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[Q] Viewsonic G$379 or Samsung Galaxy Tab $399

Help!!! I've been following this Viewsonic G Tablet forum and just about to purchase the Viewsonic G at Office Depot sale for $379! And then just a minute ago, Costco is selling Samsung Galaxy Tab for $399 no contract required. For no contract, there is 1st month data plan of $20(cancel after 1st month) and $35(refundable with 2 yearcontract) for activation fee.
Help!!! I'm torn!! Dual Core/10inch or singlecore/7inch-portability
I'm getting a headache!

I have both of these tabs. Out of the box the Samsung is ready to roll, I could do anything pertaining to my business with out adding apps. It is a solid performing device, I have had no issues at all with mine. Its plenty fast. All the Market apps I have added installed and work without any fuss.
The Gtab is great fun I really enjoy trying the great work of the developers here at XDA and it can be made to run circles around the Samsung, but it is an addicting time consuming device. If you like to tinker get the gtab, if you need to be productive. I think the Samsung is the better choice, it's reliable and just works when I need it. The Samsung is the tablet I take with me out of the office. The gtab is my free time entertainment. At $399.00 I think the Samsung is a steal, I paid considerably more for mine and don't regret it.

ahhh... that's the beauty of the return policy. I too wanted a Galaxy Tab but held off and so glad I did. I dont think I could use a 7" tablet as it's not much bigger than my phone (probably slower too).
Just our of curiosity? Where did you see $399 NO contract, when I checked Costco, it showed $399, new service / upgrade / add-a-line from Verizon only?

OP might have missed th contract part. A $400 Galaxy Tab would mean instant gloom and doom posts by the Apple fan site known as Engadget

oh, no 2 year contract, only the first month data $20, then u can cancel that. I just read the $35 activation fee is refunded on 2 year contract, let me add that on title. Go to Costco.com then Electronics, Cell Phones, then Tablets & Data Cards Category.
Samsung Galaxy Tab™
* Touch Screen
* Android OS
* No Contract Required
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I own the G Tablet BUT have used the Galaxy Tab for work. Here is how I see it:
Galaxy TAB:
PRO:
Great form factor - if you prefer smaller screen
Amazing quality screen
Light weight
Strong Community Support
Supported by Vendor
CON:
Poor performance in stock form- especially if your coming from the GTablet, any of the higher end google phones or any of the apple products (ipad or iphone)
Community Support limited to GSM models mostly - more focus on NON-American carriers (though are supported eventually as long as it supports GSM)
Contract - after 2 years you could have bought a small used car for the price of this device.
Less future proof - still questionable if it will support Android 3.0 (2.4)
Questionable vendor support - Updates dont come frequently
GTAB
PRO:
Very fast without stock interface
Amazing community support - even for amateur
Amazing price point
Very future proof - Dual Core, 512 Meg of ram
Very large internal storage
No Contract
CON:
Screen quality is horrible in portrait and acceptable in landscape but with poor viewing angles.
Need to be somewhat tech savvy to play around with performance enhancing OS's.
Heavy for an e-reader though it doesn't bother me.
Little no vendor support - questionable with recent posts of whether or not Viewsonic will support this in the future.
vnox said:
Help!!! I've been following this Viewsonic G Tablet forum and just about to purchase the Viewsonic G at Office Depot sale for $379! And then just a minute ago, Costco is selling Samsung Galaxy Tab for $399 no contract required. For no contract, there is 1st month data plan of $20(cancel after 1st month) and $35(refundable with 2 yearcontract) for activation fee.
Help!!! I'm torn!! Dual Core/10inch or singlecore/7inch-portability
I'm getting a headache!
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How long do you want to wait before replacing it? If you buy a gadget ever couple years, get the GTab, it will be running the latest and greatest for at least the next year, and not feel outdated compared to the market options until a year following.
If you are one of these gadget lovers who gets a toy every 6 months then the galaxy may be worth your while as you'll be able to resell it better than the gtab in 6 months when you get a new android 3.0 tablet to replace it.

rswindle said:
How long do you want to wait before replacing it? If you buy a gadget ever couple years, get the GTab, it will be running the latest and greatest for at least the next year, and not feel outdated compared to the market options until a year following.
If you are one of these gadget lovers who gets a toy every 6 months then the galaxy may be worth your while as you'll be able to resell it better than the gtab in 6 months when you get a new android 3.0 tablet to replace it.
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That is a great point.

vnox said:
Help!!! I've been following this Viewsonic G Tablet forum and just about to purchase the Viewsonic G at Office Depot sale for $379! And then just a minute ago, Costco is selling Samsung Galaxy Tab for $399 no contract required. For no contract, there is 1st month data plan of $20(cancel after 1st month) and $35(refundable with 2 yearcontract) for activation fee.
Help!!! I'm torn!! Dual Core/10inch or singlecore/7inch-portability
I'm getting a headache!
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Best Buy do the Same...

I would wait and get the gtab from the Sears outlet... and also the Nook Color. Now you have 2 tablets for not much more than the cheapest iPad.

I would never go for a 7" tablet as my only tablet. That's too small for comfortable web browsing. I would only get a 7" in addition to a 10". A 10" tablet is the perfect size for browsing and the processor on the g-tab is top of the line.

There is a BIG difference between a 7" and 10" screen. Highly recommend you go look at and play with an example of each, in person before you decide. I did and as others have said, a 7" screen just didn't seem big enough but the 10" form factor is perfect for a tablet in my opinion. YMMV.

I have both a 10" (g tablet) and a 7" (eLocity A7) and can tell you that they both have their place. 10 is great for viewing content and web surfing. The 7" tablet is just really handy easy to hold and carry with you. I have found myself using the the 7" tablet more often lately. If I'm on the go I will grab the A7 nine times out of ten.
Now I will also say having a powerful Tegra2 chip is nice and both devices are fast, but if you not able to run the apps you want that extra powqer does little for you. I bet both of my device could run Google Earth faster and smoother than the Galaxy Tab, except I have yet to get either device to run Google Earth. Great hardware means little if the sofware dosen't run right.
Now, I love my tegra2 tablets and just hope in time the kinks will get worked out and I can runs all the apps I like. I can't say I have a lot of faith the Viewsonic and eLocity (Stream TV) will deliver, I just hope the XDA community is able to pull it off.

thanks everyone! ok ok
gTablet Office Depot sale ends 1/29 for $379.
Galaxy Tab -Costco and Best Buy have it both for $399 but Costco has 90day refund and 2 year warranty.
From what I read I like the Samsung's 7inch for tag-alongs, and GPS(?) not mentioned on Samsung's website for Verizon.
Viewsonic's gTablet's got power, Anandtech test shows lots of muscles. Honeycomb would just be right around the corner.
I've done custom roms on other devices before so I'm comfortable with that. And now I'm leaning towards Viewsonic GTablet at 95%
I wonder which plays Bejeweled Blitz without issues, standalone of through Facebook

I checked out the sears outlet deal from the store in Nevada. They have a standard shipping fee of $65.
When the lady on the phone told me that i said yall must not really want to ship things, and she just kind of laughed.

I bought the gTablet Saturday, Sears had it for $379, wrong price on the tag but they were able to give it to me.
This thing is Double Rainbow Awesomeness! Viewing angle? it's fine!
Got it to latest Vegan, no issues there.
Launcher Pro, even Bejeweled Blitz Facebook worked flawlessly.
Thanks everyone! I'll try every custom ROM available soon, if I can get it away from my wife and 2 girls(10 and 6year old)
The gTablet is one solid product! I'm glad I chose it over the Galaxy.

Sears Outlet link for searching online?
nevermind. I found the link.

[sold] Selling my Viewsonic G tablet w/bag, $270

bought new last Christmas from Sears. I installed Vegan-tab immediately and liked it very much. but after the vacation i found it became less useful to me-- my daily life is either sitting at office or at home (or driving, of coz) and i have two desktops and two note books to use. It just sit there for nearly a month now. So I am considering selling it for some cash.
It'll come with original case and accessories, and a AmazonBasics bag I bought for it (AmazonBasics Netbook Bag with Handle, Fits 7- to 10-Inch Netbooks, iPad (Black) ). I'd sell it for $270 and you pay the shipping you choose. I'm in north DFW area and local pickup is also welcome. you can save the shipping cost.
I also sent out the rebate form for its dock and they cashed out my $10.5 check for "shipping and handling", but I do not know when they will ship it... If you buy my gtablet, I promise I will ship the dock to you for free (you still need to pay the shipping though) as soon as I receive it.

silly me. just noticed the subject and didn't notice the forum. had my hopes up for a good deal on a galaxy tablet/something w/ 3g data capabilities.

I see.. let me change the title to indicate it's a Viewsonic G tablet, not a Galaxy tab

Very interested...
Can you post up some pics and do you take Pay-Pal as form of payment?

i am interested, how much to sell to sydney, australia.
and could you post some piccies?

stellarchaser said:
bought new last Christmas from Sears. I installed Vegan-tab immediately and liked it very much. but after the vacation i found it became less useful to me-- my daily life is either sitting at office or at home (or driving, of coz) and i have two desktops and two note books to use. It just sit there for nearly a month now. So I am considering selling it for some cash.
It'll come with original case and accessories, and a AmazonBasics bag I bought for it (AmazonBasics Netbook Bag with Handle, Fits 7- to 10-Inch Netbooks, iPad (Black) ). I'd sell it for $270 and you pay the shipping you choose. I'm in north DFW area and local pickup is also welcome. you can save the shipping cost.
I also sent out the rebate form for its dock and they cashed out my $10.5 check for "shipping and handling", but I do not know when they will ship it... If you buy my gtablet, I promise I will ship the dock to you for free (you still need to pay the shipping though) as soon as I receive it.
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I too am in DFW and will take it if it's still available?

I'll take it.
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I'm seeing a few of these - is everyone jumping ship?
I'm keeping mine, no worries. If the GTAB forum eventually dissapears, the device will go to my wife. The old trickle down effect....

roebeet said:
I'm seeing a few of these - is everyone jumping ship?
I'm keeping mine, no worries. If the GTAB forum eventually dissapears, the device will go to my wife. The old trickle down effect....
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I think its more a case of everyone trying to get the most money for the Tab while its still hot. With all the new Tabs coming out soon they fear prices dropping and want max value. Thats my take anyway, I could be wrong.
Mine is going to my wife as well. I take it to work everyday and when I get home she runs to me to pry it out of my hands. I think she'd kill me if I ever sold it. And just to think, before I owned a Gtab she "didnt like touch screen devices". Go figure..........................

Yep, makes sense. It's actually why I sold my dev unit as I figured my original GTAB would eventually become the dev unit (which is exactly what happened).

roebeet said:
I'm seeing a few of these - is everyone jumping ship?
I'm keeping mine, no worries. If the GTAB forum eventually dissapears, the device will go to my wife. The old trickle down effect....
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Robeet,
Not everyone is jumping ship; I still have 2 of these and will keep them as long as possible. Based on the tablets I have seen that is scheduled to release I still think we have the best of the lot. It is not our fault that VS was damn short sighted in their approach to this tablet.
It annoys me greatly that they did not push the channel hard enough on this device and have the leadership needed to make this a true force in the Market. It further annoys me that they did not have accessories available nor did they have 3rd party accessory suppliers in the ready. This was poor market strategy at work; guess they missed that whole business 101 course while in college.
No... all of us are NOT jumping ship; this tablet honestly has the capabilities I was initially looking for in a Tablet. Once we have 3.0 on this thing personally I will be set no matter what other wiz-bang device comes out later!!!!
Just my 2 cents worth

I wouldn't say "I'm jumping ship". The hardware inside G-tablet is mostly in line with the mainstream of tablets this year, and now you know their prices... I think g-tablet still has very high performance/price ratio.
I'm selling it just because I found that a tablet is actually not so useful to me...when I got this tablet I was very excited, flashing custom Roms, trying all kinds of apps, etc. However after the vacation, I could not find much use of it... browsing web, watching video? I'd rather use my desktop with a 24" LCD and dedicated mouse/keyboard. Playing game? The casual games on tablet are not comparable with "real" games on my game PC and consoles IMHO. Reading novels? My kindle 3 is more comfortable with its E-ink display... I guess the real problem is I stay at home or office almost all the time. Tablet is more useful to an outdoor man.
Just my 2 cents

I'd still like to buy this.....
Have you sold it yet?
I'm still very interested. Let me know what you want to do to take care of the transaction...

roebeet said:
I'm seeing a few of these - is everyone jumping ship?
I'm keeping mine, no worries. If the GTAB forum eventually dissapears, the device will go to my wife. The old trickle down effect....
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I'm actually looking to buy 2 more for friends
My boss even introduced my GTab to our clients as " Superfast TnT-Lite OS" tablet!

It is understandable that there are many more tegra 2 tablets coming with better specs + screen. Most of them starting around $400.
Xoom wifi is only $539 at Sam Club (according to engagdet)
I guess that if we can find a screen replacement + honeycream soon, people would stick around for longer..

buy it now or should I wait?

I was a "Asus Transformer" owner till yesterday. Saw the xoom with my friend and fell in love with the device. Should I go ahead and buy one now or wait and see what Samsung has to offer?

I'd wait for the xoom 2.
Of course, then the xoom 3 would be on it's way, so I'd wait for that.
Darn, but by then, the xoom 4 would be imminent, so you definitely want to wait for that.
Oh gosh, I almost forgot: the xoom 5...
J/K: if you like the xoom and you have the money, there will always be a new thing coming out. Just pull the trigger or walk away, you know?

If you just want WIFI version, than the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be available on 8th of June, no idea when the 3G will be available. Also there is no pricing yet on the tab, but I think it’s unlikely to cost more than the Xoom WIFI. If it end up cost less, the Xoom might get a discount.
Looking at the Tab from the Google I/O event, it does not seem to have micro sd, and it have the same charger as the 7” tab so it will charge much slower than the Xoom. Also tab only have ipad like connectors so you’ll need by adaptors.
The tab might have a better screen and its slimmer and lighter than the Xoom.
So if you can, I’d wait a month, and read some comparison and go play with both of them yourself in your local electronic store.

well what was it that made you want to drop the transformer for the xoom in particular? I'd be able to give better advice if I knew what you were looking for, since something about the transformer didnt satisfy you

[Q] Rent tablet from Rent-a-Center?

I just read in a few places that you can supposedly rent an Android tablet from Rent-a-Center for $19.99/week. I know that's a total and complete rip-off if you're planning to actually rent it long enough to own, but I have an Android app that works fine in the Galaxy Tab (alleged) emulator, but crashes and burns on a real Galaxy Tab, Xoom, and other actual tablets. If I could literally rent one from them for a week or two (just long enough to figure out WTF is going wrong on the real hardware and fix it), it would be awesome. I know I could buy a cheap tablet for $150 or so on eBay, but with my luck, whatever is making the Tab and Xoom blow up would probably work fine on a $120 tablet running Froyo
The thing is... I know that Rent-a-Center is about as predatory and ghetto as you can get. Will they *really* let someone with normal credit walk in and openly rent an Android tablet for $20/week, knowing fully well that he's going to return it in a week or two? Do I at least have to pretend like I'm poor, or intend to keep it for a long time or risk having the rental refused? Do they have any "gotcha" clauses in the lease agreement that would hit me with extra fees for returning it early or anything like that? Or can you really, truly treat them like the tool rental department at Home Depot and rent an Acer or Toshiba tablet for a week or two with no strings attached?

Sorry for the late reply, but I just came across this thread.
We are soon launching Rent My Tablet which will allow you to rent a tablet of your choice for any number of days.
Rent-A-Center currently only offers the Acer Iconia tablet with a 3 or 4 week minimum rental period while our site will be more competitive in terms of pricing, tablets and rental length period.
If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

Did they stop selling the Shield K1?

Bought a NVidia Shield K1 a month ago. Loved it so much I wanted to buy one for my wife. Now, in the Netherlands, all shops are suddenly out of stock.
Amazon.de is the only one that still has it, but the price jumped €5,- more expensive than yesterday.
What is going on?

I doubt they stopped selling it, they probably just ran into a supply issue in your region. They're still in stock at Best Buy and Amazon for MSRP ($199 US) here in the States.
Edit: looking at Best Buy's website, it looks like they're sold out in stores but they're still available for purchase on the web, and stores will be getting new stock next week. So yeah, definitely a supply chain issue.

I bought mine today in France, same issue: out of stock nearly everywhere, out of stock on the website of the shop I bought it from, but in stock in shop. Price went 10€ up yesterday too.

Is this related to a possible imminent release of the X1 tablet?
I hope it is, and stocks are really out to make place for a € 300,- Nvidia Tablet X1. For that, I gladly wait.

I don't think that's the case. The K1 was JUST released a few months ago. It's more likely they oversold their initial stock considering how it's pretty much the most powerful 8" tablet on the market right now, especially at the price.

AtomicPlayboy said:
I don't think that's the case. The K1 was JUST released a few months ago. It's more likely they oversold their initial stock considering how it's pretty much the most powerful 8" tablet on the market right now, especially at the price.
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Yes, hopefully that is the case. Although the webshops in my country had a 5 day delivery time on orders yesterday. Today it's changed in "undetermined"
Using this tablet for watching movies and my screen for product and special photography. Canon camera with DSLRControler makes this tiny tablet the perfect companion.
Amazon.de has some in stock, but only delivers them to German adresses.

Plenty in the States. I just received mine two days ago for $199, newest version. Very nice tablet, and M upgraded 2 times to Shield 1.1

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Plenty in the States. I just received mine two days ago for $199, newest version. Very nice tablet, and M upgraded 2 times to Shield 1.1
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I was able to score a second K1 tablet at Paradigit Maastricht, The Netherlands. They mailed me that they found 2 of them in their physical stock, but it had been removed from the webshop. So still no idea why all the stock is out in Europe. But I have mine now and of the X1 comes out I guess I'll get that one too.

Amazon UK has them in stock since Friday.