I'm thinking the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 with a 7" screen. $250 is my limit.
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It all depends on what you are going to use it for. In that price range I would seriously consider a NOOK color or perhaps the Kindle Fire.
I have been very pleased with my ASUS Transformer TF101, but I think that it runs around $299 now.
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Oh and if you can wait there is also the Google Nexus 7 that is coming out soon.
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jvolstad, I was thinking of starting an under $200 tablet smackdown thread. I came up with two candidates in that category so far:
1. A refurbished Acer ICONIA Tab A100 for $169. Major cons: No GPS and battery life is fairly poor (still, at least 4 hours).
2. RIM Blackberry Playbook. Pros: Nice camera, business oriented tablet. Cons: Limited compatibility with Android apps.
To be frank, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, while over my $200 limit, seems to be the new price/performance/functionality leader in this category. From what I've seen, there are not a lot of compromises with this tablet.
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I like what I'm hearing about the Google Nexus 7. Will wait to see what it looks like later this month.
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I like what I'm hearing about the Google Nexus 7. Will wait to see what it looks like later this month.
I do suppose it's worth a bit of a wait (but isn't that the way with tech). The rumored $199 price point seems a bit of a stretch for a quad core system. I have a hard time believing it will sell for that.
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Yeah, I'm considering getting a Google Nexus 7, too. As a developer, I'm interested in the Android platform and this tablet has been giving me hardware lust, you know, the feeling programmers get when they see a shinny new piece of hardware and can't wait to get their dirty hands all over it.
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The latest rumors for the Nexus 7 say no primary (front facing) camera.
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I hear you can pick up those RIM Playbook tablets cheap now.
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EBGuy says
Nobody wants to see my ugly face. ;-/
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I don't need a tablet. I haven't figured out this desktop.
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Why just 7"?
I can't imagine less than 9.7"
There are various ones, check out walmart.com and tablets. The reason is the comments are useful, like Amazon.
I was thinking of the Coby or Le Pan ones.
What is interesting the Rim tablets were actually cool, I saw one up in Vancouver a couple weeks ago. I guess they're toast though.
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At 40, I laughed off the idea of reading specs.
When I passed 45 reality caught up, I found myself buying a pair.
Now there are some things I can't do on my iPhone and I reach for the iPad with it's 10" screen. For me at least 7" would be too small to fill that niche above phone. YMMV.
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I hear you can pick up those RIM Playbook tablets cheap now.
BestBuy has the refurbished units on sale for $139 right now (new $199). That is tempting as my Nokia n810 is getting a bit long in the tooth. Looks like I should be able to use it for geocaching (which isn't pleasant on the Nokia).
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For a project, I had to pick up a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
Nice!
I didn't know the OS could be this complete. It's not an iPad but it organizes things well in its own right. And the integrated navigational system is kinda neat.
Just futzing with it but overall a sturdy piece of kit as far as I can tell.
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I'm still surfing the net like a mofo at home on a Dell D600 that my company was going to throw out 3 years ago. XP, 1 gig of RAM, and can still read what you clowns on Patrick have to say for...... FREE. It's fallen off the table 4-5 times in the last year, and it still works. no viruses, no BSODs, no problems. How do you like dem apples, eh? I'll probably get a tablet this time next year when they're around $150, and can do everything and has everything.
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Nexus 7 is looking like it may be worth the wait. No primary camera (that is back facing, I misspoke above). There is a front facing lower res camera for video conferencing. They're also leapfrogging most of the other 7 " tablets (usually 1024x600) and going with a 720p screen (well, 1280x800). This should put some pressure on the other players in the market.
Edit: It does have GPS as well.
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EBGuy says
anything with a USB connection is worth waiting.. I will wait for the Linux hackers to make it even better.
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AverageBear says
have a 600 with multiboot.. xp, linux and haiku (beos)... works great.
you can boot system 7 and if your daring.. Mac OSX
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anything with a USB connection is worth waiting.. I will wait for the Linux hackers to make it even better.
You brought up an interesting point. Some tablets are crippled by that fact that they only support slave mode; hopefully this device can also act as a USB host to a myriad of peripherals.
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thomas.wong1986 says
Whatchu use to manage the boot loader?