Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

[rjolley]

Haven't seen any mention of this here, so I'll mention it.

Has anyone picked one of these up? How do you like it?

If not and you're in the market for a tablet, why did you pass on this one?

[stevew]

My Verizon friends are waiting for it, it may be a touch slow getting out. I'll let you know what he thinks when he picks it up.

The HP TouchPad launches in a couple weeks and you may want to check that out. I'm pretty sure it has similar dimensions to the IPad.

[rjolley]

Yeah, thought about it, but I'm not sure what kind of support WebOS will have. Right now, the apps I use are available on my phone, so they are on an Android tablet. My biggest thought right now is do I want it to run Windows or Android. I'm leaning towards Android because it's more lightweight and touch-friendly, but with quite a few 10" options, it gets hard since they all have similar specs.

I will probably pick up a Galaxy Tab, but was wondering what experience others have had.

[MizzouRah]

I think I almost have my wife talked into letting me pick up a 16GB version at Best Buy this week.

:)

[rjolley]

I picked one up. Overall, I like it. Still trying to get some things set up, but it will do what I need at a good price.

[Oilers9911]

If you can find an Asus eee Pad Transformer it's a VERY solid tablet at an awesome price.

[MizzouRah]

I picked one up. Overall, I like it. Still trying to get some things set up, but it will do what I need at a good price.

Push me over the edge to buy this thing!

:D

The biggest thing I can think of for me to get this, is so I can watch TV and surf the web in comfort. :lol:

Is that worth $544?

[MizzouRah]

Ordered the 16GB metallic grey Galaxy tonight. :)

[AnalBumCover]

The big thing for me is the ability to stream Netflix shows. Does anyone know if the Galaxy Tab or which other Android based tablet can play Netflix?

[rjolley]

I haven't tried Netflix, but a look over at XDA-Developers shows that it's not running on any Honeycomb tablet yet.

I use my tablet to research issues at work due to a very strict internet policy and as an ereader. I'll also have it to do some map searching that I normally do on my phone, but will now have a larger screen to do it with.

[MizzouRah]

Mine just arrived and is charging now...

[ISiddiqui]

Sweet... let us know how it is :)

[MizzouRah]

Sweet... let us know how it is :)

So far, I love it. For how light it is, it really feels sturdy. The display is beautiful and seems perfect in size.

It runs faster than I expected it too, apps/web pages/video all load at a good clip.

Nowhere near the amount of apps that the ipad has, but I would expect them to grow at a decent rate considering the Android platform.

I'm a n00b, but some really cool apps for $1 or free.

Now, I just need to pry it from my 9 year old daughters hands, she's been playing angry birds rio and cut the rope all while relaxing on the couch. :)

I know I'll put the kindle app to good use, I love reading the paper in the morning on it, etc.. battery lasts all day long - we used it all day yesterday and still had about 40% when we called it a night.

My wife is starting to really enjoy it too.. we will see the use it gets after a few weeks, but I expect it's something that will see much use.

[rjolley]

I do love the battery life on mine. I've charged mine once every 3 days or so with average use during the day. I mainly use it to search some websites at work (no, not those websites :) ), play games, and watch a video or two. I can see myself using it more as I work it into daily life. Definitely a good buy.

[MizzouRah]

I do love the battery life on mine. I've charged mine once every 3 days or so with average use during the day. I mainly use it to search some websites at work (no, not those websites :) ), play games, and watch a video or two. I can see myself using it more as I work it into daily life. Definitely a good buy.

Yeah, I can already see it digging into a chunk of my home pc's time. :)

Was watching the women's soccer game today and it was a joy to sit relaxed in the living room surfing the web, getting emails, etc..

[ISiddiqui]

Wow, that battery life sounds amazing!

[MizzouRah]

Yeah.. still at 40% and it's been used all night.. damn my wife! :)

[MizzouRah]

Random Mahjong Pro - my wife was up until 1 am playing this last night..

Friend Me
Cut the Rope
Angry Birds
Fruit Ninja

What are some others that are "must haves"?

[MizzouRah]

Nesiod app for android..

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6862/sc20110808000545.jpg

[stevew]

Best Buy geek squad installation? Also one of the brands is supposed to be permeable enough to self remove bubbles I think.

Screen protectors are a personal Waterloo for me. You basically have to be perfect plus have super hepa pure air filtration.

[MizzouRah]

5 months later and it's not seeing much use.. time to ebay or craigslist and maybe pick up a kindle fire for cheaper price...

[jeff061]

Are screen protectors really needed? I avoid them like the plague on my phone. Bought an iPad for my mom and didn't even consider a screen protector. Seems to me they feel bad to touch, muck up the display and protect a screen that doesn't scratch.

[MizzouRah]

Are screen protectors really needed? I avoid them like the plague on my phone. Bought an iPad for my mom and didn't even consider a screen protector. Seems to me they feel bad to touch, muck up the display and protect a screen that doesn't scratch.

Only if you let your kids use it. :D

[MizzouRah]

Interesting. My laptop gets used mostly when typing papers for grad school. Probably an 80-20 split in favor of the Tab.

Wow.. that's great.. I thought I would use mine more than I do. Should have waited on a cheaper route like the Kindle Fire.. but I don't think I'll have much trouble selling it. I do like it, but I hate to just see it sit there as I type on my pc. :D

[ISiddiqui]

Looking at ebay real quick, it looks as though you'll be able to make up most of what you spent on it.

[MizzouRah]

Looking at ebay real quick, it looks as though you'll be able to make up most of what you spent on it.

Yeah.. I'm going to ping a couple of friends who were looking for one first, but I did see on ebay I could get rid of it, get a Kindle fire and have some money in the bank. :)

[rjolley]

I use mine daily. The reason I got it initially, couldn't connect to external sites from my client's vpn, was resolved soon after, so I haven't used it for the initial purpose, but I do use it as an entertainment device and to surf the web when I'm out. Just turn on the hotspot on my phone and I'm good to go.

[MizzouRah]

I use mine daily. The reason I got it initially, couldn't connect to external sites from my client's vpn, was resolved soon after, so I haven't used it for the initial purpose, but I do use it as an entertainment device and to surf the web when I'm out. Just turn on the hotspot on my phone and I'm good to go.

Oh it's a cool device.. we have 6 pc's in this house and the little time I sit on the couch and read or surf with it just doesn't make me feel like I should have bought it. If I was traveling with work, there would be no way I would sell it, I acually did take it to a family get together and watched a movie on it. It just doesn't get all that much use unfortunetly.

Even if I do get a Kindle Fire, I have a feeling I'm going to miss that 10.1" screen. ;)

[rjolley]

Yeah, for awhile, I wasn't using it much. Then I started playing the KairoSoft games and I had it around more. Once I did that, I found tools that I could use for different things from the couch or around the house, so I started to use it more.

Now, I use it daily, either for websites when my wife asks some crazy question or for Fing to check out my network or to win more races in Grand Prix Story. :)

[MizzouRah]

I stuck it on Craigslist for $350, but I'd take $300. I'll also stick it on ebay tomorrow.

[ISiddiqui]

Interestingly enough, just picked one up for $325 from Woot.com. Anyone have any suggestions on good cases?

[ISiddiqui]

Do you mean the ones that fold back into a triangle behind the tab?

Something like this:

Amazon.com: Red Ultra Slim Smart thin Case Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 P7510 with Magnetic: Electronics (http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Smart-Samsung-Galaxy-Magnetic/dp/B005SAW13Q/ref=sr_1_21?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1322661777&sr=1-21)