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I'm in the market for a tablet but am uncertain of which one of the 2 I should get. What do you guys think?
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The Galaxy tab is the better of the two but i would really recommend you spending the (maybe) extra $100 and getting a Transformer Prime, it's the thinnest and most powerful tablet of the market
xoom, but wait til xoom 2 comes out, it will be amazing!
Looking at the transformer right now...
When is the xoom 2 coming out?
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The Xoom 2 is already out. It's called the Motorola Droid Xyboard in the US, and the Xoom 2 everywhere else in the world. The Xoom 2 is NOT a Google Experience device like the original Xoom was. It's full of Motorola and Verizon bloatware and I believe it has a few UI customizations too. It's not stock Honeycomb.
If having a Google Experience device matters to you (meaning having all the latest updates and using Android in vanilla form as Google made it), then get a Xoom. If that doesn't matter as much to you, then get a Galaxy Tab or an Asus Transformer Prime.
I personally have a 4G LTE Xoom and love it.
That's actually very good information... thanks for that...
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I think the Galaxy tab
gabrielshaste said:
I'm in the market for a tablet but am uncertain of which one of the 2 I should get. What do you guys think?
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Depends, When your being attacked by a man for what ever reason, which tablet would you think will be able to knock him out and still be usable?
Durability is my #1 requirement when buying a tablet.
The Xoom is only a Google experience device if it is sold in the states otherwise it's a tablet that's a few versions behind.
The transformer, while not a google experience device it is really quick on updates like it gets them within a month-ish of being released. That may not seem fast but it has consistently been the most quickly updated tablet and the only skin on it is changing the look of the buttons on the device.
Vote for Galaxy tab
soulz said:
I think the Galaxy tab
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x2 in my opinion
Anyone test out both? Isn't the Xoom a bit on the heavy side? And I've heard that the gt feels cheap...
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I asked myself the same question before getting the Xoom
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+1 for the Galaxy Tab. I bought this for my wife for Christmas and she loves it. The only downfall that I can point out is: 1) No USB port, 2) No external memory.
But hey, if you have dropbox, or a wifi connection, USB isn't needed. And just make sure you get enough internal memory to last you.
+1 for the Galaxy Tab.
Compare the specs and hardware of the Xoom against the Acer Iconia , more bang for the buck with Acer, and you can find them for $250 ish
I like how the movies play more in a wide screen format compared to the Ipad and Xoom...and XDA does have pretty robust forum.
The Iconia does beat the rest on port selection; its left edge is home to a 3.5mm headphone jack and a mini-HDMI port, while the right side holds full-sized USB and Micro USB ports. Under the port cover on the top you'll find a MicroSD card slot, taped-over SIM card slot, a rather stiff volume rocker, and a rotation lock switch. The USB 2.0 port is certainty a bragging right for the Iconia,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037070
http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/ace...126_7-34644168.html?tag=mncol;txt#reviewPage1
Also, faced with the same question, my money went (today) on a Xoom. My wife's playing on it right now, while I post from my ancient dell latitude running Ubuntu. It's not even the latest ver of Ubuntu. What's up with that?
John
Xoom. I tried it in a local store yesterday and I loved the pure Google experience. I also tried the Xoom 2 but it had Motoblur including all the icons which made it look bad in my opinion. I'm the type of person who likes the pure Google experience. The Galaxy Tab is too similar to an iPad in my opinion and I don't like Touchwiz either.
dfwcomputer said:
x2 in my opinion
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+1
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The Galaxy tab is the best tablet
I'm also looking for a tablet with USB 2.0 so I can plug my flash drive and copy data from it directly on my tablet.. And also I would like to plug my tablet to projectors so I can present my slide..
So far I've came with Acer Iconia A500.. It has a USB port to copy data and HDMI port to connect to projectors (maybe with HDMI VGA converter?)..
Is there any other tablet better than that with functionality I mentioned above?
Thanks
For badassery, get the ASUS Transformer or if you need a cheaper tablet that still handles well but with very little dev support, the Toshiba Thrive is great too.
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Microsoft Surface
Im just going to wait for the MS Surface tablet for windows 8 pro.
Samsung galaxy tab
Every samsung galaxy tabs are great and one of best tabs.
Niquel97 said:
Every samsung galaxy tabs are great and one of best tabs.
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They don't have usb. But I agree, I have a 10.1 and I love it
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Don't know if you have bought a tablet yet but I have a Toshiba thrive and I think it's awesome...Once rooted and custom rom its decently fast and smooth. The full ports are very very useful for me but if you aren't going to use the ports then really there is no point to the thrive and it's obesity.
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Toshiba Thrive has a slot,also they're new flagship tablet if you're budget can make it.
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Googles Nexus 7 is cheap & performance is good also you can buy that
So the Galaxy Note 10.1 has this cool little features called Multiscreen, basically you can run two different applications side-by-side simultaneously. Now the Note 10.1 is to run on ICS, so what would be the chances of implementing this on our tabs? Or is it even possible?
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it depends on our hardware, if our tab can handle this kind of mods, i think that Samsung will push it in newer updates (in case they don't forget about us) or they will (as usual) release a new 7.7 inch tablet with all those new features of the note and tab 2.
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Sifou
Galaxy Tab 7.7
sos_sifou said:
it depends on our hardware, if our tab can handle this kind of mods, i think that Samsung will push it in newer updates (in case they don't forget about us) or they will (as usual) release a new 7.7 inch tablet with all those new features of the note and tab 2.
best regards
Sifou
Galaxy Tab 7.7
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Guess if another 7.7 does come out and it offers this option maybe it could be ported, I don't know if another 7.7 will be released our tab hasn't had that much success and with the success of the Nexus 7 I highly doubt there will be another 7.7
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yeah but our tab haven't seen the success because of apple lawyers, otherwise, it should be one the best selling tablets (the thinnest, lightest, gorgeous screen, good hardware..)
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Sifou
Galaxy Tab 7.7
I read somewhere (can't find the article now) that some Galaxy Note 2 where missing the Multiscreen function but others where not, it all had to do with the ones that where missing it had an older firmware. So now my question is since both the Note 2 and galaxy Note tab 10.1 have it, could it be possible to port it over to our tab? Or it won't work because of the screen size?
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adinis78 said:
So the Galaxy Note 10.1 has this cool little features called Multiscreen, basically you can run two different applications side-by-side simultaneously. Now the Note 10.1 is to run on ICS, so what would be the chances of implementing this on our tabs? Or is it even possible?
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upgrade to 4.1 at least.
jackyeel said:
upgrade to 4.1 at least.
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I don't think any other device running 4.1 has this feature, at least it hasn't been mentioned. Ihave only seen it mentioned on the Note line(tab and phone)
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No more 7.7
adinis78 said:
I don't think any other device running 4.1 has this feature, at least it hasn't been mentioned. Ihave only seen it mentioned on the Note line(tab and phone)
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Hey y'all
No more 7.7,all our hope must be for a custom rom containing this amazing feature!
sobofthewind said:
Hey y'all
No more 7.7,all our hope must be for a custom rom containing this amazing feature!
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What you mean no more 7.7
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The perfect system for me would be a seven inch note. I have a Note 10.1 and love it but still find a need for the smaller footprint at work. I have a HTC View with a pen and use it with Lecture notes as my primary tool
Does anyone know if Samsung has ever discussed a 7 in Note?
BOB
for that get the note II its 5.5 inch so not much smaller than 7 in
Can't see them releasing anything between the 5.5 and 10.1 screens. On a personal level a note 14.1 would be perfect.... Full A4 sized screen mmmhh
You could try the tab 2!
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As far as I know a 7" note is planed.
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Does the tab 2 use the spen or a open like the iPad which outs like a qtip
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Does the tab 2 use the spen or a open like the iPad which outs like a qtip
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Nope
Spen is only for note
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I really don’t think 7 inch is necessary
it‘s too small for a tablet
especially for the note users.
I have a personal dislike towards 7 inch tablets - too big to be a phone too small to be a tablet. I'm really digging the Note 2's size tho.
Ron
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I am personally quite fond of 7" tablets. It's the perfect size between usability and portability.
I would like a 7" galaxy note but for me now i have the galaxy note 10.1 and the 5.3 one and if they made 7" then i would not buy the 5.5 one and i would sell my 10.1. So in conclusion i think if they made a 7" galaxy note it would be bad for the 5.5 one
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I really liked the Samsung 8.9 inch tablet--just the ideal size and weight for me--and would have gotten it if not for the many poor reviews. If there's a 8.9 inch note, I would be really interested!
Have you ever tried taking serious notes on a 7 inch screen? Too small. You need that 10 inches to really take notes.
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mitchellvii said:
Have you ever tried taking serious notes on a 7 inch screen? Too small. You need that 10 inches to really take notes.
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To be fair, I've taken full page notes on my Note 5.3, and though it's a little unwieldy, it's certainly not impossible.
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I use three HTC 7 in with a pen Stanford love the size. This 10.1 note software would be great
le_novo said:
As far as I know a 7" note is planed.
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An source for this message info
JFSG said:
I am personally quite fond of 7" tablets. It's the perfect size between usability and portability.
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i agree here so much. I initially thought against it but after using nexus 7 , wow so perfect
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Have you ever tried taking serious notes on a 7 inch screen? Too small. You need that 10 inches to really take notes.
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I take notes on nexus 7 and is perfect. Just hate the capacitive screen for that task.
inmnbob said:
I use three HTC 7 in with a pen Stanford love the size. This 10.1 note software would be great
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Howz ur experience with the pen usage. I might get one of these.
Galaxy Note @ mobile
Hello,
How are you?
I was wondering what is the difference between Asus official jelly bean and a stock version from Google?
What sort of boat does Asus add?
Cheers.
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Asus's version is pretty darn close to stock JB. They do app a couple of their apps(which can always be removed if rooted) and there are some asus custom settings but besides that it's pretty much like stock JB
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Asus's version is pretty darn close to stock JB. They do app a couple of their apps(which can always be removed if rooted) and there are some asus custom settings but besides that it's pretty much like stock JB
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Thanks for your reply.
So this means that Asus version is closer to stock than acer version.
I am thinking about a 10 inch tablet and my current choices are the Asus tf700 or the acer a700.
Cheers.
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gdourado said:
Thanks for your reply.
So this means that Asus version is closer to stock than acer version.
I am thinking about a 10 inch tablet and my current choices are the Asus tf700 or the acer a700.
Cheers.
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TF700 FTW
TF700T beats the Acer easily!
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Vo01985 said:
TF700T beats the Acer easily!
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But it is also more expensive...
Is the price difference worth it?
And what about the dock? Is it useful? Can I plug a 2.5 inch external USB hdd and write files to it?
Cheers!
gdourado said:
But it is also more expensive...
Is the price difference worth it?
And what about the dock? Is it useful? Can I plug a 2.5 inch external USB hdd and write files to it?
Cheers!
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The dock is pretty useful for some whom take notes etc.
As for external HDD, it works without a problem for me, read/write does everything I need.
gdourado said:
Thanks for your reply.
So this means that Asus version is closer to stock than acer version.
I am thinking about a 10 inch tablet and my current choices are the Asus tf700 or the acer a700.
Cheers.
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I would stay as far away from the Acer A700 as is physically possible. Heard nothing but bad reviews about that tablet - serious overheating issue! Only 10" tablets I would consider right now depending on your preferences would be:
Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Lenovo IdeaTab S2110
Asus Transformer Pad TF300 (if you're on a budget)
Of course it's always preferable to go in to a store where they have tablets on display and get a feel for them before deciding which to buy. Happy Tablet Shopping