[GRLUG] Nexus 7

[John Wesorick]

Haha. I can't believe no one called me out on that. I meant amps everywhere
I said watts. Also, USB 2.0 spec is 500mA and USB 3.0 spec is 900mA.

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 3:05 PM, John Wesorick <john at wesorick.com> wrote:

> A powered USB hub SHOULD put out USB spec (850w), but all manufacturer's
> have been having a field day implementing whatever power output they feel
> like over the last several years. This is why the external hard drives
> (that have platters, not SSD or flash) that don't use external power
> sources are able to work on some PCs, but others you need to use a USB Y
> cable. The ones that require the cable are conforming to USB spec, the ones
> that don't put out more power than they should (i.e. are out of spec).
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Would using a powered USB hub help?
>>
>>    -- Bob
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:52 PM, John Wesorick <john at wesorick.com> wrote:
>>
>>> re: the battery charger, some chargers output USB spec (850 mw I think)
>>> and some put out more. I ran into a lot of issues with this with my Galaxy
>>> Nexus, as it charges pretty crappy at USB spec (which is what all my
>>> micro-usb chargers used before my Galaxy Nexus), but pretty fast with 1-2w
>>> chargers.
>>>
>>> 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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