MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - New tablet. 7" or 10"? To root or not to root?

dkperez · 11-25-2012, 10:35 PM

Thanks for all the replies. The consensus appears to be that if I'm PRIMARILY going to be reading, a 7" tablet is better. I like the idea of a 10", but weight and convenience is a factor. I don't play games on the tablet - with the possible exception of something trivial like Angry Birds, so that's not a factor.

I DO use the thing for displaying images conveniently without having to drag along my laptop, so a decent screen is nice...

Sounds like the Nexus 7 would be good. Unfortunately, as near as I can tell, there doesn't appear to be a 32GB Nexus 7 anywhere on the planet that isn't being offered at some ridiculous premium. Office Depot was SUPPOSED to have them Friday for $229, but if they actually had any they sold them long before I was aware of them. And as far as I can tell, the Arc isn't even available in the U.S.

So, I'll just have to keep an eye out for a while. I figure somebody will get a bunch of 32GB units and put 'em on sale in the next month or so.

11-25-2012, 10:35 PM	#9
dkperez Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 1047931 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: nine	Thanks for all the replies. The consensus appears to be that if I'm PRIMARILY going to be reading, a 7" tablet is better. I like the idea of a 10", but weight and convenience is a factor. I don't play games on the tablet - with the possible exception of something trivial like Angry Birds, so that's not a factor. I DO use the thing for displaying images conveniently without having to drag along my laptop, so a decent screen is nice... Sounds like the Nexus 7 would be good. Unfortunately, as near as I can tell, there doesn't appear to be a 32GB Nexus 7 anywhere on the planet that isn't being offered at some ridiculous premium. Office Depot was SUPPOSED to have them Friday for $229, but if they actually had any they sold them long before I was aware of them. And as far as I can tell, the Arc isn't even available in the U.S. So, I'll just have to keep an eye out for a while. I figure somebody will get a bunch of 32GB units and put 'em on sale in the next month or so.