Hello Folks
Hope you are keeping well.
I have some presale questions about the Eee Pad. After checking several devices, I feel this is the right tablet for me, but I want to be enlightened by your thoughts.
1-personal opinions about the device, weight, screen, wifi performance.
2-Updates for the device (Just saw that was updated to 3.2)
3- Does the device worth the money?
4- Keyboard dock necessary?
5-Problems?
Thanks in advance for advise...
Regards,
Roberto
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Hello everyone,
I've been looking to pick up an Android tablet for quite a while now but I have yet to find the right one for me - as such, I thought some of you fine gentlemen and/or gentlewomen would have some interesting suggestions.
The main problem is that I would prefer something relatively inexpensive (I wouldn't be using it for anything particularly intensive) but I absolutely must have Bluetooth and almost all the inexpensive branded tablets either lack it outright or have inactive chips (the Nooks, for instance, or the Kindle Fire).
My ceiling for this is the Eee Transformer which I could probably get for around £300 - if I get near that price, I might as well buy one of those.
So, any ideas? I'm thinking good screen (IPS not strictly necessary, but must be good), Bluetooth, decent performance and the rest is fairly negotiable.
One final note - should I receive confirmation that someone had got Bluetooth working on the Nook Tablet or Kindle Fire, I'd go right ahead and buy whichever one is in question. The only reason the Nook Color isn't at the top of my list is that it has fairly limited performance. I've looked at a lot of tablets, so it's entirely possible that the perfect tablet with the perfect price-to-performance ratio just doesn't exist, in which case I implore you to say so!
Any ideas springing to mind?
I would defiantly go with the transformer, it is a great device. Hope this helps!
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Good afternoon all,
I'm in the market for a tablet (first tablet for me!) and while everyone and their mother around me has an Ipad, I just can't stomach iOS (Or Apple for that matter).
I've been checking out the hardware on these two tablets and they seem identical. I don't have any to compare them to, so I'd appreciate some input over which has better performance.
The main reason I want a tablet is because I hate reading on my laptop and while the kindle fire seems appealing, 7" screen is just too small imo. So basically I'll be using it for reading, watching videos and casual gaming.
That said, I'd appreciate any input on the matter!
Thanks!
TF101. I own an Acer A100 and TF101, and I can tell you that acer still doesn't respond to the many pleas to unlock the bootloader on the A100 (The A500 lucked out using earlier exploits later fixed), and the A200 is likely to follow this direction.
If you want a good dev community behind your device, asus is the way to go.
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TF101. I own an Acer A100 and TF101, and I can tell you that acer still doesn't respond to the many pleas to unlock the bootloader on the A100 (The A500 lucked out using earlier exploits later fixed), and the A200 is likely to follow this direction.
If you want a good dev community behind your device, asus is the way to go.
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Thanks for the input! Reason I like Android is all the customization. =)
Do you know of any online retailers where I could find it cheap?
I don't have any local retailers near me and need to order it online.
I've tried tigerdirect, Amazon, bestbuy even has the 32gb model for $399.
Found a refurbirshed model for $289 on ebay, but I'd rather try to get a new one. =)
www.tigerdirect.com/applications/se...CODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE
Cheapest I found from respectable retailers.
The way I see it, if planning to modify the device (thus voiding the warranty) you only need to make sure it works.
Alternatively, you could look at another popular device like the Xoom:
google.com/products/catalog?q=xoom&nomo=1&client=ms-opera-mobile-android&um=1&hl=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=763&bih=1182&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=18377715572139848066&sa=X&ei=rl81T-GmJqSwiQKT8aWrCg&ved=0CIIBEMQVMAA#scoring=p
Get the TF101. Some really good prices now. There are so many custom ROMS out there it is nutz. I would suggest getting one from a store near you where you can exchange it easily. That way if you have lightbleed or any other issues you can return it.
Hold out and wait for asus to release the new tegra 3's T700 etc. Unless you want to take a chance on the prime. I had to mod mine and void the warranty to make it work. But, its the best android tablet in my house atm.
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Get the TF101. Some really good prices now. There are so many custom ROMS out there it is nutz. I would suggest getting one from a store near you where you can exchange it easily. That way if you have lightbleed or any other issues you can return it.
Hold out and wait for asus to release the new tegra 3's T700 etc. Unless you want to take a chance on the prime. I had to mod mine and void the warranty to make it work. But, its the best android tablet in my house atm.
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haha what do you mean by so many roms? there are about 5 stable good roms
more like 3 rom
anyway all acer tablet have locked bootloader.
you can do anything with them
get TF101
the best thing you can do is go out to a store and try each 1 out.
i started out wanted the galaxy tab but was concerned about price, went out tryed out each tablet with similar specs and ended up choosing the tf101. if modding is a big deal check out each tablets forum to see whats up
goodluck with ur decision
I had a similar choice when I was looking at tablets for the first time, although for me it was TF101 VS A100. The thing that swung it to Asus for me was the versitility of the keyboard addon which is so useful and it still turns heads when I undock it in public lol. The extra ports and battery power afforded by the keyboard is a real winner too. When you are on a train for example, the dock holds the screen just right for watching movies and charges it too so when you flip it over to read a book - you have a nice full battery.
The screen is also lovely on the TF101. Turn off auto brightness though ... that's a bit dim for my liking. The manual settings are great.
Asus has been responsive in updates, and the dev community is great. I have very much enjoyed the performance enhancement of the Revolver parts ROM.
I've been bashing my head over this for the last few weeks but I don't seem to be any closer to a solution so I figure maybe the good folks here can give me a few good suggestions..
I've tired of dealing with my ipad2's crap and want to move over to an Android tablet but I'm not sure which one to go for.. Mostly my usage would be reading books/'comics, watching media.. web-browsing and remote-system administration through both RDP/Citrix and command-line interfaces.
I'm not opposed to gaming either..
So.. ideally I'm looking for a decent specced tablet.. 10inch screen, a keyboard (integrated or bluetooth if it can be folded into "One" piece is a must)
Decent quality screen
Removable storage (SD card etc) is a huge boon.
And a nifty/speedy processor that'll last.
Now.. So far the tablets I've been looking at are..
Asus Transformer Prime = This seemed to hit all the buttons but after reviewing the forums here and asking friends who actually own one the build-quality/QA seems to be pretty bad to the point i've been totally put off getting one.
Nexus 10 - Seems nice, no keyboard and SD card are a huge mark against it
Archos 101 XS Turbo - Seems interesting, but don't know enough about it and good word on the ground is thin in order to make a judgement call...
Any others I might not have heard about, or even word about the ones I've listed so far would be a huge help..
Thanks!
Got my son the transformer prime, the whole family loves it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
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So I am interested in getting a tablet, as I'd like a device that can handle productivity tasks better than my phone but is more portable than my laptop. However, I'm looking to spend as little money as possible for a decent device. So far these seem to be the best options
Nexus 7 2013 (<$200)
LG G Pad 8.3 (<$250)
New Nexus 8/9 (>$400)
I am leaning toward the LG as I would like a slightly larger device. I also want to use a hardware keyboard case/dock with the tablet I eventually purchase. I read in reviews that the N7 is too petite of a device to maximize keyboard use. While the new nexus would be ideal, I don't want to pay the full retail for the 32gb version so I would have to wait for price drops.. I currently would like the tablet now. I plan to root whatever the device I get. Based on all of this, which would yall recommend I purchase? Also if yall had any other suggestions I would appreciate it, Thanks.
There are 3 threads devoted to discussions about devices, please repost your question in one of these three threads: The what should I buy thread or the The Device Suggestion Thread or the The Device Comparison Thread.
Thanks! :good:
Hi there,
I have purchased a tablet from EBay (Allwinner 10.1" Android Tablet) With quadcore processor. I believe its the chines make.
The screen is not high defination. poor quality. I would like to know, would it be possible to change the screen with samsung Tab 10.1" ? So that the screen will be high defination and would be nice to use
I have seen online, I can purchase other tablets screen so will it work?
Thanks
Much appreciate for your time.
Hi,
It's extremely unlikely that any screen not made for your exact device will work. Your system would likely not even recognize it. Definitely a costly lesson if you buy something to try. There's also the matter of exact sizes and shapes, connections.. Etc etc...
My quick answer is definitely no. It won't work. And I would not try until you hear of someone doing the same thing successfully with your exact device and exact screen you are interested in.
You could ask for other opinions here if you wish,
> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
o ok.
Thank you very much
Thank you. Thread closed.