Rumor: $199 Google Play Tablet by Asus Will Have Tegra 3

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kenyee

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If it's $199 w/ a good IPS screen, I'm in.
The Kindle Fire has a crappier screen than the Nook Color/Tablet but no one seems to care because it's tied into Amazon's ecosystem... :p
 
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Good deal all around. ASUS is an awesome brand. Have a motherboard, monitor, and their TF101 tablet. Rock solid and reliable
 

joytech22

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[citation][nom]jaber2[/nom]$199 for 7 no thanks, gota do better[/citation]
Are you kidding me...?
I'd like to see you do better, or any company for that matter.

I can't believe you think $199 is asking too much for this kind of tablet especially considering the specifications. I know, KNOW I'm going to buy one right away because it's such a good deal.

While I have one of these, enjoy your $100 300MHz Pioneer tablet that crashes when you launch the browser.
 

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After having multiple Transformer Primes plagued with quality and usability issues I hope Asus can do better for Google. I'll stick with what you guys affectionately call "iCrap" until something really competes on ALL fronts. ...user experience and build quality included.
 

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[citation][nom]kenyee[/nom]If it's $199 w/ a good IPS screen, I'm in.The Kindle Fire has a crappier screen than the Nook Color/Tablet but no one seems to care because it's tied into Amazon's ecosystem... :p[/citation]

Ecosystem makes a huge difference for most consumers and it also creates loyalty.
 

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[citation][nom]Halcyon[/nom]After having multiple Transformer Primes plagued with quality and usability issues I hope Asus can do better for Google. I'll stick with what you guys affectionately call "iCrap" until something really competes on ALL fronts. ...user experience and build quality included.[/citation]
You need a TF101. Now it has ICS, too. Mine is rock-stable and fast as hell. And the KB dock is priceless.
 

halcyon

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[citation][nom]house70[/nom]You need a TF101. Now it has ICS, too. Mine is rock-stable and fast as hell. And the KB dock is priceless.[/citation]

I really like how svelte the TF201 is. However, I hope Asus can get its quality control issues resolved. In 2012 dead and stuck pixels aren't a good selling point...but apparently Asus didn't get that memo.
 

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I wouldn't use a google tablet even if they were giving them away for free - why? The spy on you 24/7, copy all your data to your servers, do with it anything they want, and give you biased advertisements so that they can make more money out of you. I will keep the kindle fire thank you very much.
 

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[citation][nom]mr_wobbles[/nom]@Halcyon Dont be hatin playa, just add bacon strips C= No really, I would rather have a TF than any Ipad.[/citation]

LOL, I really wanted to like the Transformer Prime. I mean spec-wise and form-factor-wise its the F-22. ...but I'd rather have a perfect F-15E than rather flawed F-22A. ...combat aviation analogies aside I not the absence of the customization of the TF-Prime but I love that the iPad just works precisely as intended, is simple to use, and has no hardware defects I can detect.

I really don't understand why Asus can produce a flawless LCD panel like Apple does (yes folks, I know that neither of them is actually producing the panels themselves, but I sure you understand).
 

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[citation][nom]del35[/nom]And they will also probably be better, provided you don't need iCrap's hyped screen resolution, which 98% of users have no use for.[/citation]

You guys do realize that you're prejudiced right against Apple products right?
 

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[citation][nom]lemon88[/nom]Wow, seems really amazing! But Im waiting for the iPad 3-rd gen so long time! And have already got many apps papered for it! Such as this iPad spot: http://www.ifunia.com/ipad-column/index.html Which one should I decide to buy? If I have enough budget I would like to buy the two![/citation]

The 32GB seems to be the sweet-spot but I ordered the 64GB. One thing that I've read is that apps optimized for the new high-res display will be significantly larger than than those optimized for the 1024x768 display. ...you could use that as an excuse to justify staying away from the 16GB model.

Though I know the new display won't look quite as nice as that on the iPhone 4 I'm anxious to see how it compares to the 1280x800 that is the best on all other tablets.
 
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