Which Tegra2 Tablet would you choose??

Sharky Forums


View Poll Results: Which Android Tegra2-based Tablet?

Voters
7. You may not vote on this poll

  • Motorola Xoom

    1 14.29%

  • Samsung 10.1

    2 28.57%

  • Acer Iconia

    0 0%

  • Asus Transformer

    4 57.14%

  • Toshiba Thrive

    0 0%

  • Some other Android 3.0+ based tablet

    0 0%
Results 1 to 13 of 13

Thread: Which Tegra2 Tablet would you choose??

  1. 08-08-2011, 01:50 PM #1
    proxops-pete
    proxops-pete is offline
    Great White Shark proxops-pete's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Houston, we have lift off!
    Posts
    10,316

    Which Tegra2 Tablet would you choose??

    Hi guys.
    I'm inbetween choices... I'm looking to buy a Tegra2-based tablet.
    So my choices are Motorola Xoom, Samsung 10.1, Acer Iconia, Toshiba Thrive, and Asus Transformer.

    I'm leaning towards the Transformer for having SD slot and docking keyboard.
    What do you think?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 08-08-2011, 11:34 PM #2
    kpxgq
    kpxgq is offline
    nuclear launch detected kpxgq's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2001
    Location
    texas
    Posts
    16,612
    id go with either the tab or the transformer depending on price. the xoom is overpriced and ive read that the acer has mediocre build quality. never heard of the thrive
    bitfenix prodigy, i5 4670k, asrock z87e-itx, zotac gtx 970, crucial m500 msata, seasonic x650, dell st2220t
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 08-09-2011, 04:22 PM #3
    proxops-pete
    proxops-pete is offline
    Great White Shark proxops-pete's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Houston, we have lift off!
    Posts
    10,316
    Well, I'm looking to buy one sometime next week or so...
    And I'm still leaning towards Asus Transformer unless you guys convince me otherwise!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 08-11-2011, 12:48 PM #4
    proxops-pete
    proxops-pete is offline
    Great White Shark proxops-pete's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Houston, we have lift off!
    Posts
    10,316
    Well, I pulled the trigger! I ordered (and it's on the way) Asus Transformer!
    I will give a review later ...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 08-24-2011, 05:21 PM #5
    mynameis
    mynameis is offline
    Mako Shark mynameis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2001
    Location
    Indianapolis, IN
    Posts
    3,585
    I have a Xoom, but if I didn't get in on the Woot deal, I would have got a Transformer.

    MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2.3Ghz i5, 8GB RAM, 640GB HD
    Desktop: i5 2500K (w/ CM Hyper 212 Plus) , 16GB DDR3, 2x240GB OCZ Agility SSD, 2x1TB in RAID0, 2xeVGA GeForce GTX 570, Corsair TX750M PSU, ASUS Sabertooth P67, Dell 2209WA eIPS LCD
    Home Server: Intel Pentium G630, ASRock H61M/U3S3, 4GB RAM, 80GB + 2TB HD
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 08-25-2011, 09:53 AM #6
    proxops-pete
    proxops-pete is offline
    Great White Shark proxops-pete's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Houston, we have lift off!
    Posts
    10,316
    Review is up under "Review" section
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 08-27-2011, 12:38 PM #7
    qmul
    qmul is offline
    Hammerhead Shark qmul's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Posts
    2,650
    Getting a tablet now is not such a great idea if you don't essentially need one. The speed of these tablets are ahead of the Moore's law curve so the tablets of today will be obsolete in no time. Once the quad cores come into play next, then it will become a more reasonable purchase. Until then, I am waiting on the Ipad 3 at very least.
    AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE | 16GB Corsair Vengenance | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 | ATI HD 4850 | Crucial C300 128GB | WD Caviar Black 2TB | Samsung F3 1.5TB | LG GH22LS30 DVD | Antec NeoPower 550W | Antec P180 | Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)
    Apple Macbook Pro (13.3") | Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.26GHz | 2GB DDR3 1066 | nvidia 9400M | OSX "Snow Leopard"
    Currently playing; EvE Online - Incarna (PC/Mac) | League of Legends (PC)
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 08-29-2011, 09:53 AM #8
    proxops-pete
    proxops-pete is offline
    Great White Shark proxops-pete's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Houston, we have lift off!
    Posts
    10,316
    Moore's law does not know the Wife's law...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 09-01-2011, 02:00 AM #9
    proxops-pete
    proxops-pete is offline
    Great White Shark proxops-pete's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Houston, we have lift off!
    Posts
    10,316
    I also did not realize/know that the keyboard also acts as an extra battery source!!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 09-07-2011, 07:20 PM #10
    Geforce255
    Geforce255 is offline
    Hammerhead Shark Geforce255's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Location
    Corona , CA
    Posts
    1,961
    I have a Xoom, I love it.

    Great screen, great battery life. Great tablet.
    RIG:
    XCLIO 2000 Black & Titanium Case
    KingWin Gold Certified 80+ 1000 Watt PS
    Asus P8Z77-V Premium Motherboard
    Intel Core I7 3770K @ 5.0 gHz
    Corsair CWCH70 Hydro Series H80 CPU Liquid Cooler
    CORSAIR Vengence 16GB
    PowerColor Radeon 7990 6GB
    OCZ Vertex 3 SATA 3 SSD
    1TB WD Black Edition SATA 3 + 3TB Seagate SATA 3
    Panasonic DVD
    Windows 7 Ultimate - 64 bit
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 09-08-2011, 10:35 AM #11
    Transfurzz
    Transfurzz is offline
    Senor Sausage
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Location
    Singapore
    Posts
    8,374
    I can only personally recommend the Galaxy Tab 10.1. I compared it to the Asus transformer at the store, its form factor, 3G capability, screen won me over.

    The difference in size is very large and the tab wins. The battery life is excellent and it comes with 3G while the Transformer does not. Having 3G is excellent for me as I have a free mobile 3G data-only sim card from my ISP as part of my subscription package.

    I can spend about 6 hours just surfing with my tab and still have more than 50% battery life left. It's not as impressive as the numbers I've read about the transformer, but great on its own merit. The transformer does one-up it by having a 32 gigabyte capacity to make up for the lack of 3G.

    In the end you can't go wrong with the transformer or tab. They are both great contenders. Oh and the tab can always use a bluetooth keyboard if 3G is a must have for you. Just 16 gigs less space for the same pricepoint.

    Edit: Oh lol, just only read that you ordered the transformer. Hope you enjoy your purchase, feature-wise it sounds extremely powerful.
    Last edited by Transfurzz; 09-08-2011 at 10:40 AM.

    Xbox Live Gamertag: Weistber

    Gaming Rig Status: Up
    | i5-2500 | MSI GTX560 | 2x2GB Corsair ValueRam

    Games I'm playing: Witcher 2 (PC), RAGE(PC), Fallout: New Vegas (PC), Gears Of War 3 (X360)
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 09-08-2011, 11:46 AM #12
    proxops-pete
    proxops-pete is offline
    Great White Shark proxops-pete's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Houston, we have lift off!
    Posts
    10,316
    I also loved the fact that the Transformer has a hard keyboard dock that also acts as extra battery. Didn't care about 3G since I will eventually tether it to my 4G phone when I upgrade via paying the $30 extra per month
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 09-18-2011, 11:43 AM #13
    mikeysg
    mikeysg is offline
    Great White Shark mikeysg's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Posts
    8,742
    I'd recently gone Tab 10.1 myself, love that it's so thin, and the screen's gorgeous. Bought it with an unlimited data plan, so I can surf all day if I'm so inclined. I copied a few of my ripped movies into the Tab, plays DivX, MP4 and WMV w/o issue.....didn't have to convert format at all!
    Save Ana
    http://www.jpages.net/HelpAna.htm

    Main Rig - All AMD build: R9 3900X | GB X570 Aorus Xtreme | 2x 8GB 3600CL17 Patriot ViperRGB | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT | 256GB Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 (OS) | 4TB Samsung 860 EVO SATA SSD | 2TB Samsung QVO SATA SSD | 2x 1TB Samsung 850 EVO | 6TB WD Black | Corsair HX 1000 Platinum | CM H500M | Samsung LC49HG90DMEXX 32:9 | iFi Micro iDSD BL | LG SL8YG Soundbar | 64bit Win10 Pro
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules