Google Nexus 7 tab anounced $199 USD 8GB/$249 16GB
 

https://play.google.com/store/device...id=nexus_7_8gb

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NO micro SD slot :(

bonus $25 credit to Googleplay store

Google Nexus tablet $199
 

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/27/g...blet-official/


Google makes the Nexus 7 tablet official Android 41 Jelly Bean and a $199 price

Some of the mystery has been taken out of it, but Google has officially taken the wraps off of the Nexus 7, its first reference-grade tablet. The 7-inch slate is the first and currently only device shipping with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and takes advantage of its optimization for smaller tablet screens, magazines and movies -- it's also the first to ship with a finished Chrome for Android. Like was widely suspected, the tablet is built by ASUS (shades of Eee Pad MeMO ME370T, anyone?) and mostly draws our attention in terms of what we get for the money: that quad-core Tegra 3, 1.2-megapixel front camera, NFC and 1280 x 800, IPS-based LCD are traits we'd normally look for in a pricier tablet. How much pricier, you ask? Google is asking just $199 for a dainty 8GB model and $249 for a 16GB version -- that's a lot of speed for the money, especially with a $25 Google Play credit and a slew of bundled content. There's no SD card slot, however. We'll test the Nexus 7 as soon as we can, but you can swing by Google Play (and possibly local stores) to order one in Australia, Canada, the UK and the US with a mid-July shipping window.

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Looks good real good.

so cheap

Never got into the whole tablet craze but i might pick one of these up just for web surfing what whatnot at that price.

not much of an upgrade for Note owners :troll:
if you factor in the $25 Google Play credit this is a great deal...almost as good as the $99 hp touchpads haha

definitely a good toy to get for cheap.

so this was the same tablet asus was talking about less than a year ago that's shipping Tegra 3 for $250?

great price but no SD slot makes me feel :okay:

awesome price. I wish they made a 9" though.. The 9" SGT is a really nice size.

I"ll probably get one after a couple months to make sure all the bugs are worked out.

No back camera.
Looks nice and light

I wouldn't be so displeased with the microSD slot. Plus, it's quite predictable that Google would do that considering what they did with the Galaxy Nexus.

Why?

They want you to use their cloud products, Google Drive primarily.

NONE of Google's devices have SD card slot... get use to it...

I still don't understand the lack of an SD card reader. It's going to be awesome to use as a home theater remote using Irule.

It seems cheap only because Apple priced the iPad ridiculously high. This should be the standard for tablets.

It's really not that much cheaper than the 7" Samsung Galaxy ($250 for 16gb). 10" Tablets are still pushing $300+. It just seems cheap because its <$200 haha.

Lack of SD card reader is a breaking point for me.

the galaxy is dual core

199 for quadcore is a steal

true, but does the quad core make that much of a difference? (legit question)

I'm still on the TF101 and it's still pretty damn snappy. I haven't touched anything quad core nor can I judge it properly without using it under real world conditions.

Use phone as hotspot, use google music to stream my own songs, and use hulu/slingbox or dropbox for movies..no need for a SD card!

Lack of camera doesn't bother me, it's silly when you see people using ipads/tablets.

Google Nexus 7
 

hmm.. it appears that I posted this in the the wrong section

its like asking, is there a difference between a dual and quad core cpu for desktop.

When it first came out, everyone says its toooo powerful for stuff, now its almost the industry standard...

Companies will make games/apps design for quad core if the hardware comes out.

whats with these guys charging $50 for 8gbs more... :heckno:

does it have expandable memory?


its meant to compete with the Kindle Fire / Nook tab meh

For most stuff people do a quad core CPU for desktop is a waste.

^ This is significantly better than a Kindle Fire, though. Can't make the other OEM's happy to have to compete with a $200 tablet running Jelly Bean. At that price Google can't be making any money.

Google playbook... lol

no expandable memory.

So... the only thing I see in this is that it's got a 7" screen. Hardware specs are similar to Nexus and S3.