[clue] Google Nexus tablet

[nick pitlosh]

the motion of the notion is far more important than the size of the tablet.

On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Dennis J Perkins
<dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:
> I think the optimal size depends on the task.
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> On Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:29:12 AM Christopher Cross wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> For the hardware and the fact that it is a Nexus device I think it is a
> great deal.
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>
> Christopher Cross
> g1ccross at gmail.com
> (310)536-6392
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> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:21 AM, nick pitlosh <nickpitlosh at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> I reserve the right to hate on it now and in the future.
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> 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.
>>
>> 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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