Although I have, and love the new iPad..I want to purchase the 7 inch Galaxy Tab 2 by Samsung to learn the ins and outs of ICS. I called Best Buy and they did not have any..I then called Walmart and they told me they are not allowed to sell them till Monday the 14th. Have they previously been available for purchase at Walmart or will this be their debut? The employee on the phone did not have much knowledge of anything going on.
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Galaxy Tab 2 at Walmart
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What a waste of money? You have the new iPad and you want to buy another tablet just to see ICS? I have ICS on my phone. It's nothing special in the least bit.
Seriously dude, save your money.
I am looking for one myself. I have two iPad 3 and still want the Tab 2 for the freedom to do more of what you want without using iTunes, the "leash"!
maybe by learn the ins and outs he meant try out android? maybe he has an old version of android on a phone and likes it?
he would have prolly asked his mom or girlfriend if he wanted someone to nag on him
I picked one up at Costco last weekend.... I like the size, it.s nicer for reading ebooks.
Plus one does not have to worry about scratching it
It's no iPad but fun for sure....
maybe by learn the ins and outs he meant try out android? maybe he has an old version of android on a phone and likes it?
he would have prolly asked his mom or girlfriend if he wanted someone to nag on him
In that case, he really doesn't want our opinions, he just wants us to reinforce his desire to buy the thing. He should have made that more clear.
Got my hands on one at work and it was OK I guess. Android tablets are a mess right now. Our Acer Iconia A100 POS is running ICS while the Galaxy Tab 10.1, the premiere Android tablet for the last year, is on Honeycomb still. Not that it matters, Android tablet app development, ICS or not, is a nightmare hellride compared to iOS.
... or, go for the rumoured extra-hi-res Samsung tablets. Hope they will turn out to be real.
I'd wait for the new high-res tablets coming out to try first, but I will say the Tab 2 I like, mainly b/c of the 7" size. Sold our iPad2 as rarely used it, but the GF's Fire is so comfy and perfect to hold and type like it's a bigger phone, can't really do that with the iPad or larger Android tab's. If Apple made a 7" one like rumored I'd pry buy it.
I was going to grab a Tab 2 but waiting as word is their working on high res devices to be released.
I was going to grab a Tab 2 but waiting as word is their working on high res devices to be released.
Yeah... with the iPad 3 around, there isn't any point in purchasing any low-res 10" tablet any more as you wouldn't ever use it (who would, when the iPad 3's screen is so much better, and if and when the jailbreak comes, it'll be much more capable - think of e.g. Quasar, which I've found extremely good on my iPad 2).
Now, 7" tablets are a different subject, particularly the (coat-)pocketable ones. If they're sufficiently cheap, I can consider using it while out, instead of dragging around my iPad 3 in its own bag.
This is why I went with a 4.3" phone. I have no need for a 10" tablet and there's no 7" iPad (yet).
