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Kynetx posted:My experience wasn't as good. I found the pen interface to be lacking, but that may have been corrected in the ICS update. Give it a try first. Rev. Bleech_ posted:Does anyone have an Acer Iconia A100? Was seriously considering a Kindle Fire, but the A100 is only $50 more currently. I bought one and returned it to the store after about two days. The LCD has infuriatingly small viewing angles, and the frame is flimsy creaking plastic. Peppersmith fucked around with this message at 05:10 on Feb 1, 2012 |
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C-Euro posted:I have a Transformer running 3.2.1. Earlier today I received a notification that there was a system update available, but since I was working with my tablet I decided to wait until I got home from work to update. Now that I'm home the update notification is gone and I can't seem to get it back; I checked for updates using the Settings menu and I even rebooted the tablet to see if it would pop up. Did I gently caress myself out of ICS or something? It's possible they were doing a test of the release for ICS, and you just happened to be lucky enough to get a notification in that few minute window - but it was pulled before you got to install it.
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Are there any good calendar apps that do timelines for tablets? I like to use PureGrid Calendar on my phone, but on the HPTouchPad (with CM9alpha), it looks like rear end on the ones that I've tried.. That or too small to be useful. Like this, but nice and easy to read on the large screen. 
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Peppersmith posted:You mean the Honeycomb update? The pen can now be used as a stylus without activating the "scribbling" mode, but it's no more useful than a finger for navigation. HC brought support for 3rd-party apps to use the Magic Pen pressure sensitivity- I found Quill to be an excellent replacement for the stock Notes app for drawing. Nope, ICS. It is supposed to have native pen support, and I recall reading that it has either arrived, or will arrive soon I think.
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Woot has the Toshiba Thrive 10.1 on sale today for 279. I was going to jump on it then I remembered it was a Thrive.
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Mighty Horse posted:Anyone have any feedback on the HTC Flyer? I can get them super cheap through work and they have an official HC Rom out now. If you can get one for $99-199 its a good buy, honeycomb seems nice on it.
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Feb 2, 2012 15:59
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Well gently caress. I went ahead and ordered a Galaxy Tab 7 Plus from Amazon. It was a lightning deal and is one of my favorite tablets. I'll give it to the fiance or flip it when Asus gets around to releasing their 7 inch offering.
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Two questions: 1. What's the goon recommended android tablet? 2. What's the biggest, heaviest, most battery-draininest tablet on the market today?
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angrytech posted:2. What's the biggest, heaviest, most battery-draininest tablet on the market today? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X1NyZRX_Tk
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 Ok, except for that.
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angrytech posted:Two questions: It varies, but the Asus Transformer series tends to be the most popular.
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Yeah, I got a Transformer for Christmas and it rocks. If my job didn't require so much data analysis/workup that can only be done on a Windows machine I'd probably stop bringing my laptop into work and just use that. Perfect size (for me), great battery, more than enough horsepower for everything I want to do. My only complaint is that I haven't thought of MORE ways to use it! 
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UK Retailer complaining of ASUS tablet quality issues: http://www.reghardware.com/2012/02/02/uk_retailer_clove_refuses_to_sell_asus_transformer_prime/
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Am I missing something obvious about using a USB extension cable with my Transformer? It doesn't seem to charge with one in line between the wall wart and the cable that comes with it. Yeah, I realize I'm the crazy one for needing more than a 3 whole inches or whatever of cable length 
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the yeti posted:Am I missing something obvious about using a USB extension cable with my Transformer? It doesn't seem to charge with one in line between the wall wart and the cable that comes with it. The cable is short because of the power draw. 2 amps at 12 volts is exceptionally high for a tablet charger. Over twice the power draw of an iPad charger. I've read elsewhere about USB extensions being problematic. Get an AC extension cord to gain the 4+ inches you require.
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the yeti posted:Am I missing something obvious about using a USB extension cable with my Transformer? It doesn't seem to charge with one in line between the wall wart and the cable that comes with it. Are you using a 3.0 cable
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Codiusprime posted:Woot has the Toshiba Thrive 10.1 on sale today for 279. I was going to jump on it then I remembered it was a Thrive. What's your beef with the Thrive? I love ours.
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sharkytm posted:What's your beef with the Thrive? I love ours.
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Scaramouche posted:UK Retailer complaining of ASUS tablet quality issues: Great. Mine arrives tomorrow from Amazon. I've read about people sperging about wifi issues...is that it? I know every negative review on Newegg has a response from Asus support (which curiously points to an XDA thread for help) saying they are working on a fix (plastic back?). Now, on your link, Asus seemingly angrily "refutes any and all claims from third-parties regarding the quality of our products." So, they admit there is an issue on Newegg, but make this bold statement? Also, when people bitch about the GPS, Asus' reply is "sorry, it's not a professional GPS unit so expect it to be half-baked." Having just dropped $500 on this thing, I'm both confused and concerned, all at the same time. Did I make a mistake buying this thing? Will wifi even be usable in hotels (I travel a lot) where the signal isn't like the router is sitting in the room with you (i.e. hotel wifi is usually weak)? Edit: here is where Asus support sends you for help on this "non-issue" issue... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1443868  Let's get it together Asus. What's the deal with this thing? Edit2: submitted to Engadget. I'm spergin' in advance of even receiving one! Asusgate? Last edit: So, an Asus employee, Gary Key, is "traveling to Taiwan from Jan 27 to Feb 4 to work on Transformer Prime problems with our engineering group." http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4025695  What are these "issues"  you speak of, Clove? -Asus Management hotsauce fucked around with this message at 06:44 on Feb 3, 2012 |
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As embarrassing as Asus has been, it sounds like if you don't care about GPS and have some luck (no craters in the case, no light bleeding), the actual unit you get can be good. Ringing endorsement, I know. There doesn't seem to be a consensus in here so far as to whether wifi is bad enough to be an issue. Edit: Haha, I checked the link. REEEEAALLLY? Official support thread on xda? Sounds like the wifi issues are more serious than I thought. If you have a no-questions-asked return window, you should really test the thing thoroughly before deciding to keep it. Hit up all the cheap motels near you! Ciabatta fucked around with this message at 05:38 on Feb 3, 2012 |
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Several of us are happy Prime owners. Two of us (not me though) needed to return their first one. Test it thoroughly, if you got one without the issues I think you will like it a lot (unless you want to use GPS).
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I'm looking for a decent 7" tablet and fully intend to root that fucker, any good advice at where to look and which have a really good root community behind it?
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hotsauce posted:Great. Mine arrives tomorrow from Amazon. I've read about people sperging about wifi issues...is that it? I know every negative review on Newegg has a response from Asus support (which curiously points to an XDA thread for help) saying they are working on a fix (plastic back?). Gps is so bad they actually removed it from the spec sheet after they started selling them.
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TontoCorazon posted:I'm looking for a decent 7" tablet and fully intend to root that fucker, any good advice at where to look and which have a really good root community behind it? Also if you can wait (like 6 months), the Q2/Q3 Asus 7 inch Tegra 3 1200X800 tablet for $250 would be awesome.
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McLarenF1 posted:Depends what you're going to use it for. General web browsing, reading and other random light processor apps, the Kindle Fire would be great and has a huge XDA community for rooting. If you're looking for something with some more features and a bit more power, probably on of the two 7 inch Samsung Galaxy Tabs. Very nice thank you very much.
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Rastor posted:Several of us are happy Prime owners. Two of us (not me though) needed to return their first one. I just got mine, can you list what sort of tests I should do?
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I bought a hp touchpad off woot last week for 220$ and it still hasn't shipped. Im considering cancelling it and ordering something else in a similar price range. Can I do any better for that price or am I better off just holding on and waiting for this thing to ship?
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Kindle Fire, or maybe a 7" used on Craigslist or something?
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blackflare posted:I bought a hp touchpad off woot last week for 220$ and it still hasn't shipped. Im considering cancelling it and ordering something else in a similar price range. Can I do any better for that price or am I better off just holding on and waiting for this thing to ship? Probably not. For that price, it's really hard to get the same hardware. I did recently flash my HP Touchpad and got ICS on it and the thing is lightning fast. Definitely worth however much you spend on a touchpad.
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Alright thanks, thats kind of what I figured, but I thought I would at least double check 
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Does any tablet (or phone for that matter) have a decent wifi radio?
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dissss posted:Does any tablet (or phone for that matter) have a decent wifi radio? The vast majority are decent, but they are limited by the size of the device and the limitations that imposes on the length of the antenna, its placement within the device and lower power consumption goals. These considerations aren't really present in laptops.
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Hughlander posted:I just got mine, can you list what sort of tests I should do?
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Hughlander posted:I just got mine, can you list what sort of tests I should do? Download the ScreenTest app from the market to check for dead pixels and light bleed. Get Wifi Analyzer to test wifi signal strength all over your house/apartment to make sure it gets good signal. There are a couple apps to test GPS also. I used GPS test, but don't expect GPS to work on this tablet. There are also reports of a screens tinted yellow (not as many of those anymore) Oh, and make sure the unit feels solid. Some people talked about having creaking screens. That's pretty much it. The major offenders are light bleed, poor wifi, and dead pixels. Edit: ^^^ oh yeah, reboots after updating to ICS too.
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dissss posted:Does any tablet (or phone for that matter) have a decent wifi radio? Yeah, most of them
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Vagrancy posted:There's been a lot of speculation about one ASUS mystery product. 8 cores, 4 gigs of ram and a 4K screen.
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Vagrancy posted:There's been a lot of speculation about one ASUS mystery product. Welp looks like Amazon is getting a return on my TF201 that just arrived.
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Vagrancy posted:There's been a lot of speculation about one ASUS mystery product. Is it a pad? or is it a phone?
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