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I decided to pull the trigger on a Xoom last night. By pulling the trigger, I mean I happily purchased a Xoom, not that I got angry at it and shot it.
I've been eagerly anticipating purchasing an Android tablet for the primary purpose of developing apps. I've been following several devices over the past few months and narrowed my choices down to the Xoom, the Acer Iconia a500, Asus Eeepad Transformer, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
With all things being relatively equal, I whittled my choices down to the Samsung and the Xoom...Although I like Acer and have had good experience with their products (yes, even support...I am a teacher/IT specialist for a school district and always had fast turn around with repairs/replacements from Acer), I just didn't like the feel of the Acer a whole lot, combined with a small dev community in addition to (currently) locked bootloader eliminated it from the running....the Asus looks too gimmicky and plasticy/toyish to me.
The Samsung looks very nice, but I'm concerned about the potential lack of ports, backlight bleeding, slightly less responsive touch screen than the xoom.
The Xoom was the clear winner for me primarily because of 1.) a large, thriving development community, 2.) Build quality 3.) Tried and true: I have owned a motorola Droid, Droid X and am extremely happy with those products. 4.) Xoom has been out a few months and has had the chance to be thoroughly reviewed/tested/go through growing pains.
As I said earlier, I'm also a teacher, so I have my summers off...I plan on devoting my summer to Android development and I'm excited to be joining the Xoom community! I look forward to learning a lot and also contributing wherever possible.
Dollyllama said:
I decided to pull the trigger on a Xoom last night. By pulling the trigger, I mean I happily purchased a Xoom, not that I got angry at it and shot it.
I've been eagerly anticipating purchasing an Android tablet for the primary purpose of developing apps. I've been following several devices over the past few months and narrowed my choices down to the Xoom, the Acer Iconia a500, Asus Eeepad Transformer, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
With all things being relatively equal, I whittled my choices down to the Samsung and the Xoom...Although I like Acer and have had good experience with their products (yes, even support...I am a teacher/IT specialist for a school district and always had fast turn around with repairs/replacements from Acer), I just didn't like the feel of the Acer a whole lot, combined with a small dev community in addition to (currently) locked bootloader eliminated it from the running....the Asus looks too gimmicky and plasticy/toyish to me.
The Samsung looks very nice, but I'm concerned about the potential lack of ports, backlight bleeding, slightly less responsive touch screen than the xoom.
The Xoom was the clear winner for me primarily because of 1.) a large, thriving development community, 2.) Build quality 3.) Tried and true: I have owned a motorola Droid, Droid X and am extremely happy with those products. 4.) Xoom has been out a few months and has had the chance to be thoroughly reviewed/tested/go through growing pains.
As I said earlier, I'm also a teacher, so I have my summers off...I plan on devoting my summer to Android development and I'm excited to be joining the Xoom community! I look forward to learning a lot and also contributing wherever possible.
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Welcome aboard.
To my opinion tho the Acer iconia is the best looking one out of all 4. Nonetheless, the xoom might looks boring at first but its the build quality that wins everything. Its just so solid. Did you get the free portfolio case from Motorola btw? Idk if that deal is still on or not. But I have the case, its originally worth 40 dollars but its well spent money. The case adds protection and a very professional looking to the xoom.
PS: I never knew the Acer was locked down.
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I just picked up the motorola Xoom yesterday sunday at the best buy exchanging the acer iconia A500. The reason was because the gps problem also the rocker switch for the volume control not working and also the voice recognition mic was not working all the time. So far so good with the motorola. By the way congratulations on the Xoom.
I'm testing the Xoom on the way to work.
wang1404 said:
Welcome aboard.
To my opinion tho the Acer iconia is the best looking one out of all 4. Nonetheless, the xoom might looks boring at first but its the build quality that wins everything. Its just so solid. Did you get the free portfolio case from Motorola btw? Idk if that deal is still on or not. But I have the case, its originally worth 40 dollars but its well spent money. The case adds protection and a very professional looking to the xoom.
PS: I never knew the Acer was locked down.
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Thank you for the heads up on the case...I got a zagg for the screen, (some people don't like them, but I seem to have good luck with getting them on with no bubbles etc), but I was looking for a cover...I'll definitely check it out.
As far as the Acer, I agree it looked solid but the dev community was really small over there (been following a few weeks)...and still having trouble with getting clockwork running etc...
I just picked up the motorola Xoom yesterday sunday at the best buy exchanging the acer iconia A500. The reason was because the gps problem also the rocker switch for the volume control not working and also the voice recognition mic was not working all the time. So far so good with the motorola. By the way congratulations on the Xoom.
I'm testing the Xoom on the way to work.
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thanks! Oh...by the way, testing on the way to work only if you're a passenger.
Welcome to team xoom. I hope you had a chance to update to 3.1. It brings new life to the xoom. Check it out. Next will be the sdcard fix. Then we will have the best tablet on the market.
wang1404 said:
Welcome aboard.
To my opinion tho the Acer iconia is the best looking one out of all 4. Nonetheless, the xoom might looks boring at first but its the build quality that wins everything. Its just so solid. Did you get the free portfolio case from Motorola btw? Idk if that deal is still on or not. But I have the case, its originally worth 40 dollars but its well spent money. The case adds protection and a very professional looking to the xoom.
PS: I never knew the Acer was locked down.
Sent from my Xoom using XDA Premium App
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Quite opposite... I think ACER ICONIA looks so ugly... but that is pure personal opinion and I do respect your view on Acer =)
Xoom to me looks "Bold and solid", boring maybe another word to describe it but the full metal jacket is definitely something I like, again personal opinions =)
Welcome on board to OP!
I also picked up a Xoom this weekend. Got the Zagg screen for free with the promo Best Buy had on the website. Haven't had a chance to put it on. Screen definitely needs something on it with the print magnet that it is. The Motorola case intrigues me, anyone have a link to the case for free as mentioned above by wang1404?
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I also picked up a Xoom this weekend. Got the Zagg screen for free with the promo Best Buy had on the website. Haven't had a chance to put it on. Screen definitely needs something on it with the print magnet that it is. The Motorola case intrigues me, anyone have a link to the case for free as mentioned above by wang1404?
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What day did you buy yours? I didn't see the promo and paid full price for my screen protector...BB is very good with honoring things so do you have a link or something where I could check that promo out...I'd like to get my $30 credit.
You have to buy it through bestbuy.com to get the free screen protector.. I'm sure they would refund the price of the screen protector as a price match if you asked.
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nk you for the heads up on the case...I got a zagg for the screen, (some people don't like them, but I seem to have good luck with getting them on with no bubbles etc), but I was looking for a cover...I'll definitely check it out.
As far as the Acer, I agree it looked solid but the dev community was really small over there (been following a few weeks)...and still having trouble with getting clockwork running etc...
thanks! Oh...b
y the way, testing on the way to work only if you're a passenger.
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Yeah only in traffic jams... Use google maps to check traffic conditions worked great.
I unboxed the motorola Xoom in the parking lot, and install the 3.1 update worked great.
I unboxed the motorola Xoom in the parking lot and installed 3.1 update works great.
Dollyllama said:
I decided to pull the trigger on a Xoom last night. By pulling the trigger, I mean I happily purchased a Xoom, not that I got angry at it and shot it.
I've been eagerly anticipating purchasing an Android tablet for the primary purpose of developing apps. I've been following several devices over the past few months and narrowed my choices down to the Xoom, the Acer Iconia a500, Asus Eeepad Transformer, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
With all things being relatively equal, I whittled my choices down to the Samsung and the Xoom...Although I like Acer and have had good experience with their products (yes, even support...I am a teacher/IT specialist for a school district and always had fast turn around with repairs/replacements from Acer), I just didn't like the feel of the Acer a whole lot, combined with a small dev community in addition to (currently) locked bootloader eliminated it from the running....the Asus looks too gimmicky and plasticy/toyish to me.
The Samsung looks very nice, but I'm concerned about the potential lack of ports, backlight bleeding, slightly less responsive touch screen than the xoom.
The Xoom was the clear winner for me primarily because of 1.) a large, thriving development community, 2.) Build quality 3.) Tried and true: I have owned a motorola Droid, Droid X and am extremely happy with those products. 4.) Xoom has been out a few months and has had the chance to be thoroughly reviewed/tested/go through growing pains.
As I said earlier, I'm also a teacher, so I have my summers off...I plan on devoting my summer to Android development and I'm excited to be joining the Xoom community! I look forward to learning a lot and also contributing wherever possible.
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Welcome to the club!!!!! You will not be disappointed. Especially when you get 3.1 update. You just have to be a bit patient with support with regards to apps/games. My xoom has almost completely replaced my laptop which I did not think was possible and has also literally reduced my phone use to mostly wifi hotspot and txt. As for cases, I have the zoogue and think it is simply awesome. I would also suggest getting thumbkeyboard app. Happy xooming to you!!!!!
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Welcome to the club!!!!! You will not be disappointed. Especially when you get 3.1 update. You just have to be a bit patient with support with regards to apps/games. My xoom has almost completely replaced my laptop which I did not think was possible and has also literally reduced my phone use to mostly wifi hotspot and txt. As for cases, I have the zoogue and think it is simply awesome. I would also suggest getting thumbkeyboard app. Happy xooming to you!!!!!
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Awesome! Thanks for the tips! I was actually wondering about keying...i used swype on my phone and nook color and thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread until FlexT9 was the app of the day on Amazon app store Saturday... it's hands down better than swype and although it's great on my phone and i use my nook color primarily in portrait mode when reading/replying to forums/ emails, it just isn't going to cut it on a landscape tablet... even on nook color I might give it a try... certainly looks worth the small investment.
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I was about to buy the wifi model also checked craigslist and found a 3g for 500 I had to take it even if it was used
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Congrats and welcome. you are now officially a Xoomer.
I recommend Thumb Keyboard beta (its on a forum here in Apps). Best keyboard I ever used.
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Awesome! Thanks for the tips! I was actually wondering about keying...i used swype on my phone and nook color and thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread until FlexT9 was the app of the day on Amazon app store Saturday... it's hands down better than swype and although it's great on my phone and i use my nook color primarily in portrait mode when reading/replying to forums/ emails, it just isn't going to cut it on a landscape tablet... even on nook color I might give it a try... certainly looks worth the small investment.
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Like many others have said, the best way to type is using thumb keyboards. They are Thumb Keyboard which is available as a beta version in apps section, and Swiftkey . And I think the thumb keyboard is better than swiftkey even though they use the same method. The swiftkey version I have is the first beta, I haven't updated so Idk what has changed. But For why swiftkey is worse:
1. The keys are much smaller
2. Prediction is, well, not finished.
And others... lol
You might like the honeycomb city theme. It makes my xoom looks like its from the future.
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If you like Swype, try Slideit. *Really* like it on my Xoom. Its keyboard can be made about 66% smaller (towards the right side) with the 33% to the left useful for numbers and symbol drawing. I find the sliding on the smaller area easier in landscape mode, plus quick number entry in the draw area. Not available yet in the Amazon store, tho I've suggested it to the Slideit guys, only in the Android marketplace, but you can get a fully working 15 day demo to try it out before laying down the money. For some reason I'm all thumbs with Thumb keyboard
Hey guys,
here's my review of the iconia tab and my thoughts on it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ApcE0dLLF8&
Could you guys let me know if i should keep it or send it back and find a tablet with unlocked bootloaders?
also, any tips on the reviewing would be appreciated too
sanjeezy91 said:
Hey guys,
here's my review of the iconia tab and my thoughts on it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ApcE0dLLF8&
Could you guys let me know if i should keep it or send it back and find a tablet with unlocked bootloaders?
also, any tips on the reviewing would be appreciated too
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Keep it , until the honeycomb code will be released there will be no good roms for any tablet
And its just about time for working recovery for our iconia.
second guessing yourself
Sending a item back or not.I do believe that you should think about what you have.does the iconia do what you bought it to do.if you are thinking you bought the wrong tablet you will likely never be totally content with the iconia.
For me I can't seem to put mine down. So no second guessing here. Just buying time and the kinks and customs roms will be Available
Erica
Thank you guys for your replies, im gaining more and more confidence in this tablet.
@erica i am actually content with it now but i get bored with technology alarmingly fast and I tend to splurge. for example, my phone keeps me entertained because of all the development. Before I got it I was spending way too much moving from phone to phone.
I was reading about both the transformer and A500 when i bought it and mixed myself up and thought that it was actually Acer who had released the source code and not Asus.
....doesnt help that their names are so similar either LOL
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For meI don't get bored with tech stuff often unless its bad device.I bought a Archos 9 it was lame heavy and slow. But this I have loved it. I use it on the couch in the van sitting at doc office.even onced used it to look up price on something at walmart. And showed sales person and got better price.
I have a cheap cell phone on a even cheaper network. So to me its not having the latest and greatest.I have a Acer 11.6 inch well gateway notebook and its flawless and well built.so I think this tabwill do my for very long time.
I just wish it did not look such a guys device. If you find a nice femmme case out there I would be so happy
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looked up a price in walmart eh? lol yeah that is handy, did u tether it to your phone? and yeah i know what u mean, the more i use this thing, the more i love it, like i just used it to write a long email to someone with no form of discomfort, this is not the case with the galaxy tab i have.
plus the screen is an absolute delight. I dont want to deal with the transformer's light bleeding. just gonna keep this one for the length of my 14 days to see how much in love i fall with it lol. then i'll make a decision, but its looking pretty good at the moment.
I've loved the concept of tablets for a long time, but two things that were always keeping me from replacing my laptop with a tablet - full sized ports and a video editor.
I've tried iPad and iPad2 - too limited
Galaxy tab (7 inch) - LOVED it, but couldn't justify keeping it anymore
Xoom - It was great, but didn't really have a use for it.
Acer Iconia - Really liked it, but again didn't do everything I wanted.
Toshiba Thrive - So far, I'm thinking I'll be able to replace my laptop. I can even hook this thing to a TV or monitor (with adapter) and use a full sized keyboard and mouse, external hard drive, game controller, whatever.
For what I do on my laptop, since I don't really develop anymore, I can do just about everything on the Thrive.
Even the movie editor, although basic, is working out for me so far..
Granted I've only had it a day and a half, but so far so good.
I played with all of the top rated tablets before I purchased my Thrive. And as far as I'm concerned, the quality and features of this tablet are among the best of all the currently available choices. But what blows me away is the total lack of interest from the xda development community. That and Thrive owners, including myself, had to literally beg for an xda forum. This is a total mystery. And they've left us no clues. Because I never have seen any negatives on this tablet, period. But what has scared away all the developers is aparently a well kept secret. I had high hopes when I first purchased my Thrive. But up until now only 1 and maybe 2 persons are qualified(?) developers, and have taken interest in the Thrive. And things are just plain dead right now, even at thriveforums.org. What a bummer! So I will probably end up selling it, even though it is a great tablet, and getting something that has more developer interest, such as the Asus Transformer. Because I like to play.
9-29 UPDATE: Rumor has it that the next Thrive update is going to make things more difficult for everyone, as Fastboot has been removed. If Toshiba does this, it will make it a lot harder for us to "play."
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I played with all of the top rated tablets before I purchased my Thrive. And as far as I'm concerned, the quality and features of this tablet are among the best of all the currently available choices. But what blows me away is the total lack of interest from the xda development community. That and Thrive owners, including myself, had to literally beg for an xda forum. This is a total mystery. And they've left us no clues. Because I never have seen any negatives on this tablet, period. But what has scared away all the developers is aparently a well kept secret. I had high hopes when I first purchased my Thrive. But up until now only 1 and maybe 2 persons are qualified(?) developers, and have taken interest in the Thrive. And things are just plain dead right now, even at thriveforums.org. What a bummer! So I will probably end up selling it, even though it is a great tablet, and getting something that has more developer interest, such as the Asus Transformer. Because I like to play.
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Man Lexus One. You should hang in there. We may not have any love from the XDA crowd, but those of us working on the Thrive are doing great things. I think you will see a lot more come along when ICS is released. This device by far is running smoother than any of the others. Tweaks I have made to the boot image for memory management has really stepped it up. Guys like to overclock to make the device run smoother, but right now, I do not think we need it. dj_steve is porting ROMs and giving you guys that like custom ROMs the ROms to play with. I am keeping those of us that like the stock feel what we need. I do not think going to the Asus will make you any happier. Development has slowed down for all the tablets. I think all are looking for ICS release and the source to go with it.
I am getting one of these soon (from the AndroidAndMe contest) and was excited about the ports and goodies and all despite the thickness. It also made me sad there is barely any development tho.
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Man Lexus One. You should hang in there. We may not have any love from the XDA crowd, but those of us working on the Thrive are doing great things. I think you will see a lot more come along when ICS is released. This device by far is running smoother than any of the others. Tweaks I have made to the boot image for memory management has really stepped it up. Guys like to overclock to make the device run smoother, but right now, I do not think we need it. dj_steve is porting ROMs and giving you guys that like custom ROMs the ROms to play with. I am keeping those of us that like the stock feel what we need. I do not think going to the Asus will make you any happier. Development has slowed down for all the tablets. I think all are looking for ICS release and the source to go with it.
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You could be right about things improving for the Thrive. However I think you are operating more on faith than on the facts. Because if things don't start picking up soon, the new quad core tablets will be popping up, and interest in Thrive development will probably diminish even more. Sorry to be so negative, but it's hard for me to have your faith right now. But I am thankful that the Thrive has got people like you and dj_steve to keep things interesting and fun. And everyone else who has helped in the area of development.
I just bought one last week when Was visiting the US (in fact am typing this on it!!) And have to say I love it. My wife bought an I pad, and I think she secretly wishes she got the thrive instead!! Love the connectivity and Android is far superior to iOS. As for the thickness, I don't even notice it now. The latest rom seems to have fixed the sleep of death issue.
And the price was great, worked out about £260, which is pretty cheap for honeycomb tablet.
All in all highly recommended!
Cheers
ayster said:
I just bought one last week when Was visiting the US (in fact am typing this on it!!) And have to say I love it. My wife bought an I pad, and I think she secretly wishes she got the thrive instead!! Love the connectivity and Android is far superior to iOS. As for the thickness, I don't even notice it now. The latest rom seems to have fixed the sleep of death issue.
And the price was great, worked out about £260, which is pretty cheap for honeycomb tablet.
All in all highly recommended!
Cheers
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Glad to here you like it. I enjoy mine also. At least when I can get it away from the wife. She's hooked on Angry Birds.
Every day there's something I like more about it.
Just last night I was messing with ES File Manager, mapped a drive to my windows share that has all my media and tried to launch a video (something I haven't been able to do over the network on other devices).
Boom, WMV, AVI, MP4.. all played flawlessly.
I didn't have to do anything special but download the file manager.
I'm putting my laptop on Craigslist.. this thing is officially a replacement for me.
.. let me rephrase that, for me, it is a laptop replacement.. not that it's a replacement for me.
..although if I was a tablet, my wife could push my buttons all she wanted.. haha
Glad you are liking it. You might want to check out thisone.org.
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Glad you are liking it. You might want to check out ThriveForums.org.
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I've been following XDA for years, since I first bought my Samsung i760 and fell I love with it. Its a great phone that I always consider bringing back into service! Then when I jumped to HTC I found this the place to be, now I'm like wtf... how is the thrive so neglected? The potential this device has with full sized USB is insane! Why wouldn't devs take advantage of it? I feel like no one cares about the thrive, Toshiba turned around and made a tablet that all the fanboys on here ***** that the ipad doesn't have... the ipad doesn't have expandable memory, it doesn't have full sized USB or HDMI out, the web can could be better.... ppl flamed the ipad so much and Toshiba turned around and took all these ideas and put them into a tablet and granted its bigger than normal but its not overly so.
Toshiba went above and beyond making this tablet and so many people turned around and **** on it and ignored it... so now we may never get another tablet like this again. Soon we will all be told how much storage we need and be forced to upgrade when we either don't have enough or our batteries can't hold longer than a 5 minute charge...
Sigh, I'm ranting but I'm gonna start moving away from xda now I love their dev's and the projects they embark on but I can't take the forum as much anymore. Even the mods are getting on my nerves, like the post that's in the Toshiba dev thread in here... the mod says its not his job to keep a thread cleaned and organized... what crack are you ****ing smoking? If your not a dev or project manager it is your ****igng job you retard, why else are you a ****ing mod? Ive been a forum mod, IRCop, NetAdmin and if that's your attitude your just being unreasonable and I see that more and more here at xda. Kids these days are so backwards, I fear for future generations. I think I'll be spending more time over at thriveforums.org.
Anyway sorry for ranting...
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I wonder if people fear the Toshiba name? When I got my galaxy tab the Thrive had just come out. I had minor interest only because it was a 10" tablet. When I ditched the tab and went shopping I was struggling between the Xoom and the 10" tab. The guy showed me the Thrive. I played with it for almost half an hour. The price was right...and having reward point certificates didn't hurt either I transferred files over using my USB thumb drive which was cool. Haven't tried the HDMI yet. I've been thru a few devices and this is by far the best one.
I'm very satisfied with my Thrive.
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pcdebb said:
I wonder if people fear the Toshiba name? When I got my galaxy tab the Thrive had just come out. I had minor interest only because it was a 10" tablet. When I ditched the tab and went shopping I was struggling between the Xoom and the 10" tab. The guy showed me the Thrive. I played with it for almost half an hour. The price was right...and having reward point certificates didn't hurt either I transferred files over using my USB thumb drive which was cool. Haven't tried the HDMI yet. I've been thru a few devices and this is by far the best one.
I'm very satisfied with my Thrive.
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I love my Thrive too. Just purchased it last nite. Enjoying every minute of it. Still learning all the ins and outs of it.
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Just got mine today and I love it. Viewing angles are better than any tablet I had before.
Just got mine yesterday coming from the viewsonic g tablet. WOW what a difference.
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I love mine you should look into, Toshiba Thrive forum, lots of good information.
Sent from my Thrive, rooted and looking for more.
Love Thrive!!
I gave the NookColor to the kids for games, videos and Netflix after I purchased the Thrive AT100 on Saturday. Love it!!!!!!!!!!
I looked at a ton of different comparisons: Transformer, Jetstream, Galaxy Tab 10.1 & iPad2 vs. Thrive. None is a match!
From the standard SD slot, to the Full size USB & HDMI; to the great screen; nice weight and solid performance --- I'm in love!!!!!
I know the AT200 is out 'soon' so I'll upgrade then -- I have a 30 day return policy..... AT200 is a monster! Great job Toshiba! They came to the dance when they had a great product; rather be late to arrive then to be Dead-on-Arrival like so many others who came out fast with gen1 pieces of half-assed junk.
Love Thrive! I haven't even rooted; not certain I'll need to.
Cheers m8s.
I'm disappointed that there isn't much development going on for the Thrive. I'm also curious as to why? I bought one after doing major comparison between all the tablets available and I chose this one because of the specs, size and of course, capabilities. My friends have other tablets, such as the Acer 500 and I rooted it last night for him and it's nowhere near the speed of my Thrive.
I guess I'll just have to wait it out but damn, I want a new ROM on this already. Just having it rooted isn't enough to take advantage of even a fraction of the capabilities this thing has.
Regards,
rast4man
rast4man said:
I'm disappointed that there isn't much development going on for the Thrive. I'm also curious as to why? I bought one after doing major comparison between all the tablets available and I chose this one because of the specs, size and of course, capabilities. My friends have other tablets, such as the Acer 500 and I rooted it last night for him and it's nowhere near the speed of my Thrive.
I guess I'll just have to wait it out but damn, I want a new ROM on this already. Just having it rooted isn't enough to take advantage of even a fraction of the capabilities this thing has.
Regards,
rast4man
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I think a lot of it has to do with the lack of developers having the device. I think if I had one I would probably be putting something together - but I have the Transformer - and no time at the present.
There has been ROM development, just not here.
Google thrive forums to see.
xciton said:
There has been ROM development, just not here.
Google thrive forums to see.
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I did and not too impressed with what I've seen. I think there are what, 3 ROMS available? I'm going to keep this but get the Acer A500 I think since it has tons of development right now.
Thanks for the replies!
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rast4man
I was in the same boat so to say my first choice was the thrive I happily bought it after much consideration of other tablets on the market at the time .. once I got home I enjoyed the speed and the thrives native apps but I went to XDA to se what was popping and nothing lol a dead tablet on the development front.so I tried the Asus liked the screen but didn't want to pat $160 u.s. for USB and extra battery life so i bought my Iconia and ill tell ya what I freaking love it besides some problems with Gameloft apps but usb HDMI micro SD I'm happy and amazing veiwing angles!
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Well I have the thrive and it is rooted and has a OC Kernel and Dalepl's stock rom, am I sorry that it does not have some great rom on it, NO it is quite functional and is twice the tablet of any Acer Iconia, and just to be clear I HAVE HAD a Acer Iconia, Motorola Xoom and the Almighty Samsung and all lasted less than a week before returning them, have had my thrive since release and could not be more pleased, and all of the substandard tabs are gone!!!!
I waited in line on black Friday for the Asus transformer because it has a large development scene, but they ran out and I ended up with the Toshiba for $30 more. I've got to day, for what I paid, the Toshiba is cool, but I wish I could get some cyanogen on here.
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same here. Love the size and Honeycomb. Have a Samsung galaxy tab 7" and wanted something bigger and newer. Made the mistake of upgrading to 3.2.1 and was hoping the great minds of XDA have figured out how to downgrade to root. Kind of disappointed on the development but maybe we weren't the only ones who went to buy the Transformer and ended up with the thrive. Only time will tell.
Don't know why this thing isn't more popular. Just got mine the other day. So far I love the fact that I can plug in the dongle from my computers wireless keyboard and an hdmi cable to my big screen tv, pair it to a wii remote and have at it. Absolutely awesome!
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There is a lot more for it but not on this Forum, I would just say Google the thrive and the other forum will come up in search results and yes there is plenty of Development going on. I cannot put the forum's name here because they will just delete the name if not my complete post.
Yeah, I'm a recovering rom-flasher myself, and I was initially kind of bummed out at the fact that there are not dozens of choices for ROMs, but then I got to asking myself "Why?"
I have Cyanogen 7 on my HTC LEO, and I can flash a new version every week if I want, or if I get tired of that, there are many other ROMS I can choose from. But for the Tablet, I'm looking for a stable portable platform to read forums, e-books, maybe play a few games. The Thrive fills that bill, and the hardware is more versatile than most other tablets out there. I rooted the stock 3.1 ROM so I could use Titanium Backup and nmap, and I don't think I'll upgrade until Ice Cream Sandwich comes out, if then. 3.2 seems to be mostly for 7" tablets so it doesn't interest me much.
I see that there are other ROMS on those "unmetnionable" forums, but I've learned over the years to trust the developers and forums at XDA so I don't really want to take a chance elsewhere.
That's my two cents' worth and if you don't agree, I applaud you - enjoy flashing whatever you can find - it's a lot of fun, and I will continue to do so on my HTC phone, but not on my tablet. Just my opinion.
Walt
I wish you had one
jerdog said:
I think a lot of it has to do with the lack of developers having the device. I think if I had one I would probably be putting something together - but I have the Transformer - and no time at the present.
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I wish you had one jerdog. If I could I'd buy you one myself. I just picked one up online for $307 shipped out the door. It's a 16gb model.
Charles
I think it will be picking up speed soon. Compared to other tablets on the market right now, spec wise, the Thrive is pure ownage! I still have mine and use it frequently. I'm cool with just having it rooted for now so we'll see what happens in the future for development.
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rast4man
ceabbott2 said:
I wish you had one jerdog. If I could I'd buy you one myself. I just picked one up online for $307 shipped out the door. It's a 16gb model.
Charles
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LOL - if I had the money I would buy one myself too!
jerdog said:
LOL - if I had the money I would buy one myself too!
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I dropped mine last night and cracked the screen on the bottom. It still works perfect and the crack doesn't even get in the way when using it. Wanna' buy it cheap?
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rast4man
rast4man said:
I dropped mine last night and cracked the screen on the bottom. It still works perfect and the crack doesn't even get in the way when using it. Wanna' buy it cheap?
Regards,
rast4man
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LOL - nope. Thanks though!
walts said:
Yeah, I'm a recovering rom-flasher myself, and I was initially kind of bummed out at the fact that there are not dozens of choices for ROMs, but then I got to asking myself "Why?"
I have Cyanogen 7 on my HTC LEO, and I can flash a new version every week if I want, or if I get tired of that, there are many other ROMS I can choose from. But for the Tablet, I'm looking for a stable portable platform to read forums, e-books, maybe play a few games. The Thrive fills that bill, and the hardware is more versatile than most other tablets out there. I rooted the stock 3.1 ROM so I could use Titanium Backup and nmap, and I don't think I'll upgrade until Ice Cream Sandwich comes out, if then. 3.2 seems to be mostly for 7" tablets so it doesn't interest me much.
I see that there are other ROMS on those "unmetnionable" forums, but I've learned over the years to trust the developers and forums at XDA so I don't really want to take a chance elsewhere.
That's my two cents' worth and if you don't agree, I applaud you - enjoy flashing whatever you can find - it's a lot of fun, and I will continue to do so on my HTC phone, but not on my tablet. Just my opinion.
Walt
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Well then you will lose out because the Thrive on XDA will soon be dead and those of us on the other forum will have everything we want on our tablets and thank god that crap cyanogen is not on the thrive!!!!
Performance! But....
I have purchased two of these devices.... One 16G and one 8G. Both ate verymooth and perform very nicely.
Even though Im enjoying the units, I still believe that there should become level of focus on these units. Toshiba now has these units up to V3.3 and have things locked down tightly. Though I believe they did a nice job on the stock ROM, I still believe there should be a root option to admonisyer my personal device. I also believe that the collective brain trust of XDA could produce a ROM that shows the true capability of this hardware platform.
One of the coolest features of the 10.1 inch units is that it has a user replacable battery! How cool is that??
Im not a programmer and barely qualify as a script kiddie in this day of age. So like others on this forum, I have to wait for those with the knowledge and motivation to provide the future path and direction.
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Anyway, glad another developer is on line. I think this is the best overall tablet around. So lets make sure it is. I hope you will be doing custom work, we need someone to do that for individuals that like custom ROMs. Take care.
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I agree! This tablet rocks. I've have had the Kindle Fire, Acer A100, Nook Tablet, and now this and I love it. I will be doing some custom work.
Great! Custom work is what we need to round off this thing. Do you do kernel work by chance?
I have the Thrive 10.1" and Thrive 7" and if you have looked at my work, I mainly keep it stock. That is what I like and I have a lot of people who like that. If you need base ROMs, feel free to download and use mine.
By the way, sorry if you thought you affended me. Was not wanting you to think that. Just wanted you to know why I do what I do and where. Cheers
Just a heads up, guys. $289. 99 for a 16gb WiFi Thrive on Woot.com
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Mine just arrived I like it so far but updating from 3.1 is causing me some serious grief.
I understand that you have to do a manual flash to update it before you can get the auto online update to work. The soot thrives ate shipping with very old (2nd Gen) BIOS that need/require the manual update
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Where can I get the manual updates? I have searched high and low.
Dev Thrive
I bought one of these, the device itself is great. One big problem...
It appears as though my thrive was a dev thrive. It has a custom rom and kernal on it. No android market or google apps at all. At first I figured I would just root it and put one of dalepl's custom roms on it. I was afraid to do so though, because in reading about how to root, it was very clear to only use the root tool with certain build numbers and mine is clearly not. Whatever is loaded on it, seems to be fairly stable and very fast...although it does go to sleep at times and will not wake back up. Has anybody heard of something like this happening?
You need to return this device. There is no way to update that load. It should never had been sent out with that load. The partitions are not standard and you cannot root it or load a custom ROM onto it.
I contacted Woot that day about returning it. They told me they had some in stock so they will be sending me a new one. It was interesting to say the least. Someone at Toshiba must have missed it!
Yes, I have talked to a few others that have received devices with the engineering load. I am supprized that Toshiba had let these slip out too. Not too supprised that a couple of Woot ones have it. These are remanufactured, but guess what, not by Toshiba. They have out sourced thier maintenance, so it is some outside company doing them. The tech probably checked that it booted and repacked it.
I almost jumped on that woot! Impulsive instincts were driving me to order one. I think the thrive has a lot of potential in the future. I'll stick with the cheaper hp touchpad for now and wait for tablet wars 2.0 this year for the shakeup before diving into a serious tablet with some horsepower.
I received my Thrive from Woot a couple weeks ago. I wasn't even looking for a tablet, but couldn't pass it up. This is my first tablet, and so far its pretty awesome. Glad to see there is a thread for it here.
Well thrive may be nice and for that kind of price its ok. (Tho i prefere my Toshiba Folio i acquired as 1st android tablet for 100$ in fact I love Toshiba brand... xD and the fact T device have a very good price/quallity rapport even on second hand)
Now brainstorming on: Foliomod 1.4 or waiting on a working ICS port (T device deserve waaayyy more love then they get atm :'( )
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