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[Q] To get an IPad or not...

I need some opinions on this topic: should I get an IPad or not.
A bit of background about me
- I am an Android user (Galaxy S)
- I do not own any nor have I ever owned an Apple device
- I would never want an Iphone
- I really want a tablet
- I live in South Africa where the ipad 2 is getting released tomorrow
- Except for the Samsung Tab P1000 there are no Android tablets available here yet
- We generally only receive devices 3-6 months after the US, so no Galaxy 10.1 until later this year
- Importing is generally not an option as this would push the price way too high
My options are:
- Buy an Ipad 2 tomorrow, sell it once the droids hit the shelves here
- Wait until June when a friend of mine travels to Europe and brings me back a XOOM for Galaxy 10.1 (if they are released by then...)
My Concerns:
- Apple sucks
- No Jailbreak for Ipad 2 as of yet
- Apple Apps are damn expensive, $9.95 for pages?!?!
- All other restrictions that come with the Ipad (yes, I know them all...)
- Resell value of the ipad 2
- No native divx/avi - COME ON!!!
What I need it for:
- browsing
- videos
- music
- reading books
Despite all this I cannot help feel that I someone want the ipad, maybe its the looks? I just really want a tablet... Now, what would YOU do?

You could get the transformer.
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If you're wanting to sell it when Droids hit the shelves then I'd say don't buy, It's an awful lot of money to spend on something which you do not particularly want, also if your views are 'Apple Sucks' I wouldn't reccomend it at all Although a good tablet none the less.

MacaronyMax said:
If you're wanting to sell it when Droids hit the shelves then I'd say don't buy, It's an awful lot of money to spend on something which you do not particularly want, also if your views are 'Apple Sucks' I wouldn't reccomend it at all Although a good tablet none the less.
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I really want a tablet . I agree, it is a lot of money but the iPads seem to have an excellent resell value in this country. Maybe knock of 15% in 4 or 5 months. The supply is so small compared to the demand.

Tim182 said:
I really want a tablet . I agree, it is a lot of money but the iPads seem to have an excellent resell value in this country. Maybe knock of 15% in 4 or 5 months. The supply is so small compared to the demand.
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Ahhh fair enough Is buying from abroad not an option?

MacaronyMax said:
Ahhh fair enough Is buying from abroad not an option?
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Possibly. Customs can be a real ***** though. Bought my Galaxy S from overseas (I think I was the first to own one locally) but it cost me an arm and a leg.
I would buy the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in a heartbeat but who knows about the release date of a 3G version. Xoom is awesome but expensive for the 3G version $$$. Plus, I am not a fan of the looks.
My fears with the iPad 2 are
- no native video playback of divx/avi and I have no nerve to convert videos every time. Not sure if players like Azul work well. VLC has been pulled of the market and since there is no jailbreak as of yet it can't be installed
- No flash
- No tab browsing, not sure if there is a DECENT browser that can sort this out
- Document editing - I refuse to pay $9.95 each for pages and numbers and google docs doesn't seem to be a real solution either
- Just transferring files, I have this feeling that I will throw the thing out the window once I realise that I cannot save an email attachment and open it in different apps (please correct me here!!!)

Tim182 said:
Possibly. Customs can be a real ***** though. Bought my Galaxy S from overseas (I think I was the first to own one locally) but it cost me an arm and a leg.
I would buy the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in a heartbeat but who knows about the release date of a 3G version. Xoom is awesome but expensive for the 3G version $$$. Plus, I am not a fan of the looks.
My fears with the iPad 2 are
- no native video playback of divx/avi and I have no nerve to convert videos every time. Not sure if players like Azul work well. VLC has been pulled of the market and since there is no jailbreak as of yet it can't be installed
- No flash
- No tab browsing, not sure if there is a DECENT browser that can sort this out
- Document editing - I refuse to pay $9.95 each for pages and numbers and google docs doesn't seem to be a real solution either
- Just transferring files, I have this feeling that I will throw the thing out the window once I realise that I cannot save an email attachment and open it in different apps (please correct me here!!!)
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By the looks of it then the iPad 2 may not be worth your time, Are you going anywhere for holiday? Maybe you could pick one up then lol

Tim182 said:
Possibly. Customs can be a real ***** though. Bought my Galaxy S from overseas (I think I was the first to own one locally) but it cost me an arm and a leg.
I would buy the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in a heartbeat but who knows about the release date of a 3G version. Xoom is awesome but expensive for the 3G version $$$. Plus, I am not a fan of the looks.
My fears with the iPad 2 are
- no native video playback of divx/avi and I have no nerve to convert videos every time. Not sure if players like Azul work well. VLC has been pulled of the market and since there is no jailbreak as of yet it can't be installed
- No flash
- No tab browsing, not sure if there is a DECENT browser that can sort this out
- Document editing - I refuse to pay $9.95 each for pages and numbers and google docs doesn't seem to be a real solution either
- Just transferring files, I have this feeling that I will throw the thing out the window once I realise that I cannot save an email attachment and open it in different apps (please correct me here!!!)
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Get the transformer pad.

Just wait for your friend, ipad isn't worth to buy..
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Got the iPad. I must say, owning a tablet is great and the screen, design and built quality of the iPad 2 is really excellent. The rest, well, it sucks. Its a great device for browsing, reading and news apps but the rest sucks. After a few days with the device I can now appreciate just how far ahead Android is.
Anyway, still was a good decision to buy as I got the experience and they ran out of stock a few days after lauch. Selling it this week, at a 25% profit

Tim182 said:
Got the iPad. I must say, owning a tablet is great and the screen, design and built quality of the iPad 2 is really excellent. The rest, well, it sucks. Its a great device for browsing, reading and news apps but the rest sucks. After a few days with the device I can now appreciate just how far ahead Android is.
Anyway, still was a good decision to buy as I got the experience and they ran out of stock a few days after lauch. Selling it this week, at a 25% profit
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Your advice is get the ipad and you have one for sale. convienient. lol. I smell a smooth salesman.

Tim182 said:
Got the iPad. I must say, owning a tablet is great and the screen, design and built quality of the iPad 2 is really excellent. The rest, well, it sucks. Its a great device for browsing, reading and news apps but the rest sucks. After a few days with the device I can now appreciate just how far ahead Android is.
Anyway, still was a good decision to buy as I got the experience and they ran out of stock a few days after lauch. Selling it this week, at a 25% profit
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you serious about the no tab browsing? you mean I can't have two pages open at the same time?

souljaboy said:
you serious about the no tab browsing? you mean I can't have two pages open at the same time?
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Sure you can, just not with the native Safari. I paid a buck for Atomic and couldn't be happier.

Ever thought of the Archos Internet Tablet 101?
I really like Archos

As a Note owner, do you also own a full size tablet?

I once owned a HP TouchPad, but found my Note being the go-to device for my internet browsing needs... So I sold it.
I use my MB Pro for computing and heavy interaction with the web.
I still find myself intrigued with full size tablets, like the soon to be announced Samsung retina display tablet... But with the Note, will a device like that fall the way of my TouchPad?
So, do you have a full size tablet in your arsenal?
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Yeah, i got an iPad 2 although its been getting used less since i got the note, but i still like it.

No. Sold my iPad 2 long ago and have zero interest in another tablet after getting the Note.

I thought about getting a smaller phone and a tablet. But since you don't want to carry both the whole time, the Note was the best decision.
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I also have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 which i have picked up fro here.
Its great and i use it all the time at home for web browsing and youtbue.
So i find myself using the note less at home compared to when i only had the streak before.

hi guys, im not new here but i havent been on for some time now. i was living in the apple world. i just picked up a note. i knew this was the phone for me and i was right.
i trade a ipad2 for it and im not looking back. i had the sg2 before this and found myself not using the ipad anymore. i dont think i will get the ipad3 but you never know. anyway im a happy note owner.
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Sold GTAB 7 bought GTAB 10.1; sold that bought Transformer Prime; sold that yesterday to buy nothing for some time. Galaxy Note does everything I want on the road, but on my couch a good 10 inch tablet is irresistible.

I also have an iPad 2 but haven't used it for months (even when I got the Note I hadn't used it for ages). In fact, I don't even know where it is
For me, the iPad doesn't offer enough functionality to carry it around. It's good for browsing the net on the sofa. But if that's all you want it for, you might as well go for one of the cheap $100 tablets. The iPad only beats them in areas that are useful for outdoors (screen quality outdoors, signal strength, storage etc).
For just browsing the net in your lounge, the cheapies are a great option.

Yes, same as DMax99, have Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 that I use at home for browsing internet and checking emails anywhere in the house, Tab stays home when I go to work to meet my clients and outside I use my Galaxy Note. I enjoy watching movies on Tab when I go to bed, love it. And I have 50" Pioneer Kuro plasma and Oppo Blue Ray player that is almost not used anymore

Selling Ipad2 as will probably get the 3 in March. Note is amazing tho. Does everything I need, even light gaming via PS3 controller, Streaming movies via Allshare to my 55d8k sam with excellent battery life. Overall a great device for me.

The note is my first Android and I am so happy with it that I decided to buy an Android tablet last week. I don't know what came over me to stop using my brain and buy a Sony product. I bought the Sony tablet S and as we speak it is all packed up in its box and goes back Monday.
I love the size of my Note and thought that a tablet would be like an extra big Note that I could use around the house and the office. I still think its a great idea but I have certainly learned my lesson about who not to buy fron. The tablet S is a joke. Useless sdcard slot, wifi can barely stay connected. Wifi shut off when you close the screen, but only on some days lol.
Flash forward... I preordered the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 super AMOLED plus. The size is just fine for office and home.
I have now become used to the Notes beautiful color depth and Samsung in general. I simply can't go back to nasty washed out pixel screens. Certainly not ones that perform as horribley as the Sony S.

I have my Note plus, an iPad 1, HP Touchpad, HP windows 7 Tablet. I hope to get the ipad 3 and sell the first ipad, and buy a Android Tablet once I feel the Apps have cought up. For now I like that I have a large phone with android so I can taste all the Mobile Os's.(besides WP7 which I would like to try, but there is no incentive, perhaps I'll get a W8 Tablet once my W7 Tablets needs to be replaced)

Reading all these posts makes me realize what I'm getting myself into. If there are these many people buying a minimum of 500 USD on tablets to surf on the FRIGGING' COUCH, my habit of diving into high-tech just began to sound childish and spoiled.
Do something better with your money, folks. Seriously, four tablets and a phone?

The Note would never replace my iPad 2. The app market on ios and android is quite different. The note is great for browsing on the go, but at home browsing and playing games on the iPad trump all. Sure there are games on android, but they always come first to ios...sucks but it is what it is.

The note is genuinely at the point where its too big of a phone but smaller than a tablet. I call the note a hybrid of a phone and tablet, I do own an iPad2 and my use with it for web browsing when I'm too lazy to grab my laptop but not lazy to grab my ipad2 or to read a my ebooks which are amazing on the big screen BUT ever since I got my note, I wouldn't say I ignored my tablet completely I still use it occasionally for certain apps but I have been on my note for long periods of time web browsing and seemed my practical to use my note as an ebook reader. Plus the note having a really good battery life and flash on the web browser doesn't hurt;-)
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I have an Acer Iconer A501. Since I got the SGN, the Acer is hardly ever used. The main use for it now is to give the kids something to watch movies on during long car journeys.

My Asus Transformer has been gathering dust since my Note arrived last month. This phone with an MHL makes even my bluray obsolete.
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A damn proud Galaxy Note owner.

Yes a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. But since i got the Note, i rarely use it.

I sold Galaxy Tab 10.1 thought about getting prime but got a note instead

I own Transformer, iPad 2 and Transformer Prime and my G Note will be here next week, in anticipation of lack of usage, I have already put Transformer and iPad 2 for sale on the forum

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.

mcb3 said:
It's made by Asus not Acer.
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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.
My life for Aiur

Are you still happy with your Nexus 7?

Hi everybody!
I'm about to get a tablet. Not sure yet which one, but the Nexus 7 is definitely one of my targets.
So I was wondering, if you, Nexus 7 owners, are still happy and would still recommend it.
If not, let me know why and what you'd recommend instead.
Looking forward to your answers.
Kind regards and greetings from Germany.

Yup still love it. My first tablet tho. I'm very on the go and 7" is perfection. Battery lasts me most of the day playing galaxy on fire 2 and streaming shows from xfinity. It runs super smooth and touch seems more sensitive than other devices. Sometimes I have an issue where the screen won't respond but turning the screen on and off seems to fix that.
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hismadnezz said:
Hi everybody!
I'm about to get a tablet. Not sure yet which one, but the Nexus 7 is definitely one of my targets.
So I was wondering, if you, Nexus 7 owners, are still happy and would still recommend it.
If not, let me know why and what you'd recommend instead.
Looking forward to your answers.
Kind regards and greetings from Germany.
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I think what might help inform your decision is what you intend to use the tablet for.
The prime example being, if you need a lot of local storage, this might not be the device for you as it has no removable SD card slot. (although with rooting and USB OTG you can mount external flash devices)
If you're after a great overall tablet for consuming content, I can't think of a better option at this price. I'm virtually addicted to mine (much to my wife's chagrin).

Its the best. Get one ASAP! Device is works very well. Best bang for buck.

Love it. It's a fantastic device and the form factor rocks as far as i'm concerned.

still like it? its been less than a month lol
ive had 2 defective ones and a 3rd is being sent to me, and i still like it.

Absolutely no regrets, having the power of Tegra and a stock Android install really shows just how powerful the platform can be. And for the price it really is quality piece of kit, the only downsides to my mind are the lack of expandable storage and no HDMI out. But storage can be solved quickly and very cheaply with an USB OTG cable, the HDMI out will soon be solved through Miracast, and the nearest competitors with these features cost almost double the price.
If you're in the market for a tablet, there's really no competition for the Nexus 7 right now unless money is no object.

plambda said:
I think what might help inform your decision is what you intend to use the tablet for.
The prime example being, if you need a lot of local storage, this might not be the device for you as it has no removable SD card slot. (although with rooting and USB OTG you can mount external flash devices)
If you're after a great overall tablet for consuming content, I can't think of a better option at this price. I'm virtually addicted to mine (much to my wife's chagrin).
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um....
I'm looking forward to use a tablet for browsing the internet while I'm on the couch / bed and if possible watch a few episodes of my favorite TV shows while I'm traveling (train / airplane). I'm not much of a gamer and for music I've got my little iPod. That's pretty much it...

I have only one problem with mine. I can't put the damn thing down.
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AuxiliaryPie said:
still like it? its been less than a month lol
ive had 2 defective ones and a 3rd is being sent to me, and i still like it.
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well....yes. I've decided to buy a smartphone (name is not relevant) once, and after only 10 days, I've regretted that decision already. I think after 4 weeks you can decide that already, don't you?

Yes I'm still happy with my purchase. I bought it on July 17 and since then I didn't use my iPad 3 yet. Same thing for my gnex... since I got jelly bean on it I've yet use my iPhone 4s. I understand why apple hates android now!
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Soooo who gonna sell their Nexus 7 for a Ipad Mini?
Well come next Month we find out if Apple are gonna launch an Ipad mini, but the question is will you sell your Nexus 7 to buy one if the specs are decent & it has a Retina display plus if the price lands around what the Nexus 7 16GB is atm.
I have no doubt in my mind there will be plenty of Nexus 7's on Ebay if an Ipad Mini does come about next month.
I personally won't be selling mine as im not a fan of Apple never have been, but i reckon some on here will even if they don't admit to it right now.

ixon2001 said:
Well come next Month we find out if Apple are gonna launch an Ipad mini, but the question is will you sell your Nexus 7 to buy one if the specs are decent & it has a Retina display plus if the price lands around what the Nexus 7 16GB is atm.
I have no doubt in my mind there will be plenty of Nexus 7's on Ebay if an Ipad Mini does come about next month.
I personally won't be selling mine as im not a fan of Apple never have been, but i reckon some on here will even if they don't admit to it right now.
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There's no way Apple will sell an iPad mini at a loss. They have no qualms being the most expensive solution on the market, that's practically their business model. It will be nowhere close to $199. $349 is the lowest I see them pricing an 8GB model.

I love mine, and I don't think Apple is going to fight in the pricing weeds with N7. Lowest the iPAD mini will cost is $249 or maybe even $299

Love it. Perfect form factor for me too. Always felt the iPad was too big for my usage, felt awkward using it out and about. This thing bridged the gap nicely.

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I'm looking forward to use a tablet for browsing the internet while I'm on the couch / bed and if possible watch a few episodes of my favorite TV shows while I'm traveling (train / airplane). I'm not much of a gamer and for music I've got my little iPod. That's pretty much it...
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Then go for it. You won't regret it.

Yes, I get more happy the longer I have it. Now after saying that I have to say that screen size is a big factor in deciding what is best for you. I've gone through Acer Iconia A500 10.1 inch, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 inch (still have), iPad New (3) 9.7 inch and now the Nexus 7, 7 inch.
I definitely take the 7 out with me more often than I did the others.
I would visit a Best Buy or some other place that sells tablets that has them in different sized to get a feel for what is good for you and if you decide 7 is the best you should get the Nexus 7. I'm just saying that because I spent a lot of money trying to find my perfect size and should have visited a store in the first place to know my perfect size before going through all those other tablets.

I have the loose screen and it doesn't bother me one bit. It's a great companion for a daily commuter.
I can't put this thing down. It's the only tablet I use anymore.
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yup everytime its in my hands I say mmmmmmmmmmmmmannnnn Im glad i got this thing :good:

I'm loving it. It's my most used tablet so far. It just feels very comfortable in the hand and works very fine. Great device.

Tab S Regrets

I am not sure about you guys but I do have a bit of regret purchasing the Tab S 8.4. Its a great tablet, build wise, however, all the bloat is a different issue. With rumors of the HTC Nexus coming 4QT2014 w/ crazy specs, a lot may be thinking if they should wait or not.
I've own the Tab Pro 10.4 great device but was within the window to return it for the Tab S 8.4. As android gets more mature same as the Vendors and their devices get more and more difficult to gain kernel level root access.

I was going to pull the trigger this morning on the 8.4 after playing with the demo at best buy yesterday...but I had to restrain myself. As impressive as that display is, the rest just doesn't do anything for me. I've decided to hold out for the new nexus HTC tab or the Shield Tablet, both of which are rumored to have the tegra k1 monster chip. I want front facing speakers ala boomsound, and at the very least 32gb of on board memory. I just know that if I purchase the 8.4 I will have buyers remorse very soon after, especially when better, stronger tablets are right around the corner.

And when the HTC tablet goes on sale there will be something else better coming out in 3 months. I've read the complaints about bloat and lag. Just don't have an issue with it. We already have root and within 2 weeks the optomized debloated ROMs will start to show up. I already use Nova Launcher and have no lag at all.
Buying technology is a guarantee to be in a perpetual state of buyers remorse. Nature of the beast. I wanted a tablet now and this was the best athlete in the draft. BestBuy took off $100 for my old useless tablet so I bought the 10.5 S and love it. YMMV.

Last I knew all nexus devices are absent SD card. That equals no sale to me.

goofydragon1 said:
I am not sure about you guys but I do have a bit of regret purchasing the Tab S 8.4. Its a great tablet, build wise, however, all the bloat is a different issue. With rumors of the HTC Nexus coming 4QT2014 w/ crazy specs, a lot may be thinking if they should wait or not.
I've own the Tab Pro 10.4 great device but was within the window to return it for the Tab S 8.4. As android gets more mature same as the Vendors and their devices get more and more difficult to gain kernel level root access.
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everlast716 said:
I was going to pull the trigger this morning on the 8.4 after playing with the demo at best buy yesterday...but I had to restrain myself. As impressive as that display is, the rest just doesn't do anything for me. I've decided to hold out for the new nexus HTC tab or the Shield Tablet, both of which are rumored to have the tegra k1 monster chip. I want front facing speakers ala boomsound, and at the very least 32gb of on board memory. I just know that if I purchase the 8.4 I will have buyers remorse very soon after, especially when better, stronger tablets are right around the corner.
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Well there's your problem 8.4, come join us in the 10.5 room, much better

The HTC tablet won't be out until late October/November if past Google Fall events are any indication. That's a good 4 months with a great tablet if you keep the Tab S.

Any one know what's going to be in the HTC Tablet?

Bloat? What bloat?...I rooted and deleted every Samsung app....tab flies.

As much as I loved all the Nvidia (tegras) and I tried all. Even overseas. ALL get way to hot and battery life is awful. For me battery life is everything.
Like SO many others have said and here. By the time you wait for the new K1, you will hear of something better coming 3 months after that.

Just wait for debloated Samsung roms to hit, seeing the 10.5 already has root. I have already removed 90 percent of the crap bloatware from mine

I guess y'all are right, I think I've been spoiled by this Galaxy note 3. Only phone I've ever had for about a year and I don't have phone envy with any other new phones released yet. That is rare!

everlast716 said:
I guess y'all are right, I think I've been spoiled by this Galaxy note 3. Only phone I've ever had for about a year and I don't have phone envy with any other new phones released yet. That is rare!
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With you man, note 3 is hands down best phone on the market, had note 2 can't wait to see note 4 this fall

suzook said:
Bloat? What bloat?...I rooted and deleted every Samsung app....tab flies.
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How did you root?

stealthieone said:
How did you root?
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Seriously???? Check the development section.

You will not get that tablet for $299. The extra waiting and higher price was not worth it to me as I knew about that forecasted tablet and specs.
The S is great for the money and having it NOW!

Took my open box 8.4 S back to BB and just grabbed the $249 Pro. Samsung kiosk told me they still stock the Pro but were told NOT to disp, ay them anymore.
Every BB near me has open box S for sale already $339 to 359 for 8.4 and 459 for the 10.1
The pro seemed a little quicker to me though nothing earth shattering
The amoled screen is too colorful unless in basic screen mode, and then is not much better than the Pro with a little app tweaking
The S will be 299 or less by the end of the holidays or the Note will be out

drunkengarbagecan said:
Took my open box 8.4 S back to BB and just grabbed the $249 Pro. Samsung kiosk told me they still stock the Pro but were told NOT to disp, ay them anymore.
Every BB near me has open box S for sale already $339 to 359 for 8.4 and 459 for the 10.1
The pro seemed a little quicker to me though nothing earth shattering
The amoled screen is too colorful unless in basic screen mode, and then is not much better than the Pro with a little app tweaking
The S will be 299 or less by the end of the holidays or the Note will be out
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It's all good you like what you like. I liked the colors on the Pro just fine. THE deciding factor for me was the text blackness. I just cannot stand gray text and love the black on the S. Hope you enjoy your Pro. The S will get better and better with OTAs and a few roms.

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It's all good you like what you like. I liked the colors on the Pro just fine. THE deciding factor for me was the text blackness. I just cannot stand gray text and love the black on the S. Hope you enjoy your Pro. The S will get better and better with OTAs and a few roms.
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Honestly, after did the tweak with the color app, the pro was pretty nice. I will admit the colors at times look washed out on the pro compared to the s.
I had similar experience with phones. Got a Nokia 1520 because I thought the LCD blew away the Note 3
Heck, about 6 months ago I was deciding between nexus 7 and g pad. Likewise, in 6 months there will be newer toys and these soon forgotten.
I think ultimately I just don't want to shell out the extra money right now

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It's all good you like what you like. I liked the colors on the Pro just fine. THE deciding factor for me was the text blackness. I just cannot stand gray text and love the black on the S. Hope you enjoy your Pro. The S will get better and better with OTAs and a few roms.
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Yes, it is all good but I personally would much rather have the S for $299.

The screen is just beautiful. Watching movies, the blacks are black and I just love the colors, yet the 32gb version... just not worth it for me. I can get a NEW note 2014 32gb for $160 less then what I paid for the Tab S. So I did.