acura143
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Joined on: Mar 29, 2007 13:25:43 GMT -5
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Post by acura143 on Dec 14, 2011 16:03:55 GMT -5
My wife wants to buy one of these tablet for her brother. He's only 14. We were think about the kindle fire but i'm not sure. Only needs it to surf the net and play games. I saw the Transformer 16 GB but they cost around $400. I'm not sure about spending that much. Anybody else have any other suggestions on what type of tablet I can get around $200 to 300. The Kindle Fire is great for its price. I can't imagine what more a 14 year would want to do with a tablet except play games, watch videos, and browse the internet--all of which the Kindle fire can do. There is no camera though. The price is great and basically I don't know what else he is going to do on it expect play games and watch videos on youtube. I have an iPad which I think is great. I also saw this one at Bestbuy for a great price. www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Thrive+Tablet+with+8GB+Memory-Silver+-+Silver+Sky/3670051.p?id=1218425882331&skuId=3670051
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Dec 14, 2011 16:40:43 GMT -5
I saw a refurbished Nook Color the other day for like $150. I was tempted to snap it up myself at that price.
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Post by extreme on Dec 15, 2011 18:02:47 GMT -5
A little off topic, but I just got the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, and holy shit, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is amazing. Can't wait till the start putting it on Tablets.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Dec 15, 2011 22:25:06 GMT -5
The 4.65" screen terrifies me. It's just strikes me as massively too big. I don't see how anyone could hold it in their hands and reach the other side of the screen with their thumb. I have small hands though.
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Post by extreme on Dec 16, 2011 1:27:16 GMT -5
The 4.65" screen terrifies me. It's just strikes me as massively too big. I don't see how anyone could hold it in their hands and reach the other side of the screen with their thumb. I have small hands though. I was sort of questioning the screen size myself too because I thought it might cause complications with pulling down the notification bar with one hand but it hasn't bit a problem to me at all. The phone itself is no bigger than other smartphones since they got rid of the off screen buttons, and they shortened the bezel.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Dec 16, 2011 9:07:12 GMT -5
My problem isn't the notification bar so much as the clear button on the notification bar. If I'm holding the phone in my left hand, can I drag the notification bar down with my thumb easily? If so, can I reach the clear button button with my thumb? If not, it's frustrating. I've got a phone with a 4" screen and I cannot reach that stupid clear button with my thumb half the time and it pisses me off. It's the only thing I hate about my phone. I have to use two hands or perform some sort of weird contortionist act just to clear notifications.
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Post by extreme on Dec 16, 2011 9:15:22 GMT -5
Ice Cream Sandwich allows you to swipe and clear notifications with addition to the clear button so it's not that big of a deal. It feels like any other 4 inch phone because the software buttons take up some real estate of the screen and the actual phone itself is the same size.
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