As you all already known about the current status of the HP tablet and its webOS.
I was wondering if there is some potential to this tablet...or just simply dead?
Now, it is cheap as hell...I was even thinking of getting one...
Any opinion? Any hope for Android on it?
On second thought...forget it...I ain't getting it
That HP tablet is now on sale for like a hundred bucks (at least for U.S...). And Android has been proved to work on it! For that, it's DEFINETLY WORTH IT !
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Dear forumers,
I would like to have your suggestion.
I thought to get a phone but as all phones that I want are kinda expensive even from 2nd hand. I thought to buy 2-3 broken phones from ebay and make 1 completely working. of course I'm not the only "smart-ass" but should I try to?
I have experience fixing Nokia's and Motorola's phones.
If in your opinion I should try, which phone would you suggest me? (I thought about HTC HD2 because it can run almost all OSes out there except iOS) Please do not suggest me an iPhone, my sis owns one and I feel there is something missing in this OS (maybe it just me)
so your thoughts?
Well if you have experience in such things, why not if it gives you a good deal.
I would aim for phones where you have to replace the screen, they are usually the most common broken phones.
I would check to see how much the broken phones on eBay are selling for first of all, to see if buying two broken ones would even be cost effective compared to buying one okay one. For example, one broken Incredible on eBay right now is buy it now for around $140, while a working one is buy it now for around $180, so buying two to make one working one at these prices would be a dumb idea. If you can find broken ones for cheaper and you think you can do the fixes I would go for it. Like the above poster, I think that phones with a shattered screen would probably be your best shot.
well I found another option, I found really cheap motorola milestone which is blocked (bad ESN), will it be hard to unblock and prevent any future blocking
Just wondering if anyone was able to buy Asus today?
I was one the few that got in on the tigerdirect bundle yesterday. Should be in my hands in a few hours.
Mine is due in tomorrow. Grabbed it from NewEgg during one of the small windows where it wasn't listed as sold out, and because it's shipping from Memphis (where I live), I paid for 3-day and I'll get it overnight I was close to grabbing the Iconia instead because I hate having to chase things down, but hey, I lucked out ... though the Iconia is a great tab too, either way I would've been happy. But I think the Transformer will get more XDA love.
enjoy them.. Hope someone can post nice pics..
I really want to get this tablet, but the lack of a usb port on the tablet itself is making me think twice. It's almost like they're forcing you to buy the keyboard dock.
That wasn't an issue for me, I've already got a dock preordered. Plus the extra battery and full sd card slot on the dock is a plus since the only thing i use my usb on my gtab for is for my external hard drive. Extra battery on the dock will let me run alot longer using it.
This is a thread to help some people make a decision as to which tablet is better to purchase.
Staples has a coupon that will take $100 off of any of their tablets in store only. I have been to Staples (Out of stock, will not order online at the kiosk) Best Buy (Will not honor coupon), and the closest office depot is 30 miles away.
The coupon expires on the July 30, so I am hoping that staples is restocking their stores with more inventory.
My question is, which tablet should I/we purchase. I'm talking about a straight tablet, no docks or anything. Posts should be based on personal use and also about current developments in the respective forums (how much development is there for the device).
Thank you so much to anyone that posts a helpful comment.
I don't own an iconia, but I do own a transformer and I player a bit with an iconia, so I can provide some perspective. To me, the biggest difference between the two is the presence of a USB port on the iconia and its absence on the transformer. In order to use USB on the TF, you'd have to buy a dock. If I wasn't in the market for a dock, that would be an absolute deal breaker: there is no point buying a tablet with no USB port.
Aside from that, the TF has an IPS screen if that's important to you, but be careful as some IPS screens suffer from light bleed. It's a sharper and higher quality screen than the one on the iconia, but that will only be truly better if your screen doesn't bleed light.
Having said all that, perchance you are considering a dock, the TF is a better buy. With a dock, you essentially get two devices in one: a tablet and a netbook. The specs are identical, the apps you can run are identical. I think the TF has a slightly more active community on XDA, so if you want roms and custom apps, TF may again be a better choice. I think the TF is also cheaper: nowadays you can get a 16GB TF with a dock for the price of a 32GB iconia (in Canada, anyway).
Good luck with your choice.
Hey thanks man. The screen is a pretty big deal to me (seeing as it is the direct link between the UI and the user) but I have heard of a lot of defects that include light bleed.
I think that the dock is an awesome feature, though I feel that the price is kind of steep. I mean its half the price of the tablet (at least with the coupon it is). I am also really big into seeing ROM development as I am a flashoholic with my Evo. From what I can see there are more original ROM's on the TF forum and more ports on the Iconia Forum.
Thanks for your input. Anyone else?
Well, the dock being "half the price of the tablet" isn't relevant, particularly considering the $100 discount. Certainly, the existence of the discount doesn't make the dock somehow less valuable.
And, it's a perfectly decent price in general, given that it's not just a dock, or a keyboard/trackpad combo, but it also includes a full-size battery. Consider that Lenovo's keyboard dock, which does NOT include a battery, is $99.99.
Really, speaking for myself, I can't imagine owning any other tablet. The keyboard dock, being fully integrated with the tablet, is an entirely different animal than any other tablet on the market.
Good point.
How is the light bleed for you guys? Any other defects that you don't like?
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Imho, price for what you get, there's absolutely no question it's the Iconia. No need for a dock to have USB, SD, or HDMI, it's all there. Add the fact that I was just at Target the other day, and they had them for $399.99 + they gave you a $50.00 gift card, which you could use to purchase a case. A previous poster said that more ROMS are out for the tf, that's a joke I haven't heard before, as one of the tf fanboyz was over in our forum offering to pay the first dev that got the Galaxy rom ported over to the tf. We've had that ROM for weeks.
In the end it will come to personal preferences and money. Do you want to pay more for the tf so you can have connectivity, and lightbleed? If so, then that's the tablet to shoot for, with a 357 magnum!
Just my. 02c
From what I can see, the tf has more original roms and the iconia has more ports. just something I noticed.
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Hello everyone, im about to buy a asus transformer for about $230. It comes with a case, stylus, and is in very good condition. Would you guys say its a good price for that?
That sounds pretty alright. I got mine with a dock for $360 in november.
Although, there have been rumours about a Nexus tablet coming out for $200, which will very likely be faster. So depending on how you feel about that, you might want to wait a bit. I haven't heard anything about it having an option for a keyboard dock though, so if that is a big deal to you, the tf101 is still solid.
That's a good price, make sure there's no borked hardware and you're all set
Then check out the dev/general sections and get that baby rooted
i actually found one with a dock and case for 340.00 so i got that one thanks for the help guys
So this monday i went to my local sams's club and found these new tablets beign sold there for a really REALLY cheap price ($2,000 Pesos, like 140 USD).
The thing is, i can't seem to find any information about this tablet, even in their official site: http://www.sharperimage.com/
Does anyone knows about it?
I'm kinda lost and don't want to buy something just to find out that is really crappy and can't mod it or something (My main attraction to Android devices).