I always considered it the dumbest thing about fire, even the cheapest $60 ebay tablet has an SD slot...
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Kindle Fire has ~6 hours real-world battery life, but no webcam or mic if you need those, and no SD card for using as a media player away from wifi on a trip.
You know, after browsing that site, i dont see a single tablet with gps.... is there any cheap chinese tablets with gps?
Possibly not @ 7"....
I have a 10" "ePad Flytouch 3" I got a while back, and it has a very responsive GPS, and came with an external antenna. I just need to get a special mount bracket made tot he tablet car mount I have (putting a 10" tablet on the window seems a bit insane).
The GPS is faster than any of the dedicated GPS units I've ever owned.
hmm.. that sucks. because i have a transformer, and its gps is kick ass but, its a 10" tablet! its not nearly as portable as a 7".
i think the a1 might be in my near future. hopefully a new gen of lenovo tabs come out soon so i can find a used a1 for cheap
Bluetooth is a life saver. In addition to all else mentioned, I am tethering to phone via it. Which makes tablet useful where you have no internet connection.
I've been doing all of my phone tethering via WiFi lately, so for me BT is a take it or leave it feature. It is nice to have, but it is by no means a deal breaker if it isn't there.
Maybe the Leveno offers real US-based support and quality construction but let's face it, it's performance with a single 1Ghz cortexA-8 and no graphics GPU won't be close to the Ramos..
ugh... i just dont know what to do then. i bought my transformer for $250, so i certainly dont want to spend close to that on a 7" that i will likely be using even less.
i thought i would be using the transformer more then i do... its too big much of the time though. i want to use it as an htpc remote and portable gps device but thats not working out. just too big for that.
ill tell you what though, it absolutely destroys anything else i have when used as a party toy. its the perfect wall flower killer... anyone thats not quite fitting in or just a little on the 'blah' mood side picks this thing up and gets fully entertained for hours. and i throw the hdmi cable on it so other people can watch it on the tv and its just a smash. everyones first reaction is like "oh god, a stupid ipad" but minutes later i hear "this thing is fucking awesome" and everyone is asking for their turn.
but i still want a 7". htpc remote, gps device and music player (so i dont have to mess with whatever my htpc is doing at the time, normally a game or just winamp visualization but its a pain to minimize the screen just to change music). im fuckin determined to find a ~$150 7" tablet that has gps now!
For those of you who have experience with tablets with a GPS, are there any good free GPS navigation programs?
Just curious, because I thought for Google Maps, you have to pre-load your route over Wi-fi for your planned trip.
google nav. need cell connection for it to work though.
look into co-pilot 8 live. it stores maps locally so you can use it without data connection, and its only $24. excellent value
bingo!
hyundai too! which is not known for being a top tier brand in computing, but at least its recognizable. steep price for a "cheap" tablet, but the specs are there and i dont think ive seen a better value yet. i might try this one!