Based on your info, no HDMI, no SD card slot, no USB host functionality, glossy screen, no pen (active digitizer) input, no removable battery, all make this just a better toy than the Kindle Fire.

Guess I’ll just have to see if someone else comes out with a better tablet.

That better tablet will obviously cost more. Personally, because of the missing hardware features, I’m going to pass on the Nexus 7 and look for a more expensive tablet that has the features I want.

The whole getting Android OS updates first isn’t that great anyway since existing apps seem to often break with each new OS version. By the time the apps get stable, most of the major non-Nexus devices would have been updated.

It’s a little disappointing that there is no HDMI or SD card slot, but I doubt most people will care. Remember, most of us who read this site are not the run-of-the-mill tablet users. I would wager that the vast majority of Nook Color/Tablet users have never even inserted an SD card into their device.

And clearly, Google would prefer users to stream most content from the web anyway (especially their own web services) — some idiot on another forum is whining about storage because his HD movie collection consists of 15GB files — too big for an 8GB device, but how many people prefer ripping Blu-Ray disks over streaming from Netflix these days?

Even without the HDMI and SD slot, his is still a very nice tablet for $200 (including a $25 Google Play voucher). The IPS screen looks very nice and it comes with a camera, microphone, GPS, and bluetooth which opens it up to a lot more uses than just a media consumption device, which is all the Nook and Kindle Fire are, and remember, it has a quad core processor with a 12-core GPU. Impressive for just $200.

It’s easy to forget just how far we’ve come in the last few years. Most homes are littered with mp3 players with tiny 2-inch screens (or less) that cost almost as much as this only a handful of years ago.

The Nexus 7 is a good tablet for a very good price, and will force Amazon and Barnes and Noble to react — probably by dropping their prices to below $199. And if you’re happy with a lower specced 7 inch tablet, the number of $100 tablets available is growing too.

Depends on what you value most. In terms of performance, there is little doubt that the Nexus will blow the Tab away. I believe the Tab is thinner (not sure if it’s lighter though) and you’d have to compare screens side-by-side to see which is better.

I was a big fan of Pixel Qi, but they appear to have struggled to produce screens that are bright and fast enough under indoor conditions, and their viewing angles aren’t as good.

give a man a $25 Google Play voucher and he can watch 720P video for a day, teach a Google man to put an HDMI connector on his cheap Quad SOC kit and you can watch HDtv video for a products lifetime

but remember people this at just $200 is as mike points out really a nooky barn killer, where their profits are…

I hadn’t either until I bought an IPS monitor from HP….

I’m glad I won’t have to pay for an extra camera on the back. I already have a camera on my phone, plus a point and shoot, and a goPro. I sure don’t need another one on my tablet. If one was included it surely would have meant compromises elsewhere if the price was to be kept the same, so kudos to Google on a decision that some (phoneless people?) will probably tout as a dealkiller.

Close to nothing because half of Android devices already have at least one of these features. It’s the Google tablet and the software already supports it. And Tegra 3 of course has all the outputs present for HDMI, they just chose not to connect it. It the end, they saved a few cents on hardware connectors and a few other cents for the HDMI license. I would pay 205$ for the same tablet with both features.

Well, peripherals extend to more than just keyboard and mouse options but you’ve got the gist of it, and unlike the Kindle Fire you’ll have more alternative options with the wireless options.

While there’s no pleasing everyone, but I agree it’s good for the price and what it does offer.

Got to agree, rear camera is not a BIG deal, but… As video calling increases it will be more common to use it to show something, like my son using his ipad to do a virtual, live tour of his new home 2000 miles away. We were chatting on laptops when he said let’s do the tour and I suggested changing to the pad. It’s a lot easier if you can view the subject on a decent sized screen and really tell what the receiver is seeing. A laptop you have to look over the top of the screen to hope to see what’s being shared and have the keyboard in the way, on a 4 inch phone screen framing will be tougher but I will make that sacrifice. I expect the nexus 7 to be worthwhile for 2 years or so before it’s outdated to the point of being a better kindle. 2 years from now I’ll get my dream tab for less than the nexus today with a rear camera too and not have to use my g2x for video tours any more but I will have the benefit of the nexus 7 for only $175 plus shipping for 2 years and then have it as a backup, toy for my grandkids, etc. My g2x can also keep up to 32gb on a microsd and if there isn’t a convenient dongle avail cheap for the nexus I can always us bluetooth to transfer the files I really need from phone.

Yeah, the rear camera could be nice for augmented reality apps too I guess. Not as much of a concern on a wi-fi only device, but a lot of folks have hotspot functionality on their phones now, so wifi only isn’t as much of a limitation anymore.

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