I have no idea which tablet to get

biggebruv

at first I was thinking of waiting till the microsoft surface but not so sure now
I been looking at the samsung tablets but really just have no idea

Id like to connect a 3tb NTFS HDD into the tablet I do buy to transfer some TV music is this possible????
really not upto scrach regarding tablets
any help

freestyla

I saw somewhere samsung 10.1 tablets half price for 300 quid, but their android 3.1 or 3.2 -duon't know if upgradable to 4 ICS?

you got a budget restriction or buying the best ?

biggebruv

freestyla wrote: »

I saw somewhere samsung 10.1 tablets half price for 300 quid, but their android 3.1 or 3.2 -duon't know if upgradable to 4 ICS?

you got a budget restriction or buying the best ?

Id be willing to go 300 for one and id want one with the latest android software

Do you know if you can connect NTFS Hdds to android software?

Been looking at the toshiba ones now and im likeing the look of them ones most

pickarooney

You can connect NTFS hard drives to the ASUS and ACER models (I've tested both) which retail around 350-400. I imagine you should be able to do so on the Samsung 10.1 as well which is in the same price bracket but I haven't tested this one myself. For you rprice range there should be an Archos/Arnova model running ICS out there (check the forum for other posts on these) but you'll need to ask owners if they are able to mount external HDDs.

PrzemoF

If you want the latest software, be sure to get a tablet with cyanogenmod support.

biggebruv

pickarooney wrote: »

You can connect NTFS hard drives to the ASUS and ACER models (I've tested both) which retail around 350-400. I imagine you should be able to do so on the Samsung 10.1 as well which is in the same price bracket but I haven't tested this one myself. For you rprice range there should be an Archos/Arnova model running ICS out there (check the forum for other posts on these) but you'll need to ask owners if they are able to mount external HDDs.

I didt know acer made tablets jesus theres so many dunno who to choose and whats best for me LOL


http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/11648471/art/acer/iconia-tab-a200-wifi-tabl.html

Seen this one on pixmania looks good but does not have jellybean on it

pickarooney

I'm not even sure the A200 will have ICS on it, at least not officially.

There is a custom mod for that model with JB though.

The Acer A110, due early next month, has JB and a quad core processor for 200 euros but is only 7 inches. The 10 inch models are €360-450 (screen resolution is the only real difference between them) and come with ICS with JB to follow soon.

If 7 inches is big enough, the obvious candidate there is the Google Nexus as it has been released already with JB, is affordable and has a huge community following. I don't know if it takes external NTFS HDDs but someone can surely confirm.

biggebruv

pickarooney wrote: »

I'm not even sure the A200 will have ICS on it, at least not officially.

There is a custom mod for that model with JB though.

The Acer A110, due early next month, has JB and a quad core processor for 200 euros but is only 7 inches. The 10 inch models are €360-450 (screen resolution is the only real difference between them) and come with ICS with JB to follow soon.

If 7 inches is big enough, the obvious candidate there is the Google Nexus as it has been released already with JB, is affordable and has a huge community following. I don't know if it takes external NTFS HDDs but someone can surely confirm.

I think ill go for a 10 inch tablet anyways
I guess il just keep looking into them for a good while yet before i rush into anything


A question
What is mini hdmi and usb??

Will mini hdmi go into one of my regular hdmi slots in my lcd??

pickarooney

You just need a miniHDMI to HDMI cable to connect it to your TV or monitor.
Mini USB isn't used much, most devices have a microUSB connector which doubles a charging port and for connecting USB devices using what's called an OTG cable

Pop'n'Fresh

If money is not an issue and you want a top notch 10" tablet the only two I'd consider right now are the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. Both are top of the line with the Infinity having a full HD screen and optional keyboard dock (with battery) and the Note with its pressure sensitive Stylus. Both will receive JB before the end of the year which will make them even snappier.

If you're looking for a more budget option then the Asus Transformer TF300 at around €380 or Sony have their new Xperia S tablet at €400 but I don't know much about that one.

The rumour mill is buzzing with Samsung supposedly working on a 10" with HD screen 'codenamed' the P10 and there are also rumours Google are working on a 10" tablet to sell alongside the Nexus 7.
In tech if you're willing to wait there'll always be something new around the corner and you'll end up never buying so it's really your call. MS Surface is on the way too but I'd be very wary of becoming an early adopter!

biggebruv

Pop'n'Fresh wrote: »

If money is not an issue and you want a top notch 10" tablet the only two I'd consider right now are the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. Both are top of the line with the Infinity having a full HD screen and optional keyboard dock (with battery) and the Note with its pressure sensitive Stylus. Both will receive JB before the end of the year which will make them even snappier.

If you're looking for a more budget option then the Asus Transformer TF300 at around €380 or Sony have their new Xperia S tablet at €400 but I don't know much about that one.

The rumour mill is buzzing with Samsung supposedly working on a 10" with HD screen 'codenamed' the P10 and there are also rumours Google are working on a 10" tablet to sell alongside the Nexus 7.
In tech if you're willing to wait there'll always be something new around the corner and you'll end up never buying so it's really your call. MS Surface is on the way too but I'd be very wary of becoming an early adopter!

I did become wary of microsoft surface just because I domt hear of any apps for it

Andriod and apple are the two I only ever hear about



I have an iphone 4 so thats why i wont be getting an ipad wanna have the more flexable andriod software to mess around with



Found the asus transformer for around 400 on ebay what do ya think

http://wap.ebay.ie/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?aid=261070742680&emvAD=320x356&sv=Asus transformer infinity&emvcc=0&nbcol=0|null

Pop'n'Fresh

2 things to be wary about when buying an Infinity from the US.

First there's customs, if your delivery is picked up by customs you'll be stung with import duty which would negate any potential savings.

Secondly Asus don't have a great Quality Control record, quite a few tablets had to be returned for many different issues - loose screen, light bleed etc. If you buy one off Ebay you won't have any return policy like you would with a store and you'll have to get Asus to repair your tablet.

Komplett have the one of the cheapest prices in Europe at the moment for a 64GB with keyboard dock at €679. It is quite a high price but there are very few 32GBs available anywhere and even fewer without the bundled keyboard dock so choice is limited.

Esel

pickarooney wrote: »

You just need a mini-HDMI to HDMI cable to connect it to your TV or monitor

Or a micro-HDMI to HDMI adapter...

Whatever tablet you get, check whether you need a mini-HDMI or a micro-HDMI adapter or cable. There is a difference, as I found out.

biggebruv

PopnFresh wrote: »

2 things to be wary about when buying an Infinity from the US.

First there's customs, if your delivery is picked up by customs you'll be stung with import duty which would negate any potential savings.

Secondly Asus don't have a great Quality Control record, quite a few tablets had to be returned for many different issues - loose screen, light bleed etc. If you buy one off Ebay you won't have any return policy like you would with a store and you'll have to get Asus to repair your tablet.

Komplett have the one of the cheapest prices in Europe at the moment for a 64GB with keyboard dock at €679. It is quite a high price but there are very few 32GBs available anywhere and even fewer without the bundled keyboard dock so choice is limited.

ahright cheers thanks for that
I dont fancy buying it over on ebay now anyways at least not from US anyways

wish power city would start supplying more tablets the ranges they have on there website are not great

biggebruv

Asus TFT300T Transformer Tablet - Blue.

Iv been looking into this one for 500euro in dublin

is this good a good price or is there anywhere thats doing cheaper?


this one does support NTFS yea?
is it upgradable??

Pop'n'Fresh

Not sure what you mean by "upgradable" there's a micro SD card slot in the tablet and a full sized SD card slot in the dock. There's also a USB 2.0 port in the dock and it does support NTFS and FAT32.

You can get it for €470 on Komplett.ie but they sell it with the "international" keyboard layout which is essentially a US keyboard. If you want the UK/Ireland keyboard you'll have to pay €500 from PCWorld or Argos.

Jellybean is already released for this tablet though it's going through some teething problems. I haven't been following the details of it very closely so could be "smooth as butter" by now
As far as budget tablets go I've ready very very few complaints about this one, the vast majority of owners seem pleased with their purchase.

belcampprisoner

Google nexus

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/kindle-fire-hd-vs-ipad-nexus-7-galaxy-tab_n_1862669.html

biggebruv

PopnFresh wrote: »

Not sure what you mean by "upgradable" there's a micro SD card slot in the tablet and a full sized SD card slot in the dock. There's also a USB 2.0 port in the dock and it does support NTFS and FAT32.

You can get it for €470 on Komplett.ie but they sell it with the "international" keyboard layout which is essentially a US keyboard. If you want the UK/Ireland keyboard you'll have to pay €500 from PCWorld or Argos.

Jellybean is already released for this tablet though it's going through some teething problems. I haven't been following the details of it very closely so could be "smooth as butter" by now
As far as budget tablets go I've ready very very few complaints about this one, the vast majority of owners seem pleased with their purchase.

sorry yea what I ment was upgradable to jelly bean and future android software which you have answered this one is the one standing out to me most

Pop'n'Fresh

belcampprisoner wrote: »

Google nexus

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/kindle-fire-hd-vs-ipad-nexus-7-galaxy-tab_n_1862669.html

Yep Nexus 7 is a great budget 7" tablet, but the OP said he wanted to transfer his music and movies using USB to his tablet - this isn't straight forward plug & play using the Nexus7's micro USB port. If you want USB host for mass storage devices you'll have to root the Nexus 7 and install a mass storage utility.
Check XDA Developers forum for lots of guides and tutorials on how to do this - not very hard with the right help

biggebruv

PopnFresh wrote: »

Yep Nexus 7 is a great budget 7" tablet, but the OP said he wanted to transfer his music and movies using USB to his tablet - this isn't straight forward plug & play using the Nexus7's micro USB port. If you want USB host for mass storage devices you'll have to root the Nexus 7 and install a mass storage utility.
Check XDA Developers forum for lots of guides and tutorials on how to do this - not very hard with the right help

its the 7inch screen aswell I feel it would be too small id rather have the 10inch screen plus theres no HDMI out on nexus aswell its a great tablet but its just not for me

biggebruv

470 is good of komplatt and there free delivery aswell

never heard of this site are they good yeah?

Pop'n'Fresh

biggebruv wrote: »

470 is good of komplatt and there free delivery aswell

never heard of this site are they good yeah?

I've bought a €4000 Samsung TV, my Asus transformer pad Infinity and a Dell 24" monitor from Komplett.ie. Their warehouse is in Netherlands and have a depot in Dublin, from my experience delivery takes about a week. 100% genuine and reliable but for some reason I couldn't order using my Visa Debit, I was forced to use my credit card.

They also have a subforum on boards.ie if you have any questions or customer care queries.

biggebruv

just looking at this one http://komplett.ie/Komplett/product/tablets/80005924/asus_10_transformer_pad_tf300t_32gb/details.aspx

its the same without the dock but it does not mention anything about USB how come?

Pop'n'Fresh

biggebruv wrote: »

just looking at this one http://komplett.ie/Komplett/product/tablets/80005924/asus_10_transformer_pad_tf300t_32gb/details.aspx

its the same without the dock but it does not mention anything about USB how come?

There's no USB port on the tablet itself, it's on the dock. If you don't intend to buy the keyboard dock (which also has an extra battery) you can buy an adapter for €20-30 that will plug in to the docking port on the tablet and give you your USB port.

biggebruv

PopnFresh wrote: »

There's no USB port on the tablet itself, it's on the dock. If you don't intend to buy the keyboard dock (which also has an extra battery) you can buy an adapter for €20-30 that will plug in to the docking port on the tablet and give you your USB port.

yea I dont think I would use the keyboard dock much and it will be home use only

Id rather buy the tablet and usb doc

how long roughly would net surfing last with the battery on this thing anyways

Pop'n'Fresh

biggebruv wrote: »

yea I dont think I would use the keyboard dock much and it will be home use only

Id rather buy the tablet and usb doc

how long roughly would net surfing last with the battery on this thing anyways

I don't have one of these, I suggest you check out the XDA Developers forum. There are many helpful posts about anything you could imagine to do with your tablet - a quick search will find what you need

biggebruv

Pop'n'Fresh wrote: »

biggebruv wrote: »

yea I dont think I would use the keyboard dock much and it will be home use only

Id rather buy the tablet and usb doc

how long roughly would net surfing last with the battery on this thing anyways

I don't have one of these, I suggest you check out the XDA Developers forum. There are many helpful posts about anything you could imagine to do with your tablet - a quick search will find what you need

Cool cheers for the help

biggebruv

Im thinking of goingfor a different tab now LOL

iv been looking at the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 which is getting jellybean
and alot of vids on youtube are saying the internet browseing is much better on the samsung tab 2

internet browsing+ youtube is what Id be mainly using it for anyways

does anyone here have a samsung galaxy tab2 what do you think of the browseing on it?

the only downside is the NTFS thing but im considering leting this slide

is the browseing better on the asus or samsung galaxy tab2

pickarooney

I've only tested them for about 5 minutes each but I couldn't tell the difference. Although, it's possible that Chrome won't work at all on the Asus if that's your preferred browser. The screen is really bright on the Samsung, I found. It might be Super IPS+ which you get with the Prime/Infinity but not the TF300. Don't quote me on that though, it was just an impression I got. I was close to buying the Samsung but the laggy default launcher put me off a bit.

biggebruv

pickarooney wrote: »

I've only tested them for about 5 minutes each but I couldn't tell the difference. Although, it's possible that Chrome won't work at all on the Asus if that's your preferred browser. The screen is really bright on the Samsung, I found. It might be Super IPS+ which you get with the Prime/Infinity but not the TF300. Don't quote me on that though, it was just an impression I got. I was close to buying the Samsung but the laggy default launcher put me off a bit.

Iv looked at comparison vids on youtube and samsung is getting the win alot

People aresaying if its the games your after then Asus t300 is what you want but I doubt id really play app games constantly

Its 360 with 50 cash back from samsung which is not bad at all thinking of picking one up today

pickarooney

Does that mean you get it for 310 or does 360 include the refund? Not a bad deal either way.

biggebruv

pickarooney wrote: »

Does that mean you get it for 310 or does 360 include the refund? Not a bad deal either way.

Yea get it for 310 im hoping anyways lol which is not bad

biggebruv

The 50euro cash back offer is up on 30th of september lol

Do you think ill have a chance to still get it if i buy the tablet today will i still get the 50 cash back

Atomic Pineapple

biggebruv wrote: »

The 50euro cash back offer is up on 30th of september lol

Do you think ill have a chance to still get it if i buy the tablet today will i still get the 50 cash back

Yeh, you can get it for €310 in powercity at the minute.

biggebruv

draffodx wrote: »

biggebruv wrote: »

The 50euro cash back offer is up on 30th of september lol

Do you think ill have a chance to still get it if i buy the tablet today will i still get the 50 cash back

Yeh, you can get it for €310 in powercity at the minute.

Got it good thing i have a scanner you have to send a scan of the receipt for the online claim

The hassle lol its done now anyways

Shall try my tab later

biggebruv

Happy with the tablet its very smooth hoping it stays that way lol

RADIUS

biggebruv wrote: »

Im thinking of goingfor a different tab now LOL

iv been looking at the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 which is getting jellybean
and alot of vids on youtube are saying the internet browseing is much better on the samsung tab 2

internet browsing+ youtube is what Id be mainly using it for anyways

does anyone here have a samsung galaxy tab2 what do you think of the browseing on it?

the only downside is the NTFS thing but im considering leting this slide

is the browseing better on the asus or samsung galaxy tab2

I bought the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" from Argos for €250 and I must say I love it! The screen size is perfect. Small enough to hold in one hand yet large enough to watch videos and read comfortably. Browsing is great, no problems at all .

Very happy with my purchase.

freestyla

RADIUS wrote: »

I bought the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" from Argos for €250 and I must say I love it! The screen size is perfect. Small enough to hold in one hand yet large enough to watch videos and read comfortably. Browsing is great, no problems at all .

Very happy with my purchase.

Was it this one you got? Can you tell does it come with GPS?

biebiebie

Check out the new Acer Iconia A110 7" tablet (note not the older a100).

Quad core and similar to the Nexus 7. However it also has an sd card slot and hdmi out. Very interesting 7" tablet for around £180 (sterling).

Mizu_Ger

PopnFresh wrote: »

2 things to be wary about when buying an Infinity from the US.

First there's customs, if your delivery is picked up by customs you'll be stung with import duty which would negate any potential savings.

Secondly Asus don't have a great Quality Control record, quite a few tablets had to be returned for many different issues - loose screen, light bleed etc. If you buy one off Ebay you won't have any return policy like you would with a store and you'll have to get Asus to repair your tablet.

Komplett have the one of the cheapest prices in Europe at the moment for a 64GB with keyboard dock at €679. It is quite a high price but there are very few 32GBs available anywhere and even fewer without the bundled keyboard dock so choice is limited.

I was looking at getting an Infinity in the US. I know someone going over there and was planning on ordering it off Amazon ($488, ~€400) 32Gb version, no keyboard and getting it sent to his hotel to bring home.

Amazon says that it's covered by a "1-Year ASUS Global Warranty", so it should be covered from Ireland?

Not sure whether to chance it or not. He can check it out when it's delivered to the hotel, but if there's a problem with it he won't have time to organise a return. €400 is my absolute limit for a tablet.

RADIUS

freestyla wrote: »

Was it this one you got? Can you tell does it come with GPS?

Yes thats the one. It has highly accurate GPS positioning, it actually says my exact street address on the map. You can use it as a satnav.

Pop'n'Fresh

Mizu_Ger wrote: »

I was looking at getting an Infinity in the US. I know someone going over there and was planning on ordering it off Amazon ($488, ~€400) 32Gb version, no keyboard and getting it sent to his hotel to bring home.

Amazon says that it's covered by a "1-Year ASUS Global Warranty", so it should be covered from Ireland?

Not sure whether to chance it or not. He can check it out when it's delivered to the hotel, but if there's a problem with it he won't have time to organise a return. €400 is my absolute limit for a tablet.

Yep it would be covered by Asus' WW policy but it's supposedly a pain in the rear end to get a tablet repaired. Granted most of the complaints come from the US so their European facilities may be easier. If there's an obvious issue at least with a store you have a 14-30 day return window.

I had to return my first but my second is practically flawless (some lightbleed on the boot screen but doesn't bother me). JellyBean was a huge improvement for the tablet and made it much faster and smoother.

Your friend could try a local bestbuy store and open the box while in store to check for any obvious problems before buying. If I were you I'd be more comfortable with that than an Amazon purchase.

Good luck with whatever you decide. It's a great tablet. Enjoy

Mizu_Ger

PopnFresh wrote: »

Yep it would be covered by Asus' WW policy but it's supposedly a pain in the rear end to get a tablet repaired. Granted most of the complaints come from the US so their European facilities may be easier. If there's an obvious issue at least with a store you have a 14-30 day return window.

I had to return my first but my second is practically flawless (some lightbleed on the boot screen but doesn't bother me). JellyBean was a huge improvement for the tablet and made it much faster and smoother.

Your friend could try a local bestbuy store and open the box while in store to check for any obvious problems before buying. If I were you I'd be more comfortable with that than an Amazon purchase.

Good luck with whatever you decide. It's a great tablet. Enjoy

Thanks. I'll have to chance Amazon as he'll have no time to go to any shops while he's there. I had a look at their (Asus) UK/Ireland support page and it looks reasonably straightforward to request an RMA number for any problems.

Fingers crossed................