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Hi guys, i'm a htc hero owner =P I just wanna know for those who have the xoom currently, how much do u like it? is it worth it?
Majin101 said:
Hi guys, i'm a htc hero owner =P I just wanna know for those who have the xoom currently, how much do u like it? is it worth it?
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Motorola's update issues aside, I love it. Got the UK 3G version and picked up a Verizon version while in the US. Wife has that one, she is an Ipad nut but now she wont go back.
I really recomend it as long as you root and use Tiamat you cant go wrong.
Lordao
what kind of issue?
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what kind of issue?
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They are just very very slow about updates and telling us when and if they are going to happen.
Lordao
i couldnt be more happier. the delays regarding the SD card werent as bad (just didnt like being kept in the dark). I would purchase it all over again if i had to.
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They are just very very slow about updates and telling us when and if they are going to happen.
Lordao
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Considering there's still honeycomb tablets on 3.0 and the fact that Xoom is getting this updates before anyone, I would not call that an issue at all.
The tablet has been out less than half a year and already saw two updates.
As for the OP question, I got my 3G Xoom since day one, but I would buy it again if I was on the look for a tablet today.
I had high hopes for the Galaxy Tab but the build quality feels too plasticy compared to the Xoom.
------Warning------ ThinkPad Fanboy Comment Below ------Warning------
If you like the idea of the Transformer and HTC Flyer Pen, then I would recommend you take a look at the upcoming Thinkpad Tablet
You can't beat the legendary ThinkPad keyboards with anything. Oh, and judging by the pics, the build quality seems to be on par with the ThinkPad laptops.
That is the only tablet I would consider selling my beloved Xoom for.
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Considering there's still honeycomb tablets on 3.0 and the fact that Xoom is getting this updates before anyone, I would not call that an issue at all.
The tablet has been out less than half a year and already saw two updates.
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Ahh but here in the UK we have had no updates at all..LOL
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Majin101 said:
Hi guys, i'm a htc hero owner =P I just wanna know for those who have the xoom currently, how much do u like it? is it worth it?
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I had the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and returned it 3 times because of screen issues, commonly known as "the 'oil slick' on the screen".
Got the Motorola XOOM and have been loving it! Feels solid and works just as good as the Galaxy Tab. Best part is, is that it receives the newest version of Honeycomb 3.x first!
I personally recommend it.
Have any questions? PM me.
PS. I'm not sure if it's because I have the US version (32GB WiFi) but I got the Android 3.2 update right when it was announced, others have been having trouble getting it.... I guess.
well i just got my xoom now =) about to try it out
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PS. I'm not sure if it's because I have the US version (32GB WiFi) but I got the Android 3.2 update right when it was announced, others have been having trouble getting it.... I guess.
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Both my (total stock) Xooms upgraded to 3.2 over WiFi no issues whatsoever.
I don't currently own a tablet, was interested in the xoom but had high hopes for the Galaxy. IMO the xoom seems the better option. I'm not a fan of apple but I constantly hear the argument "There's more apps for the ipad and nothing on the xoom" how true is this statement??? what's a "killer" ipad app that's not available on the xoom? I honestly know little about it.
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...... what's a "killer" ipad app that's not available on the xoom? I honestly know little about it.
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It was Netflix until recently, now it has to be the video calling capability in Skype.
i must say that i like the xoom, just waiting for that 3.2 update. I also dislike the ipad =P but it is true that they do have cooler apps and what not. But everything except the apps, i like the xoom better.
EDIT: For those that are getting the update (3.2) is it the wifi xoom? Cause the one i have is with the data plan, but it's gonna be cancelled since i got it from my cousin. I heard that the non-wifi xoom gets the update first
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I don't currently own a tablet, was interested in the xoom but had high hopes for the Galaxy. IMO the xoom seems the better option. I'm not a fan of apple but I constantly hear the argument "There's more apps for the ipad and nothing on the xoom" how true is this statement??? what's a "killer" ipad app that's not available on the xoom? I honestly know little about it.
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iOS kills android when it comes to apps.
Netflix, Hulu, Skype, Free last.fm without having to use hacked solutions. I'm not going to mention how many games iOS have that makes my jaw drop but xoom is still a great product.
(yes I know we just get netflix but still iOS had it for AWHILE)
have been looking round for a tab, while the transformer prime seems best its now almost double the cost of the xoom, even though the xoom is quite old, it seems anything else around is still tegra2 or dual core similar spec hardware to the xoom, so i dont see any point apart from the weight in getting anything newer or more expensive, is it still a good option guys? you can get one for around £260 in the UK where as the transformer prime would be £499 and the original transformer maybe £350
i just returned a scroll extreme as it was just soooooooooooooo laggy!! i dont want anything with huge lag like that again
This late? I wouldn't buy the xoom today at its current price.
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have been looking round for a tab, while the transformer prime seems best its now almost double the cost of the xoom, even though the xoom is quite old, it seems anything else around is still tegra2 or dual core similar spec hardware to the xoom, so i dont see any point apart from the weight in getting anything newer or more expensive, is it still a good option guys? you can get one for around £260 in the UK where as the transformer prime would be £499 and the original transformer maybe £350
i just returned a scroll extreme as it was just soooooooooooooo laggy!! i dont want anything with huge lag like that again
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So I'm the first to respond...the original Xoom is a wonderful device and is even better now than it was when it was new because it has ICS official update, and best of all, the most fantastic developers and real bleeding-edge advances in Xoom software. It's so well built and sturdy that the bit of additional weight doesn't matter. In my opinion the Xoom is still the best tablet available, as everything works well and there's tons of additional functionality with custom roms.
The xoom is built like a tank and with it's specs what else out there is better for the money. I have two of them and the last one I picked up for $315 U.S.
Picked up 32 gb wifi only xoom a few months back with original box and 5 cases (4 still sealed) for $275 off craigslist. Didn't think it was too bad and I'll be keeping xoom for awhile
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This late? I wouldn't buy the xoom today at its current price.
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the only thing i can see maybe 'better' for the money is the asus transformer 101 maybe just because its a little lighter and can be expanded with the kb if need be, also the connectivity looks a little better placed, and its just as supposed with roms and people using it. These are both £290 ish in the UK?
i mean the xoom 2 is a little more expensive but for that lighter slimmer body you lose the expansion slow, sure you can use the usb host but i dont like that idea, would prefer an expansion slot, the galaxy tab just seem out there with the price, then you have the acer a200 which ones again is similar so im thinking the original xoom or asus transformer in this price bracket is the best option...
I only got my Xoom about 3 weeks ago, £280 from PC world. Been an android guy for a year now so did my research to see what the community support was like. Noticed that we're getting official CM9 support, that made the deal even sweeter. Still team EOS provide excellent support on AOSP builds. Even in terms of specs, great screen, great processor, can be overclocked (and stable). In my opinion this is still a great buy!
I too want to buy a tablet. But I'm confused between xoom, galaxy tab 10.1 and transformer TF101.
So what do you guys suggest?
My requirements are, good support by Dev community and which wont brick easily...
Thanks..
Peace.
Hi I just picked up a Motorola Xoom WiFi 32GB via a pricerunner.co.uk search. This got me a £5 discount making the delivered price just under £245. I tried to upgrade to ICE/Android 4.0, but managed to “Brick” the device …so be warned and be patient.
Fortunately I manage to resolve this issue with the help of some XDA forum links, YouTube and Motorola site itself. I will try and write up the details of my problem and solution in another thread.
I am now back to the original Android 3.2 version and so far I am very happy the XOOM.
adiles said:
I too want to buy a tablet. But I'm confused between xoom, galaxy tab 10.1 and transformer TF101.
So what do you guys suggest?
My requirements are, good support by Dev community and which wont brick easily...
Thanks..
Peace.
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the Xoom has great community support and as far as I know the galaxy tab 10.1 does too because that was another option of mine and community support is a big factor when I buy a new product both I believe are getting official CM9 support. i can't speak for the TF101,I don't know much about that one
adiles said:
I too want to buy a tablet. But I'm confused between xoom, galaxy tab 10.1 and transformer TF101.
So what do you guys suggest?
My requirements are, good support by Dev community and which wont brick easily...
Thanks..
Peace.
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I have all three and the best will be the one you can find at the best price. All three are near similar hardware with each having an advantage/disadvantage to the others.
Community/Dev support I would have to say the Xoom wins though...as well as being difficult to brick. Google "Experience" device really makes the Xoom a great device.
(I use the Xoom, my wife is using the Transformer and I gave my mother the Galaxy Tab).
in my opinion, its the best tablet for the cost.
main cons are weight and potentially out of date hardware. that hasn't stopped it from being the first official device to receive 4.0.4
would love if i could get a 2nd one as backup.
HD dock is wonderful. it even works with my otterbox.
Xoom is the best overall tablet. Newer tablets have shinier items, but considering the durability, functionality, support and overall user experience, I don't think you could go wrong buying a xoom.
I do have a Xoom either and I think it's a good choice and you won't regret buying it. It isn't expensive for its quality and it runs very well and smoothly especially with CM9 ICS.
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the only thing i can see maybe 'better' for the money is the asus transformer 101 maybe just because its a little lighter and can be expanded with the kb if need be, also the connectivity looks a little better placed, and its just as supposed with roms and people using it. These are both £290 ish in the UK?
i mean the xoom 2 is a little more expensive but for that lighter slimmer body you lose the expansion slow, sure you can use the usb host but i dont like that idea, would prefer an expansion slot, the galaxy tab just seem out there with the price, then you have the acer a200 which ones again is similar so im thinking the original xoom or asus transformer in this price bracket is the best option...
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Actually, the Xoom has a better frame rate than the Transformer 101. You could search for the thread that proves it somewhere here in General or Q&A (sometime last summer?).
If you can find one for a good price I think it's a no-brainer. Great build quality and great active devs on XDa. What more could you possibly ask for?
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Actually xoom is not availiable online right now and the one availiable in stores is a 3g model which is out of my range. So I was thinking about buying galaxy tab..
So what do you guys suggest? Should I go for the tab or spend some extra bucks on xoom?
I really can't decide.. coz both of them almost same...
Peace.
adiles said:
Actually xoom is not availiable online right now and the one availiable in stores is a 3g model which is out of my range. So I was thinking about buying galaxy tab..
So what do you guys suggest? Should I go for the tab or spend some extra bucks on xoom?
I really can't decide.. coz both of them almost same...
Peace.
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check craigslist in your area, or look on ebay. do your research and you are sure to find a great deal!
I've had Xoom since almost release day. Wifi at start and chose it over the galaxy tab just cause it felt more rugged. Tab was nice but felt cheep. Haven't regretted it one bit. Now I own 2 xooms, wifi and 4g, wifi one my son mainly uses. Got my 3g/4g on Craigslist for 400, came dock, leather case and original box.
based on your guys opinions here and elsewhere, i ordered the xoom and should have it in my hands tomorrow. really excited about this device! i even changed my sig already
i should mention that i have already purchased my Xoom, so no further replies are needed. thanks to all who have and helped with my decision to buy a Xoom. i love it!!
that is the question...
ok, so the Nexus 7 just came out with JB and now the Xoom is scheduled to get it as an OTA as well, so should i get a Xoom (this one on Amazon http://amzn.to/LG6XAm) or the Nexus?
also how can i tell if im getting a US Xoom and not an Asian or UK one?
well, if you want a small screen, get the nexus. if you want a bigger screen, get the xoom.
well yeah that goes without saying. i think i would be happy with either one really. we have a kindle fire as well, so im leaning towards the xoom
there is also the new chromebook to consider
but back to the xoom, i keep seeing asian models and uk models and canadian models, how do i know im getting a us model and does it really matter?
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that is the question...
ok, so the Nexus 7 just came out with JB and now the Xoom is scheduled to get it as an OTA as well, so should i get a Xoom (this one on Amazon http://amzn.to/LG6XAm) or the Nexus?
also how can i tell if im getting a US Xoom and not an Asian or UK one?
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Not sure if that matters. If you are in the US and you are ordering off Amazon, you should be getting the US one. I ordered mine refurbished from Amazon a few months ago and I have to say, I am extremely happy with my purchase. I think that the Xoom is still the best android tablet there is. The nexus is also going to be awesome so it really comes down to what you prefer in screen size.
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Not sure if that matters. If you are in the US and you are ordering off Amazon, you should be getting the US one. I ordered mine refurbished from Amazon a few months ago and I have to say, I am extremely happy with my purchase. I think that the Xoom is still the best android tablet there is. The nexus is also going to be awesome so it really comes down to what you prefer in screen size.
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i saw a couple of refurbed ones as well, remember who you ordered it from? and thanks for your reply, and with the xoom upgradeable to jelly bean, thats a plus too, that means it isn't irrelevant yet
Picked up mine from Tiger Direct a few months ago, not sure if they have any left now. Was a US version, spent the first 20 minutes rolling through also of the updates to be from Honeycomb to ICS 4.0.4. Amazing tablet, glad it's on the hook for JB.
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I would definitely go for the Xoom if you want a larger screen. Just can't beat the screen size.
Wow.. everyone keeps talking about screen size..I could care less about that.
How about
ONLY 16 GIGS OF MEMORY!1
WTTTFFFFF
Seriously.. With todays programs/pictures/videos how they think 16 gb is enough is beyond me..
No expandable memory, for obvious reasons, MAJOR MAJOR FAIL!
Cloud or not, when I go away for business/vacation my tablet is what I bring, I load it with movies,apps,business files and so on.
16 gigs is a few movies these days, not including apps, or even jellybean itself.
So disappointing what google did, it's something Apple would do
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Wow.. everyone keeps talking about screen size..I could care less about that.
How about
ONLY 16 GIGS OF MEMORY!1
WTTTFFFFF
Seriously.. With todays programs/pictures/videos how they think 16 gb is enough is beyond me..
No expandable memory, for obvious reasons, MAJOR MAJOR FAIL!
Cloud or not, when I go away for business/vacation my tablet is what I bring, I load it with movies,apps,business files and so on.
16 gigs is a few movies these days, not including apps, or even jellybean itself.
So disappointing what google did, it's something Apple would do
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i think you are referring to the new Nexus7 and the reason they have only 8 or 16 is to compete with the kindle fire which only has 8. so if you look at it that way and can get twice as much as the Fire for 50 bucks more, i would get that and probably will, but im leaning towards the Xoom anyway...do i really need a quad core processor?
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i think you are referring to the new Nexus7 and the reason they have only 8 or 16 is to compete with the kindle fire which only has 8. so if you look at it that way and can get twice as much as the Fire for 50 bucks more, i would get that and probably will, but im leaning towards the Xoom anyway...do i really need a quad core processor?
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Honestly, I'm on an 18 hour car ride right now with my Nexus S 4G in between my legs tethered to my WiFi Xoom switching between games, videos, Reddit, Tapatalk 2, and twitter, and dual core feels snappy smooth! I doubt most people need dual core, much less quad core... My NS4G is speedy on a single core 1GHZ hummingbird processor. Also, I think the quad core is at 1.3 GHZ and Xooms are set at 1.2 GHZ and can be overclocked even if necessary. The 0.1GHZ doesn't feel much different on my friend's TF Prime. I think the spec really is dead and quad core is but a buzz word. Decide based off everything else before you make something you prolly won't even use a determining factor. Either choice is great and both are easily hackable, so go with whatever you want more! At the end of the day, back camera, double the space, a bigger screen, Motorola durability (although ASUS is good as well), the full tablet UI (not the 7's ugly half phone half tablet UI), and the fact that it has a microSD slot make it a winner to me. Good luck deciding!
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well i got the xoom saturday, its an Asian one, getting ready to put cwm and a rom on it, so far its not bad at all, wich i got a US one so i can get the ota updates to ICS and JB but its all good
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well i got the xoom saturday, its an Asian one, getting ready to put cwm and a rom on it, so far its not bad at all, wich i got a US one so i can get the ota updates to ICS and JB but its all good
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Search the Xoom forum for the how-to to flash US firmware onto your Xoom. It is the wifi model, right? If you have stock US firmware, you can get upcoming OTA. Actually, our devs will get you a better, more functional JB version in no time, so why bother with US firmware anyway.
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Search the Xoom forum for the how-to to flash US firmware onto your Xoom. It is the wifi model, right? If you have stock US firmware, you can get upcoming OTA. Actually, our devs will get you a better, more functional JB version in no time, so why bother with US firmware anyway.
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so true, all the devs on here are just great for that. i got CM9 on it now, so far so good. and yeah i have the wifi model
coming back on this one..
i m kind of in the same state.. to xoom or not to xoom?
actually xoom2.. but i m little bit confused on some sdpecs, especially the microsd issue..does it or does it not support microsd? i have find many references that supports that there is no microsd..while others support that there is..!?!?
also, do you have anyplace to recommend to buy from? (europe)
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coming back on this one..
i m kind of in the same state.. to xoom or not to xoom?
actually xoom2.. but i m little bit confused on some sdpecs, especially the microsd issue..does it or does it not support microsd? i have find many references that supports that there is no microsd..while others support that there is..!?!?
also, do you have anyplace to recommend to buy from? (europe)
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Simply put, the Xoom 2 does not, I repeat, does not have a microSD card slot and thus does not support it. At all.
The Xoom 2 is an abomination that no one should buy.
^^^lol
yeah the Xoom does have a microsd slot but you will need to upgrade it. my wifi was of the Asian persuasion so i had to get the US wifi firmware from the motodev site. once that was installed and i did all the OTA updates, the microsd slot works. actually i think it works when you hit HC 3.2
dont really know much about the Xoom2 or the Xyboard, but you can fond those specs on the motorola site
as for my Xoom, i have Codename Android 3.3.1 (JB) on it and I love it
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^^^lol
yeah the Xoom does have a microsd slot but you will need to upgrade it. my wifi was of the Asian persuasion so i had to get the US wifi firmware from the motodev site. once that was installed and i did all the OTA updates, the microsd slot works. actually i think it works when you hit HC 3.2
dont really know much about the Xoom2 or the Xyboard, but you can fond those specs on the motorola site
as for my Xoom, i have Codename Android 3.3.1 (JB) on it and I love it
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I recently had to send in my Xoom to Motorola for some hardware work, got it back wiped and on 4.0.1. Its been a long time since I have been on honeycomb, but I figured since I had a 100% wiped device, I'd flash my old stock images of 3.0 just to remind myself of how bad it was.
Reflecting back, honeycomb should have never been released to the public. It was terrible and definitely a beta product.
To my main point though, I went ahead and flashed an older recovery that only supported internal sdcard, after reflecting on how bad 3.0 was, planning to move a backup from my sdcard to the internal memory and then restore the backup. And then I was reminded...Android 3.0, the first iteration of Honeycomb, didn't support the sdcard yet. I ended up manually taking OTA update so I could get sdcard support, transfer the backup and then restore it (have since flashed TWRP).
Anyway, while I love my Xoom, its deployment last year was horribly rushed and it shows. The Xoom was plagued by a poor display (not IPS), no sdcard support on launch, beta level software, horrid marketing and silly prices.
And thats the end of my rant concerning the Xoom's history. I'm glad we have such an awesome community to support this thing; to be honest, if it wasn't a GED, I don't think we'd be so lucky.
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to be honest, if it wasn't a GED, I don't think we'd be so lucky.
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totally agree with you on that one and that is also one of the top reasons i got the Xoom
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ok, so the Nexus 7 just came out with JB and now the Xoom is scheduled to get it as an OTA as well, so should i get a Xoom (this one on Amazon http://amzn.to/LG6XAm) or the Nexus?
also how can i tell if im getting a US Xoom and not an Asian or UK one?
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For the price $400 .. it's not worth for Xoom - almost 2 years old device and may not receive future updates.
I recommend you to buy N7 or if you want bigger screen , find a refurbished Xoom on ebay (about $250 , I'm using one and everything goes fine.) or maybe Asus Transformer 1st gen. :laugh:
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For the price $400 .. it's not worth for Xoom - almost 2 years old device and may not receive future updates.
I recommend you to buy N7 or if you want bigger screen , find a refurbished Xoom on ebay (about $250 , I'm using one and everything goes fine.) or maybe Asus Transformer 1st gen. :laugh:
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maybe you should have read through this thread first. i already purchased a Xoom ($360 on amazon and well worth it), installed the U.S. wifi firmware from MotoDev which allowed me to get all the OTA updates to Jelly Bean, unlocked the bootloader, flashed a recovery and now am running custom JB roms
love my Xoom and glad i got it
no further replies are needed, thanks to everyone who helped me decide
Hello,
How are you?
Today the Xoom line got my attention.
I am wanting to buy a tablet.
I am looking for a tablet mostly for web browsing and email and some light apps like tapatalk.
I was thinking about a tab 10.1 because I can get it for a sweet price. My idea was to get it and install cm9 to get rid of touchwiz.
My phone is a nexus and I love the stock android.
Today I saw a sweet deal on a Xoom 2 and an even sweeter deal on a 2 Medi edition.
I did some research on the Xoom and came to see that the original Xoom is a Google experience device that runs stock android and already has the update for jelly bean.
That doesn't seem to be the scenario for the 2 however. From what I read it is still on honeycomb with a Motorola UI.
My question is, since I don't really know the Xoom line, am I saying things correctly?
is it a better option to try to find a used Xoom? Or can I buy the good deal Xoom 2 and then flash a custom 4.1.1? Are there good JB ROMs available?
Thank you.
Cheers
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Xoom 2 is a little better device thn xoom but has a locked bootloader. No roms are available because of that for xoom2. Ics is available and hopefully jb in few months. If you want to do more hacks than root overclock and remove few bloodwares don't buy xoom2. Other than that if the price is good, is not a bad tablet.
Sent from my XOOM 2 ME using Tapatalk 2
If you value updates/custom development, you should get an original Xoom. Not the ME version. The original 32gb xoom.
mdcykkk9 said:
Xoom 2 is a little better device thn xoom but has a locked bootloader. No roms are available because of that for xoom2. Ics is available and hopefully jb in few months. If you want to do more hacks than root overclock and remove few bloodwares don't buy xoom2. Other than that if the price is good, is not a bad tablet.
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where can i obtain such an ics update becouse i am still stuck on 3.2.2 honeycomb, got a xoom 2 ,16gb wifi(mz615)?
I'm tired of waiting. Samsung/Verizon, if you're reading this, which I doubt, I doubt I'll buy another Samsung Verizon combo. I believe you lied to me when I purchased this Tab.
Can anyone recommend a stable Jelly Bean rom? I disconnected the Verizon service a few months ago out of frustration, and use my tab primary as a reader. But I really like Jelly Bean on my Razr Maxx, which is an older device, by the way...
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I'm tired of waiting. Samsung/Verizon, if you're reading this, which I doubt, I doubt I'll buy another Samsung Verizon combo. I believe you lied to me when I purchased this Tab.
Can anyone recommend a stable Jelly Bean rom? I disconnected the Verizon service a few months ago out of frustration, and use my tab primary as a reader. But I really like Jelly Bean on my Razr Maxx, which is an older device, by the way...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2330651
The developer Daniel works very hard to constantly update the 7.7 and I've been using it for about 6 months now. If you don't want the film pac experience you could just go with his paranoid android port.