Buying a tablet PC - google nexus the way to go?

[mr magnolia]

I can see that storage is an issue to be considered, but really, these things are not, to my mind, for serious data storage, or even computing. they are for web browsing and emails.

all my important data is on my backed up laptop and the server. I really don't want to complicate life by lugging around even more extra data that I become too scared to bucket, as it is a 'nearly up to date' or, 'more up to date' version of other stuff.


I have my emails, and I can dump big files up via drop box or similar and have them available whilst travelling. Then I can take them down again when I get back. hurrah!

having said that, it is baffling that there is no SD card arrangement.

[MikeDunn]

What - you don't want to store your entire music collection, or a couple of series of TV programmes onto it for using when you have nothing to do & not necessarily any way of changing it (eg, on a train or a plane) ?

These devices aren't, as you say, designed for serious usage; well, not yet anyway !  But the time is coming ...

[IanUK]

Hi,

Just to put my tuppence in, we have Samsung Galaxy, excellent piece of kit. It is the wifi only version.

SWMBO mainly uses it and she has technophobia. She watches all the on demand tv services with no problems (even though we have two SMART LED tv's that can do this  )

My son who is a software developer and all round techno head, managed somehow to tether it to his mobile via a cable, and used his mobile to access the web, so no need to take out another subscription for a sim or dongle.

Ill ask him how he did it, and if it is not to complex, and will post it up. No doubt there will be others on here who have done the same and give a better response.

Ian.

[EtchedPixels]

having said that, it is baffling that there is no SD card arrangement.

It sort of assumes that you'll be using things like cloud storage (Amazon cloud drive, Ubuntu one, Google Drive etc) for any large scale storage.

Alan

[Trev]

If storage ever becomes an issue you can sign up with things like Google Drive, Microsoft Drive or Sugarsync. Most of these sorts of thing give you 5GB of free cloud storage that you can easily access your stuff on a tablet or even a phone.

[MikeDunn]

If storage ever becomes an issue you can sign up with things like Google Drive, Microsoft Drive or Sugarsync. Most of these sorts of thing give you 5GB of free cloud storage that you can easily access your stuff on a tablet or even a phone.

Well ... I  have to deal with the Cloud @ work ... frankly, I won't use it for personal usage !  You are giving your data over to an unknown company in an unknown location to datamine as much as they want ...  ... no thanks ! Remember - nothing is free ... you may not be paying them in cash but you're still paying them.

My son [...] managed somehow to tether it to his mobile via a cable, and used his mobile to access the web, so no need to take out another subscription for a sim or dongle.

Not difficult - but he's using his phone contract's data usage ... if he goes over his limits he'll get stung.

Who takes out a contract for a tablet ?  £12 buys you 3 months/3GB data on an anonymous SIM - and you can use the thing as a phone too    Who'd'a'thought, eh ? 

[EtchedPixels]

Well ... I  have to deal with the Cloud @ work ... frankly, I won't use it for personal usage !  You are giving your data over to an unknown company in an unknown location to datamine as much as they want

You can just as easily use sshfs off your own box or owncloud or just encrypt the data before synching it (encfs etc)

[Newportnobby]

Comptometer, anyone?

[Oldman]

Prefer an abacus myself. Especially if all the sliders are fruit polos
ICL 1901A  computer will do. All  the free model bricks from the card punches.

[lil chris]

I have a Asus Transformer tf300t which is pretty good, detachable keyboard included which also provides extra charge for the pad. Only problem is its wi-fi only which is not a problem for me I mostly use it at home through my router. I have heard you can link it through a phone but mines a I-phone 4 so not sure about that if you had a android phone I think it would be easy to link.

[westie7]

I'll chuck in my tuppence worth for the Nexus7

Bought one to replace a 1st gen iPad, and personally i think its the dogs danglies.
Battery Life
Stability of OS
Sharp screen
Using for mail, browsing, movies on the go... basically everything bar serious office work when at home

For storage I thought of the USB cable-port but opted for the Dropbox App and dropbox account, more space than I need and as I have the 3g model with a PAYG sim I just buy a day at a time when I cant piggyback a connection

Might get a foldable keyboard to experiment with but not got fed up with the onscreen one yet

Rgds
Mark

[Paddy]

Bought my wife a Google Nexus 7 32GB for her birthday and she absolutely loves it.  Having used it myself I can vouch that it is well made, quick and has a great screen.  I was going to buy Paula an iPad Mini but the Nexus 7 has a better spec and at £200 is a steal.

Bear in mind though that it is expected that Google will announce the Nexus 7 Mark II this year.

Paddy

[MikeDunn]

I have the 3g model with a PAYG sim I just buy a day at a time

The Note's the same ...

Re the SIM - who're you with ?

[westie7]

It was a T-Mobile sim which is EE.
Got the my T-Mobile page as a book mark and login, top up via debit card and off you go

Real handy

[cookiescrumble]

Well, I've gone and done it  . I went for the Nexus 7 in the end and bought a new 32gb version for £170.

After consideration, couldn't really justify the extra £220 to get the Nexus 10.