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Anyone else thinking about a tablet?

Apple unfortunately has made tablets seem necessary, when they truly aren't. But as a techie, I feel I should probably get one.
I don't want an iPad or anything to do with Apple. And I'd love to wait until a hybrid model (docking tablet that turns from a mobile OS into a full OS when docked), because they are going to the be the future (quote me).
Should I wait around for the Acer Android 3.0 tablet? Should I wait for a Galaxy Tab price drop? Should I wait for a Windows 8 tablet?
Thoughts?

rorytmeadows said:
Apple unfortunately has made tablets seem necessary, when they truly aren't. But as a techie, I feel I should probably get one.
I don't want an iPad or anything to do with Apple. And I'd love to wait until a hybrid model (docking tablet that turns from a mobile OS into a full OS when docked), because they are going to the be the future (quote me).
Should I wait around for the Acer Android 3.0 tablet? Should I wait for a Galaxy Tab price drop? Should I wait for a Windows 8 tablet?
Thoughts?
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Hmm..well,go on for the Gal tab...You may consider waiting for the other two you mentioned,but considering the high price that they'd be launched,i would prefer a Gal Tab...Apple Sucks...

I hate to say it but if you want a tablet today then you should go with an iPad. It has the platform and the apps plus it'll retain it's resale value once dual-core tablets start hitting the market early next year. I know everyone is complaining that there is no flash on the iPad but the reality is that flash is not viable right now, not for Apple OS and not for Android 2.2.
I've had a chance to play with a Galaxy tab and I fell in love with it but at $600 off contract and $400 with a 2 year contract it doesn't make sense to purchase one. Dual-core tablets will be out early next year that will have Android 3.0 and enough power to run circles around flash. Why would I want to be locked into a 2 year contract or pay $600 for a tablet that will lose a lot of it's resale value in 3 months.
If you have money to burn then get a galaxy tab, if you want to get the most out of your tablet when you decide to resell in a few months then get an iPad, or just wait it out cuz the next generation of tablets are going to see a huge increase in performace and battery life.

ojo8 said:
I hate to say it but if you want a tablet today then you should go with an iPad. It has the platform and the apps plus it'll retain it's resale value once dual-core tablets start hitting the market early next year. I know everyone is complaining that there is no flash on the iPad but the reality is that flash is not viable right now, not for Apple OS and not for Android 2.2.
I've had a chance to play with a Galaxy tab and I fell in love with it but at $600 off contract and $400 with a 2 year contract it doesn't make sense to purchase one. Dual-core tablets will be out early next year that will have Android 3.0 and enough power to run circles around flash. Why would I want to be locked into a 2 year contract or pay $600 for a tablet that will lose a lot of it's resale value in 3 months.
If you have money to burn then get a galaxy tab, if you want to get the most out of your tablet when you decide to resell in a few months then get an iPad, or just wait it out cuz the next generation of tablets are going to see a huge increase in performace and battery life.
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Well, I hate Apple and their motivation enough not to invest. I'm not buying any apps. I want that **** for free. I'm not giving any money to such an elitest tyrant as Jobs, and I'm not paying for something that is made for idiots.
PASS on the iPad recommendation. Thanks though. I'm too smart for Apple products.

rorytmeadows said:
Well, I hate Apple and their motivation enough not to invest. I'm not buying any apps. I want that **** for free. I'm not giving any money to such an elitest tyrant as Jobs, and I'm not paying for something that is made for idiots.
PASS on the iPad recommendation. Thanks though. I'm too smart for Apple products.
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Hell,i'd still recommend the Gal tab...I got that sarcastic note off your post Yet,true,iPad doesn't have much of free apps to play around..It makes no sense to buy an iPad and pay for apps while we buy a Gal Tab and get all the apps free...

rorytmeadows said:
Well, I hate Apple and their motivation enough not to invest. I'm not buying any apps. I want that **** for free. I'm not giving any money to such an elitest tyrant as Jobs, and I'm not paying for something that is made for idiots.
PASS on the iPad recommendation. Thanks though. I'm too smart for Apple products.
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yes... That's the spirit.. I too would prefer plunking my money down on galaxy tab if i had the itch to purchase something right now... The ipad is way too polished, elitist and weirdish.... In my opinion..
Apple products need itunes on pc... And itunes on my pc is the biggest bloatware for me
no doubt it has bigger screen but let us wait and see what do the 2nd gen tabs have to offer.. Maybe the whole ipad phenomenon might get washed out by 2nd gen samsung or dell tablets..

I'm getting a blackpad (officially named Playbook but I like Blackpad better=P). 1Ghz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, Adobe Flash (Never coming to an Apple product), HDMI output at 1080p, plus HD recording and much more. I'm gooood.

I want one. But I want one with a proper OS, not a mobile OS.
Dell duo? Lets hope it lives up to its hype

lonelykatana said:
I want one. But I want one with a proper OS, not a mobile OS.
Dell duo? Lets hope it lives up to its hype
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I originally wanted the Dell Duo before it was even announced. I was looking for a "netverible" and ended up buying an HP Touchsmart TM2 instead. But now that it's out and the battery life is quoted at ~4 hours, I'd rather wait for next year's processors. Definitely like the hard keyboard. Virtual ones suck and I hate that nobody is willing to admit that.

rorytmeadows said:
I originally wanted the Dell Duo before it was even announced. I was looking for a "netverible" and ended up buying an HP Touchsmart TM2 instead. But now that it's out and the battery life is quoted at ~4 hours, I'd rather wait for next year's processors. Definitely like the hard keyboard. Virtual ones suck and I hate that nobody is willing to admit that.
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Hey wait....I am with you!!!

I thought about it, pondered with the idea of getting one but I think I'll wait for the 2nd gen tabs dual core sounds like something I van hold out for.
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I just don't get it!
Here is an example using my TM2...(typing normally at 82 WPM)
Hard keyboard...
The rain in spain falls mainly on the plain.
Virtual keyboard..
Thw rN IN SPj falls mainly on he plib.
Swype is great, but you have to train it to be.

rorytmeadows said:
I just don't get it!
Here is an example using my TM2...(typing normally at 82 WPM)
Hard keyboard...
The rain in spain falls mainly on the plain.
Virtual keyboard..
Thw rN IN SPj falls mainly on he plib.
Swype is great, but you have to train it to be.
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Well,it doesn't happen with me on the virtual gesture keyboard[the basic one] on my hTC Opal, still,i get fed up of typing when tired. I wish i had a Touch pro series device, but i can't afford it[student] and there is no such occasion coming up so that i can request my dad to gift 1 to me!

a friend of mine is actually getting the Nook Color as a tablet. I might get it.

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a friend of mine is actually getting the Nook Color as a tablet. I might get it.
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Can you watch porn on it?

Just got a Sprint Samsung Galaxy Tab!

I've had my Nook Color for a few months..... have it rooted running cm7/phiremod (emmc). I got a 7" Sprint Samsung Galaxy Tab 3g a few days ago and absolutely love everything about it. I took pics of my kids, videoed a humming bird outside my house, used it for GPS, front faced a video with my wife (no jokes... I'm no Anthony Weiner) and love the HELL out of my 3g. BUT..... That nook color I am so proud of. I still grab that NC for almost everything when I'm in the house (OC'd with D's kernel). Keep in mind I have an evo 4g (use as a phone now), Sprint Galaxy Tab and a nook color. What the Devs have done for the nook color is mind blowing. I really hope that Devs keep doing what they're doing for the nook color because the NC is a GREAT (gingerbread) tablet and no two ways around it. I love my rooted stock SGT but am very proud of my NC and and what roms, kernels, themes etc that I've done to it (not me but the Devs). That's it..... The nook color is a GREAT tab!
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The Galaxy looks pretty darn nice. In my opinion they are quickly getting the tablets to where folks want them from both a performance and a feature perspective. The Nook was about the best choice a few months ago, its low price was able to make up for the missing features (camera, microphone), and the competition at that time was either Crap (gentouch anyone?) or Gold ($800 Xoom? Seriously?) These days there are a lot of good choices out there, and many of them are priced on this side of the sanity wall. What sets us apart is the community and the accomplishments of our devs, and the new tabs will take some time to compare there.

I used a 7" Galaxy Tab before i got my nook, and my cousin and brother both have the Asus Transformers so i have lots of experience with various tabs, and for the money i think the Nook Color is just amazing. Keep in mind tho, if i was paying the full retail 250 for the nook color, i would pay more and get a transformer, but i got mine used on craigslist for 160 and for that price it is absolutely AMAZING. I will upgrade tabs when a cheap quad core tab is out for 400 or less, but for now my OC'd to 1325 Nook Color does so much its absolutely mind blowing. Really there is no need for a high end tab right now unless you are super into games and even then a lot of them run fine on the nook.

Chef Dave....did you, by chance, work at Computer City in Edina, MN?

Holy crap!!! Two possibly three Minnesotans in the same thread!!
Yes I'm in MN too. Craziness.

Another one here!
Make that 4! Howdy from Apple Valley, MN

Nah explore I live in upstate NY. Btw... I know longer am an owner of the evo 4g.... but the proud owner of an evo 3d. I gave my 11 year old son my evo.... imagine that... an 11 year old with a pretty high end android phone and..... I'm far from wealthy. I own a restaurant and haven't cashed a pay check in 5 weeks.
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Not from Minnesota, but I have a Sprint Galaxy Tab along with the NC, and both are great. The GT is an amazing tablet with the camera and the great speakers. Too bad it can't do Netflix, but that's what the NC is for, plus some.

howdy from New Brighton, MN

chefdave12118 said:
Nah explore I live in upstate NY. Btw... I know longer am an owner of the evo 4g.... but the proud owner of an evo 3d. I gave my 11 year old son my evo.... imagine that... an 11 year old with a pretty high end android phone and..... I'm far from wealthy. I own a restaurant and haven't cashed a pay check in 5 weeks.
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LOL My Evo 3D arrives on the 30th and my wife is getting my Epic 4G. I had to pay $75 for Sprint to buy out my contract so I could get the 3D at the $199 price, so technically I'm getting it for $275, but my wife loses her crappy Samsung Insight and I get an upgrade in the process. Win-win!
I thought you might be someone I know. I have a friend named Dave who fancies himself as a chef and he just bought a Galaxy Tab. On his Facebook page he mentioned XDA so I just figured you were him.
Hello to all the other Minnesotians!

quepaso said:
I used a 7" Galaxy Tab before i got my nook, and my cousin and brother both have the Asus Transformers so i have lots of experience with various tabs, and for the money i think the Nook Color is just amazing.
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Can I ask you a question.
I've got my NC - that's my first and only tablet experience. I really like it - but like anything technology related - it has strengths and weaknesses. The only real grip I have is - and the RC I'm using sometimes has software glitches . With the internet connection sometimes pages load pretty slowly - but once they're loaded - everything scrolls fine.
Besides " extra features " like screen size, speakers, and hdmi, etc --- what are the noticeable performance benefits of say - an Asus transformer compared to Nook Color
I too am waiting for a Quad core - " thin " tablet - with longer battery life - for around 400 before I'd upgrade - as the NC really does mostly all I need. and it's Hack friendly for an android greenhorn.

ExploreMN said:
Hello to all the other Minnesotians!
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You guys elected Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
Didn't Al Franken get elected also?

darien87 said:
you guys elected jesse "the body" ventura.
didn't al franken get elected also?
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he shoots ..... He scores.!!!!!!!

darien87 said:
You guys elected Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
Didn't Al Franken get elected also?
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LOL...okay guy from the state that elected Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Hello fellow Minnesotans! From Henning (small town no one has heard of) here!
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I have the same deal here; rooted/phiremod NC that I love, and just got a Tab 10.1. Love it!! It weighs the same as the Color Nook!! The bigger screen really makes a big difference, and I like the widescreen orientation over the *cough* *cough* iPad2. The thing has frozen up on me a few times, and takes a second to re-orient when you flip it, but I think those things are HC-based and should be addressed in the much-anticipated update to TouchWhiz in a few weeks.
For me, the jury is still out on HC. I like the original OS a bit better, in certain ways. But, you can just run a different Launcher, if you really prefer that. I'm just getting used to it, I suppose. Seems a bit too "unstructured", I guess. With iOS and Froyo, (if you want it to be), it's all neat and orderly. My guess is I will get into it and fix it all up the way I want it to look and I'll prefer it.
I have heard that iOS is getting widgets... If Apple would throw in a microSD slot it would be impossible to resist. But, that'll never happen. and therefore, I will never have an Apple device. (yes, the Tab doesn't have one, either, but they do have an optional dongle that allows you to connect different USB devices, including a USB thumb drive)
So, I last night took my NC and brought it back to factory settings and updated it to 1.2. I will likely re-root it and just add the Market and some apps back on, but leave the original launcher, so whoever I sell it to can use all the functionality of the device - like reading magazines, which you can't do with the Nook app.

Will this be suitable for a 8 yr old?

Hi Guys
Im looking for a 'basic' tablet for my 8 yr old daughter for Christmas and I like the idea of the Streak 7. I appreciate that the screen resolution is not ideal for a 7" ...but will an 8 yr old care? I dont think so! Can you also tell me how good the wifi connection is.
I just need to know how well it plays Angry birds,Moshie Monster,Lego Universe and all the other kiddie games that kids adore.
Can someone give an honest opinion of its suitability. I have looked at loads of generic chinese tabs but too many of them get poor reviews.
Having had 3 dell computers which have served me well, Im once more heading in their direction.
Hopefully the streak will tick all my boxes so that my daughter will leave my Galaxy S2 alone. Thanks for your help
Regards
Julie

For productivity work, moving from Android 2.x to 3.x is like night and day, it's simply leaps and bounds ahead of froyo/gingerbread, but that's not what you're interested in. The screen on it isnt amazing, but it's not flat out terrible. But I really doubt you'd be able to find a better screen on a cheaper device.
Keep in mind that many of the super cheap tabs wont ever be updated/do not have market access. Even if there are many other alternative markets the android one is still by far the biggest/most important.
There are some games that are not compatable with the s7 with honeycomb installed, but the list is slowly shrinking as developers are making it compatable.
The S7's also one of the fastest (but not THE fastest) 7" tabs you can buy, and black friday is coming up and best buy (if you live in the USA) will be selling it with a black friday discount. If you buy it then it's nearly the same price as those cheap tabs you can buy.
Snag a S7 at $200 or cheaper and you'll be really hard pressed to find something to dislike about it, there's simply nothing that can compete with it at such a low price point. The closest would be the gtab 7, but even then it's still nearly $300.

MISSDIVA said:
Hi Guys
Im looking for a 'basic' tablet for my 8 yr old daughter for Christmas and I like the idea of the Streak 7. I appreciate that the screen resolution is not ideal for a 7" ...but will an 8 yr old care? I dont think so! Can you also tell me how good the wifi connection is.
I just need to know how well it plays Angry birds,Moshie Monster,Lego Universe and all the other kiddie games that kids adore.
Can someone give an honest opinion of its suitability. I have looked at loads of generic chinese tabs but too many of them get poor reviews.
Having had 3 dell computers which have served me well, Im once more heading in their direction.
Hopefully the streak will tick all my boxes so that my daughter will leave my Galaxy S2 alone. Thanks for your help
Regards
Julie
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Runs angry birds great, wifi is also great.
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Hi,
I have a Streak 7 and my son does as well. We both play lots of games. Angry Birds is just one of many. The streak will be a great tablet for your child as it also has some Dell toughness to it and it really is a great piece of hardware. The wifi works great. No issues at all in my house. I take it up stairs and watch movies, skype, etc... no interruptions.

i just heard toys r us is getting a froyo tab for kids, forgot where but im sure I saw it.

Thank you all for taking the time to respond to my questions, I'm extremely grateful . Im based in the UK so I'll hunt around for some discount codes at Quidco or other discount website.
Warm regards
Julie
Hopefully Santa will get me a Galaxy Note LoL

chrisrotolo said:
i just heard toys r us is getting a froyo tab for kids, forgot where but im sure I saw it.
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Is that in the UK or the USA?

toys r us is a us chain, keep in mind that those cheap tabs have equally low end specs, depending on how demanding the game is, some might not be playable

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/11/toys-r-us-nabi-android-tablet-lets-junior-play-while-mommy-drin/
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/1...r-kids/#utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
and possibly maybe even an ipod touch?

my 3 y/o daughter watch movies, play educational games,listens to music, learns numbers and alphabet on streak 7 without any problems, she can handle honeycomb gui for herself!. but screen protector and good nonslip case are required for DS7 to survive in child's play ;-)
concerning resolution for texting/browsing/reading - you can always increase/decrease DPI to suit your daughter's eyes!
there are good resolution tuning utilites on the market...

JugglerLKR said:
my 3 y/o daughter watch movies, play educational games,listens to music, learns numbers and alphabet on streak 7 without any problems, she can handle honeycomb gui for herself!. but screen protector and good nonslip case are required for DS7 to survive in child's play ;-)
concerning resolution for texting/browsing/reading - you can always increase/decrease DPI to suit your daughter's eyes!
there are good resolution tuning utilites on the market...
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Thanks for your feedback, I will get this for her as it ticks all the relevant boxes
Regards
Julie

wow, that's one lucky kid.

Well I came here hoping to see....

Came here hoping to see people just as excited about this tablet as I am and I literally just see the same few people defending it from those who are being WAY to picky about a 200 dollar awesome tablet that will be getting straight love from google for a long time. Anyone else actually as excited as I am? lol Sorry to be all up on a soapbox but man im excited for this thing and the negative people are ruining it for me lol. The bezel doesnt bother me, I love the hardware (again for 200 dollars) Im more than fine with 8 or 16 gigs, the lack of tv out is meh (honestly i have hdmi out on my phone and i cant think of ONE TIME that ive used it). The only thing that ive seen that ACTUALLY concerns me is the flicker on bright screens which seems to be par the course for some tegra devices. But it also seems that its fixable so im not really all that worried. Lets keep this thread as a place to be excited and not a downer thread! (If anyone responds to my ranting anyway that is lol)
Cant wait till my 16 gig shows up!!

i am really excited!! only downside is its not available in my country.. so im drooling over all the hands-on on youtube but will probally never release in The Netherlands.
We only have app's in google play so they have not even worked on the upgrade of play (ebooks/movies etc) so it will probally take atleast half a year before they even consider releasing it here. (since all their proffit will come from google play sales).
Ah well.

I Personnally think the bezel on all tablets is big, but the side bezels on the nexus are almost perfect size (look to be 1/2 inches) to me! Top and bottom are meh. Could have done without the front camera though but thats a personal thing as I do not need it
But to be on topix, I am super excited! I cant throw my money at the screen fast enough for google to accept it however...

Been super excited for this tablet when rumors started spreading around May. If Asus can get their quality control together, this and my GNexus will be the only two devices I will be using for at least a year or two.

so excited I ordered two so the misses can have one swell Can't wait to try some tegra3 only games dead trigger looks great same as bladeslinger oh and that divinci game

Well, I'm both super excited and very negative about the 16 gigs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sjQo6fIbBk

I am very excited for it, I am just a little worryed it will show up after I leave for Vermount ... That would suck..

Excited - been waiting for a Nexus tablet.. been a Nexus fan since the N1 (and the G1 before it).
For once, they got the announcement right - 'Available to order immediately'. About time.. I'm sick of manufacturers announcing something cool to huge fanfare then not shipping for 3 months.
Storage is no problem.. my fully loaded Galaxy Nexus is using <1gb in apps. I get all other media over Spotify and Plex.

not bothered about the storage 16gb is plenty for lots of games . cloud is your friend for storage, no 3g so wifi is perfect

Yay!!! Happy people who are as excited as I am! Thanks guys hahaha. Yeah I cant wait to play with Jellybean on that nice IPS panel MMMM so good lol

Haters gonna hate. I am so excite!!!
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not bothered about the storage 16gb is plenty for lots of games . cloud is your friend for storage, no 3g so wifi is perfect
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Not really, considering there are already 1GB games, and more coming out.
Cloud basically limits your serious use to wifi hotspots. I'd much rather have my music/videos collection on storage so I can listen/watch wherever I go (it is possible, but starts to get very crowded very fast).

Are you kidding! Nothing has ever got me more excited in technology than this! Period. I hope this tablet thoroughly debunks not only the kindle fire, but the ipad as well!
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Just pre-ordered mine

iJimaniac said:
Are you kidding! Nothing has ever got me more excited in technology than this! Period. I hope this tablet thoroughly debunks not only the kindle fire, but the ipad as well!
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Yeah this is one thing I just realized. I haven't been as excited about a piece of hardware since I was younger and I was jonesing for the newest game console lol. I havnt even been as excited for any of the phones ive had. This just seems like the turn of a new era as far as tablets are concerned (price and specs wise. good does mean expensive anymore).

What most people dont think about when talking about issues with devices is these devices are geared to the general population...
Aside from us what 3% tops that really USE our device the other 97% wont have 1gb sized games and all that noise
And besides rooting and using custom roms the biggest game I have is wheres my water and thats only 38mb. AND of 2gb of my GSII internal storage only .8gb is being used by apps, and of my 12GB of internal SD card 11gb is music that I will not put on my tablet because you dont NEED to...
just my .02

Starting from donut till now, I'm super excited to see jelly bean from its beginning! I've never owned a nexus device so have always had the sloppy seconds of the updates but not this time!
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tory13579 said:
What most people dont think about when talking about issues with devices is these devices are geared to the general population...
Aside from use what 3% tops that really USE our device the other 97% wont have 1gb sized games and all that noise
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Uhh, games are not a high-end user thing, especially for a tablet (and one whose selling point includes Tegra 3).

Count me in! I wasn't even so excited about iphone and ipad releases before I got tired of them in the last two years. The only thing I am excited about now is the ipad mini. But thanks to Nexus, I don't really think about ipad mini any more.

I'm in Japan right now and had my co worker pre order the case and 16GB for me. I can't wait to get back to the States. I'm selling my iPad 2 for this baby, I just can't wait!!!!
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Nexus 7 for my kids?

Hello peeps,
I looking at picking up the 8gb version for my kids, as currently they fight over the net book and I wont let them near the iPads, anyone with any hands on experience think these would be up to the vigours of heavy handed kids. I've owned acer product before and never really rated the build quality, mind that was along time ago!
Thanks!

It's made by Asus not Acer. I ordered one for my kids (16GB). Think it will be perfect for them (9 and 11). I currently have an Asus TF201 and am pretty pleased with it. The kiddos also have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7 inch). Now they can each have a tab.
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Damov3 said:
Hello peeps,
I looking at picking up the 8gb version for my kids, as currently they fight over the net book and I wont let them near the iPads, anyone with any hands on experience think these would be up to the vigours of heavy handed kids. I've owned acer product before and never really rated the build quality, mind that was along time ago!
Thanks!
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The build of the N7 should handle the kids with ease. I would suggest getting a TPU case & screen protector for added protection. I know this suggestion can be costly but I would get each of them one. And tell them they are ass out if they break it.
If you have way too many kids, it might be time to downgrade a few to save on cost. LOL, I keed on the downgrading part even though I hear it all the time as jokes from friends & relatives that have multiple kids of their own.

How old are they? the glass screen isn't going to last long with young kids.

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Both begin with A close enough surely? :laugh:
Im only buying one regardless of the fact i have 3 kids, the youngest is 6 but they are all girls so a little less brutish!
So I may have go get my pre-order on!

I bought a Lenovo Ideapad A1 for my then 4-year old daughter last christmas. It has held up just fine in the last 7 months. I was VERY clear about the rules for using it though, and with a silicon case on it, there have been very few worries.
Given the price, I think the N7 would be great for kids, especially supervised kids

Yeah i think im gonna go for it, to honest for the price its hard not too!

For kids I would reccommend something cheaper with good enough GPU and 10" screen (I know this from my cousin's doughter)

I bought me a 16gb HP Touchpad running ICS for less than 200 bucks a few months ago. I'm going to turn that over to the kids and the N7 is all mine. The Touchpad is really nice for the kids with the 10 inch display.
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Damov3 said:
Hello peeps,
I looking at picking up the 8gb version for my kids, as currently they fight over the net book and I wont let them near the iPads, anyone with any hands on experience think these would be up to the vigours of heavy handed kids. I've owned acer product before and never really rated the build quality, mind that was along time ago!
Thanks!
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Let the kids have the toy iPads, keep the Nexus7 for yourself.
Everyone knows the iPad is basically a V-Tech for grownups. Even Apple push it's limiting simplicity as an asset rather than a crippling issue.

CrazyPeter said:
Let the kids have the toy iPads, keep the Nexus7 for yourself.
Everyone knows the iPad is basically a V-Tech for grownups. Even Apple push it's limiting simplicity as an asset rather than a crippling issue.
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Not going to happen I love my v-tech but thanks for your insightful post!
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I'd give the iPads to the kids. I have mine in a leather case and my 2 yr old has been using it for about a year now without any damage. He dropped it a few times but the case has protected it so far. He has mastered navigating IOS now and can find his way around IOS easily.
Plus the kids can't mess with the software on IOS and you have the option to lock down what you want. They might find android environment more cumbersome and easier to break. Good thing is that you can always reflash the N7.

Wow you must have angels as kids.
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