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Tablet recommendations?

Opinions on 7" vs 10"? Looking for a general portable Android table to use for work, presentations, notes, etc. Archos 7"? 10"? Viewsonic? Etc.... Any ideas or recommendations?

I prefer 7 inches because it's portable
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Ok but which
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Samsung Galaxy Tab is quite good!

Nook color is good once rooted.
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htc is good

The new ASUS Eee Pad Transformer 10" w/Honeycomb sound very good!

Depends on how much and what you are looking for and what you want to do with it...I went with the nook color and flashed android on it and I love it. I choose the nook because I didn't need a camera or needed all the features. As of now I have Gingerbread running on cm7 and over clocked at 1.1ghz .runs smooth, flash player works as well as youtube. Hell u can even running honeycomb off that lil ****er.$250 for it....can't neat the price ...oh and ya this ebook reader runs flash stock soon and the Ipad is 400 bucks and it can't.....I find that funny..
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Got the Color Nook Very good run as dual boot the Reader on it is awesome for the kid reads out loud the books
My Next is the EE Transformer for me that is the sweetspot between geek and business
Tha Ipad tells you you are getting more charges you way more and you get less........ but got to say good marketing......... funny to me

if you have to buy it now - acer iconia a500
if you can wait until june - samsung tab 10.1 (8.5mm version)

Yeh! I think htc will be good for you, I like to recomment emission management software and carbon accounting software which I have get from carbonmanagementsoftware it has lots of software according to your needs. Hope this will be helpful for you. Thanks!

Xoom !! Great specs
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joak0068 said:
Xoom !! Great specs
It has same specs as asus eee pad transformer and acer iconia tab a500, so that sorta doesn't work out.
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galaxys said:
The new ASUS Eee Pad Transformer 10" w/Honeycomb sound very good!
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This looks like its going to be a hot tablet....thats all i got to say.

hedney3 said:
This looks like its going to be a hot tablet....thats all i got to say.
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Sure does.....what u guys think aboutvthe blackberry tab? I heard good things....I just don't like the bb brand....
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That exactly was my dilemma. Not a bb fan (nothing personal). Went for the iconia

The new sony tablets looks awesome, worth waiting for i'd say
I used mah awesome Xperia Play R800i w/ CM7 to write this

Just saw them on the internet......interesting.

Motorola Xoom looks alright!

[Q] Love my Cappy but need tablet for the wife.

I was wondering if anyone knew of a cheap tablet that I could hack to make better like we do the Cappy. I know the Nook Color was all the rage for a bit but not sure whats out there now..

Just got a Nook Color for Christmas for my family, and I can honestly say that once you hack it, it's actually a really nice tablet. We got it on Overstock for $140, and you can run Cyanogenmod, MIUI, or a rooted stock on it. The screen is really responsive, and if you run CM, you can overclock it to about where the Captivate is at.
Just my two cents.

My wife is getting a Nook tablet for Christmas. I want to root it right away and install a custom honeycomb rom. She will want to keep it stock... We will have to see what happens!
1ghz, dual core, should be petty nice! Also ordered an Otterbox case and a 32gb Sandisk class 4 micro sd for it.
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I bought touchpad after fire sale. Little more then fire sale price but its worth it. Running cm7 on it. Amazing experience. I didn't buy nook becoz no camera. This one has everything I wanted.
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viny2cool said:
I bought touchpad after fire sale. Little more then fire sale price but its worth it. Running cm7 on it. Amazing experience. I didn't buy nook becoz no camera. This one has everything I wanted.
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+1 with XRON mod, can't wait for ICS
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I have a Iconia, and but I had a NOOKcolor that I passed along to my mother. It Was nice while it lasted. It's just so much out there nowadays.
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+1 Nook Color with CM7.
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try see the update to ics list your favourite brand before buy a new gadget

I would definitely say touchpad, and with cm9 coming in the future and all the roms you want. its a no brainer

Asus Transformer. With the Prime coming out, the Transformer is pretty cheap right now, and it is going to be supported by the CM team for CM9.

If it's just for reading books, get a cheap $60 7" tablet.
If it's for other things, go for a Nook.
Good luck!

gilpdawg said:
Asus Transformer. With the Prime coming out, the Transformer is pretty cheap right now, and it is going to be supported by the CM team for CM9.
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showed my friends my "laptop". pressed a button and the screen came off. should have seen their faces, looked like :O!
transformer makes people drool. guaranteed.
apologize for crappy writing, typing in bed with trnasformer.

How about Kindle Fire? Cheap, strong...

Asus transformer TF101 is a great deal IMO. Asus said ICS is coming out soon too...

+1 for the TouchPad
ICS gets closer everyday. Plus, webOS is solid, intuitive, and elegant ... once you get over the lack of apps.
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I agree with what others have said:
Nook Color if you're going super-budget
Nook Tablet if you want more power
HP TouchPad if you want 10" instead of 7"

touchpad. If you can find one it'll be more expensive now but its still really good.

LHTrung said:
How about Kindle Fire? Cheap, strong...
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I'm using the Kindle Fire, have rooted mine but kept the stock ROM for now. It's a great tablet, I recommend it for sure.

I've seen some cheap china ones for 89$ around and they supposedly come with ICS.

anyone know about the epad super pads?
http://www.ecrater.com/p/10363681/10-cheapest-android-23-tablet-pc-with-gps

tablet question

i am thinking of getting a tablet to play avi movies onto a hd tv. will this work? i currently use a portable harddrive to store them and play them via a dvd player with a usb connection, action scenes slow down and become jerky though. i was thinking of either a new laptop with hdmi out or a tablet, the tablet will be more discreet and easy to move around. can i use for the purpose i need?
also will i be able to access the portable storage via the tablet to transfer files easily?

does anone know about tablets? or where i can ask?
to clear up what i am looking for:
A tablet that has hdmi connection and will play video files to a hdtv.
Be able to read and rite to a 2.5 portable harddrive
Has decent screen resolution

Xoom has HDMI out good screen and plus avi with a market app like qqplayer. No idea about hdd though
You'll probably better off getting a laptop if that's all you want it for though.
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What about the ainol tablets, like Ainol Novo 7 ELF: http://goo.gl/CP0SK

lylerry said:
What about the ainol tablets, like Ainol Novo 7 ELF: http://goo.gl/CP0SK
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Are those knock off tablets?
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Are those knock off tablets?
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No, not knock off tablets. It's a China brand, very hot tablet among the market now.
you guys haven't heard about Ainol tablets????
personally i think the ainol novo 7 elf can perfeclty fit @t3rm3y's requirements...

Nope never heard of that brand, the prices sound way to good to be true. I hope they have warranty's
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The tablets look tempting to buy!! Hahaha but idk how long it will last for, they have 1 year warranty
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Tablet for my mom

Hi,
I'm currently in the USA and want to buy my mom a tablet. She wants to use it mainly for browsing, video chat and maybe a few games. What it needs: clear and not too small display, smoothness, front cam, wifi, good battery life. Don't know if there a company besides apple that offers worldwide warranty..
Any suggestions? Thanks

My mom has a kindle fire and loves it, its affordable, fast, great screen and great build quality. I recomend this over the Nook color and Nook tablet, the kindle fire has the app store similar to a full Android tablet so she can play a lot of games, read books and more. It dosent have any camera, a lot on eBay for great price
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Android311 said:
It dosent have any camera
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That's why the Kindle Fire isn't a choice. I have already taken a look at it before. But thank you

I think a Samsung galaxy tab 7.7 would be great
Perfect size
Super amoled screen
Very fast
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iPad is quite smooth but Samsung Galaxy Tab is great, too. Galaxy Tab is also good for developping, I doubt your mom would develop on it, though. Correct me if I'm wrong

ccab said:
That's why the Kindle Fire isn't a choice. I have already taken a look at it before. But thank you
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No prob
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[Q] original Xoom still worth it?

I'm looking for a tablet to play around with and I'd like 10 inch over 7 - wife has a Kindle Fire that I don't mind using but is a little too small.
I am potentially looking at a 32gb wifi Xoom for $200 through craigslist. The price is right, obviously.
Would anybody NOT recommend the Xoom for 200 bucks?

Take it, dont hesitate certainly worth 200 you wont regret it
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Take it, dont hesitate certainly worth 200 you wont regret it
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Yes, what he said.

ooooh yes ! Mine is running the stock ICS ROM. I tried a few new ICS quadcore devices in some shops, the last one was an Acer A510, and compared to my Xoom none was as smooth as mine !!! The A510 was horribly laggy !!!
The prime was equal in fluidity compared to my Xoom but knowing the GPS / WIFI issues on it I prefer my Xoom ...
I know quadcores are better for gaming but I don't play. They are also better to display 1080p videos but these files are so big in size, and to display 1080p on a 1280 x 800 display is absolutly useless !
So I will wait for one or two more Android tablet generations before changing mine.

Don't let it go. Get it. Xoom is my favourite amongst all. Worth the price.
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The Xoom is great tablet to consider.

I've got an ipad and plain vanilla xoom blows it away Imo... Now with honey comb things were closer but with ics, hands down I pick up my xoom over the ipad for almost every chore...
Now that I'm rooted and overclocked a tad its like this tablet is still at the top..
Fwiw you can get a brand new one on ebay for about 300 or so..
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I got mine on ebay for $217. Most were still selling over $300. IF you can get one for only $200, get it before someone else beats you to it.

dont miss this - i also still prefer the xoom over any other tablet at this point - buy now

I traded my galaxy tab 10.1 for a Motorola Xoom LTE and I have never been happier. Id take that sucker if i were you for 200 dollars.

Best 1st Gen tablet. And probably still the best overall. All the hardware works as it should battery is fantastic.
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I have had difference tabs and by far is still the best.
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There certainly are better tablets now but the xoom is well supported by developers. Makes it a great choice for those that hack a bit.
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logitechor said:
There certainly are better tablets now but the xoom is well supported by developers. Makes it a great choice for those that hack a bit.
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My question is-what better tablets? Transformer Prime looks great on paper but with so many screaming about this and that not working, screen bleed, etc...it's not a prize, lol. What else is there right now, that can touch the OG Xoom in overall goodness? The Transformer Infinity Tab looks interesting, and the upcoming Google tab may be good too. But they are not available yet.

How about the Xoom family edition is it worth getting did it get upgraded to ics
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ostrich69 said:
How about the Xoom family edition is it worth getting did it get upgraded to ics
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NO Get the REGULAR XOOM Do NOT and I repeat NOT Get The Family Edition think of it as a Kids Version of the Xoom which is way harder to mod.