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[Q] Nook or Galaxy Tab 7" Wifi?

Hi,
I am currently in a market for a budget tablet that can allow me to do internet browsing and also play normal Android games like Angry Birds.
My impression is that Nook is only a book reader and may not sustain the casual gaming (it's for my mum). But how would a custom ROM like CM7 improve that? Do I get a true Gingerbread experience (i.e. just like all other phones who run CM7, but without phone capability only) when I flash CM7 or it's still stuck with a book reader mode? Any overclocking kernel for Nook?
I know about those hardware differences (bluetooth, camera etc.) but that's not too big an issue for me. Like I say, browsing and gaming is what I am looking for.
The other thing I am interested with the Nook is that there are better development than the Wifi Tab 7. Has there been stable Honeycomb release?
Sorry for all these questions, probably asked a lot before, but I tried the sticky and do not get something I want, seems like my questions are too basic to be kept in the forum?

as far as i know its complete gingerbread with cm7 and i think you can only overclock to 1.3 which is still really good if your the benchmark type of person i get close to 3k with my nook..better than my evo 3d.

Yeah, a little more digging in Google tells me everything about the CM7 and overclocking. Should have done that before posting it here.
Anyway, any idea about Honeycomb development?

there are honeycomb roms but i didnt like any of them they were laggy for me so im sticking with cm7 and launcher pro overclocked to 1ghz for some battery and everything is smooth so im happy.

Thanks for the information. Is there good support for external mic and webcam? I mean a stable kernel that will still allow me overclocking to 1GHz.

I'm sure you considered this, but because you wrote that it's for your mom: if she is not comfortable with tinkering with the nook the tab might in fact be the better choice.
I understand that you would do the rooting, but if your mom is not into this stuff she might be happier with a tablet that is a stock experience.
I once rooted my dad's mobile and regreted it for a long time (now he is happy again with a plain feature phone)
One additional thing: there are way more accessories available for the tab than for the nook (at least that's the case for Europe)
I'm talking docking stations, cute covers, etc. Might be not the case for the US, though.
That's really not against the nook per se: I really love my nooks (color and touch, both rooted) and for me it's perfect. But I am also a very geeky mom who does all the rooting/voiding warranties in the family
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Podcasterin,
Thanks for your comment.
I'll root it for her because CM7 will prove to be a much better tablet experience than the stock one I believe. I am looking for an inexpensive tablet, not an ebook reader.
Accessories might not matter too much. I am able to get screen protector and pouch (Tab's though) for all my need.
What's preventing me from getting the Tab WiFi is the lack of XDA support where most development is for the original 3G brother. And it does seem like it will be stuck on FroYo forever.
I am from Malaysia, getting the Nook Color is a bit difficult and a local promotion of the WiFi Tab makes them about the same price. But with overclocking enabled for Color and the same GPU both have, it feels like the ability to run Gingerbread (and even Honeycomb) can outrun the camera, mic and bluetooth capability on Tab.
It's a definite Color if I have confirmation for a stable kernel that supports USB webcam.

Im not exactly sure if a webcam would work it would have to be micro usb and im just not sure if it would work with android?
maybe a plan mic would work.

tanjinjack said:
Podcasterin,
Thanks for your comment.
I'll root it for her because CM7 will prove to be a much better tablet experience than the stock one I believe. I am looking for an inexpensive tablet, not an ebook reader.
Accessories might not matter too much. I am able to get screen protector and pouch (Tab's though) for all my need.
What's preventing me from getting the Tab WiFi is the lack of XDA support where most development is for the original 3G brother. And it does seem like it will be stuck on FroYo forever.
I am from Malaysia, getting the Nook Color is a bit difficult and a local promotion of the WiFi Tab makes them about the same price. But with overclocking enabled for Color and the same GPU both have, it feels like the ability to run Gingerbread (and even Honeycomb) can outrun the camera, mic and bluetooth capability on Tab.
It's a definite Color if I have confirmation for a stable kernel that supports USB webcam.
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Take a look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1105497
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Why would you bother with a NC if there are plenty of 7 galaxy tabs on ebay +- 50$ more then NC?
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pupochek said:
Why would you bother with a NC if there are plenty of 7 galaxy tabs on ebay +- 50$ more then NC?
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It seems to me that the WiFi only Tab 7" is not well supported, either by Samsung or XDA. There is no custom ROM as far as I find out in the Tab forum.
Meanwhile, Nook Color has a stable Gingerbread CM7, and there are also developments on Honeycomb.

I meant not "Wifi Only" ones, but carrier supplied. Bought a T-Mobile one on EBay for 295$. Rooted, installed latest Overcome, that's it. Can't compare to NC...

If I were to buy an android tablet today, I would definitely go with the Acer Iconia Tab. It's only a bit more expensive, but seems a lot more future-proof. The Nook Color's advantage was all the development, but now the hardware is starting to look dated, as it will be to a much greater extent when ICS devices are available.
With that being said, there has been a lot of development for the Nook Color. Two Honeycomb Ports, a full CM7 rom, a MIUI port, Bluetooth working, Ubuntu, and USB host support. And more. The Nook Color is one of XDA's "sweetheart" devices, in that development has pushed the device way further than anyone thought it would ever go. Very few tablets and smartphones have continued development after 6 months. Thank all our amazing devs for all their work.
I hope I haven't muddled your choice. The Nook Color is an amazingly versatile device, with excellent battery life, stable software, and almost constant improvement, which will help your mum. It is a wonderful (budget) tablet, and will likely outlive all the other honeycomb tablets in software development.

Yeah there is a new Acer Iconia A100 7", but I saw that the battery is rather low capacity and so the Nook Color is probably going to run longer. (link) But that Tegra 2 in Iconia would dust the Nook Color and Android 3 is nice too.
My biggest problem with Nook Color is the OS. Which is a major issue lol. The slow unaccelerated web browser is pretty nasty and that's mainly what I use a tablet for. Opera Mobile is nice but has a ton of issues of its own. Otherwise with the Nook you also have to worry about apps breaking, such as the recent Google apps updates that are all flakey and causing people to come up with nasty hacks. And other apps breaking like N64oid which only currently works with CM7.0.3 or older for some reason.
A modded Nook is not well supported by people outside of Cyanogenmod because of its niche status. It's a fun hobbyist project though and that's what I was after.

swaaye said:
Yeah there is a new Acer Iconia A100 7", but I saw that the battery is rather low capacity and so the Nook Color is probably going to run longer. (link) But that Tegra 2 in Iconia would dust the Nook Color and Android 3 is nice too.
My biggest problem with Nook Color is the OS. Which is a major issue lol. The slow unaccelerated web browser is pretty nasty and that's mainly what I use a tablet for. Opera Mobile is nice but has a ton of issues of its own. Otherwise with the Nook you also have to worry about apps breaking, such as the recent Google apps updates that are all flakey and causing people to come up with nasty hacks. And other apps breaking like N64oid which only currently works with CM7.0.3 or older for some reason.
A modded Nook is not well supported by people outside of Cyanogenmod because of its niche status. It's a fun hobbyist project though and that's what I was after.
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The 7" acer battery life will kill that tab before it gets off the ground. As for slow browsers, what do you run? My nook runs very fast either with the stock browser or opera mobile. If you check the forums, the nook is not the only device having market trouble at this time. I currently have 79 apps on my nook and updated 13 this afternoon. Yes we had to find a workaround to get the market to behave but as I said, there are other tabs having the same issue both with google and the amazon market.
As for poor support, cyanogen, xda, android central, and androidtablets.net all have thriving forums for the nook color.
Don't get me wrong, the Galaxy tab is a good product but I'll put my nook color up against almost any 7" tab on the market and leave most of them in the dust.
Current setup: CM7.1 nightly 160
Cpu set for 300,600,1000,1100,1200 mHz on demand profile
Bluetooth logitech keyboard
USB host mode set up with powered hub, 250GB passport external drive, flash drive and card reader support, logitech usb mouse.
Current quadrant score is 2995 with 14 apps running.
Any tablet or reader you purchase should fill a specific need and there are several choices out there. I currently have 4 tablets for different uses but the one I come back to as my goto tab is the nook.
I'll get off my soapbox now
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wareagleben said:
If I were to buy an android tablet today, I would definitely go with the Acer Iconia Tab. It's only a bit more expensive, but seems a lot more future-proof. The Nook Color's advantage was all the development, but now the hardware is starting to look dated, as it will be to a much greater extent when ICS devices are available.
With that being said, there has been a lot of development for the Nook Color. Two Honeycomb Ports, a full CM7 rom, a MIUI port, Bluetooth working, Ubuntu, and USB host support. And more. The Nook Color is one of XDA's "sweetheart" devices, in that development has pushed the device way further than anyone thought it would ever go. Very few tablets and smartphones have continued development after 6 months. Thank all our amazing devs for all their work.
I hope I haven't muddled your choice. The Nook Color is an amazingly versatile device, with excellent battery life, stable software, and almost constant improvement, which will help your mum. It is a wonderful (budget) tablet, and will likely outlive all the other honeycomb tablets in software development.
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Lol I don't care how good the specs are, it has ¼ of the battery of the nook. Definently not worth it. The 2 things required for any good tablet is battery life and grwat screen. If you don't have that you have anything and the nook has both.
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Has development for nook color stopped?

I can't find a dev thread that has been updated for a while.. I know cm7 still gets worked on, but with such stable builds of gingerbread and so many people with a nook color, I would think there would be some sort of custom roms still in development.
I know plenty of other devices that don't have anything but gingerbread, and they still have plenty of customized roms kernels and tweaks coming out. Have the devs moved on to newer, bigger, better devices?
I want a new phone, some phones coming out offer features I think will make them worth the investment, but no tablet that is out offers enough where I would dump my nook.. but part of what I want in any device is to squeeze out everything you can. The og Droid is still being pushed to limits, and I see this device in the same category. Worthy of being pushed far beyond anything before it.
I read at article about the nook color 2 coming out this month, whether it is true or not isn't the issue.. I'm just trying to figure out if people have given up on this one. Since I doubt that the NC2 will allow customization like this one has, I hope people here will again decide the device is worth pushing..
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Cm7 is updated nightly. Gingerbread is as far as we can go because google will not release the source code. Once ICS is released we will get a port of that.
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Silentbtdeadly said:
I can't find a dev thread that has been updated for a while.. I know cm7 still gets worked on, but with such stable builds of gingerbread and so many people with a nook color, I would think there would be some sort of custom roms still in development.
I know plenty of other devices that don't have anything but gingerbread, and they still have plenty of customized roms kernels and tweaks coming out. Have the devs moved on to newer, bigger, better devices?
I want a new phone, some phones coming out offer features I think will make them worth the investment, but no tablet that is out offers enough where I would dump my nook.. but part of what I want in any device is to squeeze out everything you can. The og Droid is still being pushed to limits, and I see this device in the same category. Worthy of being pushed far beyond anything before it.
I read at article about the nook color 2 coming out this month, whether it is true or not isn't the issue.. I'm just trying to figure out if people have given up on this one. Since I doubt that the NC2 will allow customization like this one has, I hope people here will again decide the device is worth pushing..
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The NC was so easy to root and so ultimately capable that the Devs are basically "done" with it. I mean honestly what more do you think they can do? It already does everything that the device is capable of. Anything left is just minor stuff, the tablet itself is simply perfect(or as perfect as it can be with the hardware it has). I feel like that, more than anything, is probably why there are fewer updates now.

Landara said:
The NC was so easy to root and so ultimately capable that the Devs are basically "done" with it. I mean honestly what more do you think they can do? It already does everything that the device is capable of. Anything left is just minor stuff, the tablet itself is simply perfect(or as perfect as it can be with the hardware it has). I feel like that, more than anything, is probably why there are fewer updates now.
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I'm already perfectly satisfied with mine but I'm still holding out hope that they might be able to eek out better video performance somehow.

I hope Nook Color 2 will be lighter in weight than the current version. I wish BNN can bump the hardware specs without adjusting the price for the next version

henhowc said:
I'm already perfectly satisfied with mine but I'm still holding out hope that they might be able to eek out better video performance somehow.
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We are limited to the capabilities of the hardware. Any other development must be in software. We already reached the near limits on both.

I'm sure that people are hard at work getting CM7 etc on other platforms (HP Touchpad) at the moment. When Ice Cream Sandwich is released, I'm sure that the NC will be in the loop for CM8.

Landara said:
The NC was so easy to root and so ultimately capable that the Devs are basically "done" with it. I mean honestly what more do you think they can do? It already does everything that the device is capable of. Anything left is just minor stuff, the tablet itself is simply perfect(or as perfect as it can be with the hardware it has). I feel like that, more than anything, is probably why there are fewer updates now.
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Most other devices are in a similar place, where they have gingerbread working as fully as possible, but that doesn't mean there isn't more they could do to make it awesome. Custom apps, different tweaks, changing the default ui in some way.. I don't see these other devices getting totally abandoned as if there is nothing more they could do. Cm7 is far from the best custom experience, it is simply the latest stable os.
Miui, with all of its flaws IMO(I like everything but the iPhone ish launcher), is certainly a better platform in some ways, but cm7 also has its own perks. If I saw a ron that combined the best features of both then I would say there isn't much left to do besides customize it..
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I am still holding out hope for movement on running non-Android OS natively, such as Ubuntu or Meebo. Still a pretty wide open pasture on that front.

With the impending release of ics
I would imagine people's enthusiasm for gingerbread has waned.
Also dedicated tablets are cheap and more functional. I only use my Nc as a dedicated reader and use my tablet for web surfing and such.
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8 GB is a little in the low end to run most Linux distros these days.
Also I think you can make a Meego micro sd card.
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SCrid2000 said:
8 GB is a little in the low end to run most Linux distros these days.
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Oh? My Kubuntu setup fits neatly within 5 GiB. Debian would use even less space.

inportb said:
Oh? My Kubuntu setup fits neatly within 5 GiB. Debian would use even less space.
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I didn't say it wouldn't fit, I said it's a little on the low end.
BTW, for Kubuntu:
Required Recommended
Processor 1 GHz (x86) Better than 1 GHz (x86)
Memory 384 MB 1 GB
Hard drive capacity 4 GB[33] 10 GB[33]
Video card VGA @ 640x480 VGA @ 1024x768
And Fedora:
Minimum system requirements
6GB free disk space
2GB of RAM.
And Ubuntu:
1 GHz x86 processor (Pentium 4 or better)
512 MiB of system memory (RAM)
5 GB of hard-drive space
Graphics card and monitor capable of 800x600
Either a CD/DVD drive or a USB port (or both)
So yeah, it'll fit, but it's still on the low end if you want a graphical interface.

Thoughts on switching from HCv4 to CM7?

I'm curious what anyone who has had experience with both thinks about switching from HCv4 to CM7. I've read some of the previous posts on the subject, but it looked like most replies were back in February, so now that we're at the end of 2011, any thoughts?
I've been using HCv4 for about as long as it has been out, and it runs very, very well in my opinion. But since development seems to have died, and now ICS is maybe going to make HC development DOA, until ICS comes to the Color Nook I was thinking of checking around for alternatives.
I've seen that CM7 seems to be very popular, so is it currently the most compatible and fully functional Android version that runs on the NC? Is it better all the way around now than HCv4? Have the video and audio problems been worked out, or are there other drawbacks? Any suggestions will be appreciated.
-JTT

jttraverse said:
I'm curious what anyone who has had experience with both thinks about switching from HCv4 to CM7. I've read some of the previous posts on the subject, but it looked like most replies were back in February, so now that we're at the end of 2011, any thoughts?
I've been using HCv4 for about as long as it has been out, and it runs very, very well in my opinion. But since development seems to have died, and now ICS is maybe going to make HC development DOA, until ICS comes to the Color Nook I was thinking of checking around for alternatives.
I've seen that CM7 seems to be very popular, so is it currently the most compatible and fully functional Android version that runs on the NC? Is it better all the way around now than HCv4? Have the video and audio problems been worked out, or are there other drawbacks? Any suggestions will be appreciated.
-JTT
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CM7 is actually usable unlike HC. Yes basically all issues have been squashed. I suggest you switch ASAP. No point using dead, and incomplete software.
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The main reason that it has no report/response since Feb is 'cuz nobody else uses it (a little exaggeration) except you and some others, very minor. Did I love HC, heck yes, beautiful GUI, I'd tried both HCv4 and 2 others (forgot from who), honestly, beautiful, but that's about it.
Since Feb til now, when ICS is being developed, I'm surprise that here and there, still people asking about HC.
CM7 - Gingerbread (full support)
CM8 - Honeycomb (die before born)
CM9 - Ice Cream Sandwich (in labor)

As the author of one of the ports, it still baffles me that people are using the darn thing. It was designed as an experiment, and honestly never expected for real use (without the hc source). Any remning users ould go to cm7 post haste, and hang in there for cm9 to roll aound..

Divine_Madcat said:
As the author of one of the ports, it still baffles me that people are using the darn thing. It was designed as an experiment, and honestly never expected for real use (without the hc source). Any remning users ould go to cm7 post haste, and hang in there for cm9 to roll aound..
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You know why? 'cuz the one you've made, I believe the entire HC image file, was so beauty, seeing the GUI, honestly I didn't want to go back to CM7 but like I said, that's about it.

Yeoouch..
Hmmm, I guess I feel chastised for still using the Honeycomb SDK hack on my color Nook, but honestly, it has worked very well. Though I'm not living and dying by what I can or can't do with my Nook, it's been plenty usable while waiting for a better, cleaner, faster version of something to come along. 99% of the apps I've tried have worked, and the few that haven't have not been missed enough to change to a different mod just for them. So I'll grit my teeth and just say thanks to anyone who contributed to the HCv4 version I've been using.
I may try CM7, if only because I like knowing what my options are, and because I may give the thing as a gift to my daughter, who won't want to mess with a kludged version of Honeycomb. It's the eReader apps and their functionality that matters most at the moment, and I don't think that will matter whether I'm on CM7 or HCv4.
eh, I wish ICS was already out...
-JTT

HP Touchpad or not

I have oportunity to buy new and very cheap HP Touchpad 16GB.
Here are my doubts:
1. I do not know at the moment how it goes with implementation of Android on it so any suggestion about this issue from you is welcome.
2. How good is WebOS for end users and also does it have any apps for kids like educational games and similar, and do i have to pay for them ???
3. Support of Qualcom 3g USB modem and it possibilities to connect via 3g network.
4. battery life experience under WebOS and Android.
i need help ASAP because offer is running out.
Regards,

janeku said:
I have oportunity to buy new and very cheap HP Touchpad 16GB.
Here are my doubts:
1. I do not know at the moment how it goes with implementation of Android on it so any suggestion about this issue from you is welcome.
2. How good is WebOS for end users and also does it have any apps for kids like educational games and similar, and do i have to pay for them ???
3. Support of Qualcom 3g USB modem and it possibilities to connect via 3g network.
4. battery life experience under WebOS and Android.
i need help ASAP because offer is running out.
Regards,
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The answers to every one of those questions is in the forum and there are several threads with practically the same questions. Please take the time to learn to SEARCH for your answers. You will always learn more if you look for info yourself rather than it just being handed to you
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All I will say is that you will love your TouchPad running ICS.

janeku said:
I have oportunity to buy new and very cheap HP Touchpad 16GB.
Here are my doubts:
1. I do not know at the moment how it goes with implementation of Android on it so any suggestion about this issue from you is welcome. The only issue remaining is the camera does not work
2. How good is WebOS for end users and also does it have any apps for kids like educational games and similar, and do i have to pay for them ??? I dont EVER boot to WebOS, I strictly use Android ICS
3. Support of Qualcom 3g USB modem and it possibilities to connect via 3g network. There is no internal hardware that will allow this, I don't know if there are any external products
4. battery life experience under WebOS and Android. I get great battery life on mine, I also have it on a Touchstone when I am not using it. Again I never use WebOS, so I have no experience.
i need help ASAP because offer is running out.
Regards,
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I LOVE my TP(32Gig). I got a mine for a great price, and can't imagine I'd get much better for 4x the money of what I spent

janeku said:
I have oportunity to buy new and very cheap HP Touchpad 16GB.
Here are my doubts:
1. I do not know at the moment how it goes with implementation of Android on it so any suggestion about this issue from you is welcome.
2. How good is WebOS for end users and also does it have any apps for kids like educational games and similar, and do i have to pay for them ???
3. Support of Qualcom 3g USB modem and it possibilities to connect via 3g network.
4. battery life experience under WebOS and Android.
i need help ASAP because offer is running out.
Regards,
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My two cents;
If you like ICS and the 10 inch size the TP is great! I have a Kindle Fire running ICS which I really like but I find myself using the TP much more often. It is faster, smoother, and more storage.
WebOS is a really cool OS but the lack of apps pretty much ruins it for me, I never use it other than just messing around with it to learn more about it, I have very few apps for WebOS. If you want a wide selection of cheap and free apps for kids, Android has plenty of these.
No idea on the usb modem, but it tethers great to every mobile wifi hotspot (android phones) that I have tried.
Battery life is good if you ask me. Maybe not as good as my wife's Ipad 2 but I use the TP a lot more for video than her, which eats battery.
I like the TP so much I bought a second one so that we now have a tablet for every kid on road-trips, it's fantastic

I know about this suggestion, but as i said, i do not have much time because of offer. I peek a little around xda and see that ics is still not developed good, but ubuntu is available too. I already did rooting of my htc desire, runing miui, but this section is new. I think i'm going to buy this little thing and wait for good version of android.
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janeku said:
I know about this suggestion, but as i said, i do not have much time because of offer. I peek a little around xda and see that ics is still not developed good, but ubuntu is available too. I already did rooting of my htc desire, runing miui, but this section is new. I think i'm going to buy this little thing and wait for good version of android.
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If you say that ICS isn't developed enough then you still have a lot to read
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noob
I just bought a 32GB last week, but still haven't received it. I have questioned numerous sources and they say that the CM nightlies are reliable.

knickerblogger said:
I just bought a 32GB last week, but still haven't received it. I have questioned numerous sources and they say that the CM nightlies are reliable.
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I can fortunately say that I have no issues running the unofficial nightlies with TWRP recovery and nightly differential updates
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janeku said:
I know about this suggestion, but as i said, i do not have much time because of offer. I peek a little around xda and see that ics is still not developed good, but ubuntu is available too. I already did rooting of my htc desire, runing miui, but this section is new. I think i'm going to buy this little thing and wait for good version of android.
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I think ICS runs great on it. I have not run into any problems that a quick search on xda didn't fix easily (and most of those were caused by me screwing with things just for fun that I didn't fully understand).
It works flawlessly enough that my kids (as young as 4) and wife (as tech savvy as the 4yr old) use it all the time and have never had a single problem. They are able to install and use all the apps they want and more.

janeku said:
I know about this suggestion, but as i said, i do not have much time because of offer. I peek a little around xda and see that ics is still not developed good, but ubuntu is available too. I already did rooting of my htc desire, runing miui, but this section is new. I think i'm going to buy this little thing and wait for good version of android.
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I personally believe that if you don't give it a try, you'll be short changing yourself. There are a few VERY good ICS ROM's out there right now. The only reason I ever change ROM's at this point, is because I am a flash whore. The current ROM I am on, has NOTHING going wrong with it, aside from the camera not working yet(it is being worked on). That for me is a non-issue, but may be for others. I can honestly say that it is more solid than the ROM's I run in my phone.

[Q] Just bought a TouchPad, what shall I expect?

I just bought a TouchPad yesterday. It already has Android 4.2 (CyanogenMod) installed on it. Is there anything I should know about battery life, quirks because WebOS isn't being used, what ROM to use, etc? Or is it straight forward?

DJ Scooby Doo said:
I just bought a TouchPad yesterday. It already has Android 4.2 (CyanogenMod) installed on it. Is there anything I should know about battery life, quirks because WebOS isn't being used, what ROM to use, etc? Or is it straight forward?
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I would say that it's pretty straightforward. Since you're here, you might want to take a look at this tool. That can be used to wipe your tablet and start fresh (which I would probably recommend so that you know what is on it). Good luck, and welcome to the family!

Welcome to the family! I bought mine after the fire sale when HP discontinued them and thanks to the wonderful work of the developers who ported Android to it and continue to develop it have never regretted it but have constantly been impressed by how good a piece of kit it is. There can be a few quirks with individual Touchpads but you'll soon find work arounds for any issues you may run into on this forum somewhere. Folks are friendly too so if you've read around but can't come up with the answer post and someone will help you out I'm sure!

DJ Scooby Doo said:
I just bought a TouchPad yesterday. It already has Android 4.2 (CyanogenMod) installed on it. Is there anything I should know about battery life, quirks because WebOS isn't being used, what ROM to use, etc? Or is it straight forward?
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It's not as straight forwards as people say. For instance, some ROMs are made with Data/Media partitions and some are not. You should know what this means before flashing a ROM. If you go the Data/Media route, it is recommended that you partition it that way before flashing (unless your used TouchPad has already been partitioned correctly). Also, even though people do it with a tool that was released for the TouchPad, I wouldn't try and remove webOS. That's just my opinion. It doesn't hurt anything to keep it on and you may need it every now and then in emergencies (If something bad happens with Android, you can still boot into webOS, etc.). Other than that, the TouchPad is great. I recommend buying a Touchstone because its a useful accessory.

If you use JCSullins Touchpad Toolbox it's really easy, it will auto detect data media and set itself up perfectly. I removed WebOS from mine and the ones I maintain as I've not booted into it since the day android came out for it almost 3 years ago, so for me it was a complete waste of space.

theronkinator said:
If you use JCSullins Touchpad Toolbox it's really easy, it will auto detect data media and set itself up perfectly. I removed WebOS from mine and the ones I maintain as I've not booted into it since the day android came out for it almost 3 years ago, so for me it was a complete waste of space.
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So if you jack up your tablet somehow, how do you recover it? It's not an android device so how would you use webOS recovery? Or is that still accessible? I haven't really looked into getting rid of webOS. Not that I want to.

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So if you jack up your tablet somehow, how do you recover it? It's not an android device so how would you use webOS recovery? Or is that still accessible? I haven't really looked into getting rid of webOS. Not that is want to.
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It is explained in the OP of Jcsullins toolbox box thread, but I believe that it recreates 1 media partition and you then use WebOS Doctor.

Thank you all for your help. I just received my TouchPad and I followed the instructions on the TPToolbox tool to install CM 11. It works perfect! My mom is very happy with her gift. This is her tablet. I am replacing the old Lenovo A-107 that broke on her (milaq also used to work on this tablet).