Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[John Levin]

On 24/03/2011 13:50, John MM wrote:

I have been given some money and I have been thinking about getting an
Android Tablet, but just have no idea what would be worth getting.
Anybody any idea. I have about £300 to spend. I dont like Apple at all.

Thanks



I've got an archaos 10, running Android, 10 inch screen. Cost £300. I'm 
quite happy with it, though I do prefer proper keyboards to those screen 
things. When I was looking at tablets around Xmas, I tried the Samsung 
Galaxy in a couple of shops, and really didn't like it. Expensive, 
misconfigured (that could have been the shops, but I did try it in two 
different places), and the screen (7") was on the small side.


Cons of archaos: it's own limited app market, tho' you can install 
google's version (slightly tricky). The pdf viewers aren't brilliant.


But it very much depends on what you want to use it for.

HTH

John

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[John MM]

Hi everybody,

sorry its taken so long to answer, didnt get much computer time yesterday.

I really appreciate the messages. I am going to go in and have a look at 
the ones you mentioned, see how I get on with them.


I did a search for Michael Garrets list, and didnt realise there were so 
many.


Than k you again, that has been really helpful.

John

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[Bruno Girin]

On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 14:20 +, Alan Pope wrote:
> On 24 March 2011 13:50, John MM  wrote:
> > I have been given some money and I have been thinking about getting an
> > Android Tablet, but just have no idea what would be worth getting. Anybody
> > any idea.
> 
> What would you use the tablet for?
> 
> I recently (December) had a chat with Matthew Garrett who maintains a
> list of Android tablets [0]. His goal is to ensure that companies stay
> compliant with the GPL but in his work he's learned a lot about
> tablets. He told me that the current best one on the market is the
> "Advent Vega"  though right now it's in violation of the GPL. Its
> pretty much identical to the "Viewsonic gtab", which he does have
> source for, so the Advent issue should be solved soon.

And indeed, the list now shows the Advent Vega as compliant with the
GPL, with a link to the code on github.

Bruno



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[Dan Attwood]

I'd wait a little bit if you can.
The Asus Eeepad range are going to hit the market soon and the new Samsung
pad all around the £300 - £350 mark for 10 inch versions
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[Alan Pope]

On 24 March 2011 16:03, Mark Fraser  wrote:
> Looks like Asda are selling the Galaxy for £299.99 -
> http://direct.asda.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab/000504480,default,pd.html. Can't
> seem to find out what the RAM size is though.
>

Click that link then click "Specification".

"RAM capacity: 512 MiB"

Looks like it comes with a 16GB SDHC card for storage.

Al.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[Vince Marsters]

On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 16:03 +, Mark Fraser wrote:

> Looks like Asda are selling the Galaxy for £299.99 -
> http://direct.asda.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab/000504480,default,pd.html. Can't 
> seem to find out what the RAM size is though.


It is the 16GB version but you can still expand this using an external
MicroSD card.
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[Mark Fraser]

On Thursday 24 Mar 2011 14:14:38 Matt Sturdy wrote:
> On 24 March 2011 11:10, James Thomas  wrote:
> > Hi John,
> > 
> > According to the review in Linux User and Developer, the best one to go
> > for it the Samsung Galaxy Tab at £390. A close runner up was the Dell
> > Streak, but that is also priced at £390...
> 
> +1 for the galaxy, my colleague has one, and even though a tablet is not
> for me...  I was quite impressed with it.

Looks like Asda are selling the Galaxy for £299.99 -
http://direct.asda.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab/000504480,default,pd.html. Can't 
seem to find out what the RAM size is though.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[James Thomas]

Ooooh

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/samsung-galaxy-tab-just-299-for-a-limited-time-at-asda-50003274/


:)



On 24 March 2011 14:39, Alan Lord (News)  wrote:

> On 24/03/11 13:50, John MM wrote:
>
>> I have been given some money and I have been thinking about getting an
>> Android Tablet, but just have no idea what would be worth getting.
>> Anybody any idea. I have about £300 to spend. I dont like Apple at all.
>>
>
> I have the Dell Streak which isn't really a tablet but at 5" screen size it
> is quite close. It is however, in my humble opinion, a brilliant "all-round"
> device.
>
> It's a phone and a small tablet rolled into one and it *does* fit easily
> into my Jeans or shirt pocket.
>
> It runs Android Froyo.
>
> HTH
>
> Al
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[Alan Lord (News)]

On 24/03/11 13:50, John MM wrote:

I have been given some money and I have been thinking about getting an
Android Tablet, but just have no idea what would be worth getting.
Anybody any idea. I have about £300 to spend. I dont like Apple at all.


I have the Dell Streak which isn't really a tablet but at 5" screen size 
it is quite close. It is however, in my humble opinion, a brilliant 
"all-round" device.


It's a phone and a small tablet rolled into one and it *does* fit easily 
into my Jeans or shirt pocket.


It runs Android Froyo.

HTH

Al


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[Alan Pope]

On 24 March 2011 13:50, John MM  wrote:
> I have been given some money and I have been thinking about getting an
> Android Tablet, but just have no idea what would be worth getting. Anybody
> any idea.

What would you use the tablet for?

I recently (December) had a chat with Matthew Garrett who maintains a
list of Android tablets [0]. His goal is to ensure that companies stay
compliant with the GPL but in his work he's learned a lot about
tablets. He told me that the current best one on the market is the
"Advent Vega"  though right now it's in violation of the GPL. Its
pretty much identical to the "Viewsonic gtab", which he does have
source for, so the Advent issue should be solved soon.

Two things he did alert me to was that most of them have a flaw in
that they don't actually have a suspend mode, so when they "power
save" they actually just switch the screen off... and then die 3 hours
later. Most also claim to have multi-touch but don't. They just have
single finger touch with pinch-recognition, although the Vega is
apparently okay in this regard.

> I have about £300 to spend. I dont like Apple at all.
>

I don't like Apple either, but I bought an iPad and love it.

Cheers,
Al.

[0] - http://www.codon.org.uk/~mjg59/android_tablets/

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[Vince Marsters]

On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 13:50 +, John MM wrote:

> I have been given some money and I have been thinking about getting an 
> Android Tablet, but just have no idea what would be worth getting. 
> Anybody any idea. I have about £300 to spend. I dont like Apple at all.
> 
> Thanks
> 


I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab which is very good but a little over your
budget and 7" in size along with an Advent Vega which is £249 and 10" in
size. The biggest disadvantage of the Advent though is the quality of
the screen is much lower than that of the Tab.
The both run Froyo and have an active community producing third party
builds over on XDA-Developers and Modaco.

Vince
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[Matt Sturdy]

On 24 March 2011 11:10, James Thomas  wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> According to the review in Linux User and Developer, the best one to go for
> it the Samsung Galaxy Tab at £390. A close runner up was the Dell Streak,
> but that is also priced at £390...
>
>

+1 for the galaxy, my colleague has one, and even though a tablet is not for
me...  I was quite impressed with it.
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[James Thomas]

Hi John,

According to the review in Linux User and Developer, the best one to go for
it the Samsung Galaxy Tab at £390. A close runner up was the Dell Streak,
but that is also priced at £390...

You may be able to get one on contract, see
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/samsung-galaxy-tab?WT.srch=1&cid=ppc-goo-mbb-c28-3858-ex

for
instance...

Hope this was helpful.

Cheers

JT

On 24 March 2011 13:50, John MM  wrote:

> I have been given some money and I have been thinking about getting an
> Android Tablet, but just have no idea what would be worth getting. Anybody
> any idea. I have about £300 to spend. I dont like Apple at all.
>
> Thanks
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[ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

[John MM]

I have been given some money and I have been thinking about getting an 
Android Tablet, but just have no idea what would be worth getting. 
Anybody any idea. I have about £300 to spend. I dont like Apple at all.


Thanks

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