Of course, the question was more centered around, "So, what the heck do we really need a tablet for?" Still working on that one, even though I own one of these.
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We have laptops, smart phones, and a Kindle so when my wife wanted to get a tablet I was against it. I could see if we just had desktops and needed some portability, but I couldn't really justify getting a scaled down version of a laptop.
They are pretty cool, though.
Well, that was our problem, too. Plus I had a netbook …
Lacking that existing infrastructure, they might seem more attractive, and for some applications they can do the job quite nicely. And I suspect for a lot of people they will cover the needed 80% of what they need, for 40-50% the cost of a laptop (and a much larger screen than a smartphone).
Oh yeah, it we didn't both have laptops…or if just one of us had a laptop…then it might have been an option.
Though, I also suspect my wife wanted to get one because her mom and sisters got one and I didn't think that was quite a valid reason. She didn't push too hard, though 🙂
It's one of those things that's very cool to see other people having. It's finding a real, true, honest reason for it that becomes difficult for a lot of folks.
That little Nexus 7 is tremendously useful; I can carry my whole digital world around in something the size of a paperback book. Do an impromptu presentation for a small group, read a book, check my email, post a Tweet…
I'm with George, a 7" makes sense to me too. Assuming you don't already have a Kindle or Galaxy Note smartphone. With the latter I find it hard to justify something 2" larger.
A smartphone and laptop have done well enough for me, but there are things that the weight and shape of a laptop fails for and for which the screen-size of a smartphone is likewise insufficient.
I've been debating whether to get a Nexus 7 or a Nexus 10. No other tablet is in contention for me. I borrowed a 7, and found it great for everything except periodicals and other reference materials (for those it was okay, but not great). Unfortunately, as a scientist, that's a big part of what I do. That, plus the 4.5-inch screen on my Galaxy Nexus, decreases the appeal of a Nexus 7 against the Nexus 10.
That said, there is something rediculous about that 100-USD price gap between 16-GB and 32-GB. If the Nexus 10 32-GB was 450-USD instead of 500, I probably wouldn't hesitate.
I’m looking at used 10″ tablets. I mainly want one for reading comics in bed and for tabletop gaming apps, where a laptop is too big for the table and a sell phone is too small to read easily.
That makes sense, @Avo, if the usage is enough to justify the cost.
Hence the “used” requirement.
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I have an HP Touchpad that I got at a pretty good discount. I’ve converted it to Android, both to learn about Android and to improve the usability over the original WebOS that came with it. You’ll only find them used, and while mine works pretty well, I don’t recommend them since they have been discontinued (among other reasons). But regarding the general usefulness of a 10-inch tablet, I find it handy to leave by the couch for quick internet tasks with a bigger screen than my phone but without having to get up and go to the office for the main computer (which is a laptop). I also sometimes take it to the dining table, since it’s portable, and the potential harm of a spill isn’t as great as it would be with a laptop. If you’re interested in a tablet for the kinds of uses I make of mine, I recommend something a little lighter weight and not too slippery.
If my own computer were not so convenient to everything else, @DaveN, i would probably go a similar route.