Arc how well does arc surf the web?

ghero · 01-02-2013, 12:45 AM

Is it slow?

I am seeing if I should buy an arc, not only for reading, but also use it as a tablet to surf the web.

So, before I move on to spend my money, I want to ask people who already owns it.

What kind of web surfing experiences are you having with arc? How well is the experience, compared to a PC, or laptop?

RareBird · 01-02-2013, 05:28 AM

I find it peforms very well surfing the web. I use Chrome as my browser and I'm very happy with it.

JD Gumby · 01-02-2013, 10:51 AM

Works as well as any 7" tablet. Better than many, actually, due to the 1280x800 resolution.

I prefer Firefox, personally - its double-tap-to-focus on text seems to be better than Chrome and the stock Browser (can't find the gesture for it in Dolphin, which is annoying, and haven't tried Opera, so no comment there), which makes browsing a LOT better, in both portait and landscape modes.

Just wish it, and the other browsers (and keyboard apps, I guess) would give you a prefixes (http, ftp, about. ://, and so on) key in addition to the standard affixes (.com and so on) key so that entering addresses is less painful (otherwise you're stuck going to Google first for almost every address you enter, which is probably why things're done that way in Android

).

coreslogic · 01-02-2013, 02:48 PM

Others said it, it is doing it well with the 1280x800 real estate

mr_nihilism · 01-02-2013, 08:33 PM

I find most web pages load up anywhere in the 2-4 second range. Just depends on the amount of content of the site. Everything looks nice too. The zoom feature works real good.

KyonCoraeL · 01-03-2013, 02:23 PM

I bought this on boxing day. I am glad I did. I would have died from boredom without it on the plane ride this morning. The screen is good and the load times are fast.

stevov · 01-03-2013, 04:19 PM

http://www.androidcentral.com/kobo-arc-review

most complete review i've seen for the arc

ghero · 01-05-2013, 12:14 PM

I just bought it yesterday (16 gb version), with a deal that bundles a free kobo mini. The arc tablet is great, surfing the web is in fact very convinent with arc, as many stated above. Overall I think it is a really good deal for that price (good hardware with a wide variety of software selections of android apps). Not to mention with a free mini come with it, it is like one of the best tablet deals out there.

01-02-2013, 12:45 AM	#1
ghero Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 602280 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Currently owned: Nook HD+, pyrus mini. Previously owned: Sony prs-t2.	how well does arc surf the web? Is it slow? I am seeing if I should buy an arc, not only for reading, but also use it as a tablet to surf the web. So, before I move on to spend my money, I want to ask people who already owns it. What kind of web surfing experiences are you having with arc? How well is the experience, compared to a PC, or laptop?

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01-02-2013, 05:28 AM	#2
RareBird Addict Posts: 377 Karma: 770002 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Windsor, Nova Scotia Device: Kobo Aura	I find it peforms very well surfing the web. I use Chrome as my browser and I'm very happy with it.

01-02-2013, 10:51 AM	#3
JD Gumby Cynical Old Curmudgeon Posts: 1,085 Karma: 8495696 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Halifax, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Kobo Arc, HTC Desire C	Works as well as any 7" tablet. Better than many, actually, due to the 1280x800 resolution. I prefer Firefox, personally - its double-tap-to-focus on text seems to be better than Chrome and the stock Browser (can't find the gesture for it in Dolphin, which is annoying, and haven't tried Opera, so no comment there), which makes browsing a LOT better, in both portait and landscape modes. Just wish it, and the other browsers (and keyboard apps, I guess) would give you a prefixes (http, ftp, about. ://, and so on) key in addition to the standard affixes (.com and so on) key so that entering addresses is less painful (otherwise you're stuck going to Google first for almost every address you enter, which is probably why things're done that way in Android ).

01-02-2013, 02:48 PM	#4
coreslogic Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kobo Arc	Others said it, it is doing it well with the 1280x800 real estate

01-02-2013, 08:33 PM	#5
mr_nihilism Always been the caretaker Posts: 479 Karma: 1406369 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Canada Device: Aura H2O, PW2	I find most web pages load up anywhere in the 2-4 second range. Just depends on the amount of content of the site. Everything looks nice too. The zoom feature works real good.

01-03-2013, 02:23 PM	#6
KyonCoraeL Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kobo Arc	I bought this on boxing day. I am glad I did. I would have died from boredom without it on the plane ride this morning. The screen is good and the load times are fast.

01-03-2013, 04:19 PM	#7
stevov Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 805314 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland Device: Asus Fonepad,kobo arc,htc onex, htc titan	http://www.androidcentral.com/kobo-arc-review most complete review i've seen for the arc

01-05-2013, 12:14 PM	#8
ghero Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 602280 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Currently owned: Nook HD+, pyrus mini. Previously owned: Sony prs-t2.	I just bought it yesterday (16 gb version), with a deal that bundles a free kobo mini. The arc tablet is great, surfing the web is in fact very convinent with arc, as many stated above. Overall I think it is a really good deal for that price (good hardware with a wide variety of software selections of android apps). Not to mention with a free mini come with it, it is like one of the best tablet deals out there.

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