This has not been my experience. I ordered a 16gb Nexus 7 on the day they were announced, and it's still working flawlessly. In fact, battery life seems to be better than a year ago. If people are experiencing slowdowns, I strongly suspect it's because they have loaded too much stuff; I always try to keep a minimum of 4 gb free storage space, as there have been reports of Android slowing down when free space drops below 3 GB. Android supports widgets and multiple user accounts on a single device, iOS still doesn't.
@trumptman : Android supports backing up your device, and will restore from backup if it is wiped (although this is something I have never needed to do because it's been utterly stable).
Meanwhile, my wife is unable to update iOS on her 8 GB iPod Touch, no matter how much data she deletes (including her entire music library). We bought a Macbook Air last August, which failed in 10 days. Apple Store wouldn't touch it because we purchased from Amazon.com.
If people are experiencing slowdowns, I strongly suspect it's because they have loaded too much stuff; I always try to keep a minimum of 4 gb free storage space, as there have been reports of Android slowing down when free space drops below 3 GB. Android supports widgets and multiple user accounts on a single device, iOS still doesn't.
iOS can go to full capacity and not slow down. You even admit android is worse.
Meanwhile, my wife is unable to update iOS on her 8 GB iPod Touch, no matter how much data she deletes (including her entire music library).
Not true. Depending on what model- it'll support two updates. This is just a lie.
We bought a Macbook Air last August, which failed in 10 days. Apple Store wouldn't touch it because we purchased from Amazon.com.
Also a lie. Amazon is an Apple authorized vendor. Additionally, I've purchased several apple products used off Craigslist and they all maintain their warranty. Apple doesn't care where you bought it from. They use their purchase date, and then you register it, and they go 100% solely on that. Since you're an android user, I know you aren't used to product support, but Apple is consistently the best rated in satisfaction- by a staggering amount in every single study. Facts don't lie, but your lies do.
So based on the fact you're obviously lying in 2/3 your post- we can assume the first third is a lie too. Go be a troll elsewhere- your stupidity is not warranted here.
Scientists should conduct a study of the minds of cheapskates and figure out what leads these people to constantly make bad decisions and poor choices. Many serial killers have abnormal brains. What makes a Fandroid's brain tick, and are there any abnormalities present there also?
These cheapskates think that they're saving a buck, but their scrooge like behavior actually ends up costing them a whole lot more in the long run.
If I were a financially challenged individual, the last thing that I would buy is any kind of Android tablet. I'd rather wait a bit, save up some money, and get an awesome iPad, which I know will last me many years and will function great the whole time.
You don't want that. The brains of people that hate Apple probably function almost identical to brains of people that hate Android. Brain chemistry causes behavior but the subject of that behavior has more to do with life experiences. No one in either group wants to realize that when it comes down to science, they're more similar than they are dissimilar. There would probably be mass suicides.
I've had plenty of people act like I am nuts for buying Apple. I honestly see no difference in the people that believe I am brainwashed Apple "fanboy" and those that call anyone buying Android devices "fandroids". From where I sit, it is entertaining hilarious how similar the two groups are without realizing it. The only difference is the products they buy. Keep in mind, I don't look down on either group. I imagine both are incredibly loyal to companies as well as friends and family. Loyalty is more often something to admire than criticize, but it can make you do and say some crazy things sometimes.
As for me, they are inanimate objects. I think a person is a lot more than the tablet or phone they carry. I guess what I lack in loyalty I try to make up for in practicality.
This is not a hardware issue it is totally a software issue. It just shows the idiot who originally review these product and not refute their review has not clue about hardware and software.
This is not limited to the tablet it is across the board for any android device. if you do not power cycle the device from time to time the software becomes slow and unresponsive. I have an year old android phone is it too has slowed up and reboot it and reset does not clear the issues. It is kind of like PC and after time they become slow. For years M$ tried to make people think it was the hardware failing or slowing down. Remember electron travel at the speed of light and never slow down.
I bought five 1st gen iPads for my family a few months after their release, they are all still working at full power and speed this day, even though a few of them have been dropped and treated roughly.
I didn't mean anything by it, don't get your feathers bent out of shape over an anonymous Internet posting.
I think anyone who writes, "don't get your feathers bent out of shape over an anonymous Internet posting," wants nothing more than to provoke the target of those words into getting their feathers bent out of shape -- i.e., you're blatantly trolling.
Meanwhile, my wife is unable to update iOS on her 8 GB iPod Touch, no matter how much data she deletes (including her entire music library). We bought a Macbook Air last August, which failed in 10 days. Apple Store wouldn't touch it because we purchased from Amazon.com.
Pure Grade A BS. The MBA has at least a 90 day warranty.
I think anyone who writes, "don't get your feathers bent out of shape over an anonymous Internet posting," wants nothing more than to provoke the target of those words into getting their feathers bent out of shape -- i.e., you're blatantly trolling.
I replied to, "Does that imply something? You are beginning to go into the danger zone." Just defusing a situation. Wasn't trolling. I'm also Swiss and have no idea what I'm saying in English half the time.
Well I would have to say that any device becomes laggy after a lot of memory usage including IOS devices. Ive owned an apple I pod touch 4th generation 32gb and loaded it with apps but soon had to factory reset it because it became laggy and used up battery much quicker then it did after the factory reset. Also, the tegra 3 processor has been known to undergo older refining processes which could be another reason why your personal device has issues.
Oh geesh, that was the snobbiest, most negative post I have read in a long time. Yes, yes anything with a Apple on the back is superior, I get it. I have owned 5 Android tablets, everyone of them an absolute pleasure to use. Xoom, Asus Transformer, Asus Transformer Infinity, Xoom II and Samsung Galaxy 7.7. Oh and a Nook but I don't think that counts. I still have the Xoom II, it's basically indestructible, water resistant, fantastic build, actually if you check eBay the used ones are still going for the same price as the new.
So in the last 2.5 years that Android 3.0 has existed, you've gone through half a dozen different tablets? And you cite this as an example of how great Android tablets are? This is a curious argument to make. A tablet should last at least a year or two. Why are yours needing replacement every few months, because they are so great?
As for your ebay claim about the Xoom II selling used for the same price as new: bullshit. In current auctions, a 16GB 10.1 WiFi Xoom 2 new is $698 and a used one is asking $250. This is a model that's less than a year and a half old.
The Xoom was so underwhelming throughout 2011 that Google went to Asus to pop out the Nexus 7 in 2012.
And Google isn't even rolling out last year's Android 4.1 to most Xoom models, let alone the latest 4.2 jelly bean.
I was an early adopter of the Nexus 7 and have had no problems with it. Of course I am not a fan of tablets and use it only when traveling to read books. I don't have an excess of apps on it though I did put too much music on it. Here is a website that discusses this and explains what the issue is (or was) and how to fix the problem if you have it. http://www.howtogeek.com/164106/why-is-my-nexus-7-so-slow-8-ways-to-speed-it-up-again/ Of course the author also points out that hardware can't compare to newer devices out there so that will impact the performance. (also a note of caution - if you are a techie you probably won't understand a bit of what the author says) I actually searched the internet for information on this and there is not much out there. So to me this is the usual corporate marketing technique to bash the competition. Should not surprise anyone.
We bought a Macbook Air last August, which failed in 10 days. Apple Store wouldn't touch it because we purchased from Amazon.com.
I call BS, or at least partial BS, on this one. I have brought a number of Macs to the local Apple store that I didn't buy at the Apple store, and the Genius Bar folks are always happy to help me. I don't know if I've ever been asked where I bought them.
If you're saying you bought a MacBook at Amazon, and you wanted the Apple Store to swap it out for a brand new one, I'd believe that. But (at least at my Apple store) if you have any problem with a Mac, in or out of warrantee, all you have to do is make an appointment, and the Genius folks will troubleshoot and advise for free.
Meanwhile, my wife is unable to update iOS on her 8 GB iPod Touch, no matter how much data she deletes (including her entire music library). We bought a Macbook Air last August, which failed in 10 days. Apple Store wouldn't touch it because we purchased from Amazon.com.
As Ansdysol said, this is "a lie." There are enough people on these forums who have actual experience with Apple and its products to know when something posted is blatantly incorrect. I know FOR A FACT that Apple Stores honor warranties and exchange requests on new Macs even if you buy it from Amazon, MacMall, B&H, Best Buy, etc. They will not "turn you away." You might be able to post these falsehoods elsewhere and sucker people into believing it, but not here.
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@trumptman : Android supports backing up your device, and will restore from backup if it is wiped (although this is something I have never needed to do because it's been utterly stable).
Meanwhile, my wife is unable to update iOS on her 8 GB iPod Touch, no matter how much data she deletes (including her entire music library). We bought a Macbook Air last August, which failed in 10 days. Apple Store wouldn't touch it because we purchased from Amazon.com.
Not true. Depending on what model- it'll support two updates. This is just a lie.
Also a lie. Amazon is an Apple authorized vendor. Additionally, I've purchased several apple products used off Craigslist and they all maintain their warranty. Apple doesn't care where you bought it from. They use their purchase date, and then you register it, and they go 100% solely on that. Since you're an android user, I know you aren't used to product support, but Apple is consistently the best rated in satisfaction- by a staggering amount in every single study. Facts don't lie, but your lies do.
So based on the fact you're obviously lying in 2/3 your post- we can assume the first third is a lie too. Go be a troll elsewhere- your stupidity is not warranted here.
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Does that imply something? You are beginning to go into the danger zone.
Btw, I don't hate the OS but my moral backbone won't allow me to support a certain company more than I'm needed to.
I didn't mean anything by it, don't get your feathers bent out of shape over an anonymous Internet posting.
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Scientists should conduct a study of the minds of cheapskates and figure out what leads these people to constantly make bad decisions and poor choices. Many serial killers have abnormal brains. What makes a Fandroid's brain tick, and are there any abnormalities present there also?
These cheapskates think that they're saving a buck, but their scrooge like behavior actually ends up costing them a whole lot more in the long run.
If I were a financially challenged individual, the last thing that I would buy is any kind of Android tablet. I'd rather wait a bit, save up some money, and get an awesome iPad, which I know will last me many years and will function great the whole time.
You don't want that. The brains of people that hate Apple probably function almost identical to brains of people that hate Android. Brain chemistry causes behavior but the subject of that behavior has more to do with life experiences. No one in either group wants to realize that when it comes down to science, they're more similar than they are dissimilar. There would probably be mass suicides.
I've had plenty of people act like I am nuts for buying Apple. I honestly see no difference in the people that believe I am brainwashed Apple "fanboy" and those that call anyone buying Android devices "fandroids". From where I sit, it is entertaining hilarious how similar the two groups are without realizing it. The only difference is the products they buy. Keep in mind, I don't look down on either group. I imagine both are incredibly loyal to companies as well as friends and family. Loyalty is more often something to admire than criticize, but it can make you do and say some crazy things sometimes.
As for me, they are inanimate objects. I think a person is a lot more than the tablet or phone they carry. I guess what I lack in loyalty I try to make up for in practicality.
This is not limited to the tablet it is across the board for any android device. if you do not power cycle the device from time to time the software becomes slow and unresponsive. I have an year old android phone is it too has slowed up and reboot it and reset does not clear the issues. It is kind of like PC and after time they become slow. For years M$ tried to make people think it was the hardware failing or slowing down. Remember electron travel at the speed of light and never slow down.
I bought five 1st gen iPads for my family a few months after their release, they are all still working at full power and speed this day, even though a few of them have been dropped and treated roughly.
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I didn't mean anything by it, don't get your feathers bent out of shape over an anonymous Internet posting.
No feathers bent. Just want to make sure because it's just .. a weird sentence and out of place. You seem to be an emotional person.
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Originally Posted by Relic
I didn't mean anything by it, don't get your feathers bent out of shape over an anonymous Internet posting.
I think anyone who writes, "don't get your feathers bent out of shape over an anonymous Internet posting," wants nothing more than to provoke the target of those words into getting their feathers bent out of shape -- i.e., you're blatantly trolling.
Pure Grade A BS. The MBA has at least a 90 day warranty.
Have you ever thought that it is simply spam?
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Originally Posted by matrix07
No feathers bent. Just want to make sure because it's just .. a weird sentence and out of place. You seem to be an emotional person.
I'm a woman, were all emotional.
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I think anyone who writes, "don't get your feathers bent out of shape over an anonymous Internet posting," wants nothing more than to provoke the target of those words into getting their feathers bent out of shape -- i.e., you're blatantly trolling.
I replied to, "Does that imply something? You are beginning to go into the danger zone." Just defusing a situation. Wasn't trolling. I'm also Swiss and have no idea what I'm saying in English half the time.
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Oh geesh, that was the snobbiest, most negative post I have read in a long time. Yes, yes anything with a Apple on the back is superior, I get it. I have owned 5 Android tablets, everyone of them an absolute pleasure to use. Xoom, Asus Transformer, Asus Transformer Infinity, Xoom II and Samsung Galaxy 7.7. Oh and a Nook but I don't think that counts. I still have the Xoom II, it's basically indestructible, water resistant, fantastic build, actually if you check eBay the used ones are still going for the same price as the new.
So in the last 2.5 years that Android 3.0 has existed, you've gone through half a dozen different tablets? And you cite this as an example of how great Android tablets are? This is a curious argument to make. A tablet should last at least a year or two. Why are yours needing replacement every few months, because they are so great?
As for your ebay claim about the Xoom II selling used for the same price as new: bullshit. In current auctions, a 16GB 10.1 WiFi Xoom 2 new is $698 and a used one is asking $250. This is a model that's less than a year and a half old.
The Xoom was so underwhelming throughout 2011 that Google went to Asus to pop out the Nexus 7 in 2012.
And Google isn't even rolling out last year's Android 4.1 to most Xoom models, let alone the latest 4.2 jelly bean.
Here is a website that discusses this and explains what the issue is (or was) and how to fix the problem if you have it. http://www.howtogeek.com/164106/why-is-my-nexus-7-so-slow-8-ways-to-speed-it-up-again/
Of course the author also points out that hardware can't compare to newer devices out there so that will impact the performance. (also a note of caution - if you are a techie you probably won't understand a bit of what the author says)
I actually searched the internet for information on this and there is not much out there. So to me this is the usual corporate marketing technique to bash the competition. Should not surprise anyone.
Except Apple doesn't do that.
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We bought a Macbook Air last August, which failed in 10 days. Apple Store wouldn't touch it because we purchased from Amazon.com.
I call BS, or at least partial BS, on this one. I have brought a number of Macs to the local Apple store that I didn't buy at the Apple store, and the Genius Bar folks are always happy to help me. I don't know if I've ever been asked where I bought them.
If you're saying you bought a MacBook at Amazon, and you wanted the Apple Store to swap it out for a brand new one, I'd believe that. But (at least at my Apple store) if you have any problem with a Mac, in or out of warrantee, all you have to do is make an appointment, and the Genius folks will troubleshoot and advise for free.
Try that with a PC.
As Ansdysol said, this is "a lie." There are enough people on these forums who have actual experience with Apple and its products to know when something posted is blatantly incorrect. I know FOR A FACT that Apple Stores honor warranties and exchange requests on new Macs even if you buy it from Amazon, MacMall, B&H, Best Buy, etc. They will not "turn you away." You might be able to post these falsehoods elsewhere and sucker people into believing it, but not here.