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Nook Color is the Honda Civic of tablets

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It's all in how you pimp it

that is one ugly car

Yeah, I'm not particularly a fan of pimped Civics, but you can't deny the parallels. Both the NC and the HC hit that sweet spot of being cheap but halfway reputable, easily customizable, and characterized by a community that will make the machine do any number of outrageous things just because they can.

I see you're point but also think you could have found a better example picture.....

Once the NC has a flourishing aftermarket, I will agree with you
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id say the nook is more like a jeep wrangler, its cheap, highly customizable, very hard to break (unless it came broke ), and can run anything just about anywhere.. i love both my nook and jeep lol.

I should have grabbed something with front and rear spoilers and visible groundlighting

A cheap, dependable car with low performance that some people hop up to try to make it into something that it isn't?
Sounds about right.

Civic of the tablet world.... hmm... I'm not sure that this is a good thing....
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I'm not trying to make it compatible with anyone's brand identity. It is what it is. I have nothing against my brothers who stand around a Civic talking about swapping in lambo doors, even if I am more comfortable talking about swapping in a Honeycomb theme for a custom launcher on a Gingerbread ROM.

Taosaur said:
I'm not trying to make it compatible with anyone's brand identity. It is what it is. I have nothing against my brothers who stand around a Civic talking about swapping in lambo doors, even if I am more comfortable talking about swapping in a Honeycomb theme for a custom launcher on a Gingerbread ROM.
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I'm just enjoying posting crazy civic mods

Taosaur said:
It's all in how you pimp it
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That's the best lookin' Civic I've seen! I think that was a great comparison.

jessie57 said:
Once the NC has a flourishing aftermarket, I will agree with you
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I'd say that XDA-Developers is the Nook Color's flourishing aftermarket.

therealguppy said:
I'm just enjoying posting crazy civic mods
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The Red Green show... funniest Canuck TV ever imported to PBS. I miss watching that show.

The stock speaker is pretty weak...

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Its all about the speed! Overclocked baby!
Edit: Wait a minute, thats a minivan! Doh!

I'd say it's more like a Mustang, great bang for the buck performance. And by the way the fact that I own a Mustang didn't influence my opinion in any way.
Yes, that's my Mustang.

darien87 said:
I'd say it's more like a Mustang, great bang for the buck performance. And by the way the fact that I own a Mustang didn't influence my opinion in any way.
Yes, that's my Mustang.
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Forget the mustang, is that your ranch?!!

Angry Birds HD - Now Available!

Hey everyone! So I just finished installing Angry Birds HD on my Xoom, and I figured I would share with everyone how I did it. All you have to do is install the apk for the Lenovo App Shop, found preinstalled on the latest Lenovo tablets, and buy the game through there app store.
I have uploaded the Lenovo App Shop apk here - http://www.multiupload.com/EF3RKHYBGP
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Nice!
The apps in the Lenovo market should be compatible w/ the Xoom is that correct?

What is Lenovo market? Is it anything like Amazon App Store?

vamp6x6x6x said:
What is Lenovo market? Is it anything like Amazon App Store?
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it's appstore created by Lenovo. It has few exclusive apps which cannot be found on other market (android, amazon). BTW, it has better UI than amazon appstore.

tritran18518 said:
it's appstore created by Lenovo. It has few exclusive apps which cannot be found on other market (android, amazon). BTW, it has better UI than amazon appstore.
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cool will check em out.

5 dollars for a game that used to be free??! Duck that....I will keep playing armored tank strike

rockhumper said:
5 dollars for a game that used to be free??! Duck that....I will keep playing armored tank strike
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I know, it is a lot...but if it makes you feel better its the same price for the ipad version.

What the difference between this HD version and the version's already available? don't see any problems with the normal version..

bignadad said:
What the difference between this HD version and the version's already available? don't see any problems with the normal version..
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Slightly better graphics....but I don't find it to be worth $5 personally.

I already have 3 stars and all of the eggs, and the regular version looks fine to me (and I have ad blocker).
Not really worth the trouble.

to be honest I love hd stuff so I am hoping it comes to amazon as the free app of the day one day lol

Its thw same exact game . Only thing diffrent is the HD lable

[Q] How much is my Touchpad worth?

Well I realized the 10inch tablet is kinda.. a overkill.. and doesn't fit my needs for portability. Im planning to sell it but i dont know how much is it worth?
Hp Touchpad 32gb
Hp custom fit Case modded with velcro flap to close cover
Hp touchstone
Skinomi Screen protector on it + a brand new one if buyer wants to apply another one
+ 4 brand new clear overstock touchpad screen protectors
Hp usb charger
The serial warranty shows its till aug 2012
how much is this worth now on the market like craigslist.
I used it for about 6 hrs mostly installing preware, tweaks, andriod, 3 movies.
Thank you

$230+ for the device. $30 for the touchstone.

i think best way to sell it is to put it on the auction on ebay.....u will easily get the good price...but i agree with the above poster...its going anywhere between 230-300.....
sell it before those cheap ICS tablets comes out...

Above sounds about right. If you wouldn't mind, I'd be interested in seeing how you modded the case.

um ok
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I like my touchpad but that new transformer looks very appealing. You could get a big upgrade pretty much for free.
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nivlac978 said:
I like my touchpad but that new transformer looks very appealing. You could get a big upgrade pretty much for free.
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How? Even $300 is only half way there. Plus they are having serious range issues due to the casing with WIFI and GPS. That and Asus has already leaked that they are releasing a newer version in a few months. I would wait for that.

The new 7 inch transformer prime is 250. HD screen, tegra 3. I don't know when it comes out though.
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Thanks, that looks really clean. I've been wanting to do something like this myself but wasn't sure what the best way to arrange everything was. I can't understand why HP didn't just put $0.25 worth of velcro or a magnet on this thing themselves.
Good luck selling your TP. I have a Nook Color with CM7 and love the form factor. It feels a lot more portable than just 3" smaller because it also has a 16x9 aspect ratio vs 4x3. The performance probably doesn't measure up to the TP or other tablets you can get now, but I still love it with CM7 and overclocked to 1200mhz. You can find refurb's for as low as $120 or so from time to time, and that will probably keep dropping.

Sell MacBook Pro and build PC, thoughts?

Howdy!
So heres the story, I currently own an early 2011 17" MacBook Pro with an 2.2 Ghz i7 Processor. Recently I've had an itch for a 27" iMac but the buffed version is well beyond my budget. So I had another idea, what if I sell my MBP for say ~1.5k and use that money to build a custom PC with similar specs of the 27" iMac. However as many people might know already, Apple released their new line of retina display MBP's in which they also discontinued the 17".
My particular MBP model happened to be the second to last model they sold so technically speaking, its not incredibly outdated compared to other 17" PC's in the market.
Here's where you guys come in. I have consulted with my family in the matter and all in all, they are very against my idea in saying that it would be a waste of money. Here's a few questions if you guys would be kind enough to give me your sincere opinion (Please leave the fanboyism out of this):
1) Since the 17" MBP was discontinued, do you see it rising in price due to its "rarity" or depreciating due to the new hardware in the new line of MBP's
2) Whats a realistic amount to ask for my 17" MBP (Full specs below)? The computer is in LN (Like New) condition I should add.
3) Anything else I should consider?
Specs:
Hard Drive: 750GB 5400 RPM
Display: 17" High-Res Glossy Display
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Heck no! I don't really like apple, but I hate windows to the core. Don't build a PC, keep that Mac!
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shravbits said:
Heck no! I don't really like apple, but I hate windows to the core. Don't build a PC, keep that Mac!
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Oh wait, I forgot to mention that I would be installing OSX since I myself love OSX while the Windows 7 partition would serve for gaming and such.

High five then! Go hackint0sh! Go ahead then, build it. Give it Lion, and you will be happy! Apple ain't that great but, OS X is boss. I'm a hackint0sh-er myself
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I have built many hackintoshs and many many more pcs, it is definitely the way to go.
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Aw yeah! We should start a hackint0sh thread (besides this)
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Tech value will only go down (at least until it becomes Antique but I doubt you want to sit on a computer for 20+ years). As far as asking price you should probably shoot for roughly 1/3 to 1/2 of what you paid for it since it's in LN condition.

Tom's Hardware gives a comprehensive review on the Nexus 5

Just thought I would share the link on the review Toms Hardware does on the Nexus 5.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/google-nexus-5-smartphone,3720.html

It's a decent review until they get to the reviews.
Then they pretend like they know what they're talking about.
They know that the Note 3 'cheats'. But they fail to mention that other OEMs have closed source optimizations, other devices besides the Note 3 also 'cheat'.
Then they get too much into scores treating the phone like a new video card that's released. Good PC Reviewers (Which Tom's is also not but it's adorable that they try) don't always make for good phone reviewers.

tebore said:
It's a decent review until they get to the reviews.
Then they pretend like they know what they're talking about.
They know that the Note 3 'cheats'. But they fail to mention that other OEMs have closed source optimizations, other devices besides the Note 3 also 'cheat'.
Then they get too much into scores treating the phone like a new video card that's released. Good PC Reviewers (Which Tom's is also not but it's adorable that they try) don't always make for good phone reviewers.
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Yea, they definitely focus mostly on benchmarks. Which is kinda lame. No one bases their decision to buy a phone on benchmarks.

nerv8765 said:
No one bases their decision to buy a phone on benchmarks.
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People that read Tom's Hardware do. They know their audience well. That is why they focus on ridiculous benchmark numbers in all their reviews.

bozzykid said:
People that read Tom's Hardware do. They know their audience well. That is why they focus on ridiculous benchmark numbers in all their reviews.
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Well, I do take performance in general into consideration, but benchmarks are *so* unreliable that it's hard to base a decision off of them alone.
However, after reading the full review, I do think it was a good review. The Nexus 5 is a game changer and they realize that.

What Project Butter did for UI performance in Android 4.2, Project Svelte does for memory efficiency in KitKat;
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Project Butter was introduced in 4.1

They show very good battery results, as Anandtech did.
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That result also surprised me as well!!!!

Great read, Thanks for sharing.
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