Thinking about buying a Nexus 7

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Hey all, thread title pretty much explains it all. I was originally going to wait for the new iPod touch, but after holding a Nexus in store today, I'm in love. What do you guys think? Should I or should I not?

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Hey all, thread title pretty much explains it all. I was originally going to wait for the new iPod touch, but after holding a Nexus in store today, I'm in love. What do you guys think? Should I or should I not?

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I have had my Nexus 7 for 2 weeks now and it's damn near perfection.

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Go for it. I've had mine for 2 weeks also. I also have a new iPad. The iPad is cool but you will get bored with it quickly. I haven't even given 2nd thought to the iPad. If you have an android phone you can download your current apps to the Nexus 7 without the need of paying twice. I just downloaded Nova launcher to make my home screen rotate exactly like my iPad does. I will tell you that it is one of the best purchases that I have made.

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I have several touches. I never use them due to size and iOS which I despise.

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Awesome, thanks for all the replies! :D One more thing though, while going through these sections I noticed a lot of threads about random freezes, screen lifting, cracking for no reason, etc. Probably a silly thing to ask, but how likely is it that I'll get a crappy unit? I heard the more recently manufactured ones don't have any of the aforementioned issues.

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I've had mine for about 2 months now and i haven't had any problems. I absolutely love my Nexus 7.

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Awesome, thanks for all the replies! :D One more thing though, while going through these sections I noticed a lot of threads about random freezes, screen lifting, cracking for no reason, etc. Probably a silly thing to ask, but how likely is it that I'll get a crappy unit? I heard the more recently manufactured ones don't have any of the aforementioned issues.

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yes, recent units has all those issues fixed.
 

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If you have any plans to connect it to a WPA2 Enterprise Wireless network (like at a large company or many Universities) cross the Nexus 7 or any Android Jellybean product off your list of potential purchases. Google has failed miserably to address this issue which has been reported and neglected since early July. Issue 34212 - android - On Jelly Bean, failed to connect to WPA enterprise wireless - Android - An Open Handset Alliance Project - Google Project Hosting

So for this scenario, I'd have to get an iPad?

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Awesome, thanks for all the replies! :D One more thing though, while going through these sections I noticed a lot of threads about random freezes, screen lifting, cracking for no reason, etc. Probably a silly thing to ask, but how likely is it that I'll get a crappy unit? I heard the more recently manufactured ones don't have any of the aforementioned issues.
Most of these problems seem to be there right away instead of developing over time, so you can buy locally and exchange it if there's any hardware bugs. If you're really paranoid cautious, you can ask them if you can open and inspect it in the store before you buy.

I wasn't happy with the way the Google Play Store handled the pre-orders but I'm very happy with my Nexus 7 itself.
 

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No problems out of mine either. In fact, I am printing with my Nexus 7 as of today. I couldn't be happier.

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I'm trying to justify the purchase of the Nexus 7. I really don't need it but I really want it.


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I noticed that you are typing from an iPad. Multi tasking and personalization is much better on my Nexus 7 versus my iPad 3. Not to mention the transportability of the N7. The tegra 3 and jellybean software makes this device work just as good as the iPad. My wife is a big apple fan who now wants my Nexus 7. But she knows that she is not getting it lol...

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I'm trying to justify the purchase of the Nexus 7. I really don't need it but I really want it.


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I'm sorta in the same boat, but since Apple's practices lately have disgusted me, I don't want to give them another penny, despite how much I want to get one. Plus, a tablet would be a good companion to my One X. :D

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Plus, a tablet would be a good companion to my One X. :D

That's enough justification :)
Games and movies and web browsing are a bit better on a tablet...bigger screens help :)

Sometimes I wish it had the 1440x900 screen of the upcoming B&N Nook but that's my only disappointment after getting a good one (Asus fixed most of the problems already).
Doesn't sound like you're a corporate user, so you probably won't hit greatgoogly's issues (which are a driver bug according to that thread I've been following too).
 

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