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I've been doing some research for buying an android tablet for about a month now. Things that have become a must for me:
512mb (or better) of ram
Tegra 2 cpu
Around 10" high res (enough for honeycomb) screen
Under $500
Rootable, and has good dev support
Most you will be thinking, "you're describing the viewsonic g-tab, right?" Well, that's mainly what I'm thinking about. I'm wondering if there are any other great tablets that I'm missing. Any advice, comments or whatever would be appreciated. Thanks!
Id stay away from the g-tablet. The specs seem great for the price, but the screen is a HUGE disappointment. The viewing angles are terrible, it washes out when moved the slightest bit. In fact, straight on doesn't even seem to be the best angle.
I didn't even bother rooting mine, which anyone would want to do since the tap n tap UI on it is terrible. The screen was an immediate dealbreaker. My flytouch 2 screen is leaps and bounds better, and that's kinda sad since it was less than half the price of a g-tablet.
Philthechil said:
I've been doing some research for buying an android tablet for about a month now. Things that have become a must for me:
512mb (or better) of ram
Tegra 2 cpu
Around 10" high res (enough for honeycomb) screen
Under $500
Rootable, and has good dev support
Most you will be thinking, "you're describing the viewsonic g-tab, right?" Well, that's mainly what I'm thinking about. I'm wondering if there are any other great tablets that I'm missing. Any advice, comments or whatever would be appreciated. Thanks!
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I think you're looking for something that doesn't exist yet. The best bet will probably be the Tablet Toshiba is dropping soon, assuming its around that price. Otherwise you might as well keep waiting with me.
Ah, ok. I had been hearing that. I didn't think it played that much into it. I wish I could buy one just to test it out
mobius999 said:
Id stay away from the g-tablet. The specs seem great for the price, but the screen is a HUGE disappointment. The viewing angles are terrible, it washes out when moved the slightest bit. In fact, straight on doesn't even seem to be the best angle.
I didn't even bother rooting mine, which anyone would want to do since the tap n tap UI on it is terrible. The screen was an immediate dealbreaker. My flytouch 2 screen is leaps and bounds better, and that's kinda sad since it was less than half the price of a g-tablet.
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The view angle of the G Tablet certainly could be better, but this guy is exaggerating too much. The screen looks terrific when seen at the best angle. And I can highly recommend the G Tablet for you. It isn't perfect but no Tablet out there for any price is perfect.
Thanks guys for your input. I've decided I'm just gonna have to go with the risk and buy one. If the viewing angles really are that bad, I'll simply re-sell it on ebay
Viewsonic Gtab
Viewing angle is NOT that bad, accessories are the problem. Can't find them in the US! But once you get a good rom on it, I have had no regrets dropping a few hundred on the toy.
Notice I say toy, cause there is no 'need' for this equipment yet. No honeycomb, no easy out of the box use, but I enjoy the speedy vegan tab rom and have used it for movies, email, and just tom-foolery android apks. Get an atom laptop if you want something out of the box that is based on functionality if you need to buy before Q4 2011.
I have a g-tab, like it more than the ipad I had.
You should check out the Barnes and Noble Nook Color! I got one just for the ereader and have since rooted it and then even installed CM7. The only thing it doesn't have is a camera and Bluetooth mic support(yet).
BN really under sold its capabilities. It is the little tablet tablet could...
P.S. the dev community is amazing around it...
klaiii said:
You should check out the Barnes and Noble Nook Color! I got one just for the ereader and have since rooted it and then even installed CM7. The only thing it doesn't have is a camera and Bluetooth mic support(yet).
BN really under sold its capabilities. It is the little tablet tablet could...
P.S. the dev community is amazing around it...
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As much as I agree with how awesome the value of the Nook color is... It doesn't meet any of his requirements.
I believe the Acer Iconia Tab and Asus EEE transformer meets all of your needs and price range.
I have Toshiba Folio 100 and I'm not happy with it, little dev support, bad screen, lots of bugs that Toshiba don't fix and if you buy one, you'll surly get one with bad part(s), because Toshiba made bad parts and every tablet has another parts. New Toshiba tablet seems OK, but I won't buy any from Toshiba. I have same problem and I'll wait. In near future(2012), tablets will better and they'll have dual boot(android,ubuntu;androd, windows 8), faster processors(nvidia quad core processor), new OS's(windows 8, ubuntu, android ice cream sandwich tbat will be universal, chrome os) and the best of all, they'll cheaper!
After this, I think you will wait
I have the Acer Iconia A500 Tab which was bought in Germany.
Has a few small issues as you would expect from a fresh honeycomb device but nothing that you couldnt live with until Acer put out the update for Honeycomb 3.1 before the end of June.
If you can get past the little niggles, it has an excellent screen with amazing viewing angles, bright, crisp and clear. Fantastic build quality, including a thin brushed aluminium skin and a reasonable weight that wont flare up your RSI.
After the usual tweaks and additional root apps for improved battery life, you can quite happily use the device constantly for between 10-12 hours (mixed media)
has 1gb of ram, 32gb space, wireless -n, USB, Mini USB, Mini HDMI, encryption etc etc etc.
Baring in mind that it is almost 'stock' honeycomb 3.0 (Still includes the mobile phone elements even though this is wifi only, there is a reason bhind the choice ), i believe the slab has a lot of potential and cant wait till people start improving it.
Im very happy with the device so far and fully expecting the issues to be resolved in the first customised version of the 3.1 update from Acer.
All for 499 Euro
There's your deal...
Hey everyone I haven't got a clue about tablets which is why I'm asking you guys which tablet I should get. I need it mostly for school (ebooks, music, play videos online, etc). Speed isn't my biggest concern but I don't want to go back to Windows Me speeds either . Money is probably my biggest concern and I really don't want to spend a fortune on it mainly because my college funds are draining my money and my soul. Any advice would be appreciated .
If this is the wrong forum for this i apologize.
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Hey everyone I haven't got a clue about tablets which is why I'm asking you guys which tablet I should get. I need it mostly for school (ebooks, music, play videos online, etc). Speed isn't my biggest concern but I don't want to go back to Windows Me speeds either . Money is probably my biggest concern and I really don't want to spend a fortune on it mainly because my college funds are draining my money and my soul. Any advice would be appreciated .
If this is the wrong forum for this i apologize.
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so you want a honeycomb tablet or ANY tablet in general? is 450e too much? you want a good battery life? screen size 7 or 10 inch? you want future android updates? you want good xda community? tell more and i will answer
wow lol
well honeycomb would be very nice but im assuming price skyrockets w/ it so a general tablet would be perfectly okay one i would prefer to be upgradeable. I would like a good xda community because i'm sure ill try to load something on it and brick it. Battery life isn't a big concern granted it doesn't die out in like an hour. Screen size... 10in would be nice but i wouldn't mind a 7in. As for price I'd like to keep it under 300-400 but as i look up tablets it doesn't sound reasonable lool
Xoom!
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wow lol
well honeycomb would be very nice but im assuming price skyrockets w/ it so a general tablet would be perfectly okay one i would prefer to be upgradeable. I would like a good xda community because i'm sure ill try to load something on it and brick it. Battery life isn't a big concern granted it doesn't die out in like an hour. Screen size... 10in would be nice but i wouldn't mind a 7in. As for price I'd like to keep it under 300-400 but as i look up tablets it doesn't sound reasonable lool
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well here are 3 tablets that i recommend
dell streak 7
pros: cheap (on amazon 300e) , good xda community, you can get working honeycomb via xda, it has tegra 2 so its powerful (fast), 7 inch screen with gorilla glass
cons: bad battery life (average 3 hours when used), no official updates anymore.
samsung galaxy tab
pros: also pretty cheap (350e on amazon), also good xda community, can get honeycomb via xda, you can make calls with it, also 7 inch screen and gorilla glass, good battery life, 3g.
cons: single core A8 processor (not so fast), no official updates anymore.
asus transformer
pros: genuine 3.0 tablet, will get all coming updates very fast, good community, GREAT screen, 10 inch wit gorilla glass screen, VERY FAST, good built quality, awesome battery life (+9 hours), everything in this device is awesome
cons: expensive (450e (altought its cheap for a 3.0 tablet)), some devices have bad speakers.
so what do you say?
EDIT: and yes i own a transformer, thats why i love it
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Xoom!
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xoom is not cheap i recommend transformer
Transformer is having tons of problems from what ive heard, the good models are very good, but youre taking a shot buying one. Iconia's are also having problems but not as much. I would recommend those two though. If you dont need SD card or usb or any of that shabang, you can get a galaxy tab 8.9, they are relatively cheap, and have the perfect screen size (8.9" )
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Transformer is having tons of problems from what ive heard, the good models are very good, but youre taking a shot buying one. Iconia's are also having problems but not as much. I would recommend those two though. If you dont need SD card or usb or any of that shabang, you can get a galaxy tab 8.9, they are relatively cheap, and have the perfect screen size (8.9" )
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really my transformer works great, no speaker issue or any else issues... and i dont recommend samsungs tab (10/8.9) because it has touchwiz skin on top of honeycomb so the updates are going to take ages and as for iconia tab, it has locked bootloader and not so fast updates. asus has very fast updates, good support, much more developement than any of 3.0 tabs and no skin with honeycomb
i gotta say im quite impressed w/ the transformer price but if a lot of them are not working up to par that is quite disappointing. A random question - what's the difference between a tablet pc and a tablet? Is it just the keyboard addition? does the transformer come w/ the keyboard or is that a separate purchase?
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i gotta say im quite impressed w/ the transformer price but if a lot of them are not working up to par that is quite disappointing. A random question - what's the difference between a tablet pc and a tablet? Is it just the keyboard addition? does the transformer come w/ the keyboard or is that a separate purchase?
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dont know whats the difference between those 2 but the transformer is 450e without the dock and 550 with the dock...
Maybe a Advent Vega?
Gotta throw in my 2 cents. I looked and Transformer and Xoom, but didn't like the price. Started hearing about the Advent Vega (Point of View Mobii), and that was my choice. Solid machine, less expensive, etc.
Honeycomb looks great and fast!
Tablet NVIDIA Tegra 250 1GHz Dual Core
Multi-touch LCD 10.1" 1024x600
RAM 512MB + 512MB NAND
WiFi
Bluetooth
GPS
3G slot (on some devices)
USB 2.0, HDMI
1.3Mpix webcamera
microSDHC slot
Pros
Unbrickable (so they say, I've flashed alot of ROM's on it)
Cons
Only 1 gb memory (512 OS, 512 apps) but SD cards up to 32 gb
Viewing angles of the screen
Here is a link to a Vega forum post, watch the video.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1040966
Let me know if you have any specific questions.
J
The Xoom is crap and way too expensive! Don't even consider it. If money wasn't a problem and you wanted a tablet, I would go with the iPad 2 or Samsung 10.1. Tablet PCs are obviously more expensive than tablets because you're actually buying a computer and not some toy. The best and relatively cheap Tablet PC is the HP TM2T. Keep in mind there are some tablet PCs upwards of 2k. Outside of the iPad, 10.1 and true tablets I wouldn't recommend anything. I think you would just be wasting money.
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The Xoom is crap and way too expensive! Don't even consider it. If money wasn't a problem and you wanted a tablet, I would go with the iPad 2 or Samsung 10.1. Tablet PCs are obviously more expensive than tablets because you're actually buying a computer and not some toy. The best and relatively cheap Tablet PC is the HP TM2T. Keep in mind there are some tablet PCs upwards of 2k. Outside of the iPad, 10.1 and true tablets I wouldn't recommend anything. I think you would just be wasting money.
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I would also recommend that you go to your local Best Buy and play with the tabs first hand. I did not too long in order to see HC for myself and really did like it, it is gorgeous. The Moto Xoom felt great in hands, but its screen sucked. It seemed faster than the Iconia A500 which also has the Tegra 2. That was odd. The Iconia had the nicer looking screen. I have had the original iPad and VS Gtab, but believe 7 inches is the way to go. Both 9.7 and 10.1 are IMO too big, but most people seem to disagree. Good luck!
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I would also recommend that you go to your local Best Buy and play with the tabs first hand. I did not too long in order to see HC for myself and really did like it, it is gorgeous. The Moto Xoom felt great in hands, but its screen sucked. It seemed faster than the Iconia A500 which also has the Tegra 2. That was odd. The Iconia had the nicer looking screen. I have had the original iPad and VS Gtab, but believe 7 inches is the way to go. Both 9.7 and 10.1 are IMO too big, but most people seem to disagree. Good luck!
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Third post in a row LOL...I just saw something and this might be of interest:
http://www.androidcentral.com/hands...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)
1) I second the Advent Vega recommendation. I am typing on mine now and LOVE it.
2) I just broke the chain.
Which ROM are you using? I love the keyboard with VegaComb 1.6.
htc
Has anybody used new HTC tablet ? any feedback ?
first of all let me just say thank you to all of you - i appreciate ALL the feedback and device suggestions - i went and tried out a lot of the tablets. I have to say the xoom was most disappointing (quite heavy didnt feel right). The Advent Vega is really nice but i had a chance to get the asus eee transformer w/ keyboard at $350 so I jumped it and grabbed it. Thank you all for all your input it was all read and much appreciated
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first of all let me just say thank you to all of you - i appreciate ALL the feedback and device suggestions - i went and tried out a lot of the tablets. I have to say the xoom was most disappointing (quite heavy didnt feel right). The Advent Vega is really nice but i had a chance to get the asus eee transformer w/ keyboard at $350 so I jumped it and grabbed it. Thank you all for all your input it was all read and much appreciated
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You welcome and that's an AWESOME deal!
Good choice!!!! The Transformer is the obvious choice with the keyboard dock, especially if you plan to use it for school too. As you might have guessed, I have one too for much the same reason.....except school was out for me about 16years ago, however, I wanted something I can enjoy as a tablet but also use for work e.t.c
Once again, good choice!
Hello All,
I'm soonish going to be in the position to finally get my hands on a tablet! Wanted to for a while and should have a chance and last due to a huge amount of work coming in.
Anywho, down to business.
I've been doing my research and I can see that the Xoom is a powerful and decent tablet, now with ICS in many flavours for any Android Adventureres such as myself. I also notice it has 1Ghz CPU and know the general spec.
I see the Xoom 2 has come out, and it has a 1.2Ghz CPU as well as an improved screen supposedly but lacks features such as the expandable storage.
My question is would you say to get the Xoom or the Xoom 2? The Xoom 2 has the faster CPU but can the original be overclocked to match? What would you recommend?
Research is good but I thought personal opinions would be even more useful
Thanks in advance!
I'm running the latest EOS ICS ROM at 1.6 Ghz on a Wifi Xoom, so I'm very happy. I'm not sure if you can unlock, root and customize the newer Xooms, which for me is a dealbreaker.
Personally I would take better hardware over better software any day - software changes, but hardware is fixed. One thing I have been disappointed with is the screen quality on the Xoom (compared to the Galaxy Tab and my HP Touchpad running CM9).
If I were buying tablet now I would choose either a Galaxy Tab (best of the last generation) or an Asus Transformer Prime, unless I spotted a huge bargain on another tablet.
Wow...since when does the Xoom 2 have better hardware than the original Xoom? No, in so many ways the OG Xoom is superior, and in build quality, particularly, actual users report the OG Xoom to be superior to everything currently out there, including the TPrime, due to massive light bleed on the Transformer's beautiful IPS screen.
I'd take the xoom because it has stock android unlike the xoom 2. Also the xoom is probably cheaper. Better build quality and better development. So I'd say xoom
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On Xoom 2, no SD card slot is a deal breaker for me :
- no expandable memory
- no way to easily tranfer file from a PC or any other device (camera).
Also the Xoom 2 does not have a Tegra processor, which means you may face software incompatibility.
The build quality of xoom 2 is great, is much better tablet than any last generation tablet. (great screen slim, great wifi and gps, best speakers). The software is good but the lock bootloader is killing any customizations that android can have with custom kernels and roms. The cpu is good enough (much better than Tegra 2) but if want to play games in your tablet is not the best option out there because lot's of games are optimize only for tegra devices.
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mwarner said:
Personally I would take better hardware over better software any day - software changes, but hardware is fixed. One thing I have been disappointed with is the screen quality on the Xoom (compared to the Galaxy Tab and my HP Touchpad running CM9).
If I were buying tablet now I would choose either a Galaxy Tab (best of the last generation) or an Asus Transformer Prime, unless I spotted a huge bargain on another tablet.
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Maybe if we were talking about PC's I'd be inclined to agree, but with respect to mobile devices, that comment is completely ignorant. in my experience with mobile devices, hardware doesn't mean snot if the software running on it is complete buggy garbage. Xoom 1 is the only tablet of the first generation I would spend a penny of my hard-earned money on. Maybe if my parents were footing the bill I'd have a vastly different opinion. Who knows?
Thanks for all your advice guys, I'll bear it in mind
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I would suggest skipping the original Xoom at this time. Still great hardware but with all the new Quad-Cores coming, why pay $$$$ for an old device.
AFAIK, Xoom2 is bootloader locked. So no go on Android Adventures there for a while.
My choice has been - Pickup a used Xoom for around $300. AND OR spend the $$$ for a new Transformer Prime.
The main issue with the original Xoom was its hefty weight. Mine compounded with the Ballistic Armor case probably checks in at 1/2 the weight of a loaded M4 Carbine. Holding it in your hands while reading for extended periods of time requires the mental discipline of Grasshopper.
al mon said:
I would suggest skipping the original Xoom at this time. Still great hardware but with all the new Quad-Cores coming, why pay $$$$ for an old device.
AFAIK, Xoom2 is bootloader locked. So no go on Android Adventures there for a while.
My choice has been - Pickup a used Xoom for around $300. AND OR spend the $$$ for a new Transformer Prime.
The main issue with the original Xoom was its hefty weight. Mine compounded with the Ballistic Armor case probably checks in at 1/2 the weight of a loaded M4 Carbine. Holding it in your hands while reading for extended periods of time requires the mental discipline of Grasshopper.
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I never thought the Xoom was too heavy. Maybe I'm not as limp-wristed as some of those who complain. But with your same logic, I'd either get the Xoom now at a discounted price, or wait for the next GED in tablet form. Coming from a Droid line of phones, I will never again waste one hot cent on a locked device!
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I never thought the Xoom was too heavy. Maybe I'm not as limp-wristed as some of those who complain. But with your same logic, I'd either get the Xoom now at a discounted price, or wait for the next GED in tablet form. Coming from a Droid line of phones, I will never again waste one hot cent on a locked device!
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+1...I can't imagine having a locked bootloader. Where's the fun in that?
TL;DR: What's a good <10.1" tablet choice for $400 or less?
Hi all,
My girlfriend is looking at getting a tablet that she can take to work everyday and use for occasional YouTubing and note taking (and a great organizer).
She's got pretty small hands, so I'm assuming the 10.1" screen size is a little out of the question. An 8.9" or 7.x" sounds more reasonable.
It's gotta either have a good keyboard (Bluetooth) or a good dock, great battery life, and be $400 or less (just the tablet).
What would be best for her to get?
She isn't particular to an OS but isn't tech-savvy (she still users a feature phone, the LG Rumor 2), so something simple would be great. I can root/jailbreak it for her, whichever device you all suggest.
TIA!
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I believe there are tablets available in India for less than $50
well...
There arent a lot of 7.x" tablets...
Even if there were some the Android tablet's battery wouldn't last long.
The tablet with a good battery life could be an iPad and that is somekinda too big as in screen size.
A tablet with a DOCK could be an ASUS transformer but it also has a 10.1" screen
so you should either forget the battery life or the screen size.
I'd personally get a 10.1" tablet since they are newer, faster, and newer OS(Android)
Oh, I just remembered the ASUS Transformer has an external battery on its dock so you use it with the dock it like a netbook. Longer lasting battery
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yes but it will cost nearly $100 for a one with bluetooth and otherthings
She need it right now? If not, she can wait for the Transformer Prime (I'm not sure about it's name, actually) with 7'
I had the Prime, but took it back because of the hardware issues.
A few months later, I am looking to get a 10" tablet again. Is the TF300T the best choice?
I am surprised at the lack of activity in here.
The Nexus tablet could be cool, but it's only 7". I think I will order the TF300T, it's $530 on amazon with the keyboard.
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Depends how you define "best". Do you mean the thinnest, the lightest, the fastest, the best screen, the best audio,......no. It's not.
It's definitely near the top of the bunch, but I wouldn't call it the best. That title would probably go to the Transformer Pad Infinity or whatever they're calling it. It will however give you the most value for your money.
It's essentially a Prime except 1mm thicker, a bit heavier and with a less bright screen. All the GPS, bluetooth, wifi and quality issues have been dealt with here though, plus the Micro SD and regular SD card slots are a tad deeper so the cards won't go flying anytime soon.
So while in terms of raw specs it isn't at the top of the line, it's pretty damn close and it's pretty cheap considering what you're getting. I remember last year I bought the 14mm thick Toshiba Tab for more lol.
One of the best I had, but I can´t compare it to the prime.
Fantastic Wlan and GPS, For me the screen is nearly perfekt, if you root it and put one of the custom roms out there on it it´s smooth and fast. And on the bench you are not so far away from a prime, when you OC your Tf300. So for me: One of the best for that price.
Thanks for the replies.
I have thought about it, and my most wanted features are:
Processing Speed: Looks like tegra 3 is the best right now. I do like the processor, and I think it makes more sense to have that in a tablet vs a phone because the tablet will have a bigger battery. I see that the new tablets coming out have 2GB of ram. I'm pretty excited about that.
Display: I do want to do some basic photo editing on the tablet, and look at my pics taken with my phone. 1080p would be nice, but not necessary.
Hardware quality: The Prime's issues really bummed me out. I hope Asus does better with the Infinity.
Updates: I was looking at the Galaxy Tab 7.7. but it's still on Honeycomb. This is unacceptable. Good thing Asus is quick to update their products.
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Thanks for the replies.
I have thought about it, and my most wanted features are:
Processing Speed: Looks like tegra 3 is the best right now. I do like the processor, and I think it makes more sense to have that in a tablet vs a phone because the tablet will have a bigger battery. I see that the new tablets coming out have 2GB of ram. I'm pretty excited about that.
Display: I do want to do some basic photo editing on the tablet, and look at my pics taken with my phone. 1080p would be nice, but not necessary.
Hardware quality: The Prime's issues really bummed me out. I hope Asus does better with the Infinity.
Updates: I was looking at the Galaxy Tab 7.7. but it's still on Honeycomb. This is unacceptable. Good thing Asus is quick to update their products.
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What tablet or tablets out have 2 gb of ram? As far as I know the tf300t is the only one that has the best ram with 1gb ddr 3 ram. People were talking that the Acer a510 has ddr 3 ram but it doesn't. The Acer a700 with 1080p screen still clocked at 1.3 has 1 gb ddr2 ram that isn't out yet but pre order price of 449.99 is great. The tf700 will handle the 1080p screen much better with it being clocked at 1.6 and ddr 3 ram. But I heard it will come out next month at 499.99 for the 32gb version.
For the money and functionality you can't beat the tf300 unless you can wait a month. I think the tf700 will be a monster at 500 bucks.
You all convinced me. My TF300T is coming tomorrow. $515 with the keyboard and one day shipping.
Where did you get that price?
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You all convinced me. My TF300T is coming tomorrow. $515 with the keyboard and one day shipping.
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I did about the same but had to do some big bartering with price matches etc and multiple ads etc.
If they had released the red one first I wold definitely buy one of these and upgrade my tf101 but after seeing the infinity... I'm gonna happily wait for that
I think its the best tablet in its price category. It beats out other tablets in the 300-400$ range as far as hardware. But it'll be hard to compare it to other, more expensive tablets that are out/coming out.
You can't beat the tegra 3 and DDR3 right now.
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What do you guys think about the new Acer A700 compared to the transformer tf300? I just got transformer so I can still exchange it but I heard bad things about Acer's quality built sucking.
The main difference is the hd screen. But I'm new to Asus so what do you guys think?
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stixzadinya said:
What do you guys think about the new Acer A700 compared to the transformer tf300? I just got transformer so I can still exchange it but I heard bad things about Acer's quality built sucking.
The main difference is the hd screen. But I'm new to Asus so what do you guys think?
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asus is going to release the pad infinity which also has that same resolution too, but its screen is IPS+, for acer i think it's just IPS, and according to androidauthority, it will be released at the price $499, i'm hoping it's the wifi only 32 gig version, so if that's true, you just need to spend $50 more to get the pad infinity, i can't think of anything to "complain" about it at that price.
also the pad infinity has better specs, like flash camera, 8-megapixel camera on the back, 2 megapixel on the front, dockable,...
imo, acer products are not good, many people say asus products are always better than acer. i would never consider buying an acer product
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asus is going to release the pad infinity which also has that same resolution too, but its screen is IPS+, for acer i think it's just IPS, and according to androidauthority, it will be released at the price $499, i'm hoping it's the wifi only 32 gig version, so if that's true, you just need to spend $50 more to get the pad infinity, i can't think of anything to "complain" about it at that price.
also the pad infinity has better specs, like flash camera, 8-megapixel camera on the back, 2 megapixel on the front, dockable,...
imo, acer products are not good, many people say asus products are always better than acer. i would never consider buying an acer product
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I really dig my TF300, just sucks that I got it right when something newer and better is about to come out. Then again, that's every time when it comes to tech devices.
Regarding the Pad Infinity, I'm reading from multiple websites that the price will most likely be around $785USD. That's way to pricey for me but I'm leaning towards keeping my TF300 anyways. Compared to the Acer, the screen is really the only big difference. Not sure if I want to trade something good for something that could be faulty just for the screen.
For me it was the price.
I can tinker with it as much as I want to without being overly afraid of bricking it.
On top of that it's got really nice specs.
Good processing power, decent screen, awesome sound.
And cheap!
It's bang-for-buck galore. Not the best but definitely really, really good for the price.
No comparison between the tf700 and the a700. Besides having the ips+ display, keyboard docking ability, better camera with flash, the tf700 will have the latest tegra 3 version and clocked at 1.6 with the 1080p screen. The a700 is running the same tegra 3 version as the a510 at 1.3 running a 1080p screen. The a500 is also running ddr 2 ram as the tf700 should be running the same as the tf300 ddr 3.
For 50.00 more I pick the tf700. So wait for the tf700. 1 month away at the most.
P.S. I read that someone inside Asus said the tf700 will come out at 499.99.
leroybrute said:
No comparison between the tf700 and the a700. Besides having the ips+ display, keyboard docking ability, better camera with flash, the tf700 will have the latest tegra 3 version and clocked at 1.6 with the 1080p screen. The a700 is running the same tegra 3 version as the a510 at 1.3 running a 1080p screen. The a500 is also running ddr 2 ram as the tf700 should be running the same as the tf300 ddr 3.
For 50.00 more I pick the tf700. So wait for the tf700. 1 month away at the most.
P.S. I read that someone inside Asus said the tf700 will come out at 499.99.
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yes, you're making a good decision
this is what i'm doing too. if they release it at the end of June, then we only have to wait a half month
hopefully $499 is the price for the wifi only version, not the 4G LTE version with contract
nooktablet said:
yes, you're making a good decision
this is what i'm doing too. if they release it at the end of June, then we only have to wait a half month
hopefully $499 is the price for the wifi only version, not the 4G LTE version with contract
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We have 3 tf300 in the house but at least one will be replaced by the tf700.
NCRoadster said:
Thanks for the replies.
I have thought about it, and my most wanted features are:
Processing Speed: Looks like tegra 3 is the best right now. I do like the processor, and I think it makes more sense to have that in a tablet vs a phone because the tablet will have a bigger battery. I see that the new tablets coming out have 2GB of ram. I'm pretty excited about that.
Display: I do want to do some basic photo editing on the tablet, and look at my pics taken with my phone. 1080p would be nice, but not necessary.
Hardware quality: The Prime's issues really bummed me out. I hope Asus does better with the Infinity.
Updates: I was looking at the Galaxy Tab 7.7. but it's still on Honeycomb. This is unacceptable. Good thing Asus is quick to update their products.
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Ive had A LOT of tablets, and currently own 2 TF300's, and the galaxy tab 7.7. And love both for different reasons. The 7.7 has the best screen out of all Ive had, but as you pointed out the lack of updates from Samsung sucks, but I still love it. And once it does get ICS Ill love it even more. But for the 10" market the TF300 is hard to beat. After several TF300's with dust, hair, fuzz under the screen, and a dead pixel I finally have a good 32gb. I also have a 16gb thats currently being repaired at Asus and the repair is being paid for by Best Buy. Ill be returning that one for a refund when I get it back. But despite all this I love my TF300.