This review is from: Google Nexus 7 Tablet PC (Android 4.1 Jellybean) – 8 GB (Released July 2012-New) (Electronics)
At normal retail this tablet is excellent value – however, buy a machine from either Google or Ebuyer; the 16gb version is £199 – you may have to wait a short time but you will not enrich this opportunistic seller.
I am unfamiliar with touchscreen and it came as a pleasant surprise to discover how easy it is to operate. It plays my divx films without converting through a £3 app (mx pro player)available in the google play store. (Tip – set up your Google mail account before you receive the machine; it will make life easier) Several apps are pre installed; the YouTube is great but no BBC i player yet!**
The best feature is voice recognition – it copes very well indeed when used for internet searches etc; this as yet underrated feature will quickly become the crowning glory of this wonderful tool (Toy?).
Many reviews are available on the e buyer site.
** I’ve had the machine for a few days and have have successfully installed bbc i-player:- Go to settingssecurity and check “unknown sources”. Install Mozilla beta from Google play store; search for “Adobe flash player” and install, associating with Mozilla when asked. When viewing the i-player, open settings in top right of mozilla and check “request desktop site”. Good luck!
*** I’ve received a couple of adverse comments about these instructions and will try to clarify. I downloaded the Mozilla beta app through the Nexus, the two other apps were obtained after I googled “nexus 7 bbc iplayer” which took me to the xda developers site, which provided two links for the flash and the bbc player – I then transferred them to the Nexus. When installing the flash player, it asks which of the installed browsers to associate with – then select the Mozilla beta. I’m sorry if the instructions were not very clear, I’m not very computer literate! (you’ll need to install a file manager to enable discovery of the installed files – use “Astro” available in the play app store.)
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This review is from: Google Nexus 7 Tablet PC (Android 4.1 Jellybean) – 8 GB (Released July 2012-New) (Electronics)
This seller must be having a laugh, you can buy it elsewhere for £160, come on amazon sort them out, it doesn’t help your street cred when sellers on you site are trying to rip people off, just ordered it on Argos and it arrives on sat.
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This review is from: Google Nexus 7 Tablet PC (Android 4.1 Jellybean) – 8 GB (Released July 2012-New) (Electronics)
Along with one or two others I know of, I have staunchly refused buy anything with an “i” in the name to date, firstly because I object to being “boxed in” with my choice of software and connectivity, and secondly because I suspect that I have that perverse British sense of supporting the underdog… and until recently it seems that was how Android devices were perceived. As of summer 2012 however Android is now the most popular OS for mobile devices in the world (56% market share?) and with the July 2012 release of the Nexus 7, Google (the owners of the Android brand) claim to have a serious contender in the tablet market (some would argue for the first time). So, having owned one now for a couple of weeks how does it stack up?
Check any internet or magazine review and you will find that this is a well made, competent product which Google (or Asus, who are technically the manufacturer) can rightly be proud of. It’s powered by quad-core 1.3Ghz processor which is as good as anything available, and runs the very latest version of Android (4.1 “Jellybean”) which will be familiar to any users of previous versions, but now includes “Google Now” as a rival to Apple’s “Siri”.
Inevitably people will want comparison to the i-pad, or even other Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and it would be easy to rattle on for paragraphs, but I’ll try and make this concise…. so:
This is a 7″ tablet, so technically has a screen about half the size of an i-pad or Galaxy Tab 10.1. A direct comparison is unfair, it’s designed to slip into a bag or even a pocket… try doing that with a full size tablet. There is talk of Apple releasing a “mini i-pad” later in 2012, and that will really be the “acid test”, although judging by previous releases it will be interesting to see if Apple can compete on pricing (more on this later). Other 7″ Android Tabs are also available, in a nutshell I think this is just about the best of them, although the equivalent Samsung Galaxy mini tab would probably give this a run for it’s money and I believe has expandable memory (this doesn’t, which is perhaps the biggest criticism of an otherwise excellent product.) Another thing to be aware of is that the Nexus 7 is Wifi only (no 3G support)… but tethering to an Android smartphone will provide exactly the same functionality, and is a piece of cake – so for me that seemd like a bit of a “non-issue”!
Where this tablet really excels is value for money. As other reviewers mention, the list price for the 8GB model is £159, and the 16GB is £199. Initially demand outstripped supply, hence some opportunist individuals asking for silly money, but shelves have now restocked and there’s no need to pay above RRP any more. On that basis I think this tab is a bargain. Even the 16GB version (and given that the storage can’t be expanded, I’d pay the extra £40 every time) is about half the price of an entry level i-pad (or equivalent competitor). The build quality is just as good, functionality is marginally less in some areas, but it really depends what you want your tablet for. I use mine as a portable device to slip into my rucksack to carry about, in situations where clearly carrying my laptop would not be appropriate… and in that it excels.
In conclusion then… is this an “i-pad killer” (the question inevitably that many ask)? Well probably not in an all out slugging contest of functionality, but that’s not really the point – I’d say it gives you 90% of the same, but with all the advantages of Android, and in a well built and highly competent little unit for no more than half the price, and in half the space – and that get’s it my vote every time.
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GREAT MACHINE; OUTRAGEOUS PRICE!,
At normal retail this tablet is excellent value – however, buy a machine from either Google or Ebuyer; the 16gb version is £199 – you may have to wait a short time but you will not enrich this opportunistic seller.
I am unfamiliar with touchscreen and it came as a pleasant surprise to discover how easy it is to operate. It plays my divx films without converting through a £3 app (mx pro player)available in the google play store. (Tip – set up your Google mail account before you receive the machine; it will make life easier) Several apps are pre installed; the YouTube is great but no BBC i player yet!**
The best feature is voice recognition – it copes very well indeed when used for internet searches etc; this as yet underrated feature will quickly become the crowning glory of this wonderful tool (Toy?).
Many reviews are available on the e buyer site.
** I’ve had the machine for a few days and have have successfully installed bbc i-player:- Go to settingssecurity and check “unknown sources”. Install Mozilla beta from Google play store; search for “Adobe flash player” and install, associating with Mozilla when asked. When viewing the i-player, open settings in top right of mozilla and check “request desktop site”. Good luck!
*** I’ve received a couple of adverse comments about these instructions and will try to clarify. I downloaded the Mozilla beta app through the Nexus, the two other apps were obtained after I googled “nexus 7 bbc iplayer” which took me to the xda developers site, which provided two links for the flash and the bbc player – I then transferred them to the Nexus. When installing the flash player, it asks which of the installed browsers to associate with – then select the Mozilla beta. I’m sorry if the instructions were not very clear, I’m not very computer literate! (you’ll need to install a file manager to enable discovery of the installed files – use “Astro” available in the play app store.)
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|What a joke price !!!,
This seller must be having a laugh, you can buy it elsewhere for £160, come on amazon sort them out, it doesn’t help your street cred when sellers on you site are trying to rip people off, just ordered it on Argos and it arrives on sat.
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|Nexus 7 Product Review,
Along with one or two others I know of, I have staunchly refused buy anything with an “i” in the name to date, firstly because I object to being “boxed in” with my choice of software and connectivity, and secondly because I suspect that I have that perverse British sense of supporting the underdog… and until recently it seems that was how Android devices were perceived. As of summer 2012 however Android is now the most popular OS for mobile devices in the world (56% market share?) and with the July 2012 release of the Nexus 7, Google (the owners of the Android brand) claim to have a serious contender in the tablet market (some would argue for the first time). So, having owned one now for a couple of weeks how does it stack up?
Check any internet or magazine review and you will find that this is a well made, competent product which Google (or Asus, who are technically the manufacturer) can rightly be proud of. It’s powered by quad-core 1.3Ghz processor which is as good as anything available, and runs the very latest version of Android (4.1 “Jellybean”) which will be familiar to any users of previous versions, but now includes “Google Now” as a rival to Apple’s “Siri”.
Inevitably people will want comparison to the i-pad, or even other Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and it would be easy to rattle on for paragraphs, but I’ll try and make this concise…. so:
This is a 7″ tablet, so technically has a screen about half the size of an i-pad or Galaxy Tab 10.1. A direct comparison is unfair, it’s designed to slip into a bag or even a pocket… try doing that with a full size tablet. There is talk of Apple releasing a “mini i-pad” later in 2012, and that will really be the “acid test”, although judging by previous releases it will be interesting to see if Apple can compete on pricing (more on this later). Other 7″ Android Tabs are also available, in a nutshell I think this is just about the best of them, although the equivalent Samsung Galaxy mini tab would probably give this a run for it’s money and I believe has expandable memory (this doesn’t, which is perhaps the biggest criticism of an otherwise excellent product.) Another thing to be aware of is that the Nexus 7 is Wifi only (no 3G support)… but tethering to an Android smartphone will provide exactly the same functionality, and is a piece of cake – so for me that seemd like a bit of a “non-issue”!
Where this tablet really excels is value for money. As other reviewers mention, the list price for the 8GB model is £159, and the 16GB is £199. Initially demand outstripped supply, hence some opportunist individuals asking for silly money, but shelves have now restocked and there’s no need to pay above RRP any more. On that basis I think this tab is a bargain. Even the 16GB version (and given that the storage can’t be expanded, I’d pay the extra £40 every time) is about half the price of an entry level i-pad (or equivalent competitor). The build quality is just as good, functionality is marginally less in some areas, but it really depends what you want your tablet for. I use mine as a portable device to slip into my rucksack to carry about, in situations where clearly carrying my laptop would not be appropriate… and in that it excels.
In conclusion then… is this an “i-pad killer” (the question inevitably that many ask)? Well probably not in an all out slugging contest of functionality, but that’s not really the point – I’d say it gives you 90% of the same, but with all the advantages of Android, and in a well built and highly competent little unit for no more than half the price, and in half the space – and that get’s it my vote every time.
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