Thinking of buying one... What is the boot speed? Hi everyone.There are a lot of good reviews about this Tablet, but nobody hasmentioned if it is fast or slow to boot up?Is it as slow as a Laptop ? or as fast as a Tablet should be, despitethe Windows OS???Thanks,Mike. Thinking of buying one... What is the boot speed? Hi everyone.There are a lot of good reviews about this Tablet, but nobody hasmentioned if it is fast or slow to boot up?Is... » Read More Thinking of buying one... What is the boot speed? Hi everyone.There are a lot of good reviews about this Tablet, but nobody hasmentioned if it is fast or slow to boot up?Is it as slow as a Laptop ? or as fast as a Tablet should be, despitethe Windows OS???Thanks,Mike. « Show Less
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Well, I am looking for a tablet that can replace my laptop, when I am on the go...I simply use it to check email, surf the web, and edit some word and excel documents...Nobody has been able to give me a straight answer as to whether an Android tablet has the functionality to edit word and excel documents... That's why I was looking ata windows tablet... I am curious about the boot time because I have short breaks inmy day, and if I have to plug in, and wait for a boot-up, I don't get much done...!So, I need something portable and fast... Hoping the tablet is it...?Thanks for your feedback.Mike. Well, I am looking for a tablet that can replace my laptop, when I am on the go...I simply use it to check email, surf the web, and edit some word and excel documents...Nobody has been able to give me a straight answer as to whether an Android tablet has the functionality to edit word and excel documents... That's why I was looking ata windows tablet... I am curious about the boot time because I have short breaks inmy day, and if I have to plug in, and wait for a boot-up, I don't get much done...!So, I need something portable and fast... Hoping the... » Read More Well, I am looking for a tablet that can replace my laptop, when I am on the go...I simply use it to check email, surf the web, and edit some word and excel documents...Nobody has been able to give me a straight answer as to whether an Android tablet has the functionality to edit word and excel documents... That's why I was looking ata windows tablet... I am curious about the boot time because I have short breaks inmy day, and if I have to plug in, and wait for a boot-up, I don't get much done...!So, I need something portable and fast... Hoping the tablet is it...?Thanks for your feedback.Mike. « Show Less
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Well it all depends on what OS you are running. With windows 7 it boots up slower just like any normal system running windows 7. Very similar to a laptop not like an iPad because this tablet isnt limited it full windows. Now while running windows 8 boot up from power off is approx 6 seconds and from stand-by about 1 sec. The important thing is.... do you want a tablet PC or a limited OS tablet? (Android or iOS)
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Mine boots up in about 75 seconds. Its much faster than my super duper windows 7 desktop.
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Well this would be a 100% laptop replacement with no limitations. I have talked to a friend with android and he says that there are apps that you would have to pay for to be able to edit word and excel on android. Again not a for sure answer but maybe it helps. Now if you are tech savy and looking for speed seriuosly consider windows 8 if boot up speed is important to you. I think with windows 8, the keyboard and portability of this tablet you would not be disappointed. Now if you deside to get this and use windows 7 remember to do all the updates and give it a full day of running to get all the setup, scans, background processes out of the way to make it boot up fast and shed the bloatware as well. Well this would be a 100% laptop replacement with no limitations. I have talked to a friend with android and he says that there are apps that you would have to pay for to be able to edit word and excel on android. Again not a for sure answer but maybe it helps. Now if you are tech savy and looking for speed seriuosly consider windows 8 if boot up speed is important to you. I think with windows 8, the keyboard and portability of this tablet you would not be disappointed. Now if you deside to get this and use windows 7 remember to do all the updates and give it a full day of running to get... » Read More Well this would be a 100% laptop replacement with no limitations. I have talked to a friend with android and he says that there are apps that you would have to pay for to be able to edit word and excel on android. Again not a for sure answer but maybe it helps. Now if you are tech savy and looking for speed seriuosly consider windows 8 if boot up speed is important to you. I think with windows 8, the keyboard and portability of this tablet you would not be disappointed. Now if you deside to get this and use windows 7 remember to do all the updates and give it a full day of running to get all the setup, scans, background processes out of the way to make it boot up fast and shed the bloatware as well. « Show Less
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Thanks everyone for all your feedback. It has been very useful. I think I will go with this, in order to avoid compatibility issues with my documents, even though my word and excel docs are not too complicated, but googledocs has been limiting...I think I can handle a boot time of < 30 secs with Windows 8. So, I will shoot for that, and see how it goes... Traditionally, I have chosen to stay away from new Windows releases, to give Microsoft a chance to iron out the bugs... but, it looks like this one isn't too bad... :-)Thanks again.Mike.
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This tablet is junk... And to answer your question, yes, this is one of many issues with it. It is very slow. Got for my son for Christmas, and he hasn't even really been able to use it. Price was good, but definitely worth the money to buy a better one.
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It took less than 5 minutes to root (and that was mostly "burning" the bootable image to the SD card). There are NO disadvantages. If you ever have a problem, it's quite easy to return the Nook Color to factory conditions (and therefor in-warranty status). A rooted Nook Color is just as fast as any other tablet running an 800 Mhz ARM processor, faster if you overclock it (though this is a bit more technically advanced than just rooting it). It'll safely overclock to 1 Ghz, and many report successfully OCing it to 1.1 Ghz. XDA-Developers has the latest news on all the rooted versions, and the other versions of Android you can install (you can run Froyo or Honeycomb from SD card, and not even mess with your stock setup. Slight tradeoff in speed, but doesn't void your warranty). As long as you back up your system, an autoupdate won't bother you. You can also turn off autoupdating (though it's not as simple as clicking on a "don't autoupdate" box). Plain and simple, while the Nook Color is a very nice E-reader, it's a FANTASTIC Android tablet. I'm running Zeam as my launcher, I'm using an animated wallpaper, I'm playing Gameboy Advanced games on it, I've got my contacts and calendar synced with Gmail and Outlook, I've even tethered it to my phone's wifi for internet service where there's no wifi available.
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Good question and I'd be skeptical too. My review was legit (not sure how I'd prove that...), just haven't made time to review stuff in the past. The tablet is decent for the price.
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Hello Tim,I have to say this is a great tablet. I have had it for about a month now and it is great.
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it states a dual core but because of the memory included it is not the fastest tablet out there. The screen size is great - it runs all the software I want it to do for a tablet it is just not super fast. it is not a processor issue just lack of memory, but hey the price is really good. did I mention the screen size is really great? hope this helps.
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Has what been fixed? I have an occasional problem where the display driver crashes without warning. About 2/3rds of the time it recovers by itself otherwise I have to reboot the machine. When I say occasional, mostly I go months without interruptions and the I have it happen several times in a row and then it stops. This is the only error I know of. This tablet is a very good eReader for me, I cannot speak for others. I virtually never have troubles with the touch Windows key when I use the tablet without the keyboard. The keyboard conceals the touch Windows key so you never have any problems when the keyboard is attached.
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I returned this tablet shortly after I got it. It was poor quality & the seller was not easy to deal with. I would suggest in the strongest possible terms you spend your money on a better tablet. Good luck
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Dual boot with Win 7 works great! My PC is from HP - i7 2.66 with 8GB of RAM. The Mini 2.4 with 4GB of RAM boots just as fast as the HP. (Kinda shocked)...
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It's been out for almost a year now as mentioned by some of the other responses. I will say though that I have not had any of the issues expressed. I bought the unit new as soon as it came out and haven't had any major issues that required a send back. I will say that it doesn't have the quickest boot time (~30-45 sec) and the GPS loses its recent history every once in a while but other than that it's a great unit. The GPS navigation is stellar and the wifi works good if you have tethering on your phone or a mobile hotspot. In short, of the 4 units I tried (Pioneer, Clarion, OEM and this one) this Kenwood has been the best. Just thought I would put that out there. Good luck on your search. It's been out for almost a year now as mentioned by some of the other responses. I will say though that I have not had any of the issues expressed. I bought the unit new as soon as it came out and haven't had any major issues that required a send back. I will say that it doesn't have the quickest boot time (~30-45 sec) and the GPS loses its recent history every once in a while but other than that it's a great unit. The GPS navigation is stellar and the wifi works good if you have tethering on your phone or a mobile hotspot. In short, of the 4 units I tried (Pioneer, Clarion, OEM and this... » Read More It's been out for almost a year now as mentioned by some of the other responses. I will say though that I have not had any of the issues expressed. I bought the unit new as soon as it came out and haven't had any major issues that required a send back. I will say that it doesn't have the quickest boot time (~30-45 sec) and the GPS loses its recent history every once in a while but other than that it's a great unit. The GPS navigation is stellar and the wifi works good if you have tethering on your phone or a mobile hotspot. In short, of the 4 units I tried (Pioneer, Clarion, OEM and this one) this Kenwood has been the best. Just thought I would put that out there. Good luck on your search. « Show Less
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Memory is a 32 gig card, located in a slot. The 4 GB RAM is what allows you to do more than one thing at a time, and affects the speed of the computer. Fast is the tablet? Well, I can't put a spec number on it, but, I can tell you that it is plenty fast with there operating system. Much faster that my Toshiba and HP laptops, using the old PC platform, which have processing speeds of over 2.0 mega hertz. I would not in any sense say that my tablet is slow. I'm sure you will be happy with it's performance. I would buy a second one when I get up the cash after Christmas.
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I spoke with customer service right now and they double checked. Unfortunately there is absolutely no ETA on the item. Is it even possible to get the ASUS U50Vg-B1 model which IS in stock and put a 500GB HDD, the 2.53GHz Intel P8700 Core 2 Duo Processor and the Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) Operating System? I mean.. Thats the only difference between them.. I would assume its possible and would be great if they would since we have been waiting so long for this product. Its about to be a month since its been released.. Help us! lol :(
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I agree and am looking for a new laptop, a new 13.3" thin model with good battery life for Ubuntu.Acer has one I am looking at too that has been said to work with Linux. I am using a older Acer now with Ubuntu 9.04, 9.10 releases on 29 OctoberAcer Aspire Timeline AS3810TZ-4925 13.3-Inch Aluminum Laptop - Over 8 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)I will post again if I find out anything about this ASUS
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@Dorothy from my experience, this is a very good tablet to get. It's hard to find a tablet with these specs and this price point. The only thing I would warn you about is the charger. It can break easily but it is not cheap to replace(here's a link for a replacement if needed: http://www.amazon.com/2000mah-Adapter-Charger-Android-eReader/dp/B00AX3G36Y/ref=pd_cp_pc_0).
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There appears to be conflicting opinions as to whether 2Gigs of memory will improve performance with this netbook. I was just about ready to order the upgrade until reading these comments.Has anyone here upgraded and if so can you say for sure that it has sped things up at all? I actually just called Acer tech support and was told that the Acer Aspire One A0532h-2588, cannot be upgraded to 2GB. So I don't know what to believe now.
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This tablet sucks! I suggest returning it, I bought the tablet for my sin thinking it would be better then my next book. No it was very slow, screen just looked out of date. U might of over heated ur tablet.
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Hi, I am sorry to tell you that I do no own this tablet any more. Why? because it is no good.If you didnt buy yet, dont buy it. Jucimar