue, Transformer Prime GPS issue again!) when waiting a bit to get others' reactions might have saved me some headaches or buyer's remorse.
Chances are that I am going to plunk down my credit card on Sunday for the One X, but any real-life experiences I can hear about before then will be helpful!
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Several review units have now been out for a week or two, as well as the Rogers guys that have had it for a few weeks. Id say its 99% positive feedback from GPS to OS to battery life.
The 1% of course is the issue of non removable battery and storage. If you get over that hurdle, you should be fine.

Looking to buy a Xoom. [Q] about build quality.

Hello.
I'm looking to possibly buy a Xoom this week and I've just got a few questions.
I used to have the iPad 1 but sold it a few months ago to buy an Android slate.
Last week I picked up a really cheap Sony Tablet S. Initial impressions were ok but I just hate the plastic feel of it. When you press the centre of the screen you can feel the hollowness inside. I really miss the solidness of my iPad. Can you good people tell me does the Xoom have the same solid feel as the iPad? Is the back of the Xoom made out of metal?
Second question is about the screen. I've read its not IPS but normal TFT. How would you rate the screen in the tablet?
Third question is about ICS. Has it been released for the United Kingdom yet? That is another issue I have with the Tablet S - ICS has been pushed back to the end of May
I have just ordered the Xoom into my local Argos store. It should be available to pick up this Friday. I'm 50/50 at the moment whether to splash the cash or not.
I really like the Galaxy Tab 10.1 but after trying the Tablet S I'm worried it may feel too plasticky as well. I'm looking for solidness like my iPad 1
Cheers.

the xoom feels solid i have the silver wifi 3g version and is aluminum in the back, it feels slightly heavy but its fantastic, reminds me of an ipad

Warren_Orange said:
Can you good people tell me does the Xoom have the same solid feel as the iPad? Is the back of the Xoom made out of metal?
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It's a very well-built device, if that's what you mean. I've had mine since Day One in Feb 2011, and I use it daily, it commutes with me every week from Southern to Northern Cali, and I've even brought it along to 3 countries.
What exactly is "solidness" anyway?

Cool thanks.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Solidness

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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Solidness
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Really?!
Insults to folks' intelligence aren't a way to win over the users around here.

Listen mate. I used lots of tablets. Ipad, galaxy, toshiba and xoom. Without second thought I would say xoom is the best amongst them all for a very simple reason. It is easy to root and then you get the best ics customized rom ever from eos nightlies builds. I can direct you how should you need to. So go ahead with the xoom
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Really?!
Insults to folks' intelligence aren't a way to win over the users around here.
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I didn't understand your question whether you were being serious or jokey so I replied in a matter of fact way.
If I have caused offence I apologise.
@wesamothman - thanks for your reply and thanks for your offer, that's very kind of you.
I think I'm almost certain I will buy the Xoom - Roll on Friday!

good stuff you made the right decision

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No problem, then. But the question still remains- what does "solidness" mean (to you, that is)? IOW, do you just care that it doesn't fall apart if you look at it too hard, or if you expect it'll fall every now and then (mine has- never glass down on concrete, but it's my understanding we have Gorilla Glass so it's pretty durable), or ...? I only ask 'cause the aluminum back of your previous iDevice seems to be a selling point for you, but I'm sure some (like me) couldn't care less about it (esp. since I've put on an Incipio back cover on mine) as long as it doesn't break during normal usage.
But when you do buy a Xoom, you should consider unlocking it, then using a Custom ROM on it (I'm partial to the "Team EOS" ones, as I work on their kernels). It'll make your tablet better as they tend to use the latest releases from Google, have modified kernels and are far beyond what you'll get from the carrier (if that applies).

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No problem, then. But the question still remains- what does "solidness" mean (to you, that is)? IOW, do you just care that it doesn't fall apart if you look at it too hard, or if you expect it'll fall every now and then (mine has- never glass down on concrete, but it's my understanding we have Gorilla Glass so it's pretty durable), or ...? I only ask 'cause the aluminum back of your previous iDevice seems to be a selling point for you, but I'm sure some (like me) couldn't care less about it (esp. since I've put on an Incipio back cover on mine) as long as it doesn't break during normal usage.
But when you do buy a Xoom, you should consider unlocking it, then using a Custom ROM on it (I'm partial to the "Team EOS" ones, as I work on their kernels). It'll make your tablet better as they tend to use the latest releases from Google, have modified kernels and are far beyond what you'll get from the carrier (if that applies).
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So is the xoom worth buying for?? its my.first time to have a tablet??.. bcoz i waited for some good deals to come out? And here.it is at argos uk?? Reserve one at my local store for pick up thursday...wil i not be disappointed with my decision? ICS IS OUT IN THE US,FOR THE XOOM,,HOW ABOUT THE UK ...WHEN??;???BY THE WAY ITS THE WIFI ONLY AND 32GB MODEL THAT I RESERVED? THANKS....
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f4rell09 said:
So is the xoom worth buying for? its my first time to have a tablet
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Nobody can answer that question except you- what do you want to use it for?

kcrudup said:
No problem, then. But the question still remains- what does "solidness" mean (to you, that is)? IOW, do you just care that it doesn't fall apart if you look at it too hard, or if you expect it'll fall every now and then (mine has- never glass down on concrete, but it's my understanding we have Gorilla Glass so it's pretty durable), or ...? I only ask 'cause the aluminum back of your previous iDevice seems to be a selling point for you, but I'm sure some (like me) couldn't care less about it (esp. since I've put on an Incipio back cover on mine) as long as it doesn't break during normal usage.
But when you do buy a Xoom, you should consider unlocking it, then using a Custom ROM on it (I'm partial to the "Team EOS" ones, as I work on their kernels). It'll make your tablet better as they tend to use the latest releases from Google, have modified kernels and are far beyond what you'll get from the carrier (if that applies).
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Oh I get what you were asking now. I didn't understand at first.
After using the Tablet S I miss the weight and heft of my original iPad. The aluminium backing of the iPad I supposed helped in giving the tablet a solid premium feel to it. The Tablet S (while being well designed) seems too insubstantial and lightweight. Plus the use of plastic over all the body doesn't chime with me. It feels hollow when you press the screen. Some people might love it because its lighter but to me its a turn off. It feels too much like a toy.
I'm looking forward to getting that substantial feel back with the Xoom

f4rell09 said:
So is the xoom worth buying for?? its my.first time to have a tablet??.. bcoz i waited for some good deals to come out? And here.it is at argos uk?? Reserve one at my local store for pick up thursday...wil i not be disappointed with my decision? ICS IS OUT IN THE US,FOR THE XOOM,,HOW ABOUT THE UK ...WHEN??;???BY THE WAY ITS THE WIFI ONLY AND 32GB MODEL THAT I RESERVED? THANKS....
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From what I have read it looks like its one of the top Android tablets.
I'm getting it from Argos too this Firday. I ordered it last night for store pickup.
Please update this thread and tell me your impressions when you get it

I'm in same boat except I get mine delivered on Weds. I was pondering whether to get the Samsung tab 7.0 Plus which is 234 quid from Expansys (EU version). I'm a bit worried about the screen, there's conflicting reviews on its quality in terms of viewing angles and contrast levels.

Me too. I have read positive and negative opinions about the Xoom screen.
One of the positives for the Tablet S is that the screen is a nice IPS screen.

Not sure how I'm going to cope after being spoilt by the SGS's AMOLED display.
But yeah, it's confusing how some review sites claim it has good contrast ratio and viewing angles but there are others which state complete opposite?!?

I've just been looking at the Xoom 2 but with no ICS and no way to put custom roms on it I think I'll pass. The screen does look nice though

This review says the Xoom screen is amazing
This one says the contrast ratio is sub standard. I know that there will be variation in measurement but 750:1 and 2000:1 is a huge difference. So who's got the real readings?

It's a matter of personal taste.

I don't think you understand, the Contrast ratio should be a fairly stable constant no matter who measures it (obviously different techniques yield different results) but the above two quoted websites are opposite ends of the scale; from being amazing to below average...