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What's the cheapest place I can get just a Lapdock? The ebay prices are way too high. Frequently, the ebay price is more than what I can walk down and buy it at AT&T.
Best Buy has it on their website for 399. Not sure if they actually have it or not; it looks like it is not available for delivery...
If you have a friend/relative in Canada, get 'em to buy one for you:
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/prod...ptop-dock-23157p-atrix-lap-dock/10164907.aspx
In all honesty, I wouldn't get the laptop dock unless it was $200 or less. The fact that it's completely dependent on the phone to work is not something I like. If I were you, I'd just go buy a netbook of a similar price, you'd get a ton more functionality out of it.
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In all honesty, I wouldn't get the laptop dock unless it was $200 or less. The fact that it's completely dependent on the phone to work is not something I like. If I were you, I'd just go buy a netbook of a similar price, you'd get a ton more functionality out of it.
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+1 they want 400 for a screen, mouse, and keyboard no cpu, ram, or hard drive but you can buy a lower end netbook for 200 or a higher end one for 400 and you'd get wwwwaaaayyyy more for your money.
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I got mine for 300$ and i think it was worth it but if i had too do it over again i don't think i would pay 400 or 500 for it.
Thing you have too know about the laptop dock vs a netbook is the laptop dock charges the atrix up sure the netbook will too with the usb charger but the laptop dock charges it pretty fast,
And the battery life on it seems too last forever i could usely go for 2 days with out charging it for what i do on it which is browsing the net with it and watching couple hours of 45min too 1hour shows on it a day at work, And that's even with it charging the atrix.
And its also more portable than a netbook because its really light and also really thin, And the battery life on them is great on some but you will have too turn everything down too power save too get the great hours and have the screen really dim, Which on the dock i keep it on mem too max brightness
And if the atrix ever gets the boot loader unlock so you can load custom roms and kernels the laptop dock going too pay it self off because its going too get faster and more customizable.
I do have 3 netbooks by the way and tons of laptops but the battery life on any of them don't match the laptop dock heck even my new alienware m11x r2 i7 i just got couple days ago the battery life is around 4 too 5hours but that's on fully power save and with the screen on the lowest setting, So i will take that with me when i want too do gaming on the go and if i want too watch videos i will take the laptop dock.
But ya the laptop dock isn't for everyone which i thought it wasn't for me when i first got it, But when i saw how long the battery lasts on the first day i took it too work that really pays for it self right there for me. Oh and the screen is also better than any netbook i seen and it looks better than my m11x its very bright and the colors are just right on they must of put a really high end lcd in it.
I have a $100 off promo on the dock from Amazon if anyone's interested. Brings the price to $329.99. Not sure if I have to buy it or if I can give the code away but it's up for grabs.
Guys, the man asked for the lowest prices on the dock, not on your opinions of it's worth. I'm gonna get one too, so help out or shut up.
You can go too at&t store and ask them is there a way you can buy the dock as a bundle price, Which is 400$ but with a 100$ mail in rebate they told me over the phone i can do that but when i got in the store they said sense i already bought the atrix they couldn't do the rebate but they said they will waive the rebate right there and give me the dock for 300$, But not sure if all at&ts stores are that nice and willing too do that but its worth a shot
Oh and this was like 3days after i bought my atrix.
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I got mine for 300$ and i think it was worth it but if i had too do it over again i don't think i would pay 400 or 500 for it.
Thing you have too know about the laptop dock vs a netbook is the laptop dock charges the atrix up sure the netbook will too with the usb charger but the laptop dock charges it pretty fast,
And the battery life on it seems too last forever i could usely go for 2 days with out charging it for what i do on it which is browsing the net with it and watching couple hours of 45min too 1hour shows on it a day at work, And that's even with it charging the atrix.
And its also more portable than a netbook because its really light and also really thin, And the battery life on them is great on some but you will have too turn everything down too power save too get the great hours and have the screen really dim, Which on the dock i keep it on mem too max brightness
And if the atrix ever gets the boot loader unlock so you can load custom roms and kernels the laptop dock going too pay it self off because its going too get faster and more customizable.
I do have 3 netbooks by the way and tons of laptops but the battery life on any of them don't match the laptop dock heck even my new alienware m11x r2 i7 i just got couple days ago the battery life is around 4 too 5hours but that's on fully power save and with the screen on the lowest setting, So i will take that with me when i want too do gaming on the go and if i want too watch videos i will take the laptop dock.
But ya the laptop dock isn't for everyone which i thought it wasn't for me when i first got it, But when i saw how long the battery lasts on the first day i took it too work that really pays for it self right there for me. Oh and the screen is also better than any netbook i seen and it looks better than my m11x its very bright and the colors are just right on they must of put a really high end lcd in it.
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I picked up a Lapdock y'day and am evaluating it, as I have 15 days to return it. So far, it's great. The only thing that bugs me is that the screen doesn't tilt more than 100-110 degrees: Makes for tough viewing when relaxing in bed
BTW, have you found any additional apps for the Lapdock? Thx.
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BTW, have you found any additional apps for the Lapdock? Thx.
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It's linux (more or less). Anything that can be compiled for armv7 should work fine.
sabesh said:
I picked up a Lapdock y'day and am evaluating it, as I have 15 days to return it. So far, it's great. The only thing that bugs me is that the screen doesn't tilt more than 100-110 degrees: Makes for tough viewing when relaxing in bed
BTW, have you found any additional apps for the Lapdock? Thx.
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How is it in terms of speed? did you grab yours from FS?
Bell has it for 329.00 canadian.
I was thinking of buying the lapdock in futureshop for 330+tax... but saw the motorola xoom on preorder for 599. Ill save up a bit more and wait for it
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How do any of your posts even relate to the OP's question?? He asked about where to find the cheapest prices - not comparisons of performance, nothing about the XOOM.... come on ppl - learn to read...
[edit] @ OP - from what i've seen there is no "cheap" place to get a laptop dock... if you want one you will be expected to pay anywhere from $300 - $400 for one. If you want it cheaper, I guess all you can do is wait and see if the price comes down more.
Lol. Didnt my post contain info on where to buy it for 330? I was just saying i was in the same position as him but now have different plans.
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Thanks for the tips. I am on the fence at $3xxish. I did some pretty thorough testing at the AT&T store.
My biggest gripes are:
Not full Linux. Dev's have unlocked it but I haven't seen a video of performance and its not stupid simple to do..... yet.
Documents don't load on the webtop, they load on the phone's screen.
Touch pad doesn't have multitouch or scroll.
Curious if I can mount a 64gig FAT32 USB flash drive on the lapdock's port.
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Does anyone know where to get the cheapest price in Florida? A friend of mine is buying the Atrix for me in an ATT store but I need to know where he can buy the Lapdock for less than 400 US$.
Help is really appreciated.
amazon is selling it for 399
Any news on a cheap place to buy the lapdock?
I'd really love to buy with under 350.
Hi all, I'm trying to make a decision on the iconia vs galaxy 7 plus. I've read and researched too much and now am totally confused.
Can anybody who has an opinion chime in on what the extra $200 bucks get me on the 7 plus? And why u went with the Iconia?
I'm willing to root (have a rooted samsung charge) to get any extras on the iconia I need. I tether with both barnacle and wi-fi tether.
Main uses are e-reader, amazon prime viewing, word press blog, office docs and excel editing, web surfing. I'm not terribly picky about screen quality but I do appreciate the AMOLED on my Charge.
What do you think? Your thoughts are appreciated!
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I have never used the Galaxy, so I can't compare. But I use my A100 for ereading, web surfing etc and I am happy with it.
Keep in mind that until just about recently, the Iconia A100 was priced at 329 and the 7 Plus is 399 so the difference hasn't been that far off.
The Tab gives you double the battery life, much slimmer device, much better screen (viewing angles and the like) and faster processor. Play with both in person.
If the Iconia at least was pushing 6hrs of battery by default, I personally would have bought one seeing as I just started getting into ebooks of late. I also do think that 399 for the Tab 7.0 plus is also on the high end, but it's a sleek device.
If you can get the Iconia for 200 bucks less that the Tab, that's not a bad deal. Just have to deal with it's puny battery.
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TwinsMom said:
Hi all, I'm trying to make a decision on the iconia vs galaxy 7 plus. I've read and researched too much and now am totally confused.
Can anybody who has an opinion chime in on what the extra $200 bucks get me on the 7 plus? And why u went with the Iconia?
I'm willing to root (have a rooted samsung charge) to get any extras on the iconia I need. I tether with both barnacle and wi-fi tether.
Main uses are e-reader, amazon prime viewing, word press blog, office docs and excel editing, web surfing. I'm not terribly picky about screen quality but I do appreciate the AMOLED on my Charge.
What do you think? Your thoughts are appreciated!
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I had the Samsung 7.0 Plus for a month, but I'm a silver member at Best Buy so I get 45 days . What's good is everything works GPS, mic, ect. Screen and battery is great too.
What changed my mind on the Sammy. No ports, peel application is useless you have to be in front of every device and it's slow, there are some glitches with the HC experience that I haven't experienced with any of my other tabs (mainly when selecting text), when enlarging text on websites it only scales to the width screen size any bigger you have to scroll back and forth to read which is annoying (the Acer will make text large and fit it to screen which makes reading websites easy), can't change the browser to "desktop" in menu only "tablet" view, touchwiz is slick but unnecessary which brings me to my last point Samsung takes forever to update the operating system. They have so many devices. Acer has only a few tablets and ghastly said ICS in January which really means end of February.
Overall you can't go wrong with either. What I like about the Acer is hooking it up to my TVs streaming movies via network or Netflix "HDMI", GPS, quick charge takes a hour. HC is smooth, indicator lights and heptic feedback, camera flash.
FYI I would of kept the Sammy but personally I deal with it not scaling print to fit screen, it just makes reading easier on small screen. So $422 to get a better screen and battery I didn't think it was worth it. Especially when something new and better will be out next year. I could deal with my $200 Acer.
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Keep in mind that until just about recently, the Iconia A100 was priced at 329 and the 7 Plus is 399 so the difference hasn't been that far off.
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Good point, hadn't thought about it like that.
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I had the Samsung 7.0 Plus for a month, but I'm a silver member at Best Buy so I get 45 days . What's good is everything works GPS, mic, ect. Screen and battery is great too.
What changed my mind on the Sammy. No ports, peel application is useless you have to be in front of every device and it's slow, there are some glitches with the HC experience that I haven't experienced with any of my other tabs (mainly when selecting text), when enlarging text on websites it only scales to the width screen size any bigger you have to scroll back and forth to read which is annoying (the Acer will make text large and fit it to screen which makes reading websites easy), can't change the browser to "desktop" in menu only "tablet" view, touchwiz is slick but unnecessary which brings me to my last point Samsung takes forever to update the operating system. They have so many devices. Acer has only a few tablets and ghastly said ICS in January which really means end of February.
Overall you can't go wrong with either. What I like about the Acer is hooking it up to my TVs streaming movies via network or Netflix "HDMI", GPS, quick charge takes a hour. HC is smooth, indicator lights and heptic feedback, camera flash.
FYI I would of kept the Sammy but personally I deal with it not scaling print to fit screen, it just makes reading easier on small screen. So $422 to get a better screen and battery I didn't think it was worth it. Especially when something new and better will be out next year. I could deal with my $200 Acer.
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great feedback! thanks so much to you and LordLugard.....this is just exactly the kind of feedback I needed to help make my decision.
Iconia a100 it is!
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No doubt I change tablets like clothes. I actually went back to BBY to take another look at the Sammy because I'm pissed with the mic quality of the Acer. Still couldn't justify it. HC is HC.
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The main thing with the Samsung is the screen an battery life. The screen is something I can live with, but if I were paying full price for the A100(I got mine for $189), I would probably consider the Samsung just for the better battery and consider the screen upgrade a bonus.
The battery on the Iconia is almost laughably bad, but for under $200 I'm not too unhappy with it and I'm not sure I'd pay $300 for it. If the $250 Best Buy price stick around for a while, it would be a bit more tempting. I'd say only get the Iconia if you can get it for under $250 or less. It's a decent enough tablet for that price, but the screen and battery have no place in a tablet that costs over $300.
Add weak wifi to the list of flaws on the a100. I got mine for $248 at Frys and I actually liked it at first. The screen isn't so bad but battery was pretty horrible. My phone lasts longer. Possibly battery drain was caused by it trying to acquire wifi signal half the time. Weak wifi make using it kinda pointless if you surf a lot. Half the time it doesn't connect so its like the old day where you have to move here or stand here to get even just 1 signal bar. My phone has full wifi signal and my other 2 tablets has atleast 2 bars.
The samsung 7 plus was my original choice since I have the old 7 inch tab but I couldn't pass up the $248 price for the a100. All the extra ports I don't think is really that necessary. I do use hdmi out on my phone but very rarely and the output is isn't that great when its on your tv. I really never had to worry about it with my older 7 inch sammy tab. I do like the allshare feature a lot and it works best on my samsung tv. So that's another thing to consider if you have a samsung TV. I've tried using 3rd party apps but they're not so great.
So if can get it cheap and can deal with the wifi then you may be happy with the a100. Otherwise I would go with the Sammy.
as I pointed out in your other thread, the WiFi issue may be something with your network. You also might have a defective unit, because the WiFi is actually quite powerful. In my previous tablet, I would sit at my desk with 5-10% connection, but I am normally at about 75-80% with this tablet.
The Samsung tab 7 plus is way ahead of the a100. The Samsung have a far better viewing angle and battery life. It has the ability to decode almost all hd videos you throw at it unlike the a100.
The negative points about the Samsung is that they use only mtp to transfer data.
Longer charging times.
No micro usb port. Uses proprietary cable.
I would get the a100 if the price difference between them is set least $150.
So I went to bestbuy today to check out their tablets and I was playing with the samsung 7. It's thinner and lighter obviously but man was it choppy. I didn't check but i think its still at version 3.1. Scrolling through home pages and apps list were choppy. And also hitting the + icon to bring up widget etc was choppy. I felt like I was back to single core. Hopefully this will all go away with 3.2.1.
I figured this wouldnt be the case since its smaller. The 10.1 version was the same.
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The Samsung tab 7 plus is way ahead of the a100. The Samsung have a far better viewing angle and battery life. It has the ability to decode almost all hd videos you throw at it unlike the a100.
The negative points about the Samsung is that they use only mtp to transfer data.
Longer charging times.
No micro usb port. Uses proprietary cable.
I would get the a100 if the price difference between them is set least $150.
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There is an adapter that plugs into the 7+ charge port turning it into a USB host.
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So I went to bestbuy today to check out their tablets and I was playing with the samsung 7. It's thinner and lighter obviously but man was it choppy. I didn't check but i think its still at version 3.1. Scrolling through home pages and apps list were choppy. And also hitting the + icon to bring up widget etc was choppy. I felt like I was back to single core. Hopefully this will all go away with 3.2.1.
I figured this wouldnt be the case since its smaller. The 10.1 version was the same.
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Keep in mind what you were using was a display model that quite probably suffered through kids not really practicing good computer habits? lol I have never once (yet) found mine to be anything but silky smooth and snappy as all get out. This processor beats the Tegra2 hands down!
I bought a Samsung 7 plus on the day before Thanksgiving and I was surprised to get a acer a100 on black Friday for $189. The Samsung is just a hair faster in browsing but I feel that something is really holding it back; it feels bloated. I like the screen and the battery is better but my one major disappointment is the remote software that comes with it; just useless because it does not have my projector listed
The Samsung 7 plus is not worth $400 but the Acer A100 is worth $189. Actually it's the best tablet for $189. So here are my 7 inch tablet rankings.
1. Acer A100 at $189 (A smaller A500 but display and battery are the weak spots). If $250 it drops to 2nd place.)
2. Kindle Fire at $200 (Very barebones but feels very good and display is nice. 512mb is the major weak spot)
3. HTC Flyer at $300 (Like the speed and build material's. Needs to be cheaper.)
4. Samsung 7 plus at $399 (Most expensive and feels bloated)
5. Nook color used (Tab is showing it age with a 800mhz single core. Must hack to show potential.)
6. Nook tablet at $250 (Never used this one)
7. Blackberry playbook at $200 (Never used this one)
We don't have the options that others seem to. The Samsung 7 plus isn't available here yet, and I'm sure it would be easily over $400. The cheapest I could find the Acer Iconia A100 in canada is $249 and it sold out very quickly. To compare, the 16GB Iconia is only $20 more in the US compared to the 8GB but it is $100 more in Canada.
We can't get the Kindle Fire, and the Nook is not available for Canada either.
We can get the kobo vox but it's an e-reader, not a full tablet.
So in other words, we get the shaft when it comes to 7" tablet selection.
It depend on how much money u have and wanna spend. Because they have different price ^^ A100 is only 300$, but tab is 430$.
If u dont care about money, i will suggest u buy Tab+
Because:
-Better battery life
-Better screen
-More lighter than A100, more slimmer
-CPU is just higher little bit, not important so far because tegra2 in A100 still good as far right now
And 1 more important thing: Tab+ will get ICS4.0 soon, but A100 maybe not
For me, my A100 is fine ritenow.
PS: any1 have problems when using Manga Watcher??? My A100 could run it, but after I hard reset, and reinstall the app, it not working anymore, foreclose. Same problem with 1 Vietnamese app to watching television online dont know why, maybe i will hard reset it 1 more time
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It depend on how much money u have and wanna spend. Because they have different price ^^ A100 is only 300$, but tab is 430$.
If u dont care about money, i will suggest u buy Tab+
Because:
-Better battery life
-Better screen
-More lighter than A100, more slimmer
-CPU is just higher little bit, not important so far because tegra2 in A100 still good as far right now
And 1 more important thing: Tab+ will get ICS4.0 soon, but A100 maybe not
For me, my A100 is fine ritenow.
PS: any1 have problems when using Manga Watcher??? My A100 could run it, but after I hard reset, and reinstall the app, it not working anymore, foreclose. Same problem with 1 Vietnamese app to watching television online dont know why, maybe i will hard reset it 1 more time
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If u know anything about Samsung, the Acer will get ICS first. Plus its already been docunented.
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If u know anything about Samsung, the Acer will get ICS first. Plus its already been docunented.
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I completely agree with this statement! It's my experience that the Samsung ICS update will come MUCH later than sooner. Last month, I finally got the Gingerbread update on my Epic 4G (Samsung's "flagship" phone from a year ago).
yeah samsung lags on their updates, i have the fascinate and it only got one update on it. haahaaaha.
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GTab 7+
Agree the A100 is a fine tab despite rather serious shortcomings (had mine about 2 weeks before returning to BB) but now that the GTab 7+ has gotten root and CWM (kudos to gary9d) the options are far and away greater than presently available the A100. Achieving root is a good thing but without a dependable method of achieving Recovery when (and not if) something goes awry one runs the risk of a very expensive brick. Perhaps it just me but I've yet to feel good about many of the vendor supplied "recovery" protocols and have always relied on CWM.
Has anyone been able to use all of the features the Note 2 has to offer at least once? Anyone?
I feel like there is a wealth of things to learn with our Note 2's. It's to the point where I get exhausted and I try to see my phone just phone like any other Android device. But wait, this Android Device is in a unique class of it's own, :cyclops:
I have, I think. I use Multi Window constantly plus the S Pen. I also use Air View in the Web browser for those difficult-to-hit links.
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It truly is, and I say that with confidence! If all prior Stylist were like our S Pens then CM would have a solution... and eventually they will, fore its a solution that they will be forced to deal with (as the S4, GN8, GN3, etc are released)...
It will be the day when the rest of the world (incIuding developers) wakes up and gets in line with what GNII owners have been experiencing for months now
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S-Pen? I haven't used that since the Note 1. I gotta try that on my Note 2 at once. It's been sitting there since Day 1, haha. :laugh:
I use all the features everyday... college student so I just open up powerpoints in polaris and jot notes down on them with spen while having my messaging open in the bottom half of the screen... also use the motion features as well as google wallet for paypass purchasses.. giant screen for streaming flash movies and the super loud speaker while listening to tunein at work... oh and the biggest part of it all, the amazing battery lasting me all day doing all of these... also uses allshare to stream videos to tv as well as sbeam to transfer pictures/files to my girlfriends s3. As you can tell, I use everything I pay for:laugh:
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I use all the features everyday... college student so I just open up powerpoints in polaris and jot notes down on them with spen while having my messaging open in the bottom half of the screen... also use the motion features as well as google wallet for paypass purchasses.. giant screen for streaming flash movies and the super loud speaker while listening to tunein at work... oh and the biggest part of it all, the amazing battery lasting me all day doing all of these... also uses allshare to stream videos to tv as well as sbeam to transfer pictures/files to my girlfriends s3. As you can tell, I use everything I pay for:laugh:
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Do you take regular notes in class? I'm trying to see if I should take notes on the phone. I used to take notes on the computer then I realized that itbwasnt effective as to wiritng it in a notebook. What do you use to take notes?
I use the giant screen and big battery life everyday if that counts. Also the s pen sometimes to amaze people.
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Do you take regular notes in class? I'm trying to see if I should take notes on the phone. I used to take notes on the computer then I realized that itbwasnt effective as to wiritng it in a notebook. What do you use to take notes?
I use the giant screen and big battery life everyday if that counts. Also the s pen sometimes to amaze people.
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I use snote or if you have powerpoints, you can free draw directly on them... people trip out when I walk up to the soda machine and touch my phone against it and a soda pops out
Oh I've got to try that NFC payment feature! I have a package of NFC tags (thanks, samsung!) that I've been meaning to play around with, although I did reprogram the trial one. It's ok, but the tectile app is slow.
I have used the spen to take notes in my EE classes. It does work pretty well, but I'm not sure it's cost effective; You'll have to replace the pen nubs, and then the pen eventually, and some people say it can scratch the screen (although I don't see how) - but if you use screen covers, it'll probably go through those pretty quick! (From what I've heard, anyway)
OTOH paper is cheap, and pencils are cheap.
I've used multiwindow, but you can't just make every app multiwindow, and most of the time when I want to use that, it happens to not work with an app I have open I'd love if you could just turn everything into floating app windows (or cards like webos!) but those are already kinda.. sorta.. options on android too
I've even used the included in-ear headphones that we t-mobile customers are lucky to get! AFAIK the AT&T customers don't get them, lol. They sound good if you jam them in, but I don't like this whole jamming rubber+plastic into my ear thing.
Oh yea, and it's still really fast. I've played around with it a lot, and loooove that.
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Oh I've got to try that NFC payment feature! I have a package of NFC tags (thanks, samsung!) that I've been meaning to play around with, although I did reprogram the trial one. It's ok, but the tectile app is slow.
I have used the spen to take notes in my EE classes. It does work pretty well, but I'm not sure it's cost effective; You'll have to replace the pen nubs, and then the pen eventually, and some people say it can scratch the screen (although I don't see how) - but if you use screen covers, it'll probably go through those pretty quick! (From what I've heard, anyway)
OTOH paper is cheap, and pencils are cheap.
I've used multiwindow, but you can't just make every app multiwindow, and most of the time when I want to use that, it happens to not work with an app I have open I'd love if you could just turn everything into floating app windows (or cards like webos!) but those are already kinda.. sorta.. options on android too
I've even used the included in-ear headphones that we t-mobile customers are lucky to get! AFAIK the AT&T customers don't get them, lol. They sound good if you jam them in, but I don't like this whole jamming rubber+plastic into my ear thing.
Oh yea, and it's still really fast. I've played around with it a lot, and loooove that.
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I have an original Motorola Xoom and love it, but it is starting to get wonky (the charging plug is loose, it doesn't want to turn on sometimes, etc.). I use it primarily for web browsing and reading articles on Pulse. I tried a Samsung 7 Plus a couple years ago and hated it, graphics were awful and I couldn't make the transition from a 10 inch screen to 7 inch. I don't really play games on it, I may occasionally read on it (I have a Kindle Paperwhite). So, my question is whether the better resolution on the Nexus 7 will make up for the decreased size. It will be a LOT clearer than my Xoom but a smaller screen - how satisfying is web browsing on a 7 inch screen?
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I have an original Motorola Xoom and love it, but it is starting to get wonky (the charging plug is loose, it doesn't want to turn on sometimes, etc.). I use it primarily for web browsing and reading articles on Pulse. I tried a Samsung 7 Plus a couple years ago and hated it, graphics were awful and I couldn't make the transition from a 10 inch screen to 7 inch. I don't really play games on it, I may occasionally read on it (I have a Kindle Paperwhite). So, my question is whether the better resolution on the Nexus 7 will make up for the decreased size. It will be a LOT clearer than my Xoom but a smaller screen - how satisfying is web browsing on a 7 inch screen?
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It was a difficult transition for me. Still doable though. You should go to Best Buy or Staples and give it a go though. You may hate it.
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It was a difficult transition for me. Still doable though. You should go to Best Buy or Staples and give it a go though. You may hate it.
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I went to Best Buy yesterday but the display was a demo, it only allowed you to do what the demo did. I couldn't use Chrome. I may try Staples, there is one on the way home. Thanks.
RhinoDoc said:
I went to Best Buy yesterday but the display was a demo, it only allowed you to do what the demo did. I couldn't use Chrome. I may try Staples, there is one on the way home. Thanks.
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Absolutely. If not, just make sure you can return it within a few days.
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Hm, I never could get the hang of using a 10" tablet myself (1280x800 Chinese tablet with good performance from a RK3066). It was just too large for using it while on the go (I either used my phone or a real 11.6" laptop) and it was too small for usage at home (I have a comfortable desk with a 27" 1440p monitor). Using the 7" at home is great because it is always on and I use it while on the pooper or in the kitchen cooking. I also use it on the go more than my phone because it is LTE enabled with its own SIM card and fits in my inner jacket pocket nicely. Browsing the web (anandtech and some random articles) and using apps is terrific. But I always thought that browsing the web on a 10" tablet was kinda wasted. Most websites aren't optimized for the 10" landscape view and portrait was awkward. So I would always wish to use the browser on one side and something else on the other side the few times I really used it.
RhinoDoc said:
how satisfying is web browsing on a 7 inch screen?
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The resolution is so good that when I'm reading the BBC News website (news.bbc.co.uk) I don't even bother zooming in. Even the small test is readable at the default zoom level.
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Browsing is pretty good I made the transition from the xoom. Plus chrome doesn't crash on this one
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Many pages are optimized for portable
Easy to read small on this tablet.
Like a book.
Best tablet ever.... Love it.
Thanks all! I bit the bullet and bought one this morning. I won't have a chance to play with it until I get home tonight. The Xoom charging plug is loose and disconnects half way through charging and I am tired of it. I did have a chance to try the browser at Staples and I found it easy to read. I got it at Best Buy and was told I have 15 days to bring it back if I decide I don't like it.
RhinoDoc said:
I won't have a chance to play with it until I get home tonight.
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Make sure to report back your view on it as I'm sure it'll help others coming from a similar device.
My first thoughts, after a couple days of ownership - I like the portability, lighter and easier to hold. I have the WiFi version, so I really only use it around the house. By the same token, the larger Xoom wasn't a huge hassle since I wasn't lugging it around with me. It is easy to read web pages as I am browsing, I do miss the bigger view of the page with the 10 inch tablet, though. Lighter means I can hold it longer without fatigue. I would have to say that so far I like it but not love it. It is growing on me though. I still prefer reading on my Kindle Paperwhite over either of the tablets, too. I'll check back in a few days.
I decided not to get a keyboard at least for now.
I am using the Pixel C to stream media, play videos, read books, and play games.
I believe the keyboard would just get in the way.
Anybody else going tablet only ?
Is there some reason I should reconsider and buy a keyboard ?
AstroDigital said:
I decided not to get a keyboard at least for now.
I am using the Pixel C to stream media, play videos, read books, and play games.
I believe the keyboard would just get in the way.
Anybody else going tablet only ?
Is there some reason I should reconsider and buy a keyboard ?
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Haven't picked one up myself, but when I do, I will most likely be going tablet only, as my use cases are pretty much the same as yours. I don't need a tablet for productivity. If I need to type a paper or massively long emails, I'll use my laptop. If I need a keyboard, my $20 Anker BT slim keyboard should work just fine.
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Haven't picked one up myself, but when I do, I will most likely be going tablet only, as my use cases are pretty much the same as yours. I don't need a tablet for productivity. If I need to type a paper or massively long emails, I'll use my laptop. If I need a keyboard, my $20 Anker BT slim keyboard should work just fine.
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Same here, and doubt I'll pick it up. It's definitely a media consumption device for me rather than for creating. My 13" laptop is portable enough for creative stuff on the go and (should I need both) my Everyday Messenger Bag has slots for each.
Went tablet only here as well and LOVE this thing so far. Used it over the wee-end for some Netflix, YouTube, casual browsing, news reading and casual gaming (i.e. candy crush and the like). I might get the keyboard if they lower the price point a bit (200 CAD is pretty pricey for a keyboard tbh, hoping they'll have some sort of boxing day deal on the Play store maybe?) but really, what I wanted is a good, 10 inch, pure Android tablet and Google definitely delivered. The only 2 things I can sort of complain about so far is that the speakers kinda suck and the screen is a tadbit on the pink side for my taste but not a deal breaker for me, I am keeping the tablet for sure.
Battery wise, was at 100% Sat morning and 43% on Sunday evening, no complaints regarding battery life here (much better than what my N9 could do on Lollipop or even on Marshmallow).
I will do the same, no keyboard for me! Will use the Pixel C for some gaming, videos, web and reddit. I really hope Google will sell this device to Sweden
Tablet only as well
Mainly for gaming and dinking around on the net and what not
I need a screen protector for sure though. And a folio case of some kind to just use to kick stand it and support some of the top heavy weight while holding it and gaming lol.
Had it gaming for 4.5hrs straight on Marvel Future Fight before it needed to be plugged in lol
Hmm, so I am the only 'dumb' guy here, with the expensive keyboard? Well, I don't have a laptop and use it with ownnote and other typing stuff.
The magnetic system is neat too, the pix wakes up if you relocate the keyboard to the tablet and its very stable and doesn't detach by itself.
As for youtube and so on, I found out that its pretty convenient to lay it down on the chest with the attached keyboard.
Sure if you have a dedicated notebook, that keyboard is likely far too expensive.
Going to revive this thread because this is exactly what i came here looking for. My office computer is an always-on Windows 7 desktop. I've got the 2nd gen Chromebook Pixel, which ends up being my primary computer. I use CRD to access my office computer whenever I need something Chrome doesn't provide, which is really not that often. I've been very tempted by the Pixel C since it was announced, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. With the 25% off option, I'm right on the cusp of doing it.
I rocked the Nexus 7s (both iterations) for years and loved having those. My '13 was one of the unlucky models to suffer the Lollipop brick issue, and I've been without a tablet since. I would love another Android tablet, especially something high-end like my CB Pixel. Obviously, this one fits the bill.
I'm curious if people are still running around without keyboards and no second thoughts. I can't help but think that, if I were to get the keyboard, I would end up with a lot of redundancy between the two Pixel devices. I'd love to hear thoughts.