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[Q] Help from all of you ! opinion needed !

Hey Guys, I don't know if I posted this in the right place
I just want to ask you all,
Should I buy the Asus Transformer Ft101 or wait for the prime to drop its price !
I don't have any tablet but I have experience with android .
Is the only difference between those two the tegra 2 vs 3 processor ?
Is ICS coming soon to this tablet ?
Thank you all for the advice . And sorry admins if I put this thread in the wrong section ;-)

Ics is supposed to be out this month for tf101. Prime and its dock r both slimmer which means u lose one usb port. Some have reported wify issues with the prime. I have a tf101 and its great, no issues here.
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Thank you for the response, Well I will use it instead of a laptop , I hope it will do many things like a laptop can do ! i don't mean gaming and video editing . ;-)

hanybv said:
Thank you for the response, Well I will use it instead of a laptop , I hope it will do many things like a laptop can do ! i don't mean gaming and video editing . ;-)
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Well they can't do it all, yet but its great for school. I do a lot of notes on "groovy notes" and u can share them with e mail and blue tooth.
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hanybv said:
Hey Guys, I don't know if I posted this in the right place
I just want to ask you all,
Should I buy the Asus Transformer Ft101 or wait for the prime to drop its price !
I don't have any tablet but I have experience with android .
Is the only difference between those two the tegra 2 vs 3 processor ?
Is ICS coming soon to this tablet ?
Thank you all for the advice . And sorry admins if I put this thread in the wrong section ;-)
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Avoid the Prime, it has too many problems. (No GPS, Wifi and Bluetooth issues, only mono audio, etc.)
The TF101 is a much better deal, so long as you're willing to wait a while for ICS to come out.

So many "should I buy a TF101" threads. None of them in the Q&A forum either. hmmmm

I guess you should figure it out your self i mean
do you like playing games and stuff
or just browsing the web?

I would buy the TF101... Not really impressed by the Prime, and the Tegra3 SoC seem to be a benefit only to graphic demanding apps (or games ). I would be better to pack some more RAM on it... (IMO: I don't care to see true 1080p HD movies on a 10 inch screen... for that i have a 32 inch TV, and for videogames... not until they all have some sort of game pad support, like GTA3. So the Tegra2 SoC does the job i need more than fine).
For the price and the bugs the Prime is experiencing i would buy today a TF101 if i didn't add one already .

Hey guys, thanks for the advice, I just bought an FT101 with the dock . And as you can see I also bought my first App = XDA Premium :-D Love this app ;-) also I had installed the Revolution HD Rom . I want to use it as my main "Netbook" . Till this oment I had just 2 crashes with this ROM ;-) .......
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My first tablet

Hello,
I am considering buying my first tablet. I believe I would like it to be based on Android, as I like full customisation and I don't like having to use itunes to accomplish almost anything.
My quick research shows that the main players (highest quality producers) seem to be:
->Samsung
->Asus
... and the most advanced device planned for 2012 is Asus Transformer Pad Infinity.
I have a few general questions:
1) Am I correct in the aforementioned observations (i.e. any other important producers, any other more advanced android tablets?)
2) I currently live in US but I am moving to UK in October. Hardware is usually cheaper in the US than Europe. Question: will I have any problems with warranty or usage (any relevant regional locks etc.) if I make the purchase in the US?
3)What is the general stability and performance of Android vis-a-vis other OS? More specifically: smoothness of operation, wifi, browsing, crashing etc.?
4)I have read somewhere on this forum that Asus Transformer Prime had some issues with screen cracking. Would you recommend therefore skipping Asus and entrusting some other producer?
5)If you were to buy your first and only tablet now (/in the coming months)... what would be your choice?
Thank you for your help and opinion! Any comments highly appreciated!
Best,
Theriel

Wait for the nexus tablet. Around 200 dollars, tegra quad core, pure Android with regular updates straight from google. Should be out next month!
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1.You are correct in observation.
2.Get your tablet unlocked,it's cheaper than roaming.
3.excellent wifi,excellent browsers,super smooth if it's high end as you're planning.
4.Asus are great,long long battery,people are just clumsy.
5.I'd buy a Huawei Mediapad 10 FHD or the New Asus
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Thank you for the replies!
Nexus tablet might be interesting, but its 7 inch screen is too small for my needs.
I am looking forward to hearing more of your recommendations on what to buy! If you have any further comments - please share them!
Best,
Theriel

You could also consider a Samsung tablet.
The Plus models are excellent value,especially the 10.1 inch. Sounds big,but its actually same screen size as an iPad,only the thinness lies to the eyes. If money is still tight look at the Acer tablet. And finally Lenovo wrap up my top 5.
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[7.0] Still worth buying ?

Hi everyone,
I'm actually looking for a 7 inch tablet to have a real portable device aside my Transformer. I was surfing the web a bit to find one and I was surprised to see that there are very few 7 inch tablets out there
The Nexus 7 will not be available in my country before october et november and the Iconia A110 will not be sold here at all...
So my question is : Is it still worth buying a gtab 2.0 ? I can have one for 259 € (16Gb Wifi only) at my reseller but I'm wondering if it will fit my needs... ? Mostly web browsing, ebooks reading, music and a bit of gaming (android games and emulators).
Is it comfortable to read on it with the 1024*600 resolution ? Is the browsing experience good enough ?
Thanks in advance for your advices

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Hi everyone,
I'm actually looking for a 7 inch tablet to have a real portable device aside my Transformer. I was surfing the web a bit to find one and I was surprised to see that there are very few 7 inch tablets out there
The Nexus 7 will not be available in my country before october et november and the Iconia A110 will not be sold here at all...
So my question is : Is it still worth buying a gtab 2.0 ? I can have one for 259 € (16Gb Wifi only) at my reseller but I'm wondering if it will fit my needs... ? Mostly web browsing, ebooks reading, music and a bit of gaming (android games and emulators).
Is it comfortable to read on it with the 1024*600 resolution ? Is the browsing experience good enough ?
Thanks in advance for your advices
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Yep, will do all those things without any problems I installed the firefox nightly and its pretty decent for web browsing. Read a few books on it and I dont personally have any issues with it at all.
If you cant hold out till the Nexus 7 then this is probably your best bet. Although honestly for your needs, might be worth holding out for it.

I use Moon+ for ereading and Chrome for the browser. Love it.
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The only place you may have issues is that some games aren't compatible with the device stock. I use it for reading, web browsing, and twitter, and have no issues at all with any of them.

So far I'm finding the tap 2 7" fits my needs just fine. Still seams like a good buy for the price.
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salv-ice said:
Hi everyone,
I'm actually looking for a 7 inch tablet to have a real portable device aside my Transformer. I was surfing the web a bit to find one and I was surprised to see that there are very few 7 inch tablets out there
The Nexus 7 will not be available in my country before october et november and the Iconia A110 will not be sold here at all...
So my question is : Is it still worth buying a gtab 2.0 ? I can have one for 259 € (16Gb Wifi only) at my reseller but I'm wondering if it will fit my needs... ? Mostly web browsing, ebooks reading, music and a bit of gaming (android games and emulators).
Is it comfortable to read on it with the 1024*600 resolution ? Is the browsing experience good enough ?
Thanks in advance for your advices
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for sure go for it.it is handy.browsing is smooth use firefox or chrome.ebook reading will also be a good experience use quickoffice,moon reader,ezreader or polaris.
And even the games like shadowgun works like charm so your 3rd criteria is also staisfied so go for it...

I agree with them too.It is a very nice little tab,of course there will be better,like anything else in life. I find it pretty complete,and like Droidlover123 is saying very useful,though it comes with a spotty wifi for some of us,but I also recommend it.
Go ahead and get this baby,besides that microsd cards are dirt cheap so you can upgrade in a heartbeat.You will have everything in one spot. :good:

Thank you all for your advices :good:
I am still hesitating as I just saw some Nexus 7 tablets for sale on ebay for 300$...
Big dilemma

Up to you I'm not sorry I got the SGT2_7. It's fast n smooth once you root and uninstall the bloatware.
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just a quick point for potential Nexus 7 buyers vs GT2... the 7 does not have a SD Slot.. that was a deal breaker for me-

JacRyan said:
just a quick point for potential Nexus 7 buyers vs GT2... the 7 does not have a SD Slot.. that was a deal breaker for me-
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Same. Guy at best buy also told me that the nexus 7 only does portrait mode. Not sure if that's true or not
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I'd say wifi is a pain in this device.
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enjoycool said:
I'd say wifi is a pain in this device.
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The reason i have not updated yet. May update then when im home go to cm9

I think I am getting used to it,I updated and it is smoother and snappier now.As for the wifi I am having the same glitches I had before and not everyday.
One more thing,since I purchased the case it seems to work better because I don't cover with my hand as much as I used to,so at this point I would recommend the purchase and the update.Love this baby.

New Tablet

I am looking at getting a new tablet this coming weekend. I have a few conditions that I want to make sure are existing and they are
1 must be rootable (ideally rootable from under Linux)
2 must have 10'' screen
3 must NOT be a Toshiba I will never by another product from them, it is a major point my current device is a Toshiba and I regret getting it, I am will never buy another Toshiba after the problems I have had with it, I do not want any Toshiba or any device with tegra cpus, the device is a lemmon I currenly am trying to contact some one that claims that they might be able to fix it. I CAN not stress this enouph it can not be a thrashiba, I am a very very dissastifide customer there.
4 must be android (I do android programming so android is a must for me.)
So what devices would you guys suggest?

I saw this new Toshiba the other day. You should buy it.
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What about the Sony Xperia Tablet Z. Sony Mobile has great Developer Support. Also Sony Tablet S is rotable, but does not have so great Support because its made by Sony Computers (So no custom roms).
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[Q] Do we need / want a seperate board zone for the Nvidia Shield Tablet ?

I personally do !

Yup.

Ditto.:good:

While they share the same features the Tablet has substantially different hardware and therefore should defiantly get its own board.

Hardware is vastly different. We very much need our own board.

Yeppers

Yes I do

There must be another way to get devices added. The Galaxy alpha got a board added without all the requests the Shield tablet got.
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YES, it's a must.

Yup
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Yes, it's own board (or at least have a Shield board with separate categories for each Shield device).

I haven't been on XDA for a bit. I just purchased the shield tablet and decided to see what the people here had to say about it and how happy they were with their tablets. I was very surprised to find that there was not a specific section for the shield tablet. Not only did it not have its own section, it doesn't even have its own subsection in the game consoles and handhelds section. Seriously? Everyone and their brother that has even heard of this device knows that it is first and foremost a tablet. it does everything a tablet is supposed to do. so why doesn't it have its own section like the lg g pad or the galaxy tab s? most if not all of the other tabs could add a controller and call it a gaming device. I think its silly not to have a dedicated section for this device and I hope it gets taken care of soon.

Can we ask a mod/admin to open a separate forum.

Once they realize how successful this tablet is even with all the problems like WiFi and cracked edges they will open a separate forum
I am waiting patiently for the 32gb version to be released hopefully all the issues will be resolved or revised if not at least the low storage won't be the reason to not keeping it
This is and will be the most powerful tablet of 2015 why because everyone is jumping to the Super high resolution wagon not realizing it's not necessary and that makes no sense other than competing with other companies I am glad Nvidia pick this resolution and aspect ratio because the shield is easy to use and media looks perfect on it
At the same time I am bummed out they didn't developed an attachment controller to make this the perfect gaming device wii u game pad and vita killer but at least other companies are working on that and ipega already have one out hopefully is good to make the shield a perfect experience
this is the ipega http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe35iqKY5to
and website where I order from http://www.dx.com/p/ipega-9023-blue...pod-ipad-samsung-htc-more-337604#.U_HzK2NCiSo
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+1
I'm truly astonished that XDA has not added a forum for us

Even the Tegra Note 7 has it's own forum...
+1!

shoulda named it the tegra note 8 huh

Looks like one was created
http://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tablet

interesting. can't see it on the mobile app.