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Anonymous Coward User ID: 16678904 United States 03/22/2014 02:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I got a Hisense Sero 7 Pro It's basically a galaxy nexus 7 or whatchamacallit, but, better. and cost $130 bucks. We gave it to our 3 year old, and, no scratches, and everything still works. It's a tough little bugger. Its' got a quad core tegra 3 processor (Nvidia), fast as hell, you can play Call of Duty quality games on the thing. I ran Quadrant on it and it BLEW by everything!!!!.. Just get some more memory for it... just my suggestion, but that Sero kicks the Galaxy Nexus in the asshole.. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 16678904 United States 03/22/2014 02:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I got a Hisense Sero 7 Pro Quoting: Anonymous Coward 16678904 It's basically a galaxy nexus 7 or whatchamacallit, but, better. and cost $130 bucks. We gave it to our 3 year old, and, no scratches, and everything still works. It's a tough little bugger. Its' got a quad core tegra 3 processor (Nvidia), fast as hell, you can play Call of Duty quality games on the thing. I ran Quadrant on it and it BLEW by everything!!!!.. Just get some more memory for it... just my suggestion, but that Sero kicks the Galaxy Nexus in the asshole.. [link to reviews.cnet.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 16678904 United States 03/22/2014 02:23 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | only things I don't like about it. first, since we just gave it to the 3 year old, he's had it for about 4 months now,, there's screenshots of EVERYTHING, all his monster truck games, minions (dispicable me, lol.), you get the idea, but, it does give me an idea what he does with it. It is b/c the screenshot function is built into the menu buttons (you know, all the bottom buttons). I added an 8 gig card to it, so, it has way too much crap he added to it, again, lol. God I hope he didn't pay for any of it... ummmmm,, guess that's it, haven't seen if it supports multiple accounts or not. IT's a little beast, that tegra in it is obviously powerful, probably moreso than my 2 year old destop... |
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Stink Finger User ID: 51338476 United States 03/22/2014 02:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | These seem affordable. [link to www.officemax.com] It represents my belief in personal freedom and my sense of individuality. What is this! Shitload of mashed potatoes day? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 29071507 United States 03/22/2014 02:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I got a Hisense Sero 7 Pro Quoting: Anonymous Coward 16678904 It's basically a galaxy nexus 7 or whatchamacallit, but, better. and cost $130 bucks. We gave it to our 3 year old, and, no scratches, and everything still works. It's a tough little bugger. Its' got a quad core tegra 3 processor (Nvidia), fast as hell, you can play Call of Duty quality games on the thing. I ran Quadrant on it and it BLEW by everything!!!!.. Just get some more memory for it... just my suggestion, but that Sero kicks the Galaxy Nexus in the asshole.. [link to reviews.cnet.com] Thanks man, checkin' it out right now... |
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Sirrx7 User ID: 9065643 United States 03/22/2014 02:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Nexus 7 does have front and rear cameras though. The specs are better and the manufacturer is larger and more trustworthy. Lastly, with the Nexus 7 you will get updates from Google directly and much sooner than any third party manufacturers. |
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Sirrx7 User ID: 9065643 United States 03/22/2014 02:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Some do. The Asus transformer line have USB ports and awesome docks that basically turn your tablet into a laptop with AMAZING battery life (The dock has an extra battery inside that gives you about 10 more hours) The Nexus 7 has USB OTG which allows you to use an adapter plugged into the micro USB port. Then you can use mice, keyboards, flash drives, etc. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 16678904 United States 03/22/2014 02:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm a Nexus guy myself but the earlier poster is correct. The Hisense is a great little tablet and a steal for what the thing costs. Quoting: Sirrx7 The Nexus 7 does have front and rear cameras though. The specs are better and the manufacturer is larger and more trustworthy. Lastly, with the Nexus 7 you will get updates from Google directly and much sooner than any third party manufacturers. k, little confused. I heard the Nexus 7 didn't have front cam in all reviews... BUT, you can ROOT a SERO, how easy is it to ROOT a NEXUS??? Dr. Evil with pinky in mouth since I can't find it. Plus, you can HIT PEOPLE WITH THE SERO, it is a weapon as well, Would you smack someone in the face with your Nexus?? LOL... srsly, you wouldn't believe the beating the SERO takes, it gets run over by battery operated Cars regularly.. SMH |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 16678904 United States 03/22/2014 02:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm a Nexus guy myself but the earlier poster is correct. The Hisense is a great little tablet and a steal for what the thing costs. Quoting: Sirrx7 The Nexus 7 does have front and rear cameras though. The specs are better and the manufacturer is larger and more trustworthy. Lastly, with the Nexus 7 you will get updates from Google directly and much sooner than any third party manufacturers. k, little confused. I heard the Nexus 7 didn't have front cam in all reviews... BUT, you can ROOT a SERO, how easy is it to ROOT a NEXUS??? Dr. Evil with pinky in mouth since I can't find it. Plus, you can HIT PEOPLE WITH THE SERO, it is a weapon as well, Would you smack someone in the face with your Nexus?? LOL... srsly, you wouldn't believe the beating the SERO takes, it gets run over by battery operated Cars regularly.. SMH just checked my SERO, there is peanut butter jammed in the mini HDMI port, and it does have USB, but it is USB>Micro USB. |
Sirrx7 User ID: 9065643 United States 03/22/2014 03:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm a Nexus guy myself but the earlier poster is correct. The Hisense is a great little tablet and a steal for what the thing costs. Quoting: Sirrx7 The Nexus 7 does have front and rear cameras though. The specs are better and the manufacturer is larger and more trustworthy. Lastly, with the Nexus 7 you will get updates from Google directly and much sooner than any third party manufacturers. k, little confused. I heard the Nexus 7 didn't have front cam in all reviews... BUT, you can ROOT a SERO, how easy is it to ROOT a NEXUS??? Dr. Evil with pinky in mouth since I can't find it. Plus, you can HIT PEOPLE WITH THE SERO, it is a weapon as well, Would you smack someone in the face with your Nexus?? LOL... srsly, you wouldn't believe the beating the SERO takes, it gets run over by battery operated Cars regularly.. SMH The original N7 did not have a rear cam. The 2013 model has front and rear and they upped the processor and screen rsolution to a quad core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro and 1920x1200 respectively. And yes the Sero is an awesome tablet and well worth the money. Truthfully its worth much more. As for rooting, with all Nexus devices all you have to do is OEM Unlock. There is no trick to it. Nexus devices are made to be rooted. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 16678904 United States 03/22/2014 03:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm a Nexus guy myself but the earlier poster is correct. The Hisense is a great little tablet and a steal for what the thing costs. Quoting: Sirrx7 The Nexus 7 does have front and rear cameras though. The specs are better and the manufacturer is larger and more trustworthy. Lastly, with the Nexus 7 you will get updates from Google directly and much sooner than any third party manufacturers. k, little confused. I heard the Nexus 7 didn't have front cam in all reviews... BUT, you can ROOT a SERO, how easy is it to ROOT a NEXUS??? Dr. Evil with pinky in mouth since I can't find it. Plus, you can HIT PEOPLE WITH THE SERO, it is a weapon as well, Would you smack someone in the face with your Nexus?? LOL... srsly, you wouldn't believe the beating the SERO takes, it gets run over by battery operated Cars regularly.. SMH The original N7 did not have a rear cam. The 2013 model has front and rear and they upped the processor and screen rsolution to a quad core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro and 1920x1200 respectively. And yes the Sero is an awesome tablet and well worth the money. Truthfully its worth much more. As for rooting, with all Nexus devices all you have to do is OEM Unlock. There is no trick to it. Nexus devices are made to be rooted. ok, gotcha.. OP, it's up to what you wanna spend I reckon, I bought my cheapass thing for 129.. but, it is capable of much more. but, can take drops, hits smacks, and runovers. the updated Nexus appears to have upped the specs a little.., added a camera we just wanted something cheap b/c we could foresee its future. P.S. someone save me from Windows 8.1 hell b/c I'm in it. 3 year old did something to the laptop and it switches b/t tiles and here, AS I AM TYPING... SHOOT ME!!!! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 22882305 United States 03/22/2014 03:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ditto the highsense sero. Not sure what the dude means about the Google updates. I get them regularly without a problem/delay. For the cost, you can't beat it. Oh, and the screen is great. No, its not an iPad, but who cares? Its a tablet for crying out loud, not an HDTV. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 54836409 United States 03/22/2014 03:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Some do. The Asus transformer line have USB ports and awesome docks that basically turn your tablet into a laptop with AMAZING battery life (The dock has an extra battery inside that gives you about 10 more hours) The Nexus 7 has USB OTG which allows you to use an adapter plugged into the micro USB port. Then you can use mice, keyboards, flash drives, etc. Thanx! |
Sirrx7 User ID: 9065643 United States 03/22/2014 03:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ditto the highsense sero. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22882305 Not sure what the dude means about the Google updates. I get them regularly without a problem/delay. Meaning that When Google releases the Android updates they get released to Nexus devices first since Google supports their own tablets. All other devices get them weeks to months later. Yes you can root your device and hope someone creates an updated custom rom but what if you just aren't that comfortable with rooting or custom roms? Then you have to rely on the manufacturer. I may be wrong but I think the Sero isn't even running Kit Kat (latest version of Android)yet. (I may be wrong). Last Edited by Sirrx7 on 03/22/2014 03:37 AM |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 22882305 United States 03/22/2014 03:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ditto the highsense sero. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22882305 Not sure what the dude means about the Google updates. I get them regularly without a problem/delay. Meaning that When Google releases the Android updates they get released to Nexus devices first since Google supports their own tablets. All other devices get them weeks to months later. Yes you can root your device and hope someone creates an updated custom rom but what if you just aren't that comfortable with rooting or custom roms? Then you have to rely on the manufacturer. I may be wrong but I think the Sero isn't even running Kit Kat (latest version of Android)yet. (I may be wrong). More like a few days on the updates, and hey, I'm cool with that. Just remember to report all the problems with the update asap and maybe you can stop it from being sent to me, lol! As for the latest version, again, who cares? If I had a dime for every time I've screamed over windows 8 on my kids laptop, I could have bought 7 and cleared up the headache, lol! Latest OS, sharpest images, first updates, etc. All trivial. JMHO. |
Sirrx7 User ID: 9065643 United States 03/22/2014 04:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | few days for the updates? The Nexus 7 has had Kit Kat for 4 months already. The Sero7 still hasn't gotten it and according to most forums it will never get it (at least from the manufacturer). I'm not knocking the Sero 7 Pro. Like I said earlier it is worth a lot more then what walmart sells it for but lets be realistic. It is 2 year old technolgy. The Nexus 7 costs more but it is much better in every category. -----------------------Hisense Sero 7 Pro--------------Google Nexus 7 Screen resolution---------7" 1200 X 800----------------7" 1920 X 1200 Processor-----------1.3GHz quad-core Tegra 3----1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon™ S4 Pro RAM---------------------------1 GB-------------------------2 GB Operating System------Android 4.2 Jelly Bean------------Android 4.4 Kit Kat Cameras-------------------5 MP and 2 MP------------------5 MP and 1.2 MP On board storage--------------8 GB----------------------16 GB or 32 GB Connectivity-----------------Wifi Only------------------Wifi Only or Unlocked LTE Price--------------------------$149.--------------------$229. - $349. |
KipKat User ID: 25952351 Netherlands 03/22/2014 04:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm using a cheap chinese tablet right now. I got 3 months ago for about $180. Works really great and has enough power with the Intel processor and a top notch screen! I owned many different chinese tablets, but this is the best one so far. It's the new Ramos I9 8.9”! I got mine here for a special introduction price (it's more expensive now, but still good value) [link to www.merimobiles.com] Last Edited by KipKat on 03/22/2014 05:10 AM :kkwapper: |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 16678904 United States 03/22/2014 05:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | few days for the updates? Quoting: Sirrx7 The Nexus 7 has had Kit Kat for 4 months already. The Sero7 still hasn't gotten it and according to most forums it will never get it (at least from the manufacturer). I'm not knocking the Sero 7 Pro. Like I said earlier it is worth a lot more then what walmart sells it for but lets be realistic. It is 2 year old technolgy. The Nexus 7 costs more but it is much better in every category. -----------------------Hisense Sero 7 Pro--------------Google Nexus 7 Screen resolution---------7" 1200 X 800----------------7" 1920 X 1200 Processor-----------1.3GHz quad-core Tegra 3----1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon™ S4 Pro RAM---------------------------1 GB-------------------------2 GB Operating System------Android 4.2 Jelly Bean------------Android 4.4 Kit Kat Cameras-------------------5 MP and 2 MP------------------5 MP and 1.2 MP On board storage--------------8 GB----------------------16 GB or 32 GB Connectivity-----------------Wifi Only------------------Wifi Only or Unlocked LTE Price--------------------------$149.--------------------$229. - $349. I fail to see paying twice as much for a Nexus 7 after reading that, I mean, cmon... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 16678904 United States 03/22/2014 05:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | few days for the updates? Quoting: Sirrx7 The Nexus 7 has had Kit Kat for 4 months already. The Sero7 still hasn't gotten it and according to most forums it will never get it (at least from the manufacturer). I'm not knocking the Sero 7 Pro. Like I said earlier it is worth a lot more then what walmart sells it for but lets be realistic. It is 2 year old technolgy. The Nexus 7 costs more but it is much better in every category. -----------------------Hisense Sero 7 Pro--------------Google Nexus 7 Screen resolution---------7" 1200 X 800----------------7" 1920 X 1200 Processor-----------1.3GHz quad-core Tegra 3----1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon™ S4 Pro RAM---------------------------1 GB-------------------------2 GB Operating System------Android 4.2 Jelly Bean------------Android 4.4 Kit Kat Cameras-------------------5 MP and 2 MP------------------5 MP and 1.2 MP On board storage--------------8 GB----------------------16 GB or 32 GB Connectivity-----------------Wifi Only------------------Wifi Only or Unlocked LTE Price--------------------------$149.--------------------$229. - $349. I fail to see paying twice as much for a Nexus 7 after reading that, I mean, cmon... I'll check and see if my Sero has the update when I get home, if I get time. b/c, it works fine as it is so far. I'd honestly rather have a Tegra 4 than a snapdragon, but I'll take a Tegra 3 quad anyways. I don't see the cost to advantage in any of those, many of which can be upgraded on each platform (except OB RAM). and like it matters on a tab |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 2849387 United States 03/22/2014 06:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | please, anyone have advice for a cheap tablet? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32637132 I just want to be able to surf the internet on wifi, check my emails, watch utube and maybe SKYPE if one with a camera isn't too expensive... Any help greatly appreciated! I just picked up a 10" nextbook from walmart for $35. The camera sucks, but games, YouTube, and video conferencing works well. |