Nexus 7 Tablet ... Who has one? (+ review)
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Atlanta_man
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Isn't this the busy doctors' thread ?
Thai
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I do like your cars a lot too...always dreamed of a 2wd SUV and a persistently last place sedan!! I envy you.
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Atlanta_man
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I do like your cars a lot too...always dreamed of a 2wd SUV and a last place sedan!! I envy you.
Thai your car videos here are hard to beat. Somebody with a $100,000 M G550 driving off road. Wow. I'll never have that kind of cash to burn.
2009 Mercedes-Benz G550 First Take | The Car Tech blog - CNET Reviews
Of course this was pre-Obamacare.
Thai
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Hehehe, i like that you got all personally offended...hehehehe, grow a pair. Like i said man, i am a poor bum who envies your rich rides!! Don't worry, your Acura has a slight resale value advantage when compared with your Nexus 10!
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Atlanta_man
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Offended ? by you ? mighty big ego you have.
I'll let you get back to your magazine articles and mission to eradicate ignorance from the internet.
I'll let you get back to your magazine articles and mission to eradicate ignorance from the internet.
Kung
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I'd agree the benchmarks blow the Nexus out of the water; however, whether or not this actually matters to the average consumer comes down, IMHO, to two things:
- what's most important to them ('experience'? Price? Specs? Etc.)
- what they actually use it for
(Disclaimer: I do IT work for the government, and have spent plenty of time with both, so I do have some experience with this subject.)
Sure the iPad 4 blows the Nexus 10 out of the water. Does that matter? Depends upon what the user wants. If they want a tablet that they will do much gaming on then absolutely it'll matter. If they want a more 'cohesive' experience I still lean towards the iPad. If they've 'bought into' the Apple ecosystem, then yes, they'll want the iPad.
However, while I agree that the Nexus 10 does get bogged down, I will also say that in my experience/testing, 99% of the time it slows down due to doing something graphics/processing intensive, such as playing a game, using any app that is both graphics and processing heavy, etc. Playing music, scrolling through, watching videos, etc. are all pretty much seamless.
So when advising people to purchase one or the other I will ask them to consider usage first. Once that's done, I'll ask them about the other factors - e.g., how 'bought in' they are to other ecosystems? Do they want it to 'just work' or do they want to hack the heck out of it? How much of the overall buying decision is weighted by price? If they DO want the speedier graphics and seamless experience, are they willing to pay extra for it? Essentially, I ask them to conduct a mini systems analysis.
Once that's done, *THEN* I tell them to go online to a reputable source of reviews that puts an eye towards both the geek AND the mainstream consumer. After all that's done, then they make a decision.
In my experience, if people want to hack the bejeezus out of it, use it as a glorified e-reader, for documents, own nothing else Apple, and/or price is a big factor, they usually end up with an Android device. If they want it to 'just work', if they want that seamless/cohesive experience, if they want to 'get as much out of it' as they can while still maintaining that seamless experience, if price is not a huge factor, or they own other Apple products, they usually end up with an Apple device. 100% of the time I've counseled people to buy one or the other using the above process, they've been happy, with ONE exception - and THAT was because the wife was buying one for her husband, and completely misunderstood HIS priorities in getting one. LOL
Don't get me wrong - I've always leaned towards, and still lean towards (somewhat), Apple products; I own 2 Mac Minis (one of them a quad-core server), an iPhone 5, an AppleTV and some other stuff.
BUT I tailor my usage to my needs, and most people will, I think. I bought an iPad 2 a year ago or so, and I ended up selling it because for what I use it for (reading, surfing, email, music, the OCCASIONAL game such as Angry Birds, occasional document editing, etc. - and that's it), using an iPad to is like spending $5000 to up-armor and lift your 4Runner so you can drive across the occasional gravel road.
That's my take, anyways. I will say that I agree with you overall - if I was going for a 'full size' tablet I'd go iPad 4; but for a 7" tablet, well, let's just say I've played with both the iPad Mini and the Nexus 7 and for the price there's no comparison.
Thai
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Kung...i completely agree with you. Like i wrote above, i like Nexus 7 over iPad mini. But, for biggies, i prefer the iPad 4. Why? Because you just never know when you will need the smoothness or intensive graphics capability. Future proof is my view on something expensive.
I actually recommended Nexus 10 over Kindle in another thread. However, my posts in THIS thread was mainly to the previous poster who said that iPad 4s have inferior internals.
The problem is that people need to look past specs (a biggie for Android fans) and look at the whole picture...the integration of software and hardware.
I actually recommended Nexus 10 over Kindle in another thread. However, my posts in THIS thread was mainly to the previous poster who said that iPad 4s have inferior internals.
The problem is that people need to look past specs (a biggie for Android fans) and look at the whole picture...the integration of software and hardware.
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Kung
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That's actually what swung me towards the Nexus 7, of course; couple the fact that the iPad 2/iPad Mini specs are at best equal, at worst somewhat inferior to the Nexus 7, with the fact that the Nexus 7 is about as 'pure' an Android tablet as you will get, and therefore will receive updates for at LEAST about 2 years, and that's why I chose it. Plus the reasons I listed previously.
Agreed. I'm about as centrist an IT guy as you'll find. People hear me say "Mac" and immediately say oh GAWD another Apple fanboy. :crybaby: That's just it - for certain things, you bet I'll choose a Mac over others. But there are other areas where I'd absolutely chose a PC - for instance, some CAD applications where a very specific program not available on Macs is needed, and when that's 90% of why you need Windows...well, it's tough to justify buying a Mac for the other 10%.
In short, I agree 100% - the big picture is most important, and changes from person to person.
Mark86
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I am on the market for a pocket sized tablet that I can use at work. My iPad 2 is way too big to fit in my pocket. I was really excited about the iPad mini but the price is ridiculous. The fact that the Google Nexus is 1/2 the price and will do everything I need is pulling me away from the mini.
Thai
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My feelings exactly. However, by early to mid next year, iPad mini will sport Retina display and A6 chip. And if apple keeps the price the same, then I would get that. Nexus 7 now is a bargain. Next year? I don't know. It all depends on how fast Google will update it.
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