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A Few Thoughts on Tablets

I’ve been through quite a few Android tablets since they first hit the market a few years back.  I started with the incredibly well built T-Mobile branded Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus.  I actually still have this tablet and it still works.  This particular tablet was during Samsung’s early days in the Android smartphone and tablet market.  It is built like a tank, very solid construction despite it being plastic.  Holding this device and then holding a new Samsung tablet makes the newer Samsung tablets feel very flimsy and fragile.  Samsung’s choice of materials since they became popular has been one of the reasons I’ve shied away from them, that and their TouchWiz UI. which I’m not a fan at all.  Luckily there are quite a few other tablets on the market to choose from, but how to choose from the many other options?

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Why I Just Bought a Nexus 7 2013

I’ve had a Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus for about three and a half years.  Its been a great performer for me, and we’ve put it through a lot of abuse.  We used it for watching movies, checking email, keeping our (then) toddler entertained, writing documents, and all the other things that tablets are great for.  As one of the first generation Android tablets, it was pretty good.  Its most compelling feature for me was that it was 3G enabled, so I didn’t need WiFi.

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