[Noisebridge-discuss] Inexpensive android tablets?

Andrew Byrne andrew at pachakutech.com
Wed Apr 10 21:55:15 UTC 2013


When you say the input cable, do you mean the micro-usb hole, or the jack?
The latter would indeed be unfortunate, but expected, as most n7s do not
have gsm. -dru
On Apr 9, 2013 12:55 PM, "Greg Albrecht W2GMD" <gba at gregalbrecht.com> wrote:

> I like my N7, but the other downside is that there's no audio-in on the
> input cable. Your options are use the built-in mics, or external bluetooth
> (or USB).
>
> -g
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Andrew Byrne <andrew at pachakutech.com>wrote:
>
>> Love my n7--as you know, I dev on mine-- great battery, enough memory for
>> most, 32ghd... I think there is even some gsm models.
>> Problems: bad gps, no rear facing camera, no card reader or external
>> memory.
>> The otg cable partially addresses the later two problems.
>> On Apr 8, 2013 3:30 PM, "Taylor Alexander" <tlalexander at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Of note: Asus makes the Nexus 7.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Taylor Alexander <tlalexander at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just got a promotional email about some new $150 asus tablet:
>>>> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BDS25VA
>>>>
>>>> Haven't read a review but it looks good for such an inexpensive device.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Taylor Alexander <tlalexander at gmail.com
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I can tell you that the $90 chinese tablets on Amazon are REALLY bad
>>>>> compared to "real" tablets. If you can afford the $200 Nexus 7 it's a MUCH
>>>>> better device than the $90 tabs. We bought one of the cheap ones at work,
>>>>> and it's so bad that not only are we not going to use it here, but I could
>>>>> take it home and use it for free and I still don't think I'll bother.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Naomi Most <pnaomi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ah hah.  Thanks Miloh, and everybody else, but +1 for Miloh.  :-D
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 10:24 AM, miloh <miloh at froggytoad.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've had a good experience getting a Nexus 7 at central computer on
>>>>>>> Howard street in San Francisco. It includes an nfc reader which some
>>>>>>> folks are trying to use for purposes other than transit and access
>>>>>>> control.
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