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Thread ID: 136424	2014-02-26 18:44:00	What price Nexus 7	Cicero (40)	PC World Chat

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1368869	2014-02-27 17:54:00	Nexus 7 is not a "phablet" - there is no phone component built in (yes, you can install Skype, but that doesn't really cut it as a telephone, since Cicero's version is a wi-fi only machine) Nexus units were not targetted at the top end of the market - they are designed to appeal to people who want an excellent tablet experience (as I understand you get with iDevices), but without having to spend a freaking fortune (as iDiots do)... Essentially, the iDevice experience for a fraction of the cost. Fair enough, so don't expect a high resale price if you are not willing to pay a higher price for a desirable product in the first place :)	Webdevguy (17166)
1368870	2014-02-27 19:38:00	Try calling it a Granny smith, put a reserve of $1500 on it and hope that at least one Cupertinist hasn't been totally cleaned out yet. ;)	R2x1 (4628)
1368871	2014-02-27 20:40:00	Try calling it a Granny smith, put a reserve of $1500 on it and hope that at least one Cupertinist hasn't been totally cleaned out yet. ;) Chuck $1 reserve on it, that should get some hits :thumbs:	Webdevguy (17166)
1368872	2014-02-28 00:44:00	I like the nexus 7, but the snapdragon s4 pro processor is a little outdated. You mean as outdated as the screen / resolution of the latest iPhone devices that still sell like hotcakes? Or as dated as the CPU that ships with the Moto X? What about the CPU that's in the PC / Laptop you're writing from, is that "a little outdated"? Hell yeah it is. Point is it doesn't matter, and customers by and large don't really give a ****. The raw speed of the CPU is rarely why somebody buys a device. If it is, they're a fool, and deserve to be suckered in.	Chilling_Silence (9)
1368873	2014-02-28 01:19:00	The raw speed of the CPU is rarely why somebody buys a device.I guess you're referring to tablets and hand-held devices? Personally the first priority for my recent laptop purchase was screen size, followed closely by the power of the Intel i7 quad core chip.	Greg (193)
1368874	2014-02-28 01:19:00	You mean as outdated as the screen / resolution of the latest iPhone devices that still sell like hotcakes? Or as dated as the CPU that ships with the Moto X? What about the CPU that's in the PC / Laptop you're writing from, is that "a little outdated"? Hell yeah it is. Point is it doesn't matter, and customers by and large don't really give a ****. The raw speed of the CPU is rarely why somebody buys a device. If it is, they're a fool, and deserve to be suckered in. I have to say that I agree with Chill on this one. It's only the 2% of tech nerds that understand or care about enough about tech specs on a phone prior to buying one. The other 98% of consumers (Accountants, trades, nurses, designers, students, lawyers etc) just want a stylish functional phone that they can use socially and at work. Of those, the ones with more disposable income (usually higher salaries) tend to go for iPhones unless they work in IT depts and The ones with less disposable incomes (and IT types irrespective of income level) tend to go for Android phones. Students often have iPhones because their parents bought it for them, otherwise they will probably have Android phones.	Webdevguy (17166)
1368875	2014-02-28 02:29:00	Personally the first priority for my recent laptop purchase was screen size, followed closely by the power of the Intel i7 quad core chip. Curious to know what you do where an i5 just wouldn't cut the mustard? Laptops are rarely hardcore gaming devices and where they are, the GPU is almost always the bottleneck.	Chilling_Silence (9)
1368876	2014-02-28 02:57:00	Curious to know what you do where an i5 just wouldn't cut the mustard? Laptops are rarely hardcore gaming devices and where they are, the GPU is almost always the bottleneck. My new purchase isn't a game-dedicated machine. I chose it because for my occasional gaming use, portability and decent specs. Yep the GPU seems to be the real restriction on this machine, but it's the best bang for the buck that I could find, and of course it matches many better spec'd i7 and other Haswell machines. Why wouldn't I buy it given the price.	Greg (193)
1368877	2014-02-28 08:50:00	Coz it's not about the CPU in that case, the CPU is just a nice bonus ;) Same point applies to a tablet, you don't buy a Nexus expecting to get an 8-core CPU like Samsung advertise... Or an iPhone, getting more than a dual-core. There's much more out there, but everybody knows that a CPU sits 99% idle so we're well past the point where it really matters in _most_ (not all) instances both in tablets, phones, and PCs.	Chilling_Silence (9)
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