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illcendiary posted:If $100 is a major deciding factor in your decision, what are you doing buying a tablet in the first place?
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Some software coming out will probably take more advantage of the higher resolution display or the more RAM or any of the other new features. It's futureproofing in these cases. The same could be said of tablets that will be receiving Ice Cream Sandwich and tablets that won't have Ice Cream Sandwich but are less expensive.
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Mar 12, 2012 06:24
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Install Gentoo posted:poo poo why not say you're stupid if you don't get a maxed out 3G one? you are And it's 4G LTE, thank you very much  Edit: Plus the whole thing about comparing two devices not really being the same as comparing two of the same with different storage capacities. I'll conveniently exclude 3G/4G models from this because it adds on an extra cost to the device which I agree might not be worth it.
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Mar 12, 2012 06:26
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sethsez posted:Why is it so hard to understand that some people like saving money where they can, even if they could afford to spend more? The difference between a refurb iPad 2 and a new iPad is $150. If the upgrade isn't worth that to them, then why spend the money? It just boggles my mind that those are the reasons you want to get a tablet, but your scrimping on the most important part for those tasks (the display) just to save a measly hundred bucks. But fine, if that last hundred is that important to you, then the iPad 2 would still be a good choice for a tablet. It's just the iPad 3 is better choice for just $100 more.
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Mar 12, 2012 06:30
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got dat wmd posted:Some software coming out will probably take more advantage of the higher resolution display or the more RAM or any of the other new features. It's futureproofing in these cases. The same could be said of tablets that will be receiving Ice Cream Sandwich and tablets that won't have Ice Cream Sandwich but are less expensive. You're right, but when we're talking about someone who wants a device to browse the internet and read some books, that's all kind of a moot point. People who are getting a tablet because they want to make the most of it and plan on it being their main computer most of the time should get the absolute best that's available, but if it's going to be used as a couch web browser, what difference does future proofing really make? The difference with Ice Cream Sandwich tablets is that Honeycomb is terrible, buggy and slow so an update is pretty much required, while the iPad 2 has basically been stable as a rock since launch. It's already a good product. There's no urgent need for an update. It'd be nice, but not necessary for basic functionality at this point.
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Mar 12, 2012 06:32
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sethsez posted:The difference with Ice Cream Sandwich tablets is that Honeycomb is terrible, buggy and slow so an update is pretty much required, while the iPad 2 has basically been stable as a rock since launch. It's already a good product. There's no urgent need for an update. It'd be nice, but not necessary for basic functionality at this point. But I didn't say throw out your old iPad and get the new one, in fact I remember saying hold on to the old one. Yeah, there isn't an urgent need to get the new one if you already have the iPad 2, but if you don't have one, why not just go for the latest model?
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Mar 12, 2012 06:35
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My Linux Rig posted:But I didn't say throw out your old iPad and get the new one, in fact I remember saying hold on to the old one. Yeah, there isn't an urgent need to get the new one if you already have the iPad 2, but if you don't have one, why not just go for the latest model? This is going in circles. sethsez posted:Why is it so hard to understand that some people like saving money where they can, even if they could afford to spend more? The difference between a refurb iPad 2 and a new iPad is $150. If the upgrade isn't worth that to them, then why spend the money?
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Mar 12, 2012 06:41
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Android Tablet Thread:No really, buy an iPad
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Mar 12, 2012 08:48
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Dodoman posted:Android Tablet Thread:No really, buy an iPad Unless you want flash support, expandable storage, 16:9 AR, HDMI out, DLNA, or USB Host support for things like this. Or the choice of different form factors and price points..
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Mar 12, 2012 09:00
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zer0spunk posted:Unless you want flash support, expandable storage, 16:9 AR, HDMI out, DLNA, or USB Host support for things like this. Who needs all that. The iPad just works  .
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Mar 12, 2012 09:52
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People keep saying "it's just $100" but in a $500 device that's 20% and that's nothing to sneeze at. Buy the features for your needs. A super resolution isn't necessary to check GMail.
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Mar 12, 2012 13:42
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Craptacular! posted:People keep saying "it's just $100" but in a $500 device that's 20% and that's nothing to sneeze at. I loved my Nook Color running an ICS ROM. It was super usable, and even my non-technical wife found it good to use, and liked it. There were no usability issues, except the sleep of death bug that only happened if you shut if off with wifi on, but even that took about eight to nine hours to kill the battery. I realize that's sort of a  thing, but at $150 you could do a lot worse.EDIT: Full disclosure, I did sell both of my Nook Colors, but that wasn't because I didn't like them. My wife has an iPhone, so I figured I'd get her an iPad2 to compliment that, so she didn't have to buy apps twice. And I only used my Nook to watch TV and movies on the train to work, times when I should be doing other things, so I got rid of it to remove the distraction.
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Mar 12, 2012 14:00
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zer0spunk posted:Unless you want flash support, expandable storage, 16:9 AR, HDMI out, DLNA, or USB Host support for things like this. Pfft, you should know that any feature worth having in a tablet is already in the iPad. It's not like you'll use any of those features ever. And if this thread has taught me anything its that different price points don't matter because if you can't buy a 64gig lte iPad 3 your a poor and don't deserve to have electronics.
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Mar 12, 2012 14:01
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Codiusprime posted:And if this thread has taught me anything its that different price points don't matter because if you can't buy a 64gig lte iPad 3 your a poor and don't deserve to have electronics. Finally you guys are talking sense 
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Mar 12, 2012 14:08
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golgo13sf posted:Finally you guys are talking sense I know right!! It's only taken us how many threads?!
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Mar 12, 2012 14:11
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Codiusprime posted:And if this thread has taught me anything its that different price points don't matter because if you can't buy a 64gig lte iPad 3 your a poor and don't deserve to have electronics. This assertion has always made my eyes roll because I don't think I've ever saved a single penny buying Android hardware. When you can get an iPhone at Wal-Mart for 80 bucks on contract, it ceases to be an aspirational purchase. Anyone showing off Apple devices in order to appear to have money is a moron.
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Mar 12, 2012 14:45
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Jerk McJerkface posted:I loved my Nook Color running an ICS ROM. It was super usable, and even my non-technical wife found it good to use, and liked it. There were no usability issues, except the sleep of death bug that only happened if you shut if off with wifi on, but even that took about eight to nine hours to kill the battery. I realize that's sort of a ICS is working for the Nook Color?  Can you point me to this?
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Mar 12, 2012 19:27
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Doghouse posted:ICS is working for the Nook Color? There's a couple of builds on XDA under the Nook Color dev section: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1444943 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526115 There's still some bugs being worked out, but it's mostly usable.
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Mar 12, 2012 19:35
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Doghouse posted:ICS is working for the Nook Color? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1444943 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526115 Edit:  
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Mar 12, 2012 19:36
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Nut Bunnies posted:The fact of the matter is that the $500 tablets ARE the basic commuter devices. The ones that aren't are slow, laggy, buggy pieces of junk. And, yes, that includes the Kindle Fire. My Nook Tablet was $250 and I've been shocked at how it's been rock loving solid without lag, bugs, stutter, and so on. I keep throwing it bigger and bigger jobs (tower defense games, streaming hi-res video, and the worst Android fucker I could think of: PYF Gif threads) and it gives no fucks; I assume this is because it's got enough RAM finally. I think that not enough RAM is the major failure point of Android. My phone already looked bad before I got the Nook but now, jesus, I hate it. Install Gentoo posted:Indeed, most people have no use for a tablet that costs more than what they probably paid for their Target sale HDTV or Best Buy laptop special. Main Paineframe posted:If you pay less than $500 for a computer, you're going to get an absolute piece of poo poo that was already outdated when it hit the shelves, and I don't see why it should be any different for a tablet. Haha, what? The HP Minis we've bought were each top of the line at the time of purchase and were less than $500 added together (neither was purchased on sale).
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Mar 12, 2012 20:55
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I'm sorry, but by no one's definition of "top of the line" will you find an Atom processor.
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Mar 12, 2012 21:04
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Were there better netbooks available at the time?
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Mar 12, 2012 21:07
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He said "computer" not "netbook"; why yes, the Nook is the top of the line 7" form factor Android-derivative tablet released by a major book retailer. See how that's a little disingenuous?
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Mar 12, 2012 21:11
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theflyingexecutive posted:He said "computer" not "netbook"; why yes, the Nook is the top of the line 7" form factor Android-derivative tablet released by a major book retailer. See how that's a little disingenuous? But that isn't what the quoted post said at all - it said any sub $500 computer is going to be an outdated piece of poo poo which is ridiculous
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Mar 12, 2012 21:19
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Yep, and that true statement includes all netbooks.
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Mar 12, 2012 21:22
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Netbooks are the worst answer to a problem in the history of computing.
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Mar 12, 2012 21:27
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golgo13sf posted:Netbooks are the worst answer to a problem in the history of computing. I think Chromebooks will be taking that crown soon, or at least be the jester of that debacle.
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Mar 12, 2012 21:29
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theflyingexecutive posted:Yep, and that true statement includes all netbooks. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a modern E-350 or E-450 netbook, they're perfectly fast enough for pretty much any type of non-gaming usage and even have surpsingly good battery life. Go and check out the netbook megathread in SH/SC and you'll see plenty of goons who are perfectly satisfied with netbooks.
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Mar 12, 2012 21:29
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theflyingexecutive posted:Yep, and that true statement includes all netbooks. I guess you win this argument! 
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Mar 12, 2012 21:31
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golgo13sf posted:Netbooks are the worst answer to a problem in the history of computing. Netbooks are awesome if you travel for example. Light, compact, good battery life, good enough for most basic tasks, and also dirt cheap. What's not to love exactly ?
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Mar 12, 2012 21:32
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Spatule posted:Netbooks are awesome if you travel for example. Light, compact, good battery life, good enough for most basic tasks, and also dirt cheap. What's not to love exactly ? It isn't a quad core i7 with dual GPUs so why would you bother?
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Mar 12, 2012 21:34
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Dodoman posted:Android Tablet Thread:No really, buy an iPad Android Tablet Thread: Your Purchasing Priorities are Different Than Mine I have to say I'm warming up to the Transformer Prime. Speaking personally I'm glad I got a Xoom a long time ago, tried it out, and then returned it and decided to wait out the initial rush. My friend who got a Galaxy tab doesn't really use it; it's been sitting on his desk for the last week not having been touched once. They're extremely neat devices, still not sure if I need one though. I think for me the next bump up in resolution will probably seal the deal.
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Mar 12, 2012 21:37
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Scaramouche posted:Android Tablet Thread: Your Purchasing Priorities are Different Than Mine
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Splizwarf posted:My Nook Tablet was $250 and I've been shocked at how it's been rock loving solid without lag, bugs, stutter, and so on. I keep throwing it bigger and bigger jobs (tower defense games, streaming hi-res video, and the worst Android fucker I could think of: PYF Gif threads) and it gives no fucks; I assume this is because it's got enough RAM finally. I think that not enough RAM is the major failure point of Android. My phone already looked bad before I got the Nook but now, jesus, I hate it. Is there a working ICS ROM for the Nook Tablet?
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Mar 12, 2012 21:43
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Endless Mike posted:I can tell you if you need a tablet or not: you don't. No one does, except people who develop apps for them. 
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Mar 12, 2012 21:43
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Star War Sex Butt posted:You don't need a television either, but a lot of people sure seem to like them.
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Mar 12, 2012 21:48
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Jerk McJerkface posted:Is there a working ICS ROM for the Nook Tablet? No ICS yet. It has a locked bootloader so it took a month or two for the XDA/Modaco/etc guys to get into it but there's apparently a CM9 closed beta going at the moment and a CM7 port. I think the guys that might otherwise do a vanilla ICS are all involved in the CM9 project instead. I'm waiting for a CM9 that they think is good enough for the general public before I bother; given how hosed my phone's been for the last year, I wouldn't trade the solidity of my Nook for anything. It's rooted and running Go Launcher so it's a reasonable Android experience (as opposed to the B&N version). My only gripe is that B&N for whatever reason disabled the ability to change keyboards, and I'm too lazy to use the workaround. I have faith that ICS/CM9 will come, as far as I understand it the building blocks have all been found and devs like it, it's just a matter of waiting while they work. Which is okay because like I said, solid. The only thing I wish for is a bluetooth keyboard, although I think if I bothered to get Thumb Keyboard or Hacker's working, I might not care. Three months in and it's the most satisfying device I have ever owned, in 30 years of being a nerd.
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Endless Mike posted:I can tell you if you need a tablet or not: you don't. No one does, except people who develop apps for them. I just want a tablet to replace my laptop. I have a desktop PC for gaming or whatever, but when I'm at home 75% of my time is spent laying on my bed with my laptop on my stomach. I also tend to bring my laptop to my friend's house if we are just going to be hanging out watching TV or whatever. It'd be nice to have a small 7" tablet I could replace my laptop with. All I use my laptop for anyways is web browsing and playing Facebook Texas HoldEm.
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Have any retailers started preorders on the Asus Transformer Prime Infinity TF700t yet?
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Jerk McJerkface posted:Is there a working ICS ROM for the Nook Tablet? The one described here sounds pretty functional - roughly on par with the NC build. (also there's a video review) http://liliputing.com/2012/03/nook-tablet-gets-android-4-0-unofficially-with-cyanogenmod-9-alpha.html
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