[GRLUG] Nexus 7

[Patrick TenHoopen]

Welcome to the club!  Good to hear about the battery life too!

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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