Googles Nexus 7 tablet discussion, reviews

[wtfftw]

I got a card saying that I'd walked six more miles in October than September.

 

[Badgers]

£159 from Google play store is pretty good but not sure if includes shipping.
HMV were selling for £169.99 in-store

 

[editor]

Can anyone advise of cheapest place to get 16gb version? Am looking to get 2 for my girls for Xmas... Hmmm and maybe one for me!!!

The 16GB is just £159 on Google Play.
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_7_16gb&feature=single-wide-banner

 

[Mumbles274]

Thanks, will check out google play, do to think prices will come down in the next month or so?

 

[Fez909]

Thanks, will check out google play, do to think prices will come down in the next month or so?

Unlikely, I'd say, as they've just dropped.

 

[editor]

Thanks, will check out google play, do to think prices will come down in the next month or so?

£159 is really, really cheap for what you're getting so I wouldn't bank on it.

 

[mwgdrwg]

Now that iPad mini has priced itself out of my price-range, I'm all set to get one of these. I'm in the process of selling a load of unused gadjets (raspberry pi gone, eReader on ebay) before I can justify getting another toy

 

[Mumbles274]

Thanks, now to try to decide if I really want one too or not!!!

 

[editor]

How cool is this? Google Now has just lobbed in a pedometer.

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/11/0...racks-miles-walked-and-biked-from-each-month/

 

[wtfftw]

I got a card saying that I'd walked six more miles in October than September.

 

[wtfftw]

And Chemistry got told he'd cycled some miles but he doesn't have a bike.

 

[mack]

more google now stuff

 

[editor]

And Chemistry got told he'd cycled some miles but he doesn't have a bike.

If Google says he cycled, he chuffing well cycled.

 

[Badgers]

Recommend me a launcher/widget for my home screen please

 

[editor]

Recommend me a launcher/widget for my home screen please

Apex Launcher.

 

[89 Til Infinity]

Was going to get this but been put off by the lack of support for an SD card. Not exactly new technology and google's excuse for not including was BS

 

[Badgers]

Apex Launcher.

Installing.

 

[mack]

Installing.

Keep an eye on Apex in regards to how much battery it uses, on my phone it seemed to be a bit of a hog, Nova launcher is another alternative.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Was going to get this but been put off by the lack of support for an SD card. Not exactly new technology and google's excuse for not including it was BS

Seems to be a general trend. They can make more from selling you the more expensive option, otherwise lots of people would get the 8gb version and add a 32gb card for less then £15.

 

[skyscraper101]

Was going to get this but been put off by the lack of support for an SD card. Not exactly new technology and google's excuse for not including was BS

SD card (or lack thereof) is increasingly a non issue - it's all about cloud storage when it comes to carrying round any more than 8 gigs of data.

Not ideal if you're travelling about in the outback and wishing to access your mega huge movie library, but I'd wager that accounts for less than 0.1% of people in the market who haven't exactly been shunning the device as its been shifting 1 million units a month.

8GB is quite reasonable for a few films, music and plenty of books even for a few days away from a wifi hotspot. 16GB/32GB is even better.

 

[89 Til Infinity]

SD card (or lack thereof) is increasingly a non issue - it's all about cloud storage when it comes to carrying round any more than 8 gigs of data.

Unfortunately for me cloud computing does not make it a non issue. I have no reason to allow a corporation to have control of my data.

Would you let someone look after all your valuables in real life? Why do so with your data? I mean what's the point of owning a personal computer if it is not personal.

 

[Badgers]

You seem quite cross about this 89 Til Infinity?

 

[editor]

Unfortunately for me cloud computing does not make it a non issue. I have no reason to allow a corporation to have control of my data.

Would you let someone look after all your valuables in real life? Why do so with your data? I mean what's the point of owning a personal computer if it is not personal.

Who looks after your email?

 

[89 Til Infinity]

Who looks after your email?

I don't use email apart from a few fake accounts to get me on forums and such

You seem quite cross about this 89 Til Infinity?

Yeah i'm not comfortable with the idea if i'm honest.

There is such forced business campaigning happening with this at the moment it is making alarm bells ring.

Personally i prefer to store all my info locally to retain control and to ensure what I have stored is what I personally own.

To a lesser extent there is also the issue of privacy. We're constantly hearing about facebook, sony etc getting hacked. What's to stop it from happening with all your data stored on a cloud system?!

There are other reasons just look up comments made by richard stallman, steve wozniak and Larry Ellison

 

[editor]

I don't use email apart from a few fake accounts to get me on forums and such

Do you use a smartphone?

 

[UnderOpenSky]

SD card (or lack thereof) is increasingly a non issue - it's all about cloud storage when it comes to carrying round any more than 8 gigs of data.

Not ideal if you're travelling about in the outback and wishing to access your mega huge movie library, but I'd wager that accounts for less than 0.1% of people in the market who haven't exactly been shunning the device as its been shifting 1 million units a month.

8GB is quite reasonable for a few films, music and plenty of books even for a few days away from a wifi hotspot. 16GB/32GB is even better.

If it's all about cloud storage, then why have most people on this thread bought the 16gb and others are looking at the 32gb?

 

[89 Til Infinity]

Do you use a smartphone?

Nope guess again

 

[editor]

Nope guess again

Well then enjoy your non-cloud existence.

 

[skyscraper101]

If it's all about cloud storage, then why have most people on this thread bought the 16gb and others are looking at the 32gb?

I don't doubt local storage isn't an issue, hence making it available in different capacities. I'm sure they even mooted putting an SD slot in too, but every additional hardware feature will mark up the price, and nice though it may be to have it, it's becoming less of an issue as internal SSD capacity gets cheaper and cloud storage gets more affordable/accessible.

The same argument could be had of the lack of HDMI out. But Miracast will hopefully overcome this so it'll make it a non-issue.

 

[Radar]

£159 from Google play store is pretty good but not sure if includes shipping.
HMV were selling for £169.99 in-store

Google charge + £ 9.99 shipping per transaction, not per unit