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.
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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.
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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.
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That is a great point.
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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.
For those interested, our phone handles the Amazon Prime Instant Video stuff very well. If you're an Amazon Prime customer, you get loads of "free" streaming videos via multiple sources.
I watched Batman today, great quality. I recommend a browser like Dolphin HD over stock.
We may not have Netflix, but this is a semi-decent alternative especially if you're already an Amazon Prime customer.
Hello everyone,
I'm planning to buy a tablet with a large screen. Here is why, I have lots of pdf text books, so smaller screens are out of the question. Most of my pdf files are engineering and programming related. I also would prefer android because most of the IDEs or compiler apps are available under Google Play. Finally, there is the price point. I only have around $250. Now, Acer is selling refurbished units on Ebay for a very low price. Acer's Ebay store is selling the Iconia A210 for $279.99, or the older A200 for $239.99. The only thing I don't like about the A210 is the low res screen, but I could live with it. Barnes and Nobles is selling their refurbished Nook HD+ for around $275. The HD+ has a great display. The problem with the Nook HD is that its a closed system with no option to use Google Play apps. What would you recommend? Are their any other tablets around this price point? Thanks in advance!
Requirement: Must be in Brand New Condition, no Refurb. / used. My local shop sells the Nexus 7 2013 16GB for $150, I want to know what other options do I have before buying the Tablet. I mainly use the Tablet for watching Twitch TV, Web browsing, a little bit of Internet Radio / Video, Offline GPS Navigation. This would be my first Android Device. ^_^
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Requirement: Must be in Brand New Condition, no Refurb. / used. My local shop sells the Nexus 7 2013 16GB for $150, I want to know what other options do I have before buying a Tablet. I mainly use the Tablet for watching Twitch TV, Web browsing, a little bit of Internet Radio / Video, Offline GPS Navigation. This would be my first Android Device. ^_^
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Honestly, a new Nexus 7 for $150 can't really be beat. Anything cheaper will be greatly inferior, anything better (like a 32GB Nexus 7) will be over your $200 price range. The only thing that can compare is a Kindle Fire HDX 7", if you can find one. It's a beast of a tablet, so video and gaming will be great on it. But you're stuck within Amazon's ecosystem, plus I think it's discontinued since all that I see on Amazon's website is the 16GB version with "special offers" (ads).
Just a thread to share leads to any deals/discounts on the Nexus Player. And personally, I prefer deals on the device brand new in the box, fully sealed and manufacturer warranty covered. (Used and such can always be found at a discount.)
For the moment, the best deal I know of. Is Amazon and BestBuy.com's $69.99 deal. For the band new in the box sealed, with full manufacturer warranty Nexus Player.
With the Apple TV at that same price, I figure the deal will stand for some time.
But I hope more deals for the Nexus Player come and we can share them all here .
After using the nexus player for the last month, I'm seriously considering replacing our aging Rokus with NP's - especially at this price point. The only thing that we would be missing is Amazon Prime, which we use very rarely. But we'd be picking up a better interface and we could also run Kodi on the same box. Wasn't there a deal not too long ago where they were selling for $70 plus a $20 google credit?
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After using the nexus player for the last month, I'm seriously considering replacing our aging Rokus with NP's - especially at this price point. The only thing that we would be missing is Amazon Prime, which we use very rarely. But we'd be picking up a better interface and we could also run Kodi on the same box. Wasn't there a deal not too long ago where they were selling for $70 plus a $20 google credit?
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Instead of "replacing" the Rokus. Why not keep both? I've got several Rokus myself. I'm supplementing things with Nexus Players. The Roku is nice, but it can't touch the games on Nexus Player. Plus, Nexus Player seems to have a better future. I don't know if channels such as Haystack TV could ever be setup for Roku.
And on the other hand, Roku has many channels that Nexus Player does not yet have. As you mentioned, Amazon Prime, which I doubt Amazon will ever make work on Nexus Player. Since Amazon never supported Chromecast at all.
I like One America News Network, which is on Roku. They're looking to expand to Nexus Player though. But still, there's no expense involved in keeping the Rokus. So the best of both worlds can be enjoyed.
You can get the Nexus Player for $50, by paying for 3 months of Sling TV service up front ($49.50).
The Amazon.com price has dropped, to $66.34.
Walmart $67, bought today
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Amazon.com price has crept up to $67.11.
Amazon now has it for $64.78 http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00S8U5A7W/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new
Maybe they will go as low as Chromecast prices[emoji1] . Hey, a man can dream... And it could happen by some means.