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nexus 10
just because...
high-end graphics
good battery
flawless easy to use android OS
price: relatively cheap.
very light
More choice than app store on Google play
and the big thing...
flash player support!

My family just got an iPad the day before yesterday, actually. The screen size and display can't be beat! And of course, by choosing the iPad, you get:

Cut the Rope Trilogy (Yes, there are three)
Tilt to Live
Outwitters
iBlast Moki 2
Sprinkle
Granny Smith

And other hidden App Store gems. It's light enough, and the battery life should be fine. I'm not sure because I've only used it once, but I think I heard it has like ten hours or something going for it.

Last edited by Cozyhut3 (2012-12-30 08:10:04)

If money isn't an object, I would go for an Asus Transformer Pad Infinity. It has the Tegra3 T33 chip onboard, which blows the A6X out of the water in many respects. It also has respectable battery life (10-14 hours of heavy use), and what looks like a beautiful 1920x1200 10.1" screen.

But out of the ones you listed, I would probably go for the Nexus 10.

fire219 wrote:

If money isn't an object, I would go for an Asus Transformer Pad Infinity. It has the Tegra3 T33 chip onboard, which blows the A6X out of the water in many respects. It also has respectable battery life (10-14 hours of heavy use), and what looks like a beautiful 1920x1200 10.1" screen.

But out of the ones you listed, I would probably go for the Nexus 10.

That's better res than my computer monitor. 

surface
the only tablet that really is close to a computer
it may weigh more, but it can do more
and windows 8 is actually pretty awesome
i have it

banana500 wrote:

Luigitailsdoll45 wrote:

Kindle Fire

No.
Just.
No.

Sorry I just have a burning hatred for the Kindle Fire.

Finally, someone who agrees with me! When I got mine, I thought it would have the full Google Play appstore. Needless to say, it didn't.

IT DIDN'T HAVE TINY TOWER, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

Normally I'd say Surface Pro, and list reasons like power, nice OS, full normal computer capabilities, and so on.  On a jji7skyline-created topic, I'd walk out the front door and slide a note through the mail slot saying 'don't mind me'.

fire219 wrote:

If money isn't an object, I would go for an Asus Transformer Pad Infinity. It has the Tegra3 T33 chip onboard, which blows the A6X out of the water in many respects. It also has respectable battery life (10-14 hours of heavy use), and what looks like a beautiful 1920x1200 10.1" screen.

But out of the ones you listed, I would probably go for the Nexus 10.

I'd rather not get a Transformer tablet, for reasons I would rather not mention.

And I'm want to consider all options, which is why I'm also thinking about the Surface pro, but as I said, it's a little too heavy for my sister, (she wants to carry it around quite a bit and the surface pro is almost ultrabook size/weight), and doesn't have good software (windows 8 and windows app store).

As for the argument that Chrome is a good mobile browser, I've read articles that it does not follow good web standards, is slower that the stock browser, heavier to load, and of course, it doesn't have Flash.

As for people who suggested the Nexus 7, Kindle Fire, iPad mini, etc., I want a full-size tablet, and a high-end tablet for my sister.

As for OS customisation on Android, I know it's a good feature, but it's not so great for my sister who is more of a casual user, and will be more interested in playing apps and stuff, than customising her launcher with widgets.

jji7skyline wrote:

fire219 wrote:

If money isn't an object, I would go for an Asus Transformer Pad Infinity. It has the Tegra3 T33 chip onboard, which blows the A6X out of the water in many respects. It also has respectable battery life (10-14 hours of heavy use), and what looks like a beautiful 1920x1200 10.1" screen.

But out of the ones you listed, I would probably go for the Nexus 10.

I'd rather not get a Transformer tablet, for reasons I would rather not mention.

And I'm want to consider all options, which is why I'm also thinking about the Surface pro, but as I said, it's a little too heavy for my sister, (she wants to carry it around quite a bit and the surface pro is almost ultrabook size/weight), and doesn't have good software (windows 8 and windows app store).

As for the argument that Chrome is a good mobile browser, I've read articles that it does not follow good web standards, is slower that the stock browser, heavier to load, and of course, it doesn't have Flash.

As for people who suggested the Nexus 7, Kindle Fire, iPad mini, etc., I want a full-size tablet, and a high-end tablet for my sister.

As for OS customisation on Android, I know it's a good feature, but it's not so great for my sister who is more of a casual user, and will be more interested in playing apps and stuff, than customising her launcher with widgets.

*sigh* The point of the Surface Pro is that you can download/run anything that you can download/run on a computer.

jji7skyline wrote:

fire219 wrote:

If money isn't an object, I would go for an Asus Transformer Pad Infinity. It has the Tegra3 T33 chip onboard, which blows the A6X out of the water in many respects. It also has respectable battery life (10-14 hours of heavy use), and what looks like a beautiful 1920x1200 10.1" screen.

But out of the ones you listed, I would probably go for the Nexus 10.

I'd rather not get a Transformer tablet, for reasons I would rather not mention.

And I'm want to consider all options, which is why I'm also thinking about the Surface pro, but as I said, it's a little too heavy for my sister, (she wants to carry it around quite a bit and the surface pro is almost ultrabook size/weight), and doesn't have good software (windows 8 and windows app store).

As for the argument that Chrome is a good mobile browser, I've read articles that it does not follow good web standards, is slower that the stock browser, heavier to load, and of course, it doesn't have Flash.

As for people who suggested the Nexus 7, Kindle Fire, iPad mini, etc., I want a full-size tablet, and a high-end tablet for my sister.

As for OS customisation on Android, I know it's a good feature, but it's not so great for my sister who is more of a casual user, and will be more interested in playing apps and stuff, than customising her launcher with widgets.

Ok, I just hope that your reasons against a Transformer tablet at least make sense. Won't ask what they are though.

The Surface Pro looks pretty good, but I can imagine that it could get awfully hot. It is a (rather powerful) laptop in a very small package after all. Plus, it runs Windows 8... (yuck) 

I would imagine that mobile Chrome would have good standard compliance, as it's desktop counterpart does. I don't use it though: I use the stock browser and Dolphin.

And if she is just a casual user, I don't see why she needs a high-end tablet. My phone (Samsung Captivate Glide) has a relatively lowly Tegra2 (dual core @ 1GHz) in it, yet breezes through Temple Run and everything else I have thrown at it.

fire219 wrote:

And if she is just a casual user, I don't see why she needs a high-end tablet. My phone (Samsung Captivate Glide) has a relatively lowly Tegra2 (dual core @ 1GHz) in it, yet breezes through Temple Run and everything else I have thrown at it.

Well, she's getting it instead of an iMac (also for reasons I would rather not mention), so it makes sense to get the best tablet money can buy right? 

banana500 wrote:

Nexus 10.

It may not have as much apps and games as iOS but it has a much more flexible and customizable OS. You have a lot of freedom when it comes to personalizing your home screen (widgets!). Great for browsing too (Chrome).

This is coming from a Nexus 7 user, truthfully, but it has the same properties, just smaller screen size.

I have also had almost three years experience with an iPad (two of them actually). The iPad is a fantastic and excellent tablet, but can't beat the Nexus 7 or 10 for me.

Cozyhut3 wrote:

My family just got an iPad the day before yesterday, actually. The screen size and display can't be beat! And of course, by choosing the iPad, you get:

Cut the Rope Trilogy (Yes, there are three)
Tilt to Live
Outwitters
iBlast Moki 2
Sprinkle
Granny Smith

And other hidden App Store gems. It's light enough, and the battery life should be fine. I'm not sure because I've only used it once, but I think I heard it has like ten hours or something going for it.

The ten hour battery life is a lie. My dad's goes out in usually less than four.

It probably depends on the brightness setting.