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Major announced from Google today at 9:30 am pst 6/27

Well, the beauty of the Nexus 7 is that it is a mini-tablet that is meant to compete with the Kindle. I never wanted the iPad because it was stupid big and unnecessary.

My only kinda-disappointment with Nexus 7 is no front-facing cam, but I have real cameras for that
 
I'll assume you meant rear-facing, as it does indeed have a front-facing camera. I'm very tempted by this, but this size seems most unnecessary. Probably ideal for reading and portability, but when I already have a 4.65" phone & 10" tablet, it's highly optional and one will most likely collect dust on a shelf. I can't imagine moving fully into an 8GB or 16GB tablet with no SD expansion and it's not nearly as enjoyable for the things I'd use it for most (videos/surfing/remote desktop). Still, it's a Nexus and a freakin' quadcore w/ JB for $199/249. Decisions, decisions.
 
Oops, rear facing it was. It has front facing for video chat via Google Hangout on Google+.

But yeah, I was a bit skeptical to get the Kindle Fire b/c of the specs. And I didn't want to have to spend 500 bucks on a mini-laptop without a physical keyboard.

I'm getting a damn Macbook Air for the Bar Exam anyways, so the Nexus 7 was perfect for my needs in terms of wants.
 
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I'd be jealous of a few of the Acer's specs (HDMI, SD slot), but the Nexus still wins.
 
There a few OS quirks with the Nexus 7 though, especially that main home page that can't be viewed in landscape
 
el jorge loco said:
There a few OS quirks with the Nexus 7 though, especially that main home page that can't be viewed in landscape
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I didn't notice that. I did notice, though, that it has the apps button in the bottom center like a phone does and not a tablet. ICS on a phone doesn't rotate either on the home screen (default home launcher). Sounds like they're treating it more like a big phone than a tablet. :p
 
Ok, this makes no sense to me. I see there's some people that have put up their Google I/O freebie tablet up on eBay. That part makes sense (except for those bidding $500+ for it). I saw along with those, someone listed a pre-order for the Nexus 7 and states it'll ship mid-july. So someone else goes through the pre-order process instead of you, you wait just as long to get it, but you bid $100 more than ordering it yourself? haha Sucker.
*Pre-Order* Google Nexus 7 Tablet 16GB (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Brand New) | eBay
 
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