[Nexus 10 General] SeaFractor:
Just had to respond to this because right or wrong, this posting will always have something right.

What ever.. I think it is likely this is to justify why one should purchase a 10" or larger tab. Not necessary, as we'll likely have one or be interested in one if in the Nexus 10 forum. Had to double check if I was in the Nexus 7 forum for a moment there.

That said, I own both a Nexus 10 and also a Nexus 7. With my loose pocketed slacks I wear to work, I do carry and use my N7 this way. I suspect many others as well. Note, this is the side pockets, I wouldn't place it in the back pocket as that's asking for destruction.

But not sure what this sidetrack is for when discussing if one will be purchasing the next model of the N10 or not. Question was never about choosing another form factor or purchasing a competing tablet.

Wow, if the "original N10 owners"... Way to take away our power in our opinions as you've done with your post. Well, I won't except that and I do laugh at your meager attempt to maintain the power in this thread.

As we still await to see the official launch, I'm going to post some possible reasons to walk or run away from the new product, if it's from ASUS and if ASUS follows their prior design plans (although the 2013 N7 edition is a great product).

1. Superior speaker design. If Samsung doesn't do the tab, then the stereo front bezel speakers are out of the running. Expect side mounted stereo speakers like the 2013 N7. Not bad, but clearly less than superior compared to the Samsung speakers.

2. Display. Go back and check the N7 thread from it's first launch and for several months. What do we have as an issue? Screen lift and some touch sensitivity failures. I had to swap my N7 a few times because of this issue. This improved with each build and it looks like they've done a great job with the 2013 N7. But that's an N7, meaning that a 10" or larger display is a new task for ASUS. Will the quality be real good and still provide the same resolution as the Samsung N10? Sorry that I'm skeptical, but Samsung has been in the display game longer and unless they provide the display for ASUS, there may be some early adopter pain for those that purchase the first of the 2013 edition N10s.

This is one primary reason I will not purchase until at least 4 months. I can then come back to this forum and hopefully see a lack of complaints about display.

3. STORAGE - :p 32GB. To have a 64GB is possible, but the price range is tricky that Google is marketing to. Also with the memory factory fire, all memory is going to be about 3X as prior to the fire. So I strongly suspect it's going to be 32GB like current and NOT have any form of a microSD slot. Google gave strong reasons, even if not the real cause, to not have a microSD on their prior Nexus line. Why change?

4. Processor performance. A Tegra 4 in a Nexus device? Not likely, it's more likely to be a Qualcomm S4 Pro or equivalent to keep cost down. Sure it's quad core compared to the Exynos from the N10, but it won't be significantly faster.

5. WiFi. Ironically, I see this as a potential downgrade. Most of the budget chipsets that are used in tabs will only do single band 802.11 a/b/g/n. Samsung had full dual band MIMO antenna support. When doing internet performance tests between my N10 and my N7, there is a clear and marked difference in performance. If ASUS and Qualcomm selection yields non-MIMO single band only WiFi, that's too bad.

Want to see a tab that'll likely rock the ASUS? It's a development model from Samsung with their Quad Core Exynos 5420 chipset. It's graphics are on demonstration for the Siggraph 2013.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf6OaZe3mi0

I'll keep my N10, thankful for it's specifications and that the latest doesn't make me feel that I need to run out and immediately replace it.

If Samsung had been retained for the N10 2013 edition, it could have been a contender. That's not to say a new N10 to someone that doesn't already have a good 10" won't be a good value, just not one to compel existing N10 owners.