[clue] Google Nexus tablet

[Dennis J Perkins]

I think the optimal size depends on the task.  

On Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:29:12 AM Christopher Cross wrote:

I ordered the 16 GB one yesterday. I own the Nook Tablet and I think the 7" 
screen works for me much better than the larger tablets. We have some 10" 
Android tablets at work and I find them difficult to use.


The SD card issue does not bother me. I keep all of my music synced with 
Google Play and mostly watch TV or movies with Netflix. My phone came with a 
25 GB Dropbox account for two years so for anything else I have that covered. 
I can also tether the thing to my phone so I am not worried about using "the 
cloud" for those things. I will mostly use it for reading, email, and Google 
Docs.


For the hardware and the fact that it is a Nexus device I think it is a great 
deal.

Christopher Cross
g1ccross at gmail.com
(310)536-6392



On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:21 AM, nick pitlosh <nickpitlosh at gmail.com> wrote:

I reserve the right to hate on it now and in the future.

On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Dennis J Perkins

<dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:
> They might have determined that most people will never need an SD chip, so
> why include it? It complicates the circuit board and introduces another hole
> in the case.
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> I don't know what it would cost to add one, but I've seen a lot of companies
> take shortcuts to save money by not buying a 25 cent part.
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> I suppose I could ask how much memory is needed to store a movie and how
> many people store several movies on their tablets.
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> I don't regard the lack of SD a killer. I might buy this tablet.
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> On Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:06:46 AM Dan Kulinski wrote:
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> The Nexus 7 has USB On The Go support, so with an adapter you can connect
> external storage.
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> However, I have discussed the missing SD slot with colleagues and I believe
> the reason is that Google can guarantee a certain level of performance from
> local flash whereas loading apps and media from low quality external storage
> will cause delays that would compromise the user experience.  I am sure
> Apple does the same thing for similar reasons.
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> As for the reviews, it looks pretty good.  The  Verge has a great review and
> is very informed.  The conclusion states that at the price point the Nexus 7
> is the best tablet purchase.  It buries the Kindle Fire and the Nook
> Tablet.  The screen is great with wide viewing angles.  The biggest
> complaint is the lack of breadth of entertainment available in the Google
> Play store.
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> Dan
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> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Dennis J Perkins
> <dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:
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> Has anyone looked at the reviews and specs for this new tablet? It looks
> pretty good, except for a missing SD slot.
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