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Radiation Grandmaster Cheater
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 6:43 pm Post subject: Looking for a Tablet |
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I want one really bad. I will be using it for college to surf the web, read pdf documents, and other basic things... Budget: Around $500-$600. Got any suggestions? I heard from my friend that the Samsung Galaxy one is pretty good...
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paupav Master Cheater
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Dark Byte Site Admin
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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I'm currently using an asus fransformer. With android 3.1
There is really not much difference between tablets on android.
Just some minor stuff like 3G support might be might be missing (early transformers)
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Daniel. I post too much
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:14 am Post subject: |
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Dark Byte wrote: | I'm currently using an asus fransformer. With android 3.1
There is really not much difference between tablets on android.
Just some minor stuff like 3G support might be might be missing (early transformers) |
I was looking at that, but I think the Acer Iconia is better (has front and back camera, and an HDMI jack)
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Dark Byte Site Admin
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:10 am Post subject: |
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as i said, most tablets are identical
The asus also has a front and back camera, and a mini hdmiport
It probably ends up with who has the most reputation
Hmm, not sure about the chipset. The asus transformer uses a tegra chip which supports hardware acceleration and 3d. No idea if acer does as well
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Radiation Grandmaster Cheater
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:39 am Post subject: |
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i heard good things about motorola xoom... it has hdmi, mini sd... unlike samgung galaxy...
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:38 am Post subject: |
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Well if you want to wait a for months I believe the Windows Tablet is coming out
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Radiation Grandmaster Cheater
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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oh ok... also, is the iPad worth it???
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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itapa wrote: | oh ok... also, is the iPad worth it??? |
Depends on what you qualify as 'worth it'. Money wise? No not really, you can get the same thing for cheaper (with a different OS of course). If you specifically use Mac stuff then sure keep with what you are used to using but if you are not a Mac person, it's not worth it.
There are plenty of other tablets for half the price and same specs as an iPad.
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Josheh Expert Cheater
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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iPad's IMHO are just more a "prestigious" item; like most, if not all, of Apple's products, iPod excluded.
As far as customization goes, you can't really do much to an iPad in comparison to being able to alter an Android tablet. Though that be a downside, it's also an upside because it prevents users who are inexperienced from screwing up their tablet. Another good thing about getting an iPad is when software updates come out, I believe you can update yours(?). I know for the Android's after a certain time frame they no longer provide updates for free, or at all(?).
What's your price range and what are you looking for?
Also I'd suggest going to BestBuy, Walmart, etc. and asking a salesperson instead of us.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:22 am Post subject: |
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i'm going to go to a Best Buy store and see for myself, like the user above suggested. I'm looking more towards the Samgung one now
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:39 am Post subject: |
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I saw the new kindle fire is running android OS. Not sure if it qualifies but it seems to do more than read books now.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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Hero wrote: | I saw the new kindle fire is running android OS. Not sure if it qualifies but it seems to do more than read books now. |
The Kindle Fire seems pretty damn reasonable, especially considering it's price + specifications.
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Fire-Color/dp/B0051VVOB2
The only thing I'm a little cautious on is the Silk browser, they might mean well, but I hope one can run an alternative if they feel the need.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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do any of you guys own a tablet?
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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I own an iPad2 and at work we have like 6 different tablets lying around at any one time.
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