[GRLUG] Nexus 7

[Bob Kline]

The Tom's Hardware review has a
graphic showing how long it should
take.

    -- Bob


On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Jonathan Jesse <jjesse at gmail.com> wrote:

> My wife commented "it fits into my purse"  So we might be adding another
> Nexus to the family :)
>
> Battery life is good, however it comes w/ a different power charger I'm
> not quite sure but connected to the Nexus Charger is faster than a normal
> USB Charger or Cell Charger
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Patrick TenHoopen <ptenhoopen at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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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