[GRLUG] Nexus 7

[Bob Kline]

Thanks all.  And then there were three - at
least.

I ordered the 16GB version.  The Tom's
Hardware article shows the Nexus 7's
battery life to be the best out there among
the big players.

  -- Bob


On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Patrick TenHoopen <ptenhoopen at gmail.com>wrote:

> I have one and I like it so far.  It's my first tablet so I don't have
> much to compare it to.  It is a good size and not too heavy.  It is
> responsive.  The speech recog works pretty good and the text-to-speech
> is smooth.
>
> The screen is nice too but it drives down the battery life.  I can get
> a few days of casual use out of it (reading books, checking email,
> surfing, etc.) with wifi enabled.
>
> I plan on using it for games as well but haven't had much time for playing.
>
> I'll bring it to the GRLUG meeting tonight.
>
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> > http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nexus-7-test-jelly-bean,3249.html
> >
> > Apparently Tom likes it.  Looks like
> > a nice device.
> >
> > And yes folks, it is Linux:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)
> >
> > Anyone here own one, or contemplate
> > getting one?
> >
> >   -- Bob
> >
> >
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