What tablet should I get?

[Ben Grapevine]

Wait for the Surface Pro next year

[Ad Bot]

[Lugnut]

I have my MacBookPro, iPhone 5, (making a hackintosh after I get some parts so that will run OSX)

Okay, I'm changing my vote from N10 to iPad because it'll work better for you.

No, I'm not kidding: for anyone else on the planet who wasn't already using 3 apple products, I would push them to the other devices.


There is no reason for you to have an android/windows tablet in a sea of apple products.

Go with the iPad or Mini.

Do not go with the surface, and especially not the pro, unless you like being tied to a power cord.

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[Glassy]

Looks like the Wal-Mart carries the Nexus 10. Might get it from there. Or wait for it to be in stock from Google.

Guess iPad.

[dorkdotdan]

Kindle Fire HD has a loving fantastic battery. It's also HD (duh), 16GB of built in space, Micro HDMI output, and substantially cheaper than the iPad mini. The only downside is that it has no MicroSD card slot.

[Lugnut]

Looks like the Wal-Mart carries the Nexus 10. Might get it from there. Or wait for it to be in stock from Google.

Guess iPad.

No. Do not buy the Nexus 10. You have 2 apple products, and are going for making a 3rd. Just throw another one in there, don't make a kink in your plans.

Kindle Fire HD has a loving fantastic battery. It's also HD (duh), 16GB of built in space, Micro HDMI output, and substantially cheaper than the iPad mini. The only downside is that it has no MicroSD card slot.

It has ads on the loving lock screen, a processor that is not superior to either the nexus devices, or the mini, and "android" which is actually kindledroid, or basically not android.

[Lugnut]

Looks like the Wal-Mart carries the Nexus 10. Might get it from there. Or wait for it to be in stock from Google.

Guess iPad.

it will basically never be in stock from google unless you feel like breaking your f5 key with your mouse over the buy button.

[Black and White]

ok since you seem to know quite a bit about tablets lug

if the only apple I have is an iPod 4g would a nexus 7 be good for me?

[dorkdotdan]

No. Do not buy the Nexus 10. You have 2 apple products, and are going for making a 3rd. Just throw another one in there, don't make a kink in your plans.It has ads on the loving lock screen, a processor that is not superior to either the nexus devices, or the mini, and "android" which is actually kindledroid, or basically not android.

I own a Kindle fire HD and a regular Acer Android 4.0.3 tablet. for the same price the Fire outperforms the Acer. the ads on the homescreen are by no means a nuisance, and if you really don't like the ads, for $50 they can be gone.

Plus the Nexus has an excessively large resolution screen that is almost useless because the highest resolution most movies are sold at is 1080, not 1600.

Also what does it really matter what processor it has as long as it's not a Celeron from 1997? I never experience any slowness or freezes on my kindle.

Plus there is a $400 price difference between the two so it's really apples to oranges.

[Glassy]

No. Do not buy the Nexus 10. You have 2 apple products, and are going for making a 3rd. Just throw another one in there, don't make a kink in your plans.

I see what your saying.

[Lugnut]

I own a Kindle fire HD and a regular Acer Android 4.0.3 tablet. for the same price the Fire outperforms the Acer.

Which model of acer tablet? The earlier acer tablets - nay, every earlier tablet was complete stuff to even the kindle fire hd.

the ads on the homescreen are by no means a nuisance, and if you really don't like the ads, for $50 they can be gone.

$50? $50? You pay $50 for something that shouldn't be there in the first place? (them being a nuisance is a subjective thing so we'll have to agree to disagree on that)

Plus the Nexus has an excessively large resolution screen that is almost useless because the highest resolution most movies are sold at is 1080, not 1600.

Gaming, web browsing,  whatever, the extra screen space is useful.

Also what does it really matter what processor it has as long as it's not a Celeron from 1997? I never experience any slowness or freezes on my kindle.

gaming, high cpu intensive tasks. it might be good for you, it wouldn't be good for me.

Plus there is a $400 price difference between the two so it's really apples to oranges.

The nexus 7 16gb is $200. that's a $0 price difference. It is a similar size (same screen size), not running a bastardized version of android, has a superior processor and graphics card, and doesn't display ads on the loving lock screen - for free!

ok since you seem to know quite a bit about tablets lug

if the only apple I have is an iPod 4g would a nexus 7 be good for me?

sure if you wanna try out android

i would strongly suggest going to a fred meyer or walmart or something and trying each of the tablets out.

[Glassy]

I'm thinking about the Nexus still, I LOVE the iPad and all, But I also love Androids customization OS.

[Lugnut]

I'm thinking about the Nexus still, I LOVE the iPad and all, But I also love Androids customization OS.

OH don't get me wrong, the nexus is the superior tablet of the two.

pretty much all iPad has is more tablet-optimized applications, but now that there's a nexus 10 and the nexus 7 did so well, the android tablet app ecosystem is bound to only get larger.

yeah, if you have the chance to try them both you should.

i would reccomend against the surface though, i've heard poor reviews of battery life and whatnot

[Oasis]

Microsoft Surface. Do eet.

[Glassy]

OH don't get me wrong, the nexus is the superior tablet of the two.

pretty much all iPad has is more tablet-optimized applications, but now that there's a nexus 10 and the nexus 7 did so well, the android tablet app ecosystem is bound to only get larger.

yeah, if you have the chance to try them both you should.

i would reccomend against the surface though, i've heard poor reviews of battery life and whatnot

I got my mom a iPad 4 today, For Christmas, I been setting it up, Its awesome. But I will try the Nexus if I can.

[Lugnut]

Microsoft Surface. Do eet.

Why?

Legitimate question, why do you think he should purchase that tablet?