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DroidXcon Well I rooted it. Then put on a custom recovery which allowed me to backup the whole system. Then I flashed Cyanogen mod 9. The device is much smoother now with an entirely new software. I like stock on my note 2 but on the tab it was to busy and a little choppy.
How is battery life for you I have not had it long enough to get a good measure. I found a website called newpower99.com that had an extended battery kit which I'm thinking of getting since I'm going to be using it to play videos for my son allot on road trips.
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Wow, you're sure brave in rooting your device asap! But if it works for you, that's the important thing. I'm sticking to stock for mine, as everything seems to be running pretty well, I have no complaints. Well, other than the measley 16GB (make that 12GB) of usable internal storage, I don't really have any complaints so far.
Just yesterday, I used the tablet for an entire day starting around 9am at work for a couple hours here and there, then used for more at home for a few hours longer. I downloaded a whole bunch of apps and games using PdaNet/Foxfi through my Verizon Note 2 phone. I didn't use the tablet continuously, so I can't give an exact measure. But I can say the battery life held up very well for me. At around 8pm in the evening yesterday, I finally got the low battery warning when it was down to around 4 or 5% life left, and this was after playing a whole bunch of games I had just downloaded. My new favorite free game is Zombie Frontier (great mindless shooting game).
Are you saying you're going to take out the stock battery, and install a different larger battery on your tablet? Is that possible to do it yourself? Let me know how that goes, if so.
By the way, I found a cool hard shell zippered case by Case Logic at a local Office Depot store. Even though the case says it's for a 7" tablet, the Samsung 7.7" tablet fits perfectly snug inside! This is great protection, and can easily survive a drop to the ground.
Here's a link for the case, in case you're interested
7" Tablet Case - ETC-107-BLACK | Caselogic
7" Tablet Case ETC-107-BLACK
Assuming if you have internet connection on your roadtrips, will you be streaming videos such as through NetFlix? Or will you be burning videos onto a microSD card for playback? You may already know this, but "TV Portal" is a greap app for tons of TV shows and movies. You can find "TV Portal" at the Google Play store. I just watch the entire 3 hour Avator movie through my tablet and phone. Works great, all free shows!