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Being the first Honeycomb Tablet - Xoom - Worth the rush

I used to be with a lot of critics largely on why Moto has to rush such a potentially great product to the market just almost for the sake of being the "first honeycomb tablet", even with "Honeycomb" is not at that time a well tested or used OS.
And now I think I got it. Despite of all these good/bad issues around Xoom, I think this move from Moto is pretty good move.
The advantage of being in the market available earlier than the rest of the pack did make a difference. Just judging from
1. the Dev's attention (Kernels coming and 44 threads in xda dev section even before Honeycomb source code is published). Look, the Dev community are group of Tech enthusiasts who are mostly early adopters. This product carried the new OS to the market, this fact alone will draw strong attention and millions apps developer, who sees Android as future OS of the tablet market , want to get it as soon as possible so that their apps will come out much earlier to the market.
2. Peripheral accessories' manufacturers' attention: If you search in Amazon or online, many case / screen protector / charger/ dock / speaker manufacturer already use Xoom to represent almost entire 10.1 inch tablet market. They did not include "Transformer" in their product name (no offense, but really to my best knowledge, nor A500)
3. Average consumers they can't remember and tell the differences of all those specs, but they only know one name: Xoom. Anecdotally, my manager, who spends life in Finance industry and has not much idea of what is different between Ram and Harddisk etc, asked my the VERY CORRECT question" Is that a Xoom?" God bless him he did not ask "is that an iPad". ^^
This is not statistical proof but rather anecdotal ones, my friends around now all know that Xoom is a contender to iPad and LOOKS COOL &FEELS SOLID.
I guess if a Tablet is drawn in the waves of tablets launching events, the tablet can't really be remembered then. Evidence being almost bestbuy staff can't tell Acer or ASUS (by the way, this two pronounce too similar to each other)
So much for my saturday night chitchat.
Xoom is a solid piece of product with both Moto's hardware and Dev's contribution =)
It was worth it to rush to be the first Honeycomb Tablet, I think.

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Sent from my Xoom the way it should be, rooted and with SD card.

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I was pretty skeptical about this purchase but this little thing is growing on me the more I use it
I was torn between this and an actual computer but Im realizing how VERY much I use my phone.. this tab does everything my evo does and does almost all of it better. Much better.
edit- some have criticized the power button placement, I really like it. It is unique and convenient.

And the wave is starting to grow and gain momentum quietly reaching #1 bestseller and #2 Top rated tablet on Amazon - http://www.topcomputertablets.com/m...nd-2-top-rated-tablet-ranks-on-amazon/224151/

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I was pretty skeptical about this purchase but this little thing is growing on me the more I use it <br />
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Ditto, I almost sent mine back. God knows why but it seems to have a 'breaking in period', it was uber slow and crappy, FCs here there and eveywhere when first got it. But now it's settled down, albeit still stock, for now, I absolutely love it. :-D
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I was also skeptical after the first week but I'm loving my Xoom. It sits well between my notebooks and my EVO, but I find it displaces my EVO usage more than my notebook. Just like when I picked up the HTC Hero when it launched, there are issues but nothing breaking.
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I believe the Xoom will have the same impact as the original Droid. People swear by the OD and my son uses mine to this day. I asked him if he wanted a new Droid X he said he wanted something sexy looking like the OD. Go figure!

Yeah I was skeptical too, my friend said I would regret it. I haven't, I know I can trust in Google at least to make the software stable. As for some of the hardware issues or problems ( HDMI, bluetooth, etc.) I don't mind it too much, I am getting a micro HDMI cable and I would probably never use it too much, I don't use a keyboard or a mouse ( that would ruin the point of this being touch screen). Still being one of the few with a Honeycomb tablet is exciting, you get to start the future of Honeycomb. I gave some advice and some feedback for the Droid Reader Tablet Edition, and when I see the update show up on the market, I downloaded it and saw that some of the advice that I have given to the dev was implemented, which is pretty cool, considering one day thousands of millions of people will be downloading it and running it, and I will know that I have helped them in a way. Sounds stupid I guess, but still just very excited to help out with software and stuff.
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i have to say that the zoom is simply awesome. I played around with all the available tablets on the market for about a month and easily settled on the zoom. I love honeycomb, even though it has a few shortcomings at the moment which should get fixed up. Once Google fixes some bugs and adds some much needed features. I've been using my laptop much less now, as well as my phone (hotspot aside). I'm not going to complain much about the limitations and bugs since I know they'll get worked out, but my one big worry is if Google decides to launch its own nexus tablet this summer as well as the speed in which mobile hardware is evolving right now. Anyhow, just my 2cents

I don't think I can take another “is that the new ipad? ” comment at work...

The Xoom IMHO is worth every penny. When you tie in the amazing hardware with Honeycomb and then the amazing features provided by XDA devs, it is beyond any doubt worth it.
I use my Xoom everyday, and for the most part I have absolutely no regrets.
I might add, just consider the screw job Samsung did with the Galaxy Tab by not providing a Honeycomb update on a device that was barely 4 months old at the time in which Xoom RTM.
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well...
In the last few days I've gone from "looks promising, glad I have two weeks to decide" to "pry this thing from my hands, I dare you.."
Still completely stock and I am blown away
Between Google Body, YouTube and some network maintenance I did today I couldn't help thinking "this is some star-trek-shiz, man"

I was thinking of buying the iPad 2 here in Oz (I do have an iPad), then decided that I had enough of the no flash support, and to be honest, got bored playing games on it.
I bought my Xoom from the US through Amazon, when I received it, I was like a little kid in a candy store! After a few days, I got bored of it. No SDcard support, no flash, no ad-hoc wifi.....then I cam across these forums....well...let's just say, I sleep with my Xoom under my pillow now. Kidding.
I'm only a newby when it comes to Android, and you can tell, it has so much potential.

XOOM as a fathers day present!

Hey all, I've been an XDA regular for quite a while now, starting with the windows mobile devices, then my Nexus One, and now I'll be a regular in here since my wife got me a XOOM for fathers day.
I'd actually been hoping for a new Galaxy Tab 10.1, and even went to Best Buy on launch day (on Friday) but had to walk away empty handed due to their pathetic launch.
I've always been concerned about the lack of a micro SD slot on the GT since a main use of my tablet will be for entertaining my kids on car rides and the movies are usually over a GB each. Having 32GB internal on the XOOM plus 32 potentially on a card is a huge advantage.
The biggest downside right now that I've found with the XOOM is the weight. It's not exactly a feather weight, and heavy usage can lead to some tired hands and arms (especially laying in bed at night holding it above you). I'm not sure the lighter weight of the tab will really make that much of a difference though.
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to playing with the XOOM and since she bought it at Costco for $499 I have 3 months to play with it in case I want to take it back.

Welcome. I was never going to abandon my xoom, but one reading all the trial and error's, I rooted and modded my tablet. Now we have full sd access, usbOTG, custom roms, and much more. You will be more than happy with your xoom. Have fun

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I agree with Chris, you'll love the Xoom.. I am also a WinMo vet and you sound like you know your way around a device so you will have no trouble. Android rewards the curious who like to tinker.
Just read through a few guides on using adb and rooting, then flash Tiamat's new ROM. SD card plus overclocking and smooth as glass performance. Even better, this is just the first step in all the things this device can do.
As for kids the Xoom is ideal, the video quality is great using Moboplayer free from the market and Robotek is my son's favorite game. That and a bunch of downloaded Godzilla movies on the Xoom will get us through a 14 hour plane flight next week. He is even learning about modern computers and how android works by messing about with basic app design and sideloading his masterpieces on the Xoom (after a nandroid backup of course, I am not THAT stupid)...try doing that with an iPad.
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i am in the same boat! just got mine today too for father's day from costco (had to go to 3 to find it though!)
i've been loading up apps all day... having trouble with the asus clock apk install that was posted on here though...

WOW you must be a hell of a father. My one daughter never even wished me a Happy Fathers Day. The other one claimed she was sick when it was time to go see my father. I went to the family fathers day picnic by myself, and neither of them got me anything. Maybe its just me.

zone23 said:
WOW you must be a hell of a father. My one daughter never even wished me a Happy Fathers Day. The other one claimed she was sick when it was time to go see my father. I went to the family fathers day picnic by myself, and neither of them got me anything. Maybe its just me.
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You should feed them more...

EskimoPie said:
Hey all, I've been an XDA regular for quite a while now, starting with the windows mobile devices, then my Nexus One, and now I'll be a regular in here since my wife got me a XOOM for fathers day.
I'd actually been hoping for a new Galaxy Tab 10.1, and even went to Best Buy on launch day (on Friday) but had to walk away empty handed due to their pathetic launch.
I've always been concerned about the lack of a micro SD slot on the GT since a main use of my tablet will be for entertaining my kids on car rides and the movies are usually over a GB each. Having 32GB internal on the XOOM plus 32 potentially on a card is a huge advantage.
The biggest downside right now that I've found with the XOOM is the weight. It's not exactly a feather weight, and heavy usage can lead to some tired hands and arms (especially laying in bed at night holding it above you). I'm not sure the lighter weight of the tab will really make that much of a difference though.
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to playing with the XOOM and since she bought it at Costco for $499 I have 3 months to play with it in case I want to take it back.
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First of all grats in the XOOM. Second, all I can suggest to you is please, spontaneous use it by holding it above you when in bed. I have learned from experience that when you fall asleep while doing so, your face wont be happy with the result.
XOOM is a good choice and its not heavy at all for a Guy, maybe to ur wife and kids. Its an even better deal if you are in US because if timely updates.
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alias_neo said:
XOOM is a good choice and its not heavy at all for a Guy, maybe to ur wife and kids. Its an even better deal if you are in US because if timely updates.
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Too true. My other half says it's "heavy" but it's not IMO. If the XOOM might be too heavy for dainty arms. If so, there's a Tablet for that...but it's lacking in slots / ports. Won't use 'em? Prefer looks / weight over functionality? Then the Samsung Galaxy Tab was likely made for you.

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You should feed them more...
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That's funny

My cats got me nothing for fathers day. All I asked for was them not to wake me up at 3am for food too :-(
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One year with my Xoom

Today is my xooms one year birthday. Just wanna say I've had no problems (knock on wood) so far and to anybody thinking about buying a Xoom just saying it's been worth every penny.

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Today is my xooms one year birthday. Just wanna say I've had no problems (knock on wood) so far and to anybody thinking about buying a Xoom just saying it's been worth every penny.
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Me too...best $$$ I've ever spent on tech. Worth every cent, and still going strong.

am loving mine, only a month into having it and I find it so useful.
I have put the new ICS 4.0.4 on (modded Galaxy build) which is very smooth - however my biggest bug bear is that I cant listen to youtube and surf the web.

dyna106 said:
am loving mine, only a month into having it and I find it so useful.
I have put the new ICS 4.0.4 on (modded Galaxy build) which is very smooth - however my biggest bug bear is that I cant listen to youtube and surf the web.
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Try EOS 4.0.4 (whatever flavor) and you will have all standard funtionality plus much more. The EOS Xoom roms are simply awesome, and have made the Xoom the best tab out there. It's even better now than when it was new.

looks like a nandroid backup and an install is coming up...
Will the EOS 4.0.4 rom allow me to watch youtube via the app and use the tablet for other things as well?

dyna106 said:
looks like a nandroid backup and an install is coming up...
Will the EOS 4.0.4 rom allow me to watch youtube via the app and use the tablet for other things as well?
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I would recommend a video app called "Stick it" along with its sister browser app "Overskreen." These two apps float over what ever you have open, are resizable and movable and make real multitasking a reality. You should be able to use the YouTube app but also watch any video in a floating window.

Its been a good year. We've really come a long way. Remember when we didn't even have microsd? I got my Xoom on release day and paid $800 at the vzw store. At the time, there was nothing but hate from the media and the Android community. The Xoom got no respect as the premier Android tablet. All of a sudden, with the ics source drop, everybody wants in the Xoom game now. All of a sudden, its hip to be in the Xoom game. Now just look at the EOS thread hit counts. The Xoom is hotter than some major Android phones. We've been in the Xoom business from day one. And we will continue to be for the foreseeable future. This device still has a lot of potential. [/end_rant]

bigrushdog said:
Its been a good year. We've really come a long way. Remember when we didn't even have microsd? I got my Xoom on release day and paid $800 at the vzw store. At the time, there was nothing but hate from the media and the Android community. The Xoom got no respect as the premier Android tablet. All of a sudden, with the ics source drop, everybody wants in the Xoom game now. All of a sudden, its hip to be in the Xoom game. Now just look at the EOS thread hit counts. The Xoom is hotter than some major Android phones. We've been in the Xoom business from day one. And we will continue to be for the foreseeable future. This device still has a lot of potential. [/end_rant]
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I was lateish to the tablet game.. admittedly I was very cynical about the whole tablet scene and now wish I was an earlier adopter really.. but after migrating to android due to being sick of apple after a year I was somewhat interested and actually purchased my Xoom from America and got it sent over here for about 500 mainly due to missing out on an auction for a galaxy tab I jumped on this.. its been a good 7 or so months in which time from day one my devices had a form of EOS rom on it and purchased a second for the missus with EOS installed within 10 minutes lol.. what really astounds me is that the xoom has withstood the barrage of new devices recently and I have hardly heard a Xoom user selling up for the next thing like apple sheep do.. which says a lot about the android community for one but also says a lot about the build quality of the device... I'm quite impressed
Going forward personally I see myself either being a EOS sheep providing they tell us Xoom users their plans to migrate to a new device or upcoming device.. or grab the rumoured Google tablet when if ever it surfaces considering the flexibility of GED devices/vanilla devices...
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joshndroid said:
I was lateish to the tablet game.. admittedly I was very cynical about the whole tablet scene and now wish I was an earlier adopter really.. but after migrating to android due to being sick of apple after a year I was somewhat interested and actually purchased my Xoom from America and got it sent over here for about 500 mainly due to missing out on an auction for a galaxy tab I jumped on this.. its been a good 7 or so months in which time from day one my devices had a form of EOS rom on it and purchased a second for the missus with EOS installed within 10 minutes lol.. what really astounds me is that the xoom has withstood the barrage of new devices recently and I have hardly heard a Xoom user selling up for the next thing like apple sheep do.. which says a lot about the android community for one but also says a lot about the build quality of the device... I'm quite impressed
Going forward personally I see myself either being a EOS sheep providing they tell us Xoom users their plans to migrate to a new device or upcoming device.. or grab the rumoured Google tablet when if ever it surfaces considering the flexibility of GED devices/vanilla devices...
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If/when I upgrade to a new tablet I will only consider migrating to one that is under development by Team EOS. I think at this point, it's the development more than the hardware specs that interests me and gives the device longevity and purpose.

We've talked about the next tablet move. The gtab was on the table for a minute. The issue is there's just nothing out there that compares to the Xoom. Even after a year, the Xoom is still on top. I suspect later in the year something new and powerful will drop. As far as official eos support, its likely we will need to see another GED tablet. Having full source is really where the action is.
SLIGHT EDIT: of course the next move doesn't have to be a GED per se. Just look at what Roach has done on the TF! He's a rock star! But personally I prefer a device I can
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Im usually cool about broadcasting my next move. So you guys will know what I got going.

okantomi said:
If/when I upgrade to a new tablet I will only consider migrating to one that is under development by Team EOS. I think at this point, it's the development more than the hardware specs that interests me and gives the device longevity and purpose.
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Dude, you are spot on man. I run the same game with my phone.

I'm with my Xoom for like 6 or 7 months, there's nothing I can speak it wasn't a good investment! Paid R$1300 (it's almost US$750, here in Brazil things are VERY EXPENSIVE ) for the 3g version, thought I wasn't never going to root it, then Motorola comes giving for a little more than 1 and a half month the 3.2 version of Android, a little before I was developing LordAIOTool, then I thought
Screw Motorola Brazil! The Ice Cream Sandwich is out and they release only now the 3.2, with no previsions to 4.0! I will root my Xoom and install a ROM, that is better, already did it to my X10 mini pro and I'm very happy with it
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Then I did it, waited until stable release of MZ601, because MZ605 and MZ601 are rooted my Xoom, installed TeamEOS v1.0.0 ROM, now running Codename Android v1.5.5, today I will go to TeamEOS umts_everest nightly #58 because of the new features. Actually I use much my Xoom, principally for gaming, tell me:
You are on a bed, with your Xoom on your hands, playing Dead Space, then going to Modern Combat 3 Online and playing World of Goo, then you decide to view a video, exit your World of Goo gaming, go to youtube, search for smosh videos, have fun, after you want to view your beloved thread on XDA, no problems, just open XDA HD Premium and it's done. Now I want to hear a music while viewing your best friends photos on your tab, no problems, open PowerAmp and select slideshow on library. Need to talk to my friend across the world, just open Google Talk, want to see my gf, just use skype video call and use your amazing 2.0mp cam!
See, you can do everything with it! The only thing that make me uncomfortable is that I can't play 1080p videos, if it's fixed, my best friend will not more be ***** (my friend name) it will be Xoom hahahaha
Thanks for reading!
XxLordxX s2 Xoom hahahaha

XxLordxX said:
I'm with my Xoom for like 6 or 7 months, there's nothing I can speak it wasn't a good investment! Paid R$1300 (it's almost US$750, here in Brazil things are VERY EXPENSIVE ) for the 3g version, thought I wasn't never going to root it, then Motorola comes giving for a little more than 1 and a half month the 3.2 version of Android, a little before I was developing LordAIOTool, then I thought
Then I did it, waited until stable release of MZ601, because MZ605 and MZ601 are rooted my Xoom, installed TeamEOS v1.0.0 ROM, now running Codename Android v1.5.5, today I will go to TeamEOS umts_everest nightly #58 because of the new features. Actually I use much my Xoom, principally for gaming, tell me:
You are on a bed, with your Xoom on your hands, playing Dead Space, then going to Modern Combat 3 Online and playing World of Goo, then you decide to view a video, exit your World of Goo gaming, go to youtube, search for smosh videos, have fun, after you want to view your beloved thread on XDA, no problems, just open XDA HD Premium and it's done. Now I want to hear a music while viewing your best friends photos on your tab, no problems, open PowerAmp and select slideshow on library. Need to talk to my friend across the world, just open Google Talk, want to see my gf, just use skype video call and use your amazing 2.0mp cam!
See, you can do everything with it! The only thing that make me uncomfortable is that I can't play 1080p videos, if it's fixed, my best friend will not more be ***** (my friend name) it will be Xoom hahahaha
Thanks for reading!
XxLordxX s2 Xoom hahahaha
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You said that very well! It's real world use, just like you describe, that makes the Xoom so good.

bigrushdog said:
But personally I prefer a device I can
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This. 1000x this.

double1 said:
Today is my xooms one year birthday. Just wanna say I've had no problems (knock on wood) so far and to anybody thinking about buying a Xoom just saying it's been worth every penny.
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I pulled the trigger on a xoom the other day.... (should arrive tomorrow )
A little late to the party I know but it was a bargain
Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....

bigrushdog said:
We've talked about the next tablet move. The gtab was on the table for a minute. The issue is there's just nothing out there that compares to the Xoom. Even after a year, the Xoom is still on top. I suspect later in the year something new and powerful will drop. As far as official eos support, its likely we will need to see another GED tablet. Having full source is really where the action is.
SLIGHT EDIT: of course the next move doesn't have to be a GED per se. Just look at what Roach has done on the TF! He's a rock star! But personally I prefer a device I can
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
Im usually cool about broadcasting my next move. So you guys will know what I got going.
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Well big rush... As long as you tell us what device you guys will start shifting too.. And put it in big bold size a million font well be there... Lol
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XxLordxX said:
I'm with my Xoom for like 6 or 7 months, there's nothing I can speak it wasn't a good investment! Paid R$1300 (it's almost US$750, here in Brazil things are VERY EXPENSIVE ) for the 3g version, thought I wasn't never going to root it, then Motorola comes giving for a little more than 1 and a half month the 3.2 version of Android, a little before I was developing LordAIOTool, then I thought
Then I did it, waited until stable release of MZ601, because MZ605 and MZ601 are rooted my Xoom, installed TeamEOS v1.0.0 ROM, now running Codename Android v1.5.5, today I will go to TeamEOS umts_everest nightly #58 because of the new features. Actually I use much my Xoom, principally for gaming, tell me:
You are on a bed, with your Xoom on your hands, playing Dead Space, then going to Modern Combat 3 Online and playing World of Goo, then you decide to view a video, exit your World of Goo gaming, go to youtube, search for smosh videos, have fun, after you want to view your beloved thread on XDA, no problems, just open XDA HD Premium and it's done. Now I want to hear a music while viewing your best friends photos on your tab, no problems, open PowerAmp and select slideshow on library. Need to talk to my friend across the world, just open Google Talk, want to see my gf, just use skype video call and use your amazing 2.0mp cam!
See, you can do everything with it! The only thing that make me uncomfortable is that I can't play 1080p videos, if it's fixed, my best friend will not more be ***** (my friend name) it will be Xoom hahahaha
Thanks for reading!
XxLordxX s2 Xoom hahahaha
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Here's a good one for parents. Sitting at Black Angus getting ready to dive into a Surf n Turf plate with a Long Island. The rugrats are getting twitchy. Pull out the Xoom and put on some Yo Gabba Gabba episodes! That's some real win there!

It is really good to hear all this; I think I am very late in the game as I just got my Xoom 32gb last week, but besides it is old enough to be considered "outdated" so far its been a nice device with a great hardware!

Hawk600 said:
It is really good to hear all this; I think I am very late in the game as I just got my Xoom 32gb last week, but besides it is old enough to be considered "outdated" so far its been a nice device with a great hardware!
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I'm even later. I got mine in on Tuesday. I think it's the best thing I've ever done for the battery life on my Inspire
I'm loving every bit of this tablet, more and more every day. It would have been nice to get the 4G version, but I'm not feeling another data plan. I can tether if it ever comes down to it. I mostly use mine at home as sort of replacement for my desktop.. which hasn't really been touched since I got the Xoom

Guys, you are coming to the Xoom at a great time because we have 4.0.3/4.0.4 official...we have the best development...we have everything working (well, maybe not adhoc tethering, but seriously, upgrade your phone!)...we have the capability to really start to use the awesome Xoom hardware to the max.

My thoughts on the Motorola Xoom

The Motorola Xoom. Of all android tablets, it was the experiment; the first ever of its kind. Winner of Best Of Show at CES 2011. Pioneer of Android Honeycomb. I bought this spectacle of computing technology the day it came out in the US, on March 27th, 2011. While I was watching loads of coverage from CES, and even afterwards, I anticipated what the Xoom would be like. Proponents of it were saying it would be great, that it would be able to keep up with the iPad. Critics of the Xoom, and android alike, were saying it was inferior, and would not get many sales. When I finally got my hands on one, (the last one in stock for a few days at my local Staples), I was blown away. Of course, there were few apps for it at first, but I am a patient person and knew more apps would come for it in the future. For months, I used it daily, along side my laptop. I tethered it to my Droid 2 (also Motorola ), which I had a grandfathered unlimited data plan. I took it with me as much as I could, and used it at school daily. I look back on that time and chuckle at myself; I stayed on the stock ROM, since I was afraid to flash/unlock bootloader/etc. Once I got enough courage to do it, I realized that my Motorola Xoom could do so much more. More months went by, and more tablets came out. The Galaxy Tab. Asus Transformer. HTC Flyer. Motorola Droid Xyboard. I realized how much more technology was seemed (and advertised) to have been put in these; however, I looked at my Xoom, and saw that it was keeping up. Even the processors of new tablets were increasingly better, but the Xoom (and it's workhorse Tegra 2) was staying in the game. My stock rooted honeycomb was still a daily driver, months and months after it came out. Even with the introduction of quad core android tablets, like the Transformer Prime, Xoom was staying around. And then i experienced TeamEOS. It was the first ROM i flashed for my xoom. TeamEOS's ICS rom. Faster than ever before, I was overjoyed that my Xoom had new life. Fast forward to now, with the introduction of Jellybean. The Xoom is still one of the very first devices to receive the OTA. This shows that the Xoom will still be at the front of Android tablet technology for a very long time.
tl;dr: The Motorola Xoom, which I bought on day 1, is still one of THE best Android tablets in the world. Mine runs TeamEOS 3.0 Nightlies, and will for a very long time.

I love my Xoom and TeamEOS :good::laugh:
Thanks for all the work guys!
PS. I flashed TeamEOS the first day I received my Xoom.

realistically though, I give the Xoom a year to a year and a half before it starts becoming obsolete

all I can say is, I love my xoom.
But I´m a little dissapointed with moto´s customer/update service.
I know you guys in the US got the official ICS update long ago.
I´m from germany and we have the mz601 aka the Euro 3g/umts version with mobile data.
The only official update we got was from 3.1 to 3.2.HC.
We would be totaly screwed if there was no Team EOS.
EOS releasing the latest JellyBean Nightlys for the euro model gives me 4.1 before official moto even rolled out ICS over here.
Considering the xoom got hyped and is still considered as a Google Experience Device this kinda sucks.
Anyway, since Team EOS is around, I´m a happy xoom owner and I see the hardware nowhere near its limits, leaving plenty of room
for performance upgrades with upcoming android releases or dev tweaks.

A very good review - I fell in love with the Xoom based upon the CES show and knew I needed one - and one I bought.
I bght the WiFi only one, the plucked up the courage to root and there has been no looking back. I recently bought a second hand 3G Xoom and gave my WiFi one to my younger brother and we are an unstoppable force.
This device really exceeded my expectations and truly has kept up - I do however wish that Motorola had provided these updates - who nows they could offer the developers on here programmer and developer jobs - then we would see fast worldwide updates.
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I agree. I use my Xoom everyday and I love it. I didn't think I needed a tablet until I got my Xoom. I am also running Team EOS and love it.

Excellent post from OP, my wife say she has to compete with the Xoom for my attention..

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Excellent post from OP, my wife say she has to compete with the Xoom for my attention..
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My family says the same thing...

Probably the most disregarded and underrated tablet out there. Love ICS on it waiting for a stock jellybean before I root it.
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I bought my WiFi Xoom the day they went on sale & use it everyday. I have not rooted mine yet as stock ICS (soon to be stock JB) work fine for me. The Xoom has a fantastic build & having a GED unit can't be beat. I have no need for any other Android Tablets. The next Tablet for me will be the Surface Pro.

I concur! I've never figured out why it has been panned by so many critics though! I never thought I'd use it for more than e-books originally but the VERY first time I saw it at Costco (and just happened to have my tax refund in my pocket) I instantly got it (3G/WiFi). I use it everyday, more than I thought I ever would. I'm a web designer and I actually find that showing my designs to clients works very well and I hardly ever bring my Mac Book Pro to meetings.
I think I'll be using my Xoom for a long time still. A couple of times I thought about getting something newer but every time I find my Xoom matches or beats the alternatives.
(And yes I do read a lot of e-books on it!)
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Part of my initial beef with the launch of and the way this device was being handled was that I saw the potential for this device and jumped on it immediately. The lack of LTE until 6 months after launch made me want to punch the responsible party in the throat. I was fairly disappointed about the way USB and SD cards are being handled but am pretty confident in the community's ability to improve that. I think it sucks that their efforts are being wasted on what should be core functionality instead of cutting edge things this device was meant for.
I have run this device hard and hung it up wet. I believe that I have gotten my money's worth. I use this thing everyday. It isn't quite the geospatial data collection tool I had envisioned it being but I blame most of that on my hatred of the cloud and failings as a developer who can't really do much from scratch. Once ESRI fleshed out its Android API, I'll be able to adjust my vectors via my tablet.
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after having mine for 12 days now the only thing i don't like about it is the location of the speakers
and that's it, everything about it is just simply great, i could not have gotten a better tablet

I think the speakers on the Xoom are better than most speakers of tablets/phones

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I think the speakers on the Xoom are better than most speakers of tablets/phones
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I think you are right!

I was actually surprised how good the speakers on the xoom sounded. like, really surprised

yeah, xoom has 2 speakers... its great for movies, especially since i always lose my earphones...

I've got a confession to make. I just got my new 16 GB Nexus 7 today. As always, these things are fun to unbox and play with, but I can already tell it's not as nice as my Xoom. Perhaps things will change over time but, if pressed, I'd keep the Xoom over the Nexus.
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I've got a confession to make. I just got my new 16 GB Nexus 7 today. As always, these things are fun to unbox and play with, but I can already tell it's not as nice as my Xoom. Perhaps things will change over time but, if pressed, I'd keep the Xoom over the Nexus.
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How is the speed on the N7, compared to the Xoom? Like, overall UI and game performance

I bought two of the 32gb WiFi versions last Christmas. I use my Xoom daily and I love it. Probably the greatest thing among many excellent points about the device is battery life. It may be chunkier than most tabs but it's got one of the largest batteries of any tablet.
Being a GED, it's still a solid choice for those in the market for a tablet. Refurbs can be had cheap making them a real bargain.
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My XOOM days are officially over. Almost makes me sad.

Yep, I got a Nexus 10, so I'm doing a little trade with XDAer cdromo90 for a little Nexus 7. He wants to give the XOOM to his nephew for a larger screen, and I will probably give the N7 to my nephew for his birthday in a couple of months (his mom got a Kindle Fire for Christmas, and I think he's been bitten by the Android bug, so I want to make sure he gets off to a good start! )
As one of the very first people to own the very first Android tablet, I have to say it's been a great ride. I was one of the lucky ones who got a VZW 3G XOOM on day one at a discounted price ($200 off) due to a glitch in Motorola's system (You guys remember THAT? Ha! Still one of the best deals I've ever gotten hands down!). It was my first experience as an early adopter of any device, and I have to say it's been a great experience! To see Android tablets come from Honeycomb and grow up to Jellybean really made me appreciate being on the cutting edge. Not only has the XOOM gotten better with every Android update, but even to this day I feel like it's still good enough for a daily driver even with all of the new tablets coming out, not to mention I still think it's the best built, best looking tablet to this day (I love the N10, and a few other tablets have been ok looking, but the XOOM is just a marvelously well built piece of technology.) With custom Jelly Bean ROMS and the ability to overclock it, I felt like it still had a good amount of life left in it, and I'm happy to pass it along to someone who will still use and enjoy it instead of it sitting in my closet as a backup.
So, off I ride into the sunset. So long, XOOMers!

My old wifi Xoom
Team EOS is keeping my Xoom interesting with their Jellybean 4.2 nightlies. There still isn't much I can't do with this old tablet. And like you said it's still the best built and best looking tablet around .

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Team EOS is keeping my Xoom interesting with their Jellybean 4.2 nightlies. There still isn't much I can't do with this old tablet. And like you said it's still the best built and best looking tablet around .
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I agree, but I jumped to the N10 when I began to doubt the Xoom would get 4G with JB 4.2. I'm glad I was wrong on that, but now I wpn't give up the incredible resolution on the N10.

The Xoom is definitely showing its age but its been pretty awesome to see its performance increase from 3.x to 4.0 to 4.1.
Enjoy the Nexus 10, I'm mildly jealous but I'm waiting for next year's nexus 10" and really hoping its built by Motorola.

Funny enough I can't see myself parting with my Xoom. It may overtaken by newer devices but it is a fine solid bit of kit and can just be retasked to other duties. I saw one being built into a car as a multimedia centre. There will always be a use for it until it dies

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Funny enough I can't see myself parting with my Xoom. It may overtaken by newer devices but it is a fine solid bit of kit and can just be retasked to other duties. I saw one being built into a car as a multimedia centre. There will always be a use for it until it dies
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My XOOM is my baby and I'll never let her go. That is, unless, maybe Motorola decides to build a worthy successor. I refuse to say the Xyboard is even a thing.

I just sold my 4g Xoom for $225. I will surely miss it. I am sad tonight.

yep. i just leave my Xoom goodbye yesterday. I bought nexus 7 3g and I'm really happy. the top reasons to consider nexus 7 are: less hand fatigue, 100 % so portable, fast software update,good customer support( service centre just in front of my house), its an Asian product and cheap. reasons to dump Xoom: lack of software update, Motorola doesn't keep their promises, bulky,hand fatigue, not really portable, most of all, hard to play games especially when pressing button. so goodbye xoomers.
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I thought about selling my Xoom when the nexus 10 came out. I decided to keep it and avoid the hassle of selling the Xoom. Also decided to buy a nexus 7. Really happy that I decided to keep the Xoom. I really like the fact that I have the LTE Verizon version. Also like the fact that it has a camera (and a pretty decent one at that) and HDMI out. It is starting to show is age a bit, but it's no doubt a well built quality device. I'm sure we'll never see key like pie, but Team EOS and CyanogenMod have kept the Xoom relevant with their hard work on 4.2. I'll be keeping mine for at least another year.
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I'm tempted to purchase a new tablet but my xoom is just so well built and still works extremely well for my casual usage although its showing its age. I'm more tempted to buy a galaxy s4/note3 when they release then a new tablet though.
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Just ordered a Nexus 10... But hanging onto my XOOM just in case... Should be interesting. I think I'll miss my built in MicroSD Card Reader the most...
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As for me I just bought my XOOM a month ago, I believe it still worth to be owned device
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actually xoom is a nice device. but its quite heavy to carry around.
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I agree. Definitely not one to carry aroun SD. Love my N7 for that.
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I love new gadgets and some of the new tablet screens look great but I haven't found anything I can't do on my old xoom. Getting itchy for a new toy/tool but will keep my xoom. I did give up on paying Verizon for data especially when they can't be bothered to update the software and support their customers. I will never buy another Verizon branded tablet. Many thanks to our developers for keeping my xoom up to speed.

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As for me I just bought my XOOM a month ago, I believe it still worth to be owned device
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Same. For someone who has never owned a tablet, it's great. Reading is a pleasure.
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for me xoom is one of the best old tablet. i have use it for more then 1 year. but, one thing for sure, when i play games or reading when i hold it, makes my hand fatigue, therefore i cant hold it for too long. so i decided to buy nexus 7, and that is a wise decision

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I just sold my 4g Xoom for $225. I will surely miss it. I am sad tonight.
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My XOOM entered Hall of Fame, I will never let it gone.
As I did do the same with my Casio Agenda, HP 24C, HP 48G (it was stolen, unfortunately) and my Palm Life Drive.
Enviado de meu XOOM MZ605 (Android 4.2.2 pelo Team EOS 4).

Wow same here...just got the nexus 7 and looking to sell my xoom. It has been great and still is.
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I am on EOS4 build184on my WiFi Xoom and its running perfectly. I'm overclocked to 1600Mhz and its running smooth and fast. JB 4.2.1 is not meant to run on this old processor but Team EOS has managed to make my Xoom run like the best of tablets. I do have to mention the fact that I am using a 3rd party keyboard and Nova launcher to get past some of the shortcomings of this old hardware but I'm satisfied with it.