Which Tablet?

Mr Paul · 27 Feb 2011 at 09:35

Yes

Features Included (many optional via the Online Kitchen)
Rebuilt, compressed and optimised with the MCR build system
Includes 'Performance Pack v2' speed optimisations using Nvidia SDK components and other tweaks and improvements. It's fast!
Includes MoDaCo Custom Kernel (MCK)
Full Google experience including Car Home, Calendar, Contacts, Genie (News and Weather), Gmail, Maps with Street View, Market, Talk, Voice Search and YouTube
All Google components are running the latest release
Custom configuration to show ALL apps in the Android Market
Distinct multitouch permissions for Google Maps rotation support
Spare Parts application from the official Tegra Developer Kit
Superuser application and su binary from ChainsDD for SAFE root functionality
Recovery reboot utility
USB Mode switch utility
Screen calibration utility
'Small Notification Bar' (it looks goooood!) with half height notification bar but full width buttons.
ADW Launcher
'terminfo' configuration in boot image - apps like 'nano' are now be usable
Patched wpa_supplicant for ad-hoc support
Touch optimisations
Does not include Adobe Flash - install from the Android Market
Themers - this ROM is signed with the SDK Platform certs

Mr Paul · 27 Feb 2011 at 09:36

You will have to install Flash from the market though

Chris1712 · 27 Feb 2011 at 14:55

If Honeycombe gets ported to the Vega I think I'll grab one.

Mr Paul · 27 Feb 2011 at 16:19

There is no reason why not as it uses the Tegra 2 chipset which is what Honeycomb needs.....

Bradmax57 · 27 Feb 2011 at 22:55

I just realised with all my headaches using win7 x64 for the usb install, i could have used xp mode on win7 pro! just tried it, mounted the vega and installed the modded drivers no problem

Oh well sometimes best to learn the hardway

Danger Phoenix · 1 Mar 2011 at 10:37

Lets get back on topic now (thanks Bradmax57 and Mr Paul :rolleyes:

)... the Motorola Xoom has been priced at £449.99

Abraham · 1 Mar 2011 at 11:18

Danger Phoenix said:
Lets get back on topic now (thanks Bradmax57 and Mr Paul )... the Motorola Xoom has been priced at £449.99

That's the wifi only one, still probably enough to tempt me though.
And being advertised as including flash.

Danger Phoenix · 1 Mar 2011 at 13:49

Abraham said:
That's the wifi only one, still probably enough to tempt me though.
And being advertised as including flash.

Sorry, I should have mentioned that it was the WiFi only version.

Engadget have updated their report and say that it has been pulled from [insert competitor name here]'s website.

Motorola said that Flash would be available in a few months (I believe they are waiting on Adobe), so it will probably have it by the time it is released in the UK.

Abraham · 1 Mar 2011 at 15:36

the price has been pulled, advert is still there.

Brumboy · 3 Mar 2011 at 16:17

I'm really tempted to buy the Advent Vega, it does everything most tablets can do at a very good price. Slot in a 32GB SD card and you've got a great portable media device, but I'm still not sure if it that's the right path for me since I could get a netbook at that price! Gah, so many options!

arobase · 8 Mar 2011 at 01:10

DVD Cinema said:
Archos 70 or 101.

Never, never ever buy Archos tablets !!!

The hardware and the price are good, but the Android system is simply crappy !
5 updates in 3 month a half and still so many things non functionnal. :mad:

arobase · 8 Mar 2011 at 01:13

Danger Phoenix said:
Sorry, I should have mentioned that it was the WiFi only version.

Engadget have updated their report and say that it has been pulled from [insert competitor name here]'s website.

Motorola said that Flash would be available in a few months (I believe they are waiting on Adobe), so it will probably have it by the time it is released in the UK.

I was also tempted by the Xoom tablet, but I think I will wait after the Asus Transformer or Slider rather... :rolleyes:

Bradmax57 · 8 Mar 2011 at 08:34

arobase said:
Never, never ever buy Archos tablets !!!

The hardware and the price are good, but the Android system is simply crappy !
5 updates in 3 month a half and still so many things non functionnal.

Oh right, i was considering the 250gb version of the 70

Danger Phoenix · 8 Mar 2011 at 09:05

I think I am currently leaning towards the Samsung purely because it is thinner and lighter than the Xoom. I hope they announce a release date soon

IT Troll · 8 Mar 2011 at 19:38

I had really high hopes for the Xoom and Honeycomb in general but every review I have read/watched has said that it just isn't ready. It is pretty damning when every review video I have watched features a force close on either the Marketplace or the browser. Also the videos cleary show intermittent lag and jitter on animation and scrolling. It just isn't slick.

I am sure Android's day will come but at the moment I'm afraid to say that iPad 2 is the answer.

arobase · 10 Mar 2011 at 22:27

I have my Samsung Galaxy Tab and feel more comfortable with the Android Froyo 2.2 now than with "this pad 1 or 2" ever.

kona786 · 10 Mar 2011 at 23:26

IT Troll said:
I had really high hopes for the Xoom and Honeycomb in general but every review I have read/watched has said that it just isn't ready. It is pretty damning when every review video I have watched features a force close on either the Marketplace or the browser. Also the videos cleary show intermittent lag and jitter on animation and scrolling. It just isn't slick.

I am sure Android's day will come but at the moment I'm afraid to say that iPad 2 is the answer.

XOOM and Android 3.0 Honeycomb looks perfectly fine here. And even in it's early stages the OS suits me a lot more than iOS. Its the main reason i don't have an iPad as I just don't like iOS.