A.Nonymous
Extreme Android User
I really want an Android tablet. My plan is use it as a media consumption device. I want to read e-books on it with Kindle, stream media (video and audio) to it from my computer, listen to audio/video that resides on the device, surf the web (w/Flash), and do email and chat. I also want to use it as a casual gaming platform. I'm not going to sit down and play Angry Birds for 18 hours straight, but I might play it for 10-15 mins here and there. I also want to use it for things like displaying recipes when I cook. I'm sure I'll come up with other uses for it along the way. I don't need 3G as I have wifi in my house and if I'm out of the house travelling or something I won't be using it to surf the web and will probably be using it more to read or play media residing on the device than anything. I don't want the extra 3G bill to pay every month when I'll be using it primarily at home where I have wifi. I have no need at the moment for things like a BT keyboard/mouse.
Anyway, these are the devices I'm looking at and I'm not sure which one is the best for me and some thoughts I have on it.
Nook Color ($250) - Have to hack it to make it into a tablet.
Archos 70 ($280) - Also have to hack it to put GApps on it. Has only 256 mb of ram and only runs 2.1 it looks like. The 10 inch screen is only $20 more, but I'm not sure I want to spend that much.
Motorola Xoom - I don't think pricing has been announced. It looks like it's a 3G only tablet
Samsung Galaxy Tab - Wifi version comes out sometime early this year. Pricing isn't out though.
Which one of these do I want? The Nook strikes me as a good deal due to the price, but the Archos looks like a good candidate as well. I do kind of like the Nook interface when I played with it in the store. Which one is best for what I need/want to do?
Anyway, these are the devices I'm looking at and I'm not sure which one is the best for me and some thoughts I have on it.
Nook Color ($250) - Have to hack it to make it into a tablet.
Archos 70 ($280) - Also have to hack it to put GApps on it. Has only 256 mb of ram and only runs 2.1 it looks like. The 10 inch screen is only $20 more, but I'm not sure I want to spend that much.
Motorola Xoom - I don't think pricing has been announced. It looks like it's a 3G only tablet
Samsung Galaxy Tab - Wifi version comes out sometime early this year. Pricing isn't out though.
Which one of these do I want? The Nook strikes me as a good deal due to the price, but the Archos looks like a good candidate as well. I do kind of like the Nook interface when I played with it in the store. Which one is best for what I need/want to do?