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[LADYPINKtomato1]

I'm going to go on line to re-register this Nextbook.. it's much easier to do there.
I'm also going to get my Google Acct.. back.. Sign in to it.. along with my regular mail acct.
I did remove the SD card before I re-set the Nextbook.
Thank you both for your gracious help.

 

[windude99]

I just rooted my Galaxy Tab. I like having admin acess to my tablet.

 

[LADYPINKtomato1]

This Nextbook is giving me a very hard time trying to get my music on it.
I'm not sure what I should try next.
Google App accounts do NOT work with this tablet, (I've been told by Nextbook )


Windude , Congrats on rooting your Tablet.. I have no knowledge about doing such a thing .. I know Dennis rooted his Toshiba Thrive Tablet.. I have one just like his.. however I'm not even read how this is done.

 

[windude99]

I flashed Cyanogenmod 9 RC2 onto my Galaxy Tab 2 and my tablet is so much faster and smoother. It blows the stock Samsung rom away! I love not having any custom interfaces that seem to slow devices down. Also, it is very customizable.

 

[Dinesh]

I flashed Cyanogenmod 9 RC2 onto my Galaxy Tab 2 and my tablet is so much faster and smoother. It blows the stock Samsung rom away! I love not having any custom interfaces that seem to slow devices down. Also, it is very customizable.

Yes I agree, CM9 is way better than stock Samsung roms.

 

[windude99]

I flashed Cyanogenmod 9 RC2 onto my Galaxy Tab 2 and my tablet is so much faster and smoother. It blows the stock Samsung rom away! I love not having any custom interfaces that seem to slow devices down. Also, it is very customizable.

Yes I agree, CM9 is way better than stock Samsung roms.

It is much faster. Also, games run smoother. My GPU framerate one one of the Antutu benchmark tests (the one with the people swinging swords) went from about 20 FPS on the stock rom to aroud 40 fps. That's double the FPS! Also, Temple Run and Riptide GP are smoother on Cyanogenmod 9.

 

[Dinesh]

I flashed Cyanogenmod 9 RC2 onto my Galaxy Tab 2 and my tablet is so much faster and smoother. It blows the stock Samsung rom away! I love not having any custom interfaces that seem to slow devices down. Also, it is very customizable.

Yes I agree, CM9 is way better than stock Samsung roms.

It is much faster. Also, games run smoother. My GPU framerate one one of the Antutu benchmark tests (the one with the people swinging swords) went from about 20 FPS on the stock rom to aroud 40 fps. That's double the FPS! Also, Temple Run and Riptide GP are smoother on Cyanogenmod 9.

 

[windude99]

I ended up flashing it back to stock without root. I didn't like the fact that my tablet charged faster and my fps were higher because I think it was messing around with the hardware. The tablet is only a month old, so I don't want any messed up hardware.

 

[Everlong]

I ended up flashing it back to stock without root. I didn't like the fact that my tablet charged faster and my fps were higher because I think it was messing around with the hardware. The tablet is only a month old, so I don't want any messed up hardware.

It's not messing around with your hardware. It's just more optimised software. A custom kernel will be being used, which will have increased scheduling, better memory throughput optimisation and increased I/O access. This also means faster charging times. The ROM itself will be more streamlined as well. It's normal to experience these things with a custom ROM. It's what makes using custom ROMs so good with the improvements they bring over stock.

 

[whs]

Does anybody have an educated opinion about the new Google Nexus tablet and do you think it is worth buying.

 

[windude99]

I ended up flashing it back to stock without root. I didn't like the fact that my tablet charged faster and my fps were higher because I think it was messing around with the hardware. The tablet is only a month old, so I don't want any messed up hardware.

It's not messing around with your hardware. It's just more optimised software. A custom kernel will be being used, which will have increased scheduling, better memory throughput optimisation and increased I/O access. This also means faster charging times. The ROM itself will be more streamlined as well. It's normal to experience these things with a custom ROM. It's what makes using custom ROMs so good with the improvements they bring over stock.

Ok. Thanks for the info. I am going to keep my tablet stock for right now.

Does anybody have an educated opinion about the new Google Nexus tablet and do you think it is worth buying.

I like the specs of the Nexus 7, but it doesn't have a Micro SD card slot which is one feature I like about my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. Also, there have been a lot of quality complaints with the Nexus 7 which makes me not want to recommend it. I continue to recommend the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 because it doesn't have these quality issues.

 

[Everlong]

Does anybody have an educated opinion about the new Google Nexus tablet and do you think it is worth buying.

I'd say go for it. The 8GB model has an amazing price for the specs of it. And not too much more for the 16GB model. It's a great tablet for the 7" market, and if you're looking at getting a tablet then it's certainly one to pick up. When I can, I'm gonna look at picking one up for a new toy to play with.

 

[whs]

Thanks guys for the answers.

I like the specs of the Nexus 7, but it doesn't have a Micro SD card slot which is one feature I like about my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. Also, there have been a lot of quality complaints with the Nexus 7 which makes me not want to recommend it. I continue to recommend the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 because it doesn't have these quality issues.

Yeah, the missing micro SD slot is a problem. That is my complaint about the RiM Playbook also - I really like that one. Have to study the Galaxy 2.7.0. Is that a 7"?

 

[windude99]

Thanks guys for the answers.

I like the specs of the Nexus 7, but it doesn't have a Micro SD card slot which is one feature I like about my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. Also, there have been a lot of quality complaints with the Nexus 7 which makes me not want to recommend it. I continue to recommend the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 because it doesn't have these quality issues.

Yeah, the missing micro SD slot is a problem. That is my complaint about the RiM Playbook also - I really like that one. Have to study the Galaxy 2.7.0. Is that a 7"?

Yes, it is.

 

[whs]

Thanks for the info. Sorry I was too lazy to find out myself. But now I looked at a couple of reviews. Those were kind of lukewarm.

 

[windude99]

Thanks for the info. Sorry I was too lazy to find out myself. But now I looked at a couple of reviews. Those were kind of lukewarm.

The reviews for the Galaxy Tab were lukewarm or were the reviews for the Nexus 7 lukewarm? Most of the reviews for the Galaxy Tab have been positive. A lot of the lag reviewers mention has been fixed by Samsung. There have been two updates released for y tab since I bought it.

 

[whs]

Those were the two I watched:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/samsung-galaxy-tab-2-7-0-review/

http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/samsung-galaxy-tab-2/4505-3126_7-35137347.html

 

[windude99]

If you want a real good tablet for heavy gaming, then get the Nexus 7. If you aren't going to be playing very heavy games most of the time, the Galaxy Tab is really good. I play games like Riptied GP, Temple Run, and Raging Thunder 2 and they all perform pretty well on it. They aren't going to be as smooth as they would be on the Nexus 7, but they are playable and I enjoy playing those games on my Tab.

 

[whs]

I don't game at all - not even hearts, LOL. I am just looking for a toy for on the road (email, internet, my music and video files), and maybe a mobile navigation help.

 

[windude99]

I don't game at all - not even hearts, LOL. I am just looking for a toy for on the road (email, internet, my music and video files), and maybe a mobile navigation help.

Do you care about having a stock Android experience? If not, the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 would be great for your needs. I can't and won't recommend the Nexus 7 until those quality control issues are fixed.