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First of all I'm sorry if you regard my thread as just filling up the general forum. But I wanted to counter my experience thus far with the TF to those that are bashing it.
I sold my ipad 1 to buy the TF
This OS is definitely in beta; however I'm impressed with how fluid everything is including menus and screen transitions and the Widgets that are available. I've had almost no issues other than some light bleed and a backlight bug.
Thumb keyboard is so awesome on here and I enjoy it much better than my ipad.
Gaming on this is a treat; there is something truly amazing about pulling a portable N64 or PSX out of my bag and gaming with a WiiMote. Not to mention FF1 with a gba emulator. This doesn't account for the android games available in the market either including monster madness and Riptide GP that I'm loving right now. Oh and the flashed based kongregate arcade with its 400+ flash games.
Browsing the web is beautiful; putting this beast in portrait and viewing a webpage is amazing. Browsing for something to buy on amazon or Google shopping is awesome when I can view such a long list of the products. Flash is something that I have unknowingly been missing and is now rediscovered with my Transformer.
I have experienced a few force closes and 1 or 2 restarts but my device is rooted and running a custom rom and kernel and clocked at 1.4ghz.
Right now I'm on graveyard shift at work; the work computer goes into a deep freeze at midnight so I can't use it and we have no wifi. Solution? Tether my TF to my Droid X and watch Hulu or megavideo which are both silky smooth and beautiful on this screen.
Ipads are good devices but this thing is an outstanding device.
I'm a happy owner.
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I've been patiently waiting until paychecks come in to be able to pick one of these lovelies up, teasing myself by reading here and there in the forums but I didn't realize I could connect a Wiimote as a controller for the emulators. I'm going to have to track down that thread soon, thanks for mentioning this possibility! Tuesday can't get here soon enough, hoping my local Fry's will still have one when I'm ready. Wooooo!
Don't feel sorry mate I've used the IPAD 1 & 2 the galaxy tab and the zoom....... this tablet is a clear champion over all of them......I love my tf a lot too
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Yeah, loving mine now that I've got one without lightbleed and dead pixels.
I'll have to take a look at overclocking at some point...... (or just wait until TF201 with the Tegra 3!)
I just sold my iPad 2 last night (For full price) because since I have had a Transformer, my iPad was never used.
the 2 are much cheaper and has more options for storage expansion and connectivity.
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Screen quality, weight, battery life.
Those were my points in favor of the Galaxy Tab. And since storage expansion wasn't even on my list, I chose the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Just about the same reason. 16gb is way more than I need on a day to day basis, plus if I need to off load or swap a movie I can wifi FTP to my phone or use dropbox. I have no need to ever connect my tab via HDMI... if I needed this kind of feature I would have gone with a cheap laptop.
So better screen, better battery, better sound, lighter, looks alot nicer... I also really like touchwiz.
Just like everybody else who will post in here, thinness and weight. I use cloud storage for everything or use USB with my desktop. Not a single tablet on the market is a real laptop replacement so basically I just use the tablet for media consumption and some gaming. Basically though when I went to best buy the 10.1 just felt incredible in my hands. I drain the battery every two days going over my RSS feeds or viewing websites and the occasional Netflix video. So just as above, great battery.
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Form factor, the Tab is light & slim, the picture quality is marvelous & the build quality is superior
Pretty much what everybody in this thread already said.
Oleophobic coating, 8.9mm thick.
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Just like everybody else who will post in here, thinness and weight. I use cloud storage for everything or use USB with my desktop. Not a single tablet on the market is a real laptop replacement so basically I just use the tablet for media consumption and some gaming. Basically though when I went to best buy the 10.1 just felt incredible in my hands. I drain the battery every two days going over my RSS feeds or viewing websites and the occasional Netflix video. So just as above, great battery.
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This.
I stream most of my media to the device so connectivity is less important to me. I also think using any portable device for streaming to a TV or home theatre isn't optimum with this generation of h/w so the lack of onboard HDMI isn't important. I got a 32GB version because I travel internationally a lot and download content for long plane flights. Samsung also does the best job with drivers for handling audio and video codecs. I have 2K songs stored locally on the device with a Rhapsody subscription which play via the stock music player or Bluetooth. It's because of Samsung's DRM support. I tried a HTC Jetstream for a week but it weighed a ton in comparison which makes a huge difference on the road and it sucked at video and audio support. The G-Tab also has a bunch of great accessories. I got it a Zenus Carbon Fiber leather case and people always comment on it. Besides, if you don't get a G-Tab people won't ask you "how do you like your iPad?"
build and screen quality were my reasons. I went through 3 tfs and 4 xooms before I settled with the gt10.1.
I use my 10.1 primarily as a textbook (science and engineering mainly) replacement, so screen is absolute first priority.
Thinner, lighter, faster, better. I have no need for ports as you can transfer files over bluetooth or a network pretty easily and quickly. When I was in Best Buy the other day I was just looking at the other tablets and I have no regrets. They are so bulky.
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Too much bezel on other tablets
Lack of 3g a factor too.
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Form factor and screen.
I have one that hasn't been mentioned...
I bought my tab two months ago at Best Buy. I have a Samsung Captivate, and the GPS has been, let's say, underwhelming. So I flipped on the GPS on the Toshiba Thrive. It was "searching for satellites" for a while, so I went over to the tab and did the same thing. Instantly locked in. I pulled up maps and looked at the satellite view, and it placed me inside the store. I went back to the Thrive, and it was still searching for satellites. Sold me right there.
I took the tab on a backpacking trip, and used the Maverick app to display USGS topos, and if we ever wanted to know where we were, I pulled out the tab, and got a lock within seconds. Plus watched some shows, read a book, did crosswords, etc. Great value for me.
Screen is way better than Asus Transformer and Acer Iconia. Weight. Didn't need any ports because I stream most all my content.. movies, music, etc from home network.
I can easily mount in my vehicle. Plus it must looks cooler than any of the other
tabs out. btw 8.9 was just released and now a 7 here soon. So portable.
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Too much bezel on other tablets
Lack of 3g a factor too.
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too much? dont you mean too little... the Gtab10.1 has more than the xoom does...
my reasons were it was new...
amazing screen...
light weight
thin...
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too much? dont you mean too little... the Gtab10.1 has more than the xoom does...
my reasons were it was new...
amazing screen...
light weight
thin...
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The bezel on the Transformer, for instance, is enormous making it really long and difficult to hold.
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Form factor, the Tab is light & slim, the picture quality is marvelous & the build quality is superior
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What he says.
Pretty much everything has been said already, it's light, it's thin, looks good, great screen. Already had the SGS2 so would of known this would be decent as well.
I'm not bothered that it doesn't have no sd card and such 16GB is ample for me, google music takes care of that!
7.7 looks fantastic though but ill skip that and wait for next get tablets due soon.
Just curious, anyone here use a tablet? What model? Pros & Cons?
PM if you feel this is off topic.
Cheers.
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I have a Vibrant and a Samsung 7" wifi only Tab. I like it but I wish it was a little more powerful in terms of CPU and GPU. I use it when I travel in place of a laptop. It is fine for RDP and note taking. I use it at home to surf the web or check Twitter or G+ while I am watching TV.
I like the 7" size for typing better than the larger tablets. It is light and the screen is decent too. The wifi version of the Tab isn't as powerful as the GSM versions and it doesn't play some games so well. The CPU (and FroYo) seems to lag at times if you are heavily using it. Before I buy another tablet I am going to wait to see what Microsoft sells next year for Win8 tablets. I think they might be more useful to me.
I have a touchpad. After using it for a few months I can't imagine not having it.
Pros:
Battery life
Portability
Readability (the ability to hold it wherever you want makes it easier to read than a laptop)
Cons:
The need to pair a physical keyboard for type heavy tasks.
Doesn't replace a laptop
Cost ($250 is my limit before the cost surpasses the benefits)
Touchpad
Pros: awesome battery life, love the screen size for videos n stuff, pretty zippy even with webOS (Cant imagine how much faster it'll be with android on it)
Got it for $150 during the firesale
Cons:
webOS is pretty buggy
Flash doesn't work with my math homework so its pretty much useless at school
Really don't like the plastic build
I have a sony tablet s.
Pros: very responsive touchscreen, playstation certified, great remote that comes preinstalled
Cons: buffers every 10 seconds on youtube videos, no root (yet), not much market support for tablet,
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I'm looking into getting one of those cheaper generic tabs like the Novo7 or something. I want it to play around with games and play with sketchbook maybe a little video and such.
Seems like a good deal since you can find them from $100-$200 and anywhere between 7"-10.1" As long as you do some thorough research.
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I have an Asus Transformer.
Pros:
- Plug in keyboard makes it into a little laptop
- Keyboard has extra battery expanding battery life 2x at least.
- Battery life is awesome
- 10.1" screen is nice and big.
Cons:
- Stupid shiny glass is dirty before you've even touched it.
- Short (very short) cord with proprietary plug is a pain. Basically means you can't use it when plugged in. But you can juggle just charging the keyboard, as the keyboard charges the tablet when you plug it in. sounds weird, but works fine.
I'm very, very happy with it. I barely use my laptop anymore. And use my phone 50% less I'd say, as the tablet is always on and ready to go.
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I wrote a blog post about studying while using my Transformer, which may or may not help: http://teknolearning.wordpress.com/ Not sure if the link will show up, bute the site is teknolearning and it's the most recent article. I don't think this counts as spam, as there's no commerical aspect to the blog (no adverts, nothin.
I have a Moto Xoom ...and love it
Pros
Great for watching movies while traveling
fantastic battery life
Portability..It has almost replaced my laptop
Cons
Lack of tablet optimized apps...although situation seems to be improving
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Im rolling a Acer Iconia.
Its battery life is ridiculous, last me days on a charge, and the full usb port is quite useful.
Nook color
Decent battery life. Yet another reason not to fire up the desktop. Running Phiremod rom.
Nook Color
Running cm7.1
Acer Iconia
Liking the battery life alot, great tablet overall
I have a HP touchpad running CM7 and its actually really nice. For being in alpha stage its already better than webos. Coincidentally I have one for sale unopened 16gb for $200 shipped. It was for my sons birthday but did not want it.
Asus transformer here. No dock but works for me. Battery is great last me a couple days. I love it. Need to get a screen protector though, a lot of glare.
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I've got an Iconia a500, running the latest of the Thor Roms. Battery and speed are amazing, and it's way lighter than my laptop.
Tablets aren't laptop replacements (I mean, unless you don't type long messages/use your laptop for work/need the fine accuracy of a mouse- clicking the 'x' on sidereel ads is impossible on tablets!), but for light web browsing, pdf viewing, facebooking, gaming, netflix and a lot more they're ideal.
Also, the Iconia charges FAST. Like, scary fast.
And lastly, my phone sees far less usage for non-phone things these days.
I've got the GT 10.1 and I love it. Beautiful screen, no lag, and the touchwiz skin is actually useful and stabilizing. I use my Vibrant as a phone and wifi hotspot now. The only other tablet I considered was the Transformer, but it was basically sold out when I was ready to buy. I am glad that it was, because the GT 10.1 is so sleek and nice.
I have a Touchpad with CM7, and it works rather well. Don't end up using the phone much when home anymore go for the tab first. Also my laptop is getting a lot less use.
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If you use tablets in class to annotate lecture pdfs, it's great. I can't imagine going back to taking notes on paper now. I use an iPad 2 with a Wacom stylus. Whether or not you need a tablet will depend on what you do every day.
I got a Toshiba Thrive and yes I know its the fattest one out there but I love the fattness cuz you get a good grip on it plus I got full size usb, full size HDMI and a full size SD card port with a 64 gb card in it plus its the only one out there that you can replace the battery yourself by popping off the back cover so you could have a extra battery for those long trips....and its rooted.
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I have an Acer Iconia 32 gig running the latest Thor rim and love it. It's small enough to take to class with me and not take up too much space in class, but has a large enough screen size to make watching movies or games nice.
For on the go editing, I use smart Keyboard which is very responsive when typing, and for heavier tasks, I attach a keyboard, mouse and 500 gig hard drive through a usb hub. The soft keyboard disappears when a keyboard is attached and provides full screen editing.
This setup wouldn't completely replace either a home computer or laptop, but for a small, lightweight travel package that I can play games, surf and work on, it simply can't be beat.
Some of you have been around the block with this device. I have always had the stance that I did not need a tablet. I postponed and always found a reason to wait. When the Tab 10.1 was $325 shipped from woot, I could no longer fight that off.
While I waited for it to ship, I scoured your forum (very familiar with XDA, but never a section for tablets). I was EXTREMELY impressed with the posts, the peeps, feedback and the stickies/guides. I had a good feeling about the device before it even arrived, when you have a strong network to go to, any android device can be fun..... big kudos to those who write guides and develop for the Tab.
I also found help with accessories... ended up ordering the pyro skin carbon fiber case, which was sent extremely fast, good price and fits the tab like a glove... great experience (though I wanted the red one and they were out).
Finally... device shipped. Childhood Christmas people... so happy. Fought the urge, decided to power it up to full... cut it on, realized just HOW pretty the screen was on the bootup alone... loved the setup... even the "new" look of the login screens being so different from the android phones that i have used... just "cool."
Boots up, everything starts syncing.... thinking wow, extremely easy. That is so unlike Android (market perception, not mine).... then I started browsing the market... the web... youtube.. camera... gallery... everything is just working.
I know there is an update, so to be weird, I reboot, then update.... getting concerned because it seemed to take forever... finally, it reboots and voila, everything I was doing before looks the same if not better... great.
I load up all my apps... noticing Plume is the most sexy app ever.... night and day difference from the phone experience....
come back to XDA... decide to go ahead and root and try a rom. Find the root guide with the all in one download + video... Jesus, as someone who prides themselves on guides, that one is flawless... well done. The root process was crazy easy... only thing I would have suggested here, the guide could point out you could just flash a rom right after getting into CWR to cut out some steps.... regardless, very easy, very impressed. I know some of you have had, or have helped friends with other android devices not even close to being this easy. Kudos to developers, again.
I decide to go with Task650s 7.0.... the rom booted up and just felt right from the start. I have been putting it through the paces and still need to explore more, but so far with it AND the device, the tab is top notch. Can't believe I waited this long.
Right now I have my Galaxy S4G acting as my wifi hotspot at work, I can put a password on it so I do not think my data usage should be much different than if I were just using my phone... true? So much better using the Tab for checking twitter, etc than my phone.
Anyway, like I said.... some of you know this.... just felt like you might like reading a new guys perception.
As always, taking suggestions and feedback as I try and learn more about the Tab and what it can do.
Glad you like it and webt with tasks rom . As for using your phone as a hotspot, I do that and the tab uses abitt nore data, but only browsing the internet. And like I said to you, get the usb adapter. I can mount my phone in mass storage on my tab and use it to transfer files and stuff. My whole nandroid backup of my tab is stored on my phone along with it's own backup
i'm also a Woot purchaser, and just did the same procedure.
My tablet is really nice, now. I took advantage of Zagg's 50% off sale and got a leather back skin and their rubbery orange-peel screen protector. Now my Tab is the bigger brother clone of my HTC Thunderbolt. The leather gives an elegant feel with minimal weight, as well as some drop cushioning.
I didn't want an iPad, but I do love what this can do. Also, it connects to my Apple Air Port at 5GHz, so it gets a true 300Mbit to my NAS for book and movie loading.
Everytime I want to purchase an electronic device (my old system or my dslr or my gtab), I read a lot of reviews and watch videos on youtubes comparing it to other devices, and I have to say that I'm glad I bought the galaxy tab even though I paid $630 for the 32GB version, but and I even convinced my brother to get one instead of the ipad
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I have always had the stance that I did not need a tablet.
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I felt just like you, now I can't live without it. I got a SGS2 in May when they first came out and loaded it up with apps for video, reading, browsing and the like. Watching movies on a 4" screen is kind of underwhelming. Reading and surfing are a pain because you're always zooming the text to be able to read it. The Tab's so thin and light I take it everywhere now and it's my primary consumption device. E-mail and messaging is so much easier with the additional real estate. I now use my phone mostly for quick e-mails and messages, taking pictures and videos, and streaming via A2DP in my car. Everything else I do with the Tab. It's 3G so it's always connected so it's easy to whip out and just get stuff done. Teg 2 sucks but it's got enough horsepower for what I do with it. I'll get rid of it when Samsung's next-gen tablet comes out. Primarily because more power's always good and I like that the next-gen tablets have higher res screens.
Here's some apps I can't live without:
- Plex
They just upgraded the server and it's amazing how great it is at streaming video. I get unbelievable quality even over a 3G connection.
- PlayOn
Fantastic for Hulu and Amazon Instant. Again, the transcoding's excellent and plays well even on lower speed connections.
- SwiftKey Tablet X Keyboard
It was clunky at first but the latest revision was a complete revamp. The thumb keyboard's great as is their word suggestion logic.
- HD Widgets
Fantastic clock and weather widgets in multiple sizes designed for tablets.
- News360 and Pulse
Great tablet news feeds
Next Issue, Press Reader, and Zinio
All great tablet apps for newspapers and magazines. If you already have print subscriptions, the digital versions on Next Issue are free.
- TouchDown
The native e-mail client's not bad but TouchDown has great widgets for mail, appointments, and tasks.
- Asus SuperNote
It's a pull from the Transformer and available in the dev section. It's the best note app for hand writing notes. They all suck because of screen lag but this sucks the least.
Good luck with your new Tab, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
I'm jealous of the woot guys who got their device already. Mine is scheduled for tomorrow, but I'm estimating Friday with how slow it's been so far.
Can't wait to get my hands on my new toy! I sold my transformer at the beginning of Nov, but after hearing of a $500 base price on the prime, it was over my allotted amount to spend on myself during the holidays.
Along came the woot sale, and I couldn't pass it up!
Loving my rooted Tab on Task's 7 as well and I agree it is an awesome Tablet...
Some apps that I enjoy on it are:
--Tweetcaster Pro
--Reader HD
--HD Widgets
--Thumb Keyboard
--Netflix
Glad to hear you are enjoying it!
Like some of you I'm pretty new to tablets. Just got my 10.1 tab a couple weeks ago and been immersing myself in thhe Android universe ever since.
I've been very impressed with the devs here and their products. I flashed In Paris v5 the day after I got the tab and today replaced it with Task 7.
It's sweeeeet.
-JM
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I just installed ADW Launcher for $.10 from the Market. Makes a nice theming addition for the tablet.
I feel swanky with half off leather skin from Zagged and this chic and thin tablet with the Task Honeycomb. It would be awesome to have it perfectly match my Skyraider Zeus Thunderbolt. But, right now they are very similar.
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thanks for the post OP. I (finally) received mine from Woot yesterday but I didn't get home till late. I plan on leaving work early today so I can play with my new toy, flash Task's ROM, etc. My SGS2 will get jealous
Hey, cool forum :good:
I am trying to decide if a Nexus 10 is suitable for me. I currently have a Nexus 4 and a Acer C7 Chromebook.
I mainly browse the internet on sites like reddit, XDA (obv), checking emails and YouTube.
What attracts me to the Nexus is having the stock Android experience combined with killer specs like the screen resolution, I watch a lot of movies so having a high resolution screen is important because I prefer HD content (Who doesn't, right?). Also, will most content on YouTube play on it?
Is the battery life good? And lastly, is it worth getting a screen protector and case with a keyboard?
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Hey, cool forum :good:
I am trying to decide if a Nexus 10 is suitable for me. I currently have a Nexus 4 and a Acer C7 Chromebook.
I mainly browse the internet on sites like reddit, XDA (obv), checking emails and YouTube.
What attracts me to the Nexus is having the stock Android experience combined with killer specs like the screen resolution, I watch a lot of movies so having a high resolution screen is important because I prefer HD content (Who doesn't, right?). Also, will most content on YouTube play on it?
Is the battery life good? And lastly, is it worth getting a screen protector and case with a keyboard?
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Buy. Its very good.
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Buy. Its very good.
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I secnod this, even if I'm having issues with Samsung's service. Hopefully you don't get a defective unit. Love the N10, hate Samsung.
Had my N10 for just over a week and do all the activities in your list. I am very pleased with my purchase. I have a lot of tech devices and am rarely surprised but several times as I customize the UI or find another "cool" app I am amazed at the overall speed of the N10 and how visually impressive it looks.
If you try to use it outside of its intended sphere (media consumption) I asume you could gripe at what it does not do well. Mine replaced a netbook used for media consumption and it blew that away. Viewing emails and short replies are fine but I use my desktop PC for any extensive typing. Right now I do not intend to purchase a bluetooth keyboard.
The lack of accessories can be a pain. I had to make my own dock, so I could watch videos hands free in bed, while waiting for a better solution. It looks crappy but does the job.
I got the N10 early December and haven't regretted it for a moment, I use it for all the activities you list, I travel for work and basically live away 3 to 5 days a week. My work Laptop is VERY locked down as I work in a secure business so the Nexus is my laptop replacement while I'm away, I used to lug two laptops at times but no longer. The Nexus does media, games and browsing in style. I also use it to maintain a couple of websites while I'm away and it works well with the simpler stuff. I wouldn't pretend it's perfect but all round an excellent package and I wouldn't want to go back to hauling two laptops round.
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Had my N10 for just over a week and do all the activities in your list. I am very pleased with my purchase. I have a lot of tech devices and am rarely surprised but several times as I customize the UI or find another "cool" app I am amazed at the overall speed of the N10 and how visually impressive it looks.
If you try to use it outside of its intended sphere (media consumption) I asume you could gripe at what it does not do well. Mine replaced a netbook used for media consumption and it blew that away. Viewing emails and short replies are fine but I use my desktop PC for any extensive typing. Right now I do not intend to purchase a bluetooth keyboard.
The lack of accessories can be a pain. I had to make my own dock, so I could watch videos hands free in bed, while waiting for a better solution. It looks crappy but does the job.
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I found the MoKo case w/ bluetooth KB on AMazon for $28 to make a great stand and keyboard case. Keyboard's magnetic and removable, too
I have my Nexus 10 for about a week now and I also hesitated for a good while if I should buy it or not. Now that I've been using it for a while I can safely say that it was an awesome purchase.
The screen is brilliant, it's lightning fast, the build quality is top notch (none of the hardware errors that made me so worried in the first place, very solid back etc.) and it does everything I want it to do.
I got a Logitech bluetooth keyboard to go with it (you can find it here) - it says it is for the iPad, but everything works just fine for Android. It's big enough to make typing a breeze and I use it all the time during my classes.
Battery life is very good at about 8-10 hours of heavy usage (brightness adjusted to about ~30%), which lasts me the entire day and I never need to worry about running out before I get through the day.
Make sure you get a nice case for it as well and you're all set. I read so much about reboots and lockups, but during this week I've used the devise intensely and I didn't get a single reboot or lockup. I think Chrome crashed on me once and that certainly is nothing to complain about.
Media playback feels sooo nice - the screen really shines when watching movies and the speakers are also really good.
I was weighing so many options - the Transformer Prime, different Asus und Acer tabs, I even looked at the Surface RT and the Sony Xperia Tablet Z which is gonna be released soon. It was a close call between buying the Nexus 10 now or waiting for the Xperia Z - in the end the small battery on the Xperia Z made the difference for me. I need at least 8 hours usage from my tablet and I wouldn't have gotten that from the Sony device, so I'm very, very happy.
It's the best tablet out right now and I'm saying that after watching hours of Youtube reviews, reading on a lot of sites and finally having the Nexus 10 at home. You can't go wrong with it!
I love mine. It was a Christmas gift from my wife and I've used it everyday since. I use it for what you described. I'm not much of a gamer, but every so often I might play something.
Regrading battery life, mine is more than acceptable. Over the weekend I got over 48 hours before having to charge it (about 5 1/2 hours of screen on time) and yesterday, with heavy usage, I got 7 1/2 hours of screen on time.
One bit of advice, if you can, buy it locally from Walmart or Staples instead of going through the Play Store. Unfortunately, there are some units that suffer from bad light bleed and other issues. Exchanging it at a store will be easier than the RMA process with Google.
Even I'm stuck wid the same problem... One of my czn's got the N10, and he's getting a 100% CPU load wid nothing on it.... No background process, nothing else.... And reading abt the defected ones is so scary, that to me, every second N10 seems to be defected (Okay... that's a bit of exaggeration, but yeah, it feels like that...) Would someone recommend a good place to buy an Un-defected N10???