<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I was looking to do the same, to play and generate some expertise on a 'droid. <br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>I ended up buying an ACER Transformer. It comes as a standard tablet, or with an additional attachable keyboard, which is really handy when you have fat fingers like mine. ACER also released a version of ICS, so it looks like their activly developing on it. Haven't rooted mine yet.<br></span></div><div> <br>I ended up paying ~$700 for both parts. The tablet alone was $399 and the keyboard was $299. <br><br></div><div><span style="font-family:courier;">--- </span><br style="font-family:courier;"><span style="font-family:courier;">Wayne Johnson, | <span
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style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Jason Hsu <jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> tclug-list@mn-linux.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:53 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [tclug-list] WANTED: advice on buying an Android device<br> </font> </div> <br>
I'm in the market for a basic Android device. My main reason for buying one is for learning to develop mobile apps. While the Eclipse IDE offers a virtual Android device for testing apps, it's not the same thing as a real Android device and won't put me on the same wavelength as Android device users. (The most obvious example: Visibility is poorer in a bright outdoor environment than indoors.)<br><br>Some questions:<br>1. Is a tablet PC the type of device I should get? I get the impression that it's more versatile than other devices. I don't need a smartphone, because my dumbphone works well for me, and I don't even use it that much. And I HATE the idea of being locked into a specific wireless provider. I'm not interested in ebooks, because I still like books on paper better.<br>2. In addition to wifi, what else should I look for?<br>3. Are there any brands/models I should avoid? I
remember hearing that the Packard Bell PCs were the most unreliable. The Yugo was a terrible value. (An old Oldsmobile Cutlass clunker was a better value - at least as reliable but MUCH cheaper to buy.)<br><br>-- <br>Jason Hsu <<a ymailto="mailto:jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com" href="mailto:jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com">jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com</a>><br>_______________________________________________<br>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br><a ymailto="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org" href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</a><br>http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<br><br><br> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> </div></body></html>