[Nexus 10 General] rashid11:
So ... long time Android user, got my Nexus 1 20 minutes into the Google press conf (3 years ago, for those who no longer remember), upgraded to S2 2 years later. On tablet front, had 2 TF101s. Everything rooted, custom ROMs, used daily, especially tablets.

Ordered N10 right after it became available, wisely cancelled the order minutes later.

Sat on the fence awhile . Waited for CES - T4 looks exciting, Exynos 4+4 less so (same graphics as in N10). Bottom line - not likely to see actual HW till much later in the year. Vizio didn't commit to anything. Awkwardly, their demo T4 tablet wasn't even mentioned during Nvidia's T4 presentation.

So, decided to pull the trigger, can always sell if anything markedly better appears in Q3/Q4 2013. Life is too damn short.

What bothered me with TF101 is the slower overall performance, especially browsing. As an ebook reader, these are still perfectly fine. Best overall tablet design - dock with extra battery, MicroSD and SD cards etc. Hopeful they will get us T4 devices at some point - with FIXED internal flash performance.

Upon getting N10, promtly unlocked, installed TWRP and custom ROM. Went with Boat browser - not sure if it is markedly faster than the alternatives, but I love the full screen interface.

So what do I think ?

- I dont see any obvious issues with mine. Hasn't crashed/rebooted/freeze. Didn't do any formal testing for bleeding, none is visible to naked eye.

- BS Player plays 1080P video just fine from network shares (ES File Manager, simply navigate to a net share, open your MKV with BSP and viola). I don't really use my tablets as playback devices, but it is nice to know you could do it.

- sound ... definitely very nice for a device this thin. Big upgrade compared to Transformer

- web performance ... Mixed bag. Expected instantaneous loading of the pages ( I am on 300Mbps connection). She is definitely faster than TF101, but instantaneous she aint. TF101 would take 4-6 secs, N10, may be 2 secs, for regular sites. Tried 4 different browsers - stock Chrome, Chrome 25, Boat and the one that came with the ROM.

- overall, feels snappier. Flipboard tablet-edition is finally useful. Zinio continues to suck badly (done with it when my subscription expire). Flash (storage) performance is great , real ez to copy stuff in and out - over USB or using ES File manager to access Net shares (she does Dropbox, Skydrive and everything imaginable, LAN shares).

- screen. This is where I had the biggest surprise. (disclaimer: I use reading glasses). I just can not see ANY difference between N10's 2560x1600 and TF101's 1280x800. The 10" is too small to discern the difference. YMMV. BTW, my work setup is 3 of 30", each at 2560x1600, so I do like my screen real estate and rez.

- overall feel. Definitely feels nicer in hand compared to TF101. Thinner, lighter, gripper, curvier :)

- About expandable storage. Haven't missed it as much so far. As built-in flash is so much faster, it will be easier to joggle heavier content, but so far it hasn't been an impediment.

- charging. Like some of us, I can always plug er in overnite. Not an issue for me.

- battery life. Was amazed to open the box and the see the tablet was at 70% out of the box . She seems to last forever.

Bottom line: mixed bag. Keeping it reluctantly, hoping for better stuff to become available later in the year. Unlike some of us here, I have no illusions as to the accessories for this one. We shall see zip, zilch, babcus from Goog/Sammy. All of the Nexus devices are bastard children, dropped at nearby community hospitals right after birth :(