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03-22-2013, 01:13 PM | #18 | |
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Samsung Galaxy S - Nexus S Samsung Galaxy S2 - Galaxy Nexus LG Optimus G - Nexus 4 Just so happened we haven't seen equivalents yet for the tablets (Nexus 7 and Nexus 10) likely because it's hard to compete on pricing when there's no carrier subsidy. One thing you can probably expect with all Nexus devices, though - no microSD slot. |
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03-23-2013, 05:41 AM | #19 |
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03-23-2013, 06:16 AM | #20 |
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I repeatd my suggestion:
Nook Tablet (discontinued, but plenty of lightly used around) is great piece of hardware for the money (around $100). Root it and instal CM10 or 10.1 (I prefer CM10) and it's a regular Android tablet. No need to register eith BN unlesss you want to. You don't have to install gApps (Google apps) unless you want to. You can sideload both apps and media and you can keep stuff on sd-card. |
04-07-2013, 01:26 PM | #21 |
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Another piece of junk...
I bought an Archos Gamepad. Looked like what I wanted. Android 4.1.1, external micro SD, could be used for gaming. (I want to run an Atari 800 emulator.) Charge it up. So far, so good. It asked to set up date and time. I override with manual date/tiem. Ok. It ask to install the app that came with the tablet. I say Ok. They install. I decide to power down to do other things. Ok. I come back and boot up the Game pad. Locked! I click on the lock to unlock it. It tries to go to Google - no WiFi connection. Won't unlock and turns itself off. A $180 dollar piece of junk!!!!!! Going to the Internet should be a choice not a hardware-stopping necessity!!!! (Long string of expletive deleteds) |
04-07-2013, 01:31 PM | #22 |
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Turns out you have to keep one finger on the lock button and used another finger to touch the unlock button...
This is intuitive? |
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04-07-2013, 03:09 PM | #24 | |
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04-07-2013, 04:30 PM | #25 |
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Warning about Archos.
Both mp3 players my ma had from them had low quality headphone connection. You may end up with mono in a couple of months. Sad thing is - all that would be needed to fix it would be opening them and bend the contacts back to again firmly touch the headphone conn. Now go and try to open an archos... :/ |
04-09-2013, 11:27 AM | #26 |
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Unless Archos significantly modified their Android UI, pretty sure you can just slide your finger to unlock. This is one of the things I'd expect is intuitive to someone 20 years old (maybe 30?) or younger. Alas, it seems like older folk need more explicit instructions (at least from my experience with my parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles).
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Any user interface becomes intuitive with use. That doesn't make it intuitive to the Newbie. A truly intuitive user interface shouldn't require prior knowledge... |
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04-09-2013, 11:47 PM | #28 | |
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Do agree that it doesn't make sense to have the screen locked after powering on, though. It's understandable if the device is password protected but not if you're just using slide. |
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04-10-2013, 02:46 AM | #29 |
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One of the most expensive electronic devices I bought was also the worst and it was by Archos I've never forgiven them. It was a portable movie player that could get through just about one large movie but took about 7 or 8 hours to charge also had an unreplaceable battery that died faster than anything else I've ever owned.
Funny enough at that time every magazine, Tv show and site was praising Archos for their superior quality I'd never buy anything from them again though. |
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