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Help me! Not sure what to do! Sell laptop? Or no?

I'm thinking hard but not sure what to do.
Someone at work wants to buy my old Dell XPS M140. I've upgraded the original 1.83Ghz processor with 2GB DDR2 RAM and Windows 7. They have offered $400 US.
I always said that I wanted to wait to get rid of that (or replace it without selling it) when there was a decent netvertible or tablet PC out there. Right now, I can't find anything to replace it!!!
I've looked at reviews of the Viliv S10 Blade, Eee PC T101MT, and Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3T, all with bad hardware or slower performance. I definitely will not be buying anything that's slower than my current laptop. I take very good care of my PCs so it runs nice.
I discovered the HP Touchsmart TM2T today, which looked nice in the beginning, but in order for that to last me 3-5 years, I'd have to upgrade the processor and available RAM making it over $1000 US.
Talking about an upgrade just gets me excited but I don't want to make an irrational decision. Nowadays, I only use my laptop for travel but it's a must have (going to Boston in 2 weeks). My fiancee has a laptop, but I do have a touch of the "I want to drive" attitude when it comes to tech stuff.
This all in the same week that I'll probably be purchasing a Canon 500D DSLR camera. HMMMMM..... I don't like to blow money on my tech purchases. I feel I really need to get my money's worth in use. Notice that my XPS M140 was released and purchased in 2005.
Any advice?

Well, if you can't find anything that you like and waiting isn't a possibility I wouldn't sell. But, this oportunity may not come again? I'd suggest doing what you feel would be the most logical for your situation. If it were me, I would sell it and wait, but that may not be an option if you really need something before you can sell.

Sell it and get an ipad man srsly
AND WHY IS IT THAT I CANNOT TYPE IN ALL CAPS ANYMORE WTF

Please, no Apple products. I'm not slow with technology so I don't need things dumbed down.
I might go ahead and sell. Really, where am I going to get $400 for a 5 year old laptop anywhere? I think that's half off the original price. HOOGA!

Exactly. I would sell it to. Good luck!

"HP Touchsmart TM2T"
I would be careful getting that
it's in the same line of hp combi tablets which overheat and die in huge numbers and hp
fight to avoid any sort of rma
mine which is an older generation tx1270 only works now and then because it gets too hot and both the wifi chip and gpu loose connection with the pcb
overheating it for a while makes it come back to life but only for soo long
also it gets too hot to use as a tablet and makes too much noise
of cause the tm2t don't got the culpit nvidia 6250 which hp's poor cooling design caused the issue but would still not trust hp

Don't get the HP. I have had 3 HP tablets (1000, 1100, and the touchsmart - upgraded all to 2G of memory). As the poster above me stated the touchsmart gets very hot and eventually ine died while the 2 older slate-types are both running strong. I love my tablets but the touchsmart is not a good buy.
Look around for something better. I also have a netbook and while it won't run my Access databases it runs most everything else just fine. It's over a year old Samsung and I put an additional gig of memory. All in all ran me just over $300 from Amazon (including the $25 for the extra memory).
Depends on what you need from a PC. I find that my netbook does everything my touchsmart did and just about as fast.

donnaw said:
Don't get the HP. I have had 3 HP tablets (1000, 1100, and the touchsmart - upgraded all to 2G of memory). As the poster above me stated the touchsmart gets very hot and eventually ine died while the 2 older slate-types are both running strong. I love my tablets but the touchsmart is not a good buy.
Look around for something better. I also have a netbook and while it won't run my Access databases it runs most everything else just fine. It's over a year old Samsung and I put an additional gig of memory. All in all ran me just over $300 from Amazon (including the $25 for the extra memory).
Depends on what you need from a PC. I find that my netbook does everything my touchsmart did and just about as fast.
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Ugh, that's such a shame.
I guess there really isn't anything I want right now. I want a multitouch tablet because I want to be there when the multitouch revolution turns, but there is absolutely nothing good in that market for a reasonable price. The Fujistu's are just way too expensive.
UGH, this pisses me off.

Did not make me happy either since it was 3 months after warranty expired. Too expensive to fix. Since I had had so much good luck with the previous models I was pretty unhappy at the quality. It was a nice PC. Oh well....
I'm waiting on a new slate too and was waiting for HP to put out their new one running Win7. But I'm reading that they pulled the plug. We'll see. I would spring for it even after the touchsmart thing. I want one that runs a full Windows OS (not an IPad or some such). Perhaps later this fall something will come out.
Good luck on your hunt.

Not saying the Ipad is bad but I want a full OS. I have some apps I need to load and Ipad won't handle them. So it doesn't meet my needs. Since I own a bunch of Apple stock I am glad that it meets a lot of other's needs. Just doesn't cut it for me.

Yeah, I'd like a full OS, too. One without boundaries and rules.

it looks like the HP Touchsmart Tm2 is coming out with i3 and i5 versions this summer. I'm in line...

sandboxlove said:
actually i played with the ipad, it wasnt nearly as bad as people were making it out to be.
the only reason i wouldnt go there is lack of usb ports (and need for about 40 different adapters to obtain usb) and no flash.
why the hell wouldnt apple include a usb port? jesus
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I agree, the iPad is fun to use but it lacks the major functionality like editing audio like a pro.

sandboxlove said:
actually i played with the ipad, it wasnt nearly as bad as people were making it out to be.
the only reason i wouldnt go there is lack of usb ports (and need for about 40 different adapters to obtain usb) and no flash.
why the hell wouldnt apple include a usb port? jesus
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Because consumers will still buy the iPad, and the next gen is probably going to have USB ports.

lol ive played with a ipad myself not a bad idea but really its just a big ipod touch and if you can get $400 for a 5 year old laptop do it personaly i would never spend that much for a laptop that old not seeing how i spent 480 and got a brandnew notebook with dual core 2.1 4gigs of ram 320gig hdd and ati Hd3200 video card and i have it hooked upto my 46inch samsung dlp hdtv through HDMI

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lol ive played with a ipad myself not a bad idea but really its just a big ipod touch and if you can get $400 for a 5 year old laptop do it personaly i would never spend that much for a laptop that old not seeing how i spent 480 and got a brandnew notebook with dual core 2.1 4gigs of ram 320gig hdd and ati Hd3200 video card and i have it hooked upto my 46inch samsung dlp hdtv through HDMI
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Well, I'm optimizing it for him (Best Buy charges $200 for that) and it has Office Pro and Windows 7, free wireless mouse, Kensington laptop bag, and a bunch of other accessories.

Please vote which netbook! please vote please!!!

Should have made the first thread a poll anyway.
PLEASE VOTE WHICH ONE!!!
As you probably know i have been wanting a netbook for a while to replace my sempron 1.6ghz laptop
I have got it down to 3 diferent which are all under £200 (all i can afford):
http://www.amazon.co.uk/eMachines-Netbook-Wireless-battery-Windows/dp/B003SCVCPY
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/acer-aspire-one-d255-08082980-pdt.html
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/asus-r101-blk008x-black-06764398-pdt.html
They are all about the same spec and i would like to know if anyone has had ny bad experiences with the brands or netbook.
Thanks

I vote asus In my experience they are better quality...

I'm around Acer netbooks a lot so I'm a bit partial to them... I have the first Acer Aspire with the 8gb SSD. I like it.

indias $30 netbook shall serve u well, sir

My vote for Asus

Acer aspire has not done me wrong. Good little unit.
good day. From the Fascinate sporting the XDA app.

chopper the dog said:
Acer aspire has not done me wrong. Good little unit.
good day. From the Fascinate sporting the XDA app.
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Nice post Chopper

thanks for voting guys!#
keep them coming!

You're getting the exact same internals, so really it's just the build quality of the case that's different. You might want to check that they all have slots for swapping out the hard drive and RAM.

Bump!!!
PLEASE VOTE PLEASE!!!!!

I voted Asus, but if you want a cheap and cheerful why not have a look at a few advents?

They are all pretty much the same spec wise like you said.. Go for Asus
If you don't get the Asus, go for the Acer

Got two Asus netbooks.
The EeePC 701 that now after 2.5 years are slowly giving up and doesn't need it either as todays smartphones outsmart it.
Also got an EeePC 1005HA that I use as a home computer thougth it doesn't have muscles to turn around both Win7 and .mkv-videos.
But I don't think it will outlast the 701 as the 1005 is used daily
In the near future both will be replaced with a 7" to 10" pad that also doubles as a cellphone, se what comes from other manufacturers than Samsung and Apple.
Note: I will keep the 701 as long as I have a drawer to put it in...

Blåburk said:
Got two Asus netbooks.
The EeePC 701 that now after 2.5 years are slowly giving up and doesn't need it either as todays smartphones outsmart it.
Also got an EeePC 1005HA that I use as a home computer thougth it doesn't have muscles to turn around both Win7 and .mkv-videos.
But I don't think it will outlast the 701 as the 1005 is used daily
In the near future both will be replaced with a 7" to 10" pad that also doubles as a cellphone, se what comes from other manufacturers than Samsung and Apple.
Note: I will keep the 701 as long as I have a drawer to put it in...
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Nice one!
I have decided to go with the acer aspire one because my school has the asus one. And they might think i robbed it, plus ive got a voucher code for £10 off.

I use my HP Netbook as a glorified phone charger nowdays - My phone is typcially faster and easier to use for basic browsing.
It's nice for mobility - but not so much for usability. And I had to run Ubuntu to even get it to run right.

How do you justify using a tablet instead of a laptop?

I mean tablets are generally more expensive, require a lame data plan, have a barely usable keyboard, and are much more limited in terms of games than say a laptop? I mean all in all I can't find a plus side as to why a tablet beats even the worst laptop I own. I just wanted to get some input as to how a tablet could be better than a laptop... my laptop is barely larger and is actually lighter than most tablets so I can't find a reason to justify buying any except the 5 inch streak (due to it also being a phone)

They're more portable; you have to remember.that tablets are made for consuming data, not inputting.
That makes them great for pretty much any leisurely activity you can think of, but they aren't made to actually do work on.
Waking up and having one in bed; going to the coffee shop and relaxing; using while wwatching tv; these are all possibly better with a tablet.
Hell I have an ipad and I use it for every one of those; I pretty much only use my computer for typing papers, downloading things, and printing documents.
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Well I guess I splurged and bought the Adamo XPS and in terms of portability I'd say they're about equal. I wake up with it next to me and dont even use my TV anymore thanks to netflix on this thing. I mean in my opinion you get all the function of both a laptop and a tablet on a good laptop... I can't think of a thing an ipad can do that my laptop cant and can think of a million things the other way around.

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Well I guess I splurged and bought the Adamo XPS and in terms of portability I'd say they're about equal. I wake up with it next to me and dont even use my TV anymore thanks to netflix on this thing. I mean in my opinion you get all the function of both a laptop and a tablet on a good laptop... I can't think of a thing an ipad can do that my laptop cant and can think of a million things the other way around.
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lol thats one funny looking piece

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lol thats one funny looking piece
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Agreed, it's weird that the keyboard doesn't go down completely.
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I've been thinking of getting a macbook air 11 inch cause it's all the portability of a tablet but can still do computing. I'm having trouble myself finding a reason to get a tablet because I have a smartphone. Just want one cause of the cool factor. Not others thinking I'm cool, but I think tablets are cool.

boborone said:
I've been thinking of getting a macbook air 11 inch cause it's all the portability of a tablet but can still do computing. I'm having trouble myself finding a reason to get a tablet because I have a smartphone. Just want one cause of the cool factor. Not others thinking I'm cool, but I think tablets are cool.
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You could always get that dell laptop/tablet thing...
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If you have an Adamo XPS then actually... a tablet wouldnt be much more portable for you Although I like to use an iPad for portability rather than MBA

I was actually thinking of getting one but I don't know.......
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As always there is a golden compromise.
I was looking for a tablet like the ZTE Light or Samsung G. Tab but couldn't justify splashing out the money they cost.
Also without an extra (expensive) contract with a provider they would be useless.
Can't see much usefulness in those cheap China made Android tablets without 3G/4G connection, that's flooding the market.
So I stick with my compromise between Laptop and Tablet. A Netbook from 2009.
The Eee PC 1005HA have more power than a Android tablet and longer battery time 3-7 hours, dependent power saving or performance setting for battery power (the batteries have been used daily for two years).
Also Win7starter is a far more powerful OS than any phone-OS.

well....i am trying to justify getting a tablet by selling off my HP multitouch convertible tablet TX2.
it's almost 4 years old, heavy and runs VERY hot.
i was thinking to get a BLACKBERRY playbook instead of this.
am a student and need to use the laptop for presentations(that too office 2010), extensively use word, and bla bla bla.
should i sell the laptop or just buy the tablet without letting my laptop off??....AM TORN APART AND CANNOT MAKE A DECESION ON MY OWN. please help mighty, insightful men
waiting for a reply.

achyut said:
well....i am trying to justify getting a tablet by selling off my HP multitouch convertible tablet TX2.
it's almost 4 years old, heavy and runs VERY hot.
i was thinking to get a BLACKBERRY playbook instead of this.
am a student and need to use the laptop for presentations(that too office 2010), extensively use word, and bla bla bla.
should i sell the laptop or just buy the tablet without letting my laptop off??....AM TORN APART AND CANNOT MAKE A DECESION ON MY OWN. please help mighty, insightful men
waiting for a reply.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/157613/the_hp_pavilion_tx1000_convertible_tablet.html
do you have this

boborone said:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/157613/the_hp_pavilion_tx1000_convertible_tablet.html
do you have this
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no....i have the next gen of the same family.
i have this :http://archive.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=100007&cat_id=616

A guy at one of the offices I support has a Transformer Prime, it's lovely.
He can RDP onto the TS server in the office, or his PC at home and use Windows, or just use Android so has the best of both worlds.

achyut said:
well....i am trying to justify getting a tablet by selling off my HP multitouch convertible tablet TX2.
it's almost 4 years old, heavy and runs VERY hot.
i was thinking to get a BLACKBERRY playbook instead of this.
am a student and need to use the laptop for presentations(that too office 2010), extensively use word, and bla bla bla.
should i sell the laptop or just buy the tablet without letting my laptop off??....AM TORN APART AND CANNOT MAKE A DECESION ON MY OWN. please help mighty, insightful men
waiting for a reply.
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Don't get the BB Playbook. The development for RIM is nonexistent.
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achyut said:
no....i have the next gen of the same family.
i have this :http://archive.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=100007&cat_id=616
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Kinda cool but I don't see demand for it being that big.
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iynfynity said:
Don't get the BB Playbook. The development for RIM is nonexistent.
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Apart from that it's a bloody awful device!
If you hold it portrait it feels top heavy like it wants to fall out of your hand, turn it through 180 and it still feels top heavy.
Apps are expensive, £6-8 for an RDP client which is free on other systems?
£5 for Angry Birds!
It takes at least 5 minutes to turn on.
I spent a day using one and within minutes realised why they just aren't selling.

point taken....but as am from India and have a budget constraint, there are few options for me.
kindle fire, touchpad, color are still not available @ India
except for the playbook, the only tablet coming my way is the galaxy tab(the very prehistoric first one)
i am thinking to start saving more to get the LENOVO thinkpad.

achyut said:
point taken....but as am from India and have a budget constraint, there are few options for me.
kindle fire, touchpad, color are still not available @ India
except for the playbook, the only tablet coming my way is the galaxy tab(the very prehistoric first one)
i am thinking to start saving more to get the LENOVO thinkpad.
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Even the very prehistoric galaxy tab beats the playbook
I know a few people that bought the PB just to regret it or trade it for an ipad or Gtab
Blackberry sucks for now, maybe it'll get better in the future but for now they suck
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achyut said:
point taken....but as am from India and have a budget constraint, there are few options for me.
kindle fire, touchpad, color are still not available @ India
except for the playbook, the only tablet coming my way is the galaxy tab(the very prehistoric first one)
i am thinking to start saving more to get the LENOVO thinkpad.
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How about the ASUS transformer?

Should I keep my Streak 7 Wifi? Contemplating returning...(kinda urgent)

I already have a T-Mobile G2 (with CM7 installed), and after playing around with the Streak 7 about three days (bought it for $200 at Staples)...I don't know if it was worth the purchase. I still have a little over a week to return it, and I'm highly considering it.
I tried using it both with the stock Froyo (bloatware removed) and with dj_steve's Honeycomb...but in both cases, my phone can do the same thing pretty much about as fast, and more serious uses (like gaming or web browsing) are a more convenient on my 11" laptop (Alienware M11x). Not to mention, I do intend to switch to Sprint (for unlimited data), and I'll likely be getting the SGII or Evo3D, so even if I don't have a dual-core Android device now, I will soon.
I mean, it's nice that it fits in my pocket (even if just barely), but even with the Wifi tweak for battery life, it's not as long as I'd like, and the screen quality isn't that great when in portrait mode.
Maybe I just haven't found the right uses or apps for it...
-I don't commute much, and even when I do, I can't imagine any legitimate uses when offline (since I'm not using my phone as a hotspot on the go) since I don't read much, and I prefer watching videos and playing games at home on my computer
-I'll probably be getting rid of my car soon, so using it as a GPS/media player for it won't work
-When around the house, I prefer checking email and whatnot on my computer
I'd say the only real use I'd see out of it is if I were to get a laid-back security job where I could just bring it there and play around or something, but at that point I'd probably be more inclined to get a bigger tablet (maybe with a keyboard/dock, like the Transformer) since I wouldn't be too worried about having to fit it in my pocket.
So...any opinions/suggestions? More specifically, any app recommendations (preferably for Froyo) that I should look into (not necessarily ones from the Market)? The Honeycomb ROM was a bit too buggy for me (stuff not resizing properly, freezing/rebooting with certain apps, etc), I'd rather wait for an official Honeycomb.

Its all about personal preference. Don't care for notebooks... too unwealdy. I like something that fits in my hand but isn't tiny like my phone. I also have a gaming desktop so I'm covered there. I like the pad with honeystreak 2.0 for casual surfing and gaming when I'm chillin on the couch or in the car when I'm not driving.
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Why do you need someone else to convince you? Get your own opinion

It looks like you have everything you need. But yet you are not satisfy, strange isn't it. Looking to justify one more piece of electronic gadget.

RavenSEAL said:
Why do you need someone else to convince you? Get your own opinion
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I'm just asking if anybody had any suggestions as to what I could do or any apps I should download that maybe I haven't thought of...jeez, sorry I asked.
otnos said:
It looks like you have everything you need. But yet you are not satisfy, strange isn't it. Looking to justify one more piece of electronic gadget.
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Pretty much, I guess.

It sounds like you aren't in the market for a tablet. I don't think that any tablet would be a good fit for your needs.

Z4nd4r said:
It sounds like you aren't in the market for a tablet. I don't think that any tablet would be a good fit for your needs.
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To be truthful, I don't have a need for the tablet either. Life was fine with my laptop. The only reason I got the Dell Streak 7, and this is my first tablet, is for casual web surfing and casual gaming. The 7 inch screen is perfect for this, the phone is too small and the 10 inch is too big for my taste.

I have found you can talk yourself into or out of anything. I have had mine 3 days and and already been on all 3 roms a couple more than once. I cant put mine down. Im a atay at home dad, own this,the 5, and an ipad and this is cool. Juat the right size. I read, watch movies, edited a document and played some fun tegra games like riptide. All for 200.00. Im very pleased
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Honestly I own 4 tablets I kept getting different ones expecting some other wonderful thing to happen but in reality. They are all the same.
I have a rooted cyanogen mod 7 nook color, a elocity a7 terga dual core,a dell streak 7, and a acer iconia a500. and you know what the high end iconia can do that the rooted nook color cant? NOTHING thats right any app you want torun or anything you want to do you can do on any android device period.
They all do the same internet, they all do the same apps,games, same face book,twitter. blah blah blah blah.
ONly differences in any of them is screen and speed. and to be honest my gloified nook color ereader turned tablet is just as fast as and terga dual core. sure i am sure you can get some extra frame rates or some other spec that in the real world no one notices to go a bit faster on a more expensive unit but who cares really.
I found the best deciding factor on tablets is size,(10 or 7) screen clarity, and battery life.
your either a 10 inch tablet person or a 7 inch one me im a 7 inch fan (lol no ego here). battery life again too alot of people make this into a big deal but as long as it runs till i go to bed who cares i just plug it in till morning and go again who needs a tablet to run for 7 days with out plugging it in anyway.
and for screen well thats all relative lets use the acer iconia and the transforer for example the transformer uses 16 million colors and a ips screen but its viewing angles suck. now the acer uses 165 thusand colors and jsut a regular screen but its viewing angles rock so is there a difference? the human eye only sees like 150k colors at one time anyway so whats the use of a 16 million color screen?
Long and short you need to be happy with what you buy. but you sound like I use to be it just kills you not to have or try everyone of them and no matter what one you get your gonna wish you had the other. I bet you go through phones like water too. my frinds are like that they cant stand to have a phone longer then a month and they are off getting another one.
But truth be told they all do the same thing really they do... the new 700 dollar droid does nothing the old first gen droid cant do it just does it faster is all so is it worth it?

Doesn't sound like a good fit for you. I say sell it on CL for what you paid. It could make someone's day. Someone who would lay a little love and appreciation on it.

if you want to unload it for $200 i'll take it off your hands. the streak 7 is why i joined, actually rejoined this forum

Considering leaving the Streak 7

Well...I've had it for a couple months, and Dell has still not delivered on their promise of official Honeycomb.
I just got hired for a job, and should have a few hundred by the end of the month.
The Asus transformer meets all my needs - an official Honeycomb tablet, it can be used as a notebook (it has a docking keyboard and can be flashed to dual-boot linux) and there are already plans for a Transformer 2, which depending on price, I may wait for (running a Tegra 3 quad-core.)
So, I'm highly considering switching to Asus.

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Well...I've had it for a couple months, and Dell has still not delivered on their promise of official Honeycomb.
I just got hired for a job, and should have a few hundred by the end of the month.
The Asus transformer meets all my needs - an official Honeycomb tablet, it can be used as a notebook (it has a docking keyboard and can be flashed to dual-boot linux) and there are already plans for a Transformer 2, which depending on price, I may wait for (running a Tegra 3 quad-core.)
So, I'm highly considering switching to Asus.
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Ditto... Dell is suckin it up when it comes to support.

Do it. I hate this thing. Steve has done so much and it's still only bearable. I used it for like the first month I had it and went back to using my much smaller phone. Mainly due to the terrible display. Unfortunately there is no rom that can improve a display. I can't even sell it. People use it and there like oh no thanks. I may have to pay someone to take it away lol. But for realz tho. I would sell it if I were you. Just hope you have an easier time of it than I am.
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I have both the transformer and the streak . I like them both. To each there own.
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You people crack me up and I'm not saying this to be mean, but why would you buy a device on hopes that it may or may not be upgraded. Think about it, staples ad's and website say OTA Honeycomb Upgradable, and Dell's website just says something like OTA Upgradable. To me that doesn't say it will be it says it can be. If and when this gets upgraded it would be 3.2, but you can't just snap your fingers and say here it is. That's not to say that Dell is working on an upgrade because I don't know. I'm not sure what angles you are using this at, but the angles I use it at to view e-mails, read a book are fine for me. I mean I wouldn't have paid $300 for the WiFi only (which is what I have) nor would I have locked myself into a contract with it, but I gladly bought it with the $100 off coupon and I did have to return my first one because the capacitive buttons weren't working. You can't buy technology on hopes and promises, you have to research and decide if the device as is will fulfill your needs. If not don't buy it. This for me is doing everything I need it to as is. I want Honeycomb as much as the next person, but what this device has been out what at total of 6 months or something and honeycomb has been available for less than that. I've had my droid 2 for a year and Verizon still has yet to roll out Gingerbread for it (I did however get tired of waiting and flashed CM7 on it).

If you are leaving and you say you cant sell it easy, ill buy it from you if you make me a good enough deal. I love my ds7. Ill get one for my wife
Let me know!
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You people crack me up and I'm not saying this to be mean, but why would you buy a device on hopes that it may or may not be upgraded. Think about it, staples ad's and website say OTA Honeycomb Upgradable, and Dell's website just says something like OTA Upgradable. To me that doesn't say it will be it says it can be. If and when this gets upgraded it would be 3.2, but you can't just snap your fingers and say here it is. That's not to say that Dell is working on an upgrade because I don't know. I'm not sure what angles you are using this at, but the angles I use it at to view e-mails, read a book are fine for me. I mean I wouldn't have paid $300 for the WiFi only (which is what I have) nor would I have locked myself into a contract with it, but I gladly bought it with the $100 off coupon and I did have to return my first one because the capacitive buttons weren't working. You can't buy technology on hopes and promises, you have to research and decide if the device as is will fulfill your needs. If not don't buy it. This for me is doing everything I need it to as is. I want Honeycomb as much as the next person, but what this device has been out what at total of 6 months or something and honeycomb has been available for less than that. I've had my droid 2 for a year and Verizon still has yet to roll out Gingerbread for it (I did however get tired of waiting and flashed CM7 on it).
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Go to Dell automated support and search Honeycomb. It says there WILL be Honeycomb. They didn't say that it's upgradeable, they said there would be an upgrade. In fact, I think if there is not a Honeycomb upgrade, it may be enough that someone can take a class-action against them. And you make a good point that the tablet has been out longer than the OS, but that can cut both ways. This means Dell had the hardware plenty long to create a Honeycomb build for it...if they were going to, I don't see why it wouldn't have been done by now.

pyraxiate said:
If you are leaving and you say you cant sell it easy, ill buy it from you if you make me a good enough deal. I love my ds7. Ill get one for my wife
Let me know!
Thanks
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I am considering keeping it as a backup or to carry around, even if I get the transformer (7 inch is easier for me.) But if I do decide to sell it, I'll tell you

bluesy_92 said:
I am considering keeping it as a backup or to carry around, even if I get the transformer (7 inch is easier for me.) But if I do decide to sell it, I'll tell you
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I bought mine with the staples deal because it was a 7 inch tablet with nice speakers and a tegra 2 processor and the two cameras. It is a good deal for 200.00. If HC gets on here that is a bonus for me.
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sdelliott31 said:
I bought mine with the staples deal because it was a 7 inch tablet with nice speakers and a tegra 2 processor and the two cameras. It is a good deal for 200.00. If HC gets on here that is a bonus for me.
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I picked mine up for 200 brand new in box unopened and a new unopened otterbox commuter case. I love craigslist lol. So far overall im pleased with it. Screen resolution with rdp is acceptable. I use mine tethered to my 50 / Month cricket kyocera zio phone. Their internet speed is so much better than at&t 3g service. With a 7 inch screen I wouldn't want a higher resolution. A higher resolution means everything would be tiny in rdp (I need to use it while driving like a touchscreen mobile workstation) and so far with a bluetooth keyboard it does nicely. The viewing angle isn't the best but acceptable. Im not even pressed for hc because it does EVERYTHING it should without a hitch ( rdp, netflix, movies, game console emulators, 3-4 hrs battery w/ heavy usage, ect). You get the storage graphics and processor of the large tablets ....but also something even better. IT FITS IN YOUR BACK POCKET!!!!!!!!! (Im a smaller guy w/ a 30 inch waist and it fits easily in any pair of Levi or old navy rear pants pocket I have
Just my opinion though.

bluesy_92, you're talking about this link: www5 dot nohold dot net/Dell/Loginr.aspx?pid=7&Streak=Streak%205&login=1&userrole=USen which is not even on the dell website, and holds no merit in my opinion. I would look at this: www dot dell dot com/us/p/mobile-streak-7/pd click on tech specs and it clearly states "Android™ 2.2 (Froyo) with Over the Air Upgrade Capability". Class action suit? So if my laptop is not compatible with the next version of Windows or Linux, I should go after the manufacturer of the laptop, or I can't run OSX (not that I would want to) on my laptop should I go after Apple or HP? The fact is, that Honeycomb 3 and 3.1 had well documented problems with the 7" screen size so since 3.2 which is said to fix this has only been available for what a few weeks, if that? So while I agree we need Honeycomb, I'm patient enough for Dell and Google to get it right. Google hasn't even released the source yet because it's just not done. Would you rather have a device that is at least IMO stable on 2.2.2 or a device that may or may not be stable on Honeycomb as it stands? Why are there no Honeycomb 7" tablets on the market currently? I mean even searching for the Chinese brands there are none. When we get it, if we get it, it will be awesome, but as it stands I'm happy having a device that actually works for me, this is not my first tablet, in fact it's my 4th.

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bluesy_92, you're talking about this link: www5 dot nohold dot net/Dell/Loginr.aspx?pid=7&Streak=Streak%205&login=1&userrole=USen which is not even on the dell website, and holds no merit in my opinion. I would look at this: www dot dell dot com/us/p/mobile-streak-7/pd click on tech specs and it clearly states "Android™ 2.2 (Froyo) with Over the Air Upgrade Capability". Class action suit? So if my laptop is not compatible with the next version of Windows or Linux, I should go after the manufacturer of the laptop, or I can't run OSX (not that I would want to) on my laptop should I go after Apple or HP? The fact is, that Honeycomb 3 and 3.1 had well documented problems with the 7" screen size so since 3.2 which is said to fix this has only been available for what a few weeks, if that? So while I agree we need Honeycomb, I'm patient enough for Dell and Google to get it right. Google hasn't even released the source yet because it's just not done. Would you rather have a device that is at least IMO stable on 2.2.2 or a device that may or may not be stable on Honeycomb as it stands? Why are there no Honeycomb 7" tablets on the market currently? I mean even searching for the Chinese brands there are none. When we get it, if we get it, it will be awesome, but as it stands I'm happy having a device that actually works for me, this is not my first tablet, in fact it's my 4th.
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A computer being compatible with the next version of Windows is a different matter - unless it is specifically stated that it will be compatible.
As it stands now, it says 2.2 on the Dell website, because that is the current OS. The fact that is says that there WILL, not MIGHT, be an upgrade, means they need to deliver. And as far as I'm concerned, there are already 7 inch tablets planned for release on Honeycomb 3.2, and we've had the hardware MUCH longer than they have, Dell had time. At the very least, if Honeycomb isn't coming out anytime soon, they can at least acknowledge it, rather than pretending it doesn't exist, and say straight-up that there is going to be a wait.
Oh, and if you haven't been here last week, Dell Mobility was telling people that Honeycomb was already being pushed to devices, despite the fact the update was never pushed. Also, this was around the time of the Staples deal. Any company that lies to their user-base to get sales, does not deserve them.
Yes, 2.2 is very stable, but Dells customer support - not so much.

I understand what you're saying but believe you are missing my point. Yes there are 7" versions planned to be released, like the Acer Iconia A100, which was supposed to come out earlier this year, but has yet to come out due to the issues with Honeycomb and screen size, not that there may not have been hardware issues or something but what I read was mainly honeycomb. Even the much hyped Vizio tablet is shipping with Android 2.3, because as they state "Honeycomb is just not stable, once we feel it's stable we will consider an upgrade". Now don't misunderstand me, yes the tablet we have is Honeycomb compatible, I have yet to find anything on the Dell website that states it WILL get it, though I have read that it was announced at CES that it WILL get it. I believe it will get it. And yes I did read the posts on here regarding Dell telling people it was being pushed when it wasn't. The biggest problem with companies is over promising and under delivering, personally I am not a Dell person (and actually hate the company) and had a hard time actually purchasing a Dell product. But purchased this device based on the hardware and my needs, that and the $100 off, but did not read forums before making my purchase so as not to be swayed. My business partner has the 7" Galaxy tab, and made her ask Verizon before getting locked in if it would ever see Honeycomb, they flat out told her no. Now the staples website does state "Android™ 2.2-based tablet with over-the-air upgrade capability to Android™ 3.0 (Honeycomb). Upgrade date TBA." But I still say, make your purchases based on if the device fills your need as is, not what the device could be. I have had my share of crappy support from Dell in the past with business computers, so much as to tell them to go f$$# themselves I'm voiding the warranty and fixing it myself.

I flip flop like a politician on this tablet. Some days I hate it some days I love it.
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best $199 tablet in the market
This is best tablet for $199...even with honeystreak thanks djsteve...7 inch tablet perfect size,I use this more than my ipad 2....
Yeah dell will probably not update the streak 7 since 10 inch dell streak pro coming out in Sept..if they do it will be updated with froyo 2.2.3 not honeycomb but who knows for sure...if you go website it doesnt look promising...we will see hopefully we do get update honeycomb-----

Maybe they're holding out in order to release IceCreamSandwich. Why release HC when everyone will be screaming for ice cream? You scream, I scream...we all scream for ice cream.

sdelliott31 said:
I bought mine with the staples deal because it was a 7 inch tablet with nice speakers and a tegra 2 processor and the two cameras. It is a good deal for 200.00. If HC gets on here that is a bonus for me.
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Ditto here. I really like my Archos 70S tablet which pretty much has the same general specs, screen resolution, limited viewing angle, Android 2.2.x, etc. Since its from Archos it plays tons of media even formats the Streak can't. Much lighter than the Streak with better battery life too.
Yet with all that, I think the $200 I paid for my Streak at the Staples sale is a bargain. This is an official Google approved device so no need for a hack just to get market. Has a built-in GPS and enough system memory and storage to run a ton of apps at the same time and have a plethora of downloaded programs to run. The Archos 256 M of memory and 300 M of app storage is quite limiting, but then it was designed with a price point way cheaper than the Streak. So no Gorilla glass either. No dock although it does have a USB port on the device which is handy and a mini HDMI port that I much prefer on a dock like the Streak.
Add to that the Tegra2 chipset on the streak, the capacity to vibrate (I assume that's part of being a Google approved device), a compass (ditto) and there's nothing like it on the market.
Getting HC is just gravy as far as I'm concerned.

pyraxiate said:
I picked mine up for 200 brand new in box unopened and a new unopened otterbox commuter case. I love craigslist lol. So far overall im pleased with it. Screen resolution with rdp is acceptable. I use mine tethered to my 50 / Month cricket kyocera zio phone. Their internet speed is so much better than at&t 3g service. With a 7 inch screen I wouldn't want a higher resolution. A higher resolution means everything would be tiny in rdp (I need to use it while driving like a touchscreen mobile workstation) and so far with a bluetooth keyboard it does nicely. The viewing angle isn't the best but acceptable. Im not even pressed for hc because it does EVERYTHING it should without a hitch ( rdp, netflix, movies, game console emulators, 3-4 hrs battery w/ heavy usage, ect). You get the storage graphics and processor of the large tablets ....but also something even better. IT FITS IN YOUR BACK POCKET!!!!!!!!! (Im a smaller guy w/ a 30 inch waist and it fits easily in any pair of Levi or old navy rear pants pocket I have
Just my opinion though.
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I agree, its really the only tablet that you CAN fit in your pocket, and as far as the viewing goes its not like your displaying it for a whole room to view it at once, by a big screen tv at that...