[Updated & Confirmed]: Google and Asus Team Up on Nexus 7 Android Jelly Bean Tablet

[benb1974]

does anyone make a flashdrive that fits micro usb?

Flash Drive adapting Cable for Samsung Galaxy Sii / S2

 

[cmorty72]

Been in the market for a tablet for some time. After seeing what the N7 is capable of, I do believe I'll snatch one up (16G). Although, as others have already stated, the lack of expandable memory may be a hindrance. But for the price, you just can't beat what you get. :happy3:

 

[nikecar]

Buy selling it with such low storage space they pretty much force you to stream from the cloud. The whole emphasis on the devices shown today was use of the cloud. However, this means alot of buying movies we already own from Google Play just to watch it on these devices. I've already converted numerous DVDs to android friendly formats and now that space is limited, so is the selection I can put on the device. Heck, with the file sizes of the converted files I'd be lucky to fit 3 movies on an 8gb Nexus 7.

If I want to stream over multiple devices I'm going to be uploading media for days. Plus if you're on a roadtrip it's sometimes hard to find a good and fast data signal, and since these are wifi only you're pretty much at a loss on the road. At least with my Xoom I can fit in multiple seasons of shows or movies through SD cards.

yeah. I like to have multiple movies and apps too. That was an issue with my Inc2 and even my Ipod Touch 8Gb. they kept filling up. Granted, on this one I wouldn't put too many pictures but mainly apps and videos.

Now I'm not sure to get this or hold to see what the Acer quad 7" will have.

 

[dezymond]

Well the thing about the Nexus 7 for me is, they say it has a nice HD screen. With even 16gb, I can fit maybe 4 HD movies on the thing, that's it. All my videos on my PC are in HD, 720p minimum and that takes up alot of space and the lack of expandable memory is quite disappointing. I understand where Google is coming from with the cloud and all that, but do they really expect people to pay for the same movie twice?

I guess another solution would be to upload to Google Drive, but I never tried it. I'm all for this cloud idea, I think it's great, but minimizing hardware for it is a step too far for me. I want the best of both worlds, 32gb internal memory or expandable, and let me have the cloud option too. Now THAT is something I can back Google on. I'm sure they did this to keep the price down and competitive, but in the end it could end up really hurting them, I mean no expandable memory in this day and age, c'mon Google

 

[nikecar]

I don't think Google drive can stream uploaded videos, or did I miss something. It the cloud could stream, oh wait, it doesn't have broadband....

 

[Trapper31]

I'm also most confused about the smaller storage options they've offered. I saw a 32GB flash drive for under $10 yesterday, and of course the internal flash storage is different than the USB flash storage, but how much can it really add to the price at this point in time? Which brings up another point, not just with the N7 but with all smartphones and tablets these days - a $50 price difference to jump from 8GB to 16GB? Luxury tax I suppose, unless of course I'm way off about everything in this post, which could be true.

 

[revelated]

Sounds like some people need to learn how to compress things.

I can fit a fully HD video - 720p or 1080p into a ~200MB file. No visible artifacting. That's 39-40 movies. If I want to get creative I can probably shave off a few MB.

I'd be SHOCKED if anyone needs that many movies on a device before hitting a point where you'd have wireless data and the ability to download more. If it's really that big an issue then get one of those external drives that can stream to your device via PAN.


Don't misunderstand. I think microSD should be standard on every tablet. But the notion that for movies 8GB is too much is laughable if you know what you're doing.

 

[Dusty]

I like what's happening here but I'm in the 10" tablet camp.
I REALLY think I'm replacing my Xoom WiFi with the 10" version, that I'm pretty sure we'll see soon.

 

[SwiftLegend]

Kinda want one, kinda don't. Pretty happy with my iPad, but who can say no to having a Nexus phone and a Nexus tablet

 

[huskur]

Took the plunge. Just a waiting game now. Ordered the 16GB. Should be plenty sufficient. Wish it was a phone to!!!!

 

[dezymond]

Sounds like some people need to learn how to compress things.

I can fit a fully HD video - 720p or 1080p into a ~200MB file. No visible artifacting. That's 39-40 movies. If I want to get creative I can probably shave off a few MB.

I'd be SHOCKED if anyone needs that many movies on a device before hitting a point where you'd have wireless data and the ability to download more. If it's really that big an issue then get one of those external drives that can stream to your device via PAN.


Don't misunderstand. I think microSD should be standard on every tablet. But the notion that for movies 8GB is too much is laughable if you know what you're doing.

What do you use to compress videos that small? If you compress it that small do they still retain the same file format (.mp4 for me)?

 

[nikecar]

I like to burn my videos once in high quality so i don't have to do it twice and have a high quality and a lower one taking space on my drives.

when I 've tried lowering the size, sometimes it comes out crappy, especiallyt he audio.

 

[acousticshade]

95% sure I'm gonna buy one of these. Just waiting for a few hands on reviews to come in to make sure it doesn't have any significant flaws. Posted a link below for some comparison specs. While the Galaxy Tab is nice, even at another $50, the quad core chip in the N7 will future proof this thing a lot better. I don't want to buy a tablet today and have it be obsolete for most apps in a year or two. Plus with it being a Nexus tablet, OS updates will come for quite awhile.

Funny thing is reading some of the other forums where several other users would still buy the Kindle Fire. Kinda laughable since the specs are junk compared to this and the Amazon store just doesn't have the software base that Google does. Probably trolls anyway.


Nexus 7 Tablet vs. Kindle Fire vs. the Rest: Spec Smackdown (Chart) | PCWorld

 

[dezymond]

Holy smokes this thing is smooth. Reinstalling all my apps now:hail:

 

[nikecar]

Holy smokes this thing is smooth. Reinstalling all my apps now:hail:

wait... you got one??? Aww man, i'm jeolous if so.