<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Christopher,</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>I hope the Nexus 7 works better than the Motorola XOOM which I've had a lot of problems with. I finally got an iPad 2 which is rock solid. My XOOM runs Android 4.0.4 build IMM76 but apps crash left and right.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Finally there was an iPad app (Stuck on Earth) not yet available for Android that I just had to have. So got an iPad 2 WIFI only which I connect to the internet through my Galaxy Nexus everywhere I go. Works great.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>It just seems Android app developers don't (and for practical reasons can't) test their apps on all Android devices. Apple's limited hardware line makes compatibility testing a little easier. I hope devices like the Nexus 7 improve things a
little for Android app testing.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Vincent Randal</span></div><div><span>vtrandal@gmail.com</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Christopher Cross <g1ccross@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> CLUE's mailing list <clue@cluedenver.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:29 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [clue] Google Nexus tablet<br> </font> </div> <br>
<meta http-equiv="x-dns-prefetch-control" content="off"><div id="yiv857746125">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.<div>
<br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>For the hardware and the fact that it is a Nexus device I think it is a great deal.</div><div><div><div><br clear="all">Christopher Cross<br><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:g1ccross@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:g1ccross@gmail.com">g1ccross@gmail.com</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="yiv857746125gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:21 AM, nick pitlosh <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:nickpitlosh@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:nickpitlosh@gmail.com">nickpitlosh@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="yiv857746125gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I reserve the right to hate on it now and in the future.<br>
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On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Dennis J Perkins<br>
<div class="yiv857746125HOEnZb"><div class="yiv857746125h5"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:dennisjperkins@comcast.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:dennisjperkins@comcast.net">dennisjperkins@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> They might have determined that most people will never need an SD chip, so<br>
> why include it? It complicates the circuit board and introduces another hole<br>
> in the case.<br>
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> I don't know what it would cost to add one, but I've seen a lot of companies<br>
> take shortcuts to save money by not buying a 25 cent part.<br>
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> I suppose I could ask how much memory is needed to store a movie and how<br>
> many people store several movies on their tablets.<br>
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> I don't regard the lack of SD a killer. I might buy this tablet.<br>
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> On Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:06:46 AM Dan Kulinski wrote:<br>
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> The Nexus 7 has USB On The Go support, so with an adapter you can connect<br>
> external storage.<br>
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> However, I have discussed the missing SD slot with colleagues and I believe<br>
> the reason is that Google can guarantee a certain level of performance from<br>
> local flash whereas loading apps and media from low quality external storage<br>
> will cause delays that would compromise the user experience. I am sure<br>
> Apple does the same thing for similar reasons.<br>
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> As for the reviews, it looks pretty good. The Verge has a great review and<br>
> is very informed. The conclusion states that at the price point the Nexus 7<br>
> is the best tablet purchase. It buries the Kindle Fire and the Nook<br>
> Tablet. The screen is great with wide viewing angles. The biggest<br>
> complaint is the lack of breadth of entertainment available in the Google<br>
> Play store.<br>
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> Dan<br>
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> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Dennis J Perkins<br>
> <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:dennisjperkins@comcast.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:dennisjperkins@comcast.net">dennisjperkins@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Has anyone looked at the reviews and specs for this new tablet? It looks<br>
> pretty good, except for a missing SD slot.<br>
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