I've had the N7 for a couple months now, and I use it pretty much every day. But especially with these new fall tablets (which are driving down costs of perfectly fine, earlier tabs) I'm tempted to buy a larger 10" tab. I'm just debating whether or not I reaally need it, or if it would probably sit on a shelf most of the time.
To those who own 10" tabs and the N7--how do you use each? If you could have the money back, would you just keep one? Do you feel you need both?
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My note-taking experience has gone to hell thanks to Evernote's newest updates--they removed the manual save (equivalent of ctrl +s, which I press every 5 minutes on Word lol) and it got a billion times laggier/glitchier/crash-prone. It always freezes, loses all my formatting, and loses notes because of the auto-save. I can't tell if 4.1.2 had anything to do with this, but my device does seem... slower in general. My microUSB to USB adapter for my USB keyboard case is janky and causes my N7 to freeze lately (which it didn't before 4.1.2). This is another reason I was looking into a larger tab--a richer note-taking experience. Though I'm fine with a tiny screen, I figure a larger screen would be better. Plus, Samsung and ASUS have their own productivity apps.
My main concern with buying a larger tab would be redundancy--the same apps, same experience, same purposes--except a larger device. Would I really need a 7" AND a 10" tab? I was briefly looking into running Ubuntu on a tablet, but realized it probably wouldn't do much for me either. And a full Windows 7/8 tablet is more than the price of a great laptop. BUT, the idea of expandable microSD memory, a rear cam (yes, I would use it for apps), larger screen, etc are all very appealing.
I've never had a larger tab, so I don't know how I would use it. For all I know, I'd use it for totally different reasons and be happy with both. But I might not. Maybe all I need is a stable note-taking/word-processing app and a bluetooth keyboard? Speaking of--is it at all possible to downgrade back to a previous version of an app? Like I said, the new Evernote is simply unusable for me.
To those who own 10" tabs and the N7--how do you use each? If you could have the money back, would you just keep one? Do you feel you need both?
(long-winded details below: )
My note-taking experience has gone to hell thanks to Evernote's newest updates--they removed the manual save (equivalent of ctrl +s, which I press every 5 minutes on Word lol) and it got a billion times laggier/glitchier/crash-prone. It always freezes, loses all my formatting, and loses notes because of the auto-save. I can't tell if 4.1.2 had anything to do with this, but my device does seem... slower in general. My microUSB to USB adapter for my USB keyboard case is janky and causes my N7 to freeze lately (which it didn't before 4.1.2). This is another reason I was looking into a larger tab--a richer note-taking experience. Though I'm fine with a tiny screen, I figure a larger screen would be better. Plus, Samsung and ASUS have their own productivity apps.
My main concern with buying a larger tab would be redundancy--the same apps, same experience, same purposes--except a larger device. Would I really need a 7" AND a 10" tab? I was briefly looking into running Ubuntu on a tablet, but realized it probably wouldn't do much for me either. And a full Windows 7/8 tablet is more than the price of a great laptop. BUT, the idea of expandable microSD memory, a rear cam (yes, I would use it for apps), larger screen, etc are all very appealing.
I've never had a larger tab, so I don't know how I would use it. For all I know, I'd use it for totally different reasons and be happy with both. But I might not. Maybe all I need is a stable note-taking/word-processing app and a bluetooth keyboard? Speaking of--is it at all possible to downgrade back to a previous version of an app? Like I said, the new Evernote is simply unusable for me.
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