What tablet to buy?

[Steelbom]

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I can't imagine buying my wife an android tablet. Be like putting linux on her computer. Not a great idea unless you do tech support for recreation..

Ahahahahahaha, funny stuff

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I'd look for something with at least a 1MP front facing camera, but preferably 2MP. The iPad 1/2/3 only has a 640x480 VGA camera.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

ive been looking at the galaxy models....does anyone make a decent tablet that uses the same micro usb port my phone uses?
/hates custom connectors

http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U...TOROLA-XYBOARD-8-2-with-WIFI-US-EN.alt#anchor

The Xyboard 8.2" has a micro USB connector. It's not the cheapest Android tablet out there but it does have excellent build quality and a fantastic screen. it also has an OMAP 4430 SoC so it doesn't suffer from the performance issues that Tegra 2 devices do.

 

[Anomaly1964]

I have the TF300 and love it...

 

[BUTCH1]

Fragmentation. The myth that just refuses to die.

AFAIK, the only apps that don't work with certain devices are Tegra Zone apps, because they've been filtered out of any non-Tegra device. And in cases, notably for EA games, where they've only 'approved' a specific set of devices. Anything not on their list will still showing Play Store, download, and install, but you'll get a nice little error informing you that your paid app isn't compatible with your device. Not the fault of Android, rather, EA's shitty business ethics. Outside of those, I've found no apps that have issues on the Tab 8.9.



I'll grant this. I do have to reboot my Tab 8.9 every other week or so. Samsung's TouchWiz UX isn't good. But its far from even a mild annoyance.

If the OP and his wife want a smaller device, or already have vested into the Android platform, or don't want to fork over 100+ more for an iPad, than the Tab 2 is a great choice.

Myth my ass, believe me I wish it wasn't so, I've been trying to install a local Fox 35 weather app only to get the dreaded "not compatible" message, hey fucknuts google, let me install it and see if it will run, OK assholes??

 

[xSauronx]

http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U...TOROLA-XYBOARD-8-2-with-WIFI-US-EN.alt#anchor

The Xyboard 8.2" has a micro USB connector. It's not the cheapest Android tablet out there but it does have excellent build quality and a fantastic screen. it also has an OMAP 4430 SoC so it doesn't suffer from the performance issues that Tegra 2 devices do.

speak from experience?

ill take a look at it

 

[Bateluer]

speak from experience?

ill take a look at it

I believe Puddle owns an 8.2in XyBoard, so he speaks from experience. Moto was selling them with free shipping, free dock, and free Folio cases not too long ago. When you're able to see a OMAp4 powered XyBoard next to a Tegra 2 device, its almost night and day.