Google Nexus 10 is out

[amirm]

Seems like nice set of specs, bettering iPad in resolution (2500 horizontal pixels vs 2000 for iPad), and $100 cheaper ($399 for 16 Gig version vs $499 for iPad)

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/29/nexus-10-hands-on-video/

Seems ugly to me in the pictures compared to iPad. The display though is said to be very nice.

 

[Steve Williams]

Given the choice I wouls spend the extra $100 for the ipad. That Google Nexus 10 is butt ugly

 

[amirm]

Given the choice I wouls spend the extra $100 for the ipad. That Google Nexus 10 is butt ugly

I am in the market to get one for my son who is in the University. You can imagine that it being pretty is nowhere as important as saving $100 .

The thing is a computer Steve, not a fashion accessory. .

 

[Steve Williams]

I agree but then again why do all phone makers bring them out in just about every color. Remember when Steve Jobs introduced the famous Mac that was an all in one unit and came in 4 colors. After that IIRC is when phone makers started doing it.

 

[amirm]

Phones are fashion accessory. You have them with you, using them all the time so people like to look cool. For computers, PCs have had #1 shares for decades without looking remotely cool. A tablet admittedly is somewhat in between but I consider it closer to a tool, than something like your cloths. In the case of my son's, he just likes to have something light with him to look up coursework, take notes, etc. As such, he is not remotely sensitive to how pretty it looks.

All of this said, my Mac guy said the same thing: "... but how cool is it to hold it in your hand?" So it may be like east coast vs west coast people. We all speak English but how we look at life is a bit different .

 

[audioguy]

Given the choice I wouls spend the extra $100 for the ipad. That Google Nexus 10 is butt ugly

Same here. Not very attractive.

 

[XV-1]

I wonder what it does what my Google nexus 7 cannot do?

Besides a higher res screen and 4g.

 

[Keith_W]

This is an incredible tablet. I'll take one please.

Those who think Apple products are so much more beautiful - it always amuses me to see people buying them and then putting them in cheap plastic cases. Would you buy a Ferrari and then drive around with shrink wrap around it and boast about the beautiful paint finish that nobody can see? It is an absurd argument. If your iPhone / iPad is so beautiful and so well built, use it commando. I am not confident your Apple product will last more than a day in your bag without scratches.

TT, the Nexus 10 is wifi only. If you want 4G, wait for the 32GB version of the Nexus 7.

 

[XV-1]

Hey Keith

not looking for 4G. happy with my Nexus 7. I can tether from my blackberry if I really want to - wifi is fine. And I use it commando - Google Nexus has a great textured back that does not slip and slide everywhere. Fits into my pocket as well.

I too find it amusing that so many people put ugly cases around their ipads (my wife is included) and put those stupid glass protectors over them as well. Makes the brick, well more of a birck.

cheers

 

[Gregadd]

save 20% over apple and put a pretty picture on the screen.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

This looks very interesting and I'll have to have a look when I can. However, I want to see the MS Surface RT and Surface Pro as well. So much new stuff coming out and everyone is upping the ante each time...great news for consumers! As far as looks are concerned...I don;t really care. I mean I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note and it reminds me of my first cellphone when holding it to my ear, but I'm so beautiful that no one notices. .

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

Yeah, but can I access my entire music library through it from the other end of the house and listen to it out of the headphone jack? Or push a button and stream it to a $99 Airport Express that then plays the file through the system in that room? Or push a button and stream video wirelessly to my Apple TV and have it play back through my TV (also at the other end of the house)? And can it open Word files in Pages, just because I ask it to, and keep my library of songs and set lists from my band on the pad so I can reference it when sitting up in bed practicing? And can I, with a click, send those songs from Spotify to Facebook and share them with the rest of the band (yes)? With a single click can I video call my grand daughter through my daughters MacBook? And even if it can do most/all of the above, can it do it as quickly, easily and intuitively as I just typed it, or am I going to have to figure it out, set up network connections, download drivers, find apps (yes again)?

Because if it isn't going to do all of that as seamlessly as the iPad, another 100 pixesl at $100 less doesn't mean squat to me. YMMV, of course, and if you're not already invested in Apple products and you're accustomed to downloading another driver, setting up another connection and loading another app every time you add a device or a function, it probably does.

Tim

 

[asiufy]

Yeah, I want one. The screen must be beautiful.
Hopefully by the time I get one, Android will have at least one or two decent tablet apps...


alexandre

 

[amirm]

Doesn't look as ugly in this review: http://reviews.cnet.com/google-nexus-10/

The charger problem is a big miss though. How can people get the basics wrong? That, and lack of expansion via SD Card are silly misses. The thing is big enough to take an SD card. Why lose that advantage over iPad? The rest though seems pretty positive.