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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: CAP1 on November 29, 2011, 10:27:14 AM
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i'm looking for a decent tablet that'll take the abuse of being in a repair shop. my aunt, her daughter, and her son in law all have ipads. i kinda don't like those based on the fact that you can't hook anything to them via usb, or even put an sd card in them. top that off with what appears to be a non-replaceable battery.....
looking online, i kinda like the toshiba thrive, but not sure whether or not it'll take this environment. watching one of the cops shows, i saw an ambulance crew using them, and they looked rugged. i can't find anything that looks like that though.
what are good ones? i need them to be able to connect through wifi, so i don't have to keep coming back up here for information when diagnosing a car. laptops are too bulky, i can't stand netbooks. the tablets look like the perfect solution.
thanks doooods!
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(http://www.ontimesupplies.com/images/oppictures/sku/240/NSN5167574_1_1.JPG)
long lasting, batteries never wear out, easy to delete data if necessary ;)
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(http://www.ontimesupplies.com/images/oppictures/sku/240/NSN5167574_1_1.JPG)
long lasting, batteries never wear out, easy to delete data if necessary ;)
:rofl :rofl
wise arse. :neener:
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(http://www.ontimesupplies.com/images/oppictures/sku/240/NSN5167574_1_1.JPG)
long lasting, batteries never wear out, easy to delete data if necessary ;)
*stares at the stack of 50 completely filled ones in the corner.*
Indexing becomes an issue.
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well in seriousness, what i want to be able to do, is to access my information without having to come back up here to the office.
where we used to have manuals, we now have either dvd's or online databases. the online database is the most economical for me, both money-wise, and room-wise.
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*stares at the stack of 50 completely filled ones in the corner.*
Indexing becomes an issue.
a google search for secretary returned a lot of images not suitable for this board but you get the drift ;)
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a google search for secretary returned a lot of images not suitable for this board but you get the drift ;)
oooooo..........secretary.... ....... :devil
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I'm typing this on a Sony Tablet S. I really like it.
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a google search for secretary returned a lot of images not suitable for this board but you get the drift ;)
You'll hire me one, really?! When do I start? :x
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I have 2 secretaries..... neither being much for photogenic. :bhead
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You'll hire me one, really?! When do I start? :x
as soon as I get mine you're next in line and Shuffler I blame the owner :neener:
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as soon as I get mine you're next in line and Shuffler I blame the owner :neener:
.......so I get the blame also............... sniff sniff :cry
:furious
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well if you're ever needing a recruiter let me know ;)
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Im looking at getting a tablet as well. Although im looking at get one more for the aviation part since they are becoming so popular. So Ipads look like the way to go other then the price so I (my dad) is leaning towards the kindle fire. Anyone know about it? :salute
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I have 2 secretaries..... neither being much for photogenic. :bhead
.......so I get the blame also............... sniff sniff :cry
What did we say!? :furious No matter what the nice lady at the welfare office says or promises, DO NOT hire or employ your ex wives!
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Im looking for the same thing. but either a tablet that runs windows. or a laptop thats convertible to a tablet. I kinda like the second idea better and my reasoning on windos is any of the business apps I want to run all run on windows and Android doesnt have apps that do what i want yet.
AND I can run android on a windows system. But I cant run windows on an android system.
I just cant justify the pricetag of $1500-1800 for the one I want LOL
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Im looking for the same thing. but either a tablet that runs windows. or a laptop thats convertible to a tablet. I kinda like the second idea better and my reasoning on windos is any of the business apps I want to run all run on windows and Android doesnt have apps that do what i want yet.
AND I can run android on a windows system. But I cant run windows on an android system.
I just cant justify the pricetag of $1500-1800 for the one I want LOL
I hear you, for that price you could get a monster computer. In fact we just ordered our new desktop custom from my uncle (he owns a prominent computer store on long island) top of the line everything= 1300 bucks.
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Im looking at getting a tablet as well. Although im looking at get one more for the aviation part since they are becoming so popular. So Ipads look like the way to go other then the price so I (my dad) is leaning towards the kindle fire. Anyone know about it? :salute
Cap1 and seanaldinho
the kindle is already out dated and not upgradeable. everything you both want is found in the NooK Color and you can get some pretty durable cases for it. it is about half the cost (around $200.00 +/-) of a tablet and actually has alot more versatility. cap1 if you buy it through best buy and get the geek complete protection plan you can get it replaced if you break it at work. its small enough to be managable and still big enough to read easily (7" screen), has built in speaker and wifi, a micro sd card slot and micro usb plug in.....
take a peak, it might be all you need wrapped up in one little short money package
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I hear you, for that price you could get a monster computer. In fact we just ordered our new desktop custom from my uncle (he owns a prominent computer store on long island) top of the line everything= 1300 bucks.
Thing is too is Im only going to be using it for occasional browsing. but mostly for mobile record keeping and to do estimates with so I can print them out right in my van rather then hand writing them or emailing them later.. As I usually do most of my estimates at night. by the end of the day my handwriting can sometimes leave something to be desired.
alot of customers are very impressed when they learn I am giving them a written estimate right then and there rather then making them wait for an Email.
and its gotten me more then one job that way as it enables me to close the deal right then and there in alot of cases.
As an experiment to satisfy my own curiosity. I went on 10 estimates and asked if they prefered I just write them by hand a written estimate right then and there or if they prefered a "more professional looking" estimate that I could either drop off the next day or email them that night with.
9 of the ten preferred the estimate right then and there even if it was written out by hand as opposed to a "printed" or emailed estimate.
and the last one didnt care one way or the other. Of that ten I was able to close the deal right then and there with 5 of them. And two more decided to shop around a bit before finally deciding on me. and the reasoning of one of those is I was so willing to provide an immediate estimate in writing.
7 of 10 is a damn good ratio
any event. Really I just need it for text type stuff. with the rare but occasional screwing around or looking something up online. and I like the idea of having a CD drive built in as well as a real keyboard.
Tis would be perfect as it has handwriting recognition as well as everything else I want.
Pricetag about $1100
(http://www.innovatepc.com/product_images/l/311/Fujitsu_T5010__63846_std.jpg)
http://www.innovatepc.com/fujitsu-lifebook-t5010-tablet-pc/
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Thing is too is Im only going to be using it for occasional browsing. but mostly for mobile record keeping and to do estimates with so I can print them out right in my van rather then hand writing them or emailing them later.. As I usually do most of my estimates at night. by the end of the day my handwriting can sometimes leave something to be desired.
alot of customers are very impressed when they learn I am giving them a written estimate right then and there rather then making them wait for an Email.
and its gotten me more then one job that way as it enables me to close the deal right then and there in alot of cases.
As an experiment to satisfy my own curiosity. I went on 10 estimates and asked if they prefered I just write them by hand a written estimate right then and there or if they prefered a "more professional looking" estimate that I could either drop off the next day or email them that night with.
9 of the ten preferred the estimate right then and there even if it was written out by hand as opposed to a "printed" or emailed estimate.
and the last one didnt care one way or the other. Of that ten I was able to close the deal right then and there with 5 of them. And two more decided to shop around a bit before finally deciding on me. and the reasoning of one of those is I was so willing to provide an immediate estimate in writing.
7 of 10 is a damn good ratio
any event. Really I just need it for text type stuff. with the rare but occasional screwing around or looking something up online. and I like the idea of having a CD drive built in as well as a real keyboard.
Tis would be perfect as it has handwriting recognition as well as everything else I want.
Pricetag about $1100
(http://www.innovatepc.com/product_images/l/311/Fujitsu_T5010__63846_std.jpg)
http://www.innovatepc.com/fujitsu-lifebook-t5010-tablet-pc/
Wow thats a pretty good turnover. The next question would be how long would it take you to pay off that tablet? If you make enough to in lets say a month from the additional deals you make to pay off even a quarter (200 bucks of extra profit a month) of it then I think it would be well worth the research and money put into it.
And are you using company money or your personal money?
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a google search for secretary returned a lot of images not suitable for this board but you get the drift ;)
Pics or it didnt happen :D
How about one of them maids? Dont go to Merry Maids, they are neither merry nor real maids. What a ripoff. I want a place that you can get french speaking maids
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(http://www.innovatepc.com/product_images/l/311/Fujitsu_T5010__63846_std.jpg)
http://www.innovatepc.com/fujitsu-lifebook-t5010-tablet-pc/
hahaha i am on my HP touchsmart equivalent to those tablets.... i love it!! i bought it for use in my tow truck while on the road, it worked great for the purpose. you can also get a small cannon printer (damn thing is tiny!) to use on the seat or dash mounted. you can get universal or vehicle specific mounts also. just make sure your tablet IS touch screen!! (not all are) and get a screen protector for it!!!
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Wow thats a pretty good turnover. The next question would be how long would it take you to pay off that tablet? If you make enough to in lets say a month from the additional deals you make to pay off even a quarter (200 bucks of extra profit a month) of it then I think it would be well worth the research and money put into it.
And are you using company money or your personal money?
Granted it isnt ALWAYS like that but I do get most of the stuff I go after.
how long to pay it off. that depends. Here in the NE we're about to enter our traditional slow season which can be hit or miss or few calls at all between Christmas and Easter so My prices drop to meet demand and compete with the largely illegal businesses (whole other topic)
Hard to say. Could be weeks or months depending on business flow. For example I have a couple of large bids out now. One of which is a bid for work on one of the local Hyatt Regency Hotels which if I get it would make it all moot because the down payment alone is a very nice sized chunk of money That looks pretty promising based on our meetings. But they arent going to be ready to go till sometime next year. Whenever that is. and while it looks pretty promising. I know from experience not to count on anything till Im actually there and doing it.
Right now Part of its personal but it will all be considered company money as it will be money out of my pocket for something that will be used pretty much strictly for business. so the deductions is there. Still its just the cost. I just find it hard to justify to myself that kind of outlay for what Im going to use it for. And to be honest while it will make my record keeping easier because I will then be able to do it on the fly. Its just mostly for aesthetics
Yanno its funny. If it for one of my kids I probably wouldnt hesitate. I'll do a little research, decide what I want them to have then simply go buy it. But for myself. Im a bit more frugal. I'll hee and haw over something relentlessly. Go to the store and look at it sometimes a dozen or more times before I decide to pull or not pull the trigger. LOL
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hahaha i am on my HP touchsmart equivalent to those tablets.... i love it!! i bought it for use in my tow truck while on the road, it worked great for the purpose. you can also get a small cannon printer (damn thing is tiny!) to use on the seat or dash mounted. you can get universal or vehicle specific mounts also. just make sure your tablet IS touch screen!! (not all are) and get a screen protector for it!!!
Looks like it will do.
where'd you get it?
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Thing is too is Im only going to be using it for occasional browsing. but mostly for mobile record keeping and to do estimates with so I can print them out right in my van rather then hand writing them or emailing them later.. As I usually do most of my estimates at night. by the end of the day my handwriting can sometimes leave something to be desired.
alot of customers are very impressed when they learn I am giving them a written estimate right then and there rather then making them wait for an Email.
and its gotten me more then one job that way as it enables me to close the deal right then and there in alot of cases.
As an experiment to satisfy my own curiosity. I went on 10 estimates and asked if they prefered I just write them by hand a written estimate right then and there or if they prefered a "more professional looking" estimate that I could either drop off the next day or email them that night with.
9 of the ten preferred the estimate right then and there even if it was written out by hand as opposed to a "printed" or emailed estimate.
and the last one didnt care one way or the other. Of that ten I was able to close the deal right then and there with 5 of them. And two more decided to shop around a bit before finally deciding on me. and the reasoning of one of those is I was so willing to provide an immediate estimate in writing.
7 of 10 is a damn good ratio
any event. Really I just need it for text type stuff. with the rare but occasional screwing around or looking something up online. and I like the idea of having a CD drive built in as well as a real keyboard.
Tis would be perfect as it has handwriting recognition as well as everything else I want.
Pricetag about $1100
(http://www.innovatepc.com/product_images/l/311/Fujitsu_T5010__63846_std.jpg)
http://www.innovatepc.com/fujitsu-lifebook-t5010-tablet-pc/
that's pretty smart actually. when people want something, they want it "now" not later. even if they won't admit such.
for me, as i mentioned, i need to be able to browse on the web. my information systems are all online. i could buy the old style books(which i miss a LOT) but they'd cost me several thousand dollars, and would take up massive shelf space. i could buy the dvd's, which wouldn't take up much room, but they'd bring me back to having to run up front each and every time i needed to look up another diagnostic......top that off with the fact that they'd still cost me a considerable sum of money.
and of course there is also the fact that i know me well enough to know dam well that i'm also going to use it for non-work stuff too. as long as i can access the web, to get to my information systems, and check my email, possibly a blog for the shop, i should be ok. gonna google the nook, and check it out. i'm generally not as hard on my stuff as most mechanics are, but then again, i can often be a clumsy bastage.......
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Wow thats a pretty good turnover. The next question would be how long would it take you to pay off that tablet? If you make enough to in lets say a month from the additional deals you make to pay off even a quarter (200 bucks of extra profit a month) of it then I think it would be well worth the research and money put into it.
And are you using company money or your personal money?
for him, i think one single job could pay it off. for me, just the amount of time i can save in a month would pay it off.
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Yeah I understand that and you know maybe it would just be smarter to keep hand writing it until you do have the money for it and hopefully by then prices will have gone down. So personally I would wait a little and see how the winter season works out.
I hardly ever buy myself anything and when my parents buy me things I ask for the bare minimum. But I wouldn't hesitate to buy them something I know they will use and enjoy.
for him, i think one single job could pay it off. for me, just the amount of time i can save in a month would pay it off.
Didn't know as I wasn't sure what the profit margin is and I don't even have a job but am looking at a paying internship with L3 communications. (Im only 15 so my options are kinda limited.)
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Looks like it will do.
where'd you get it?
i got it from best buy. i cant say this enough about and big money electronic purchase......GET THE GEEKSQUAD COVERAGE!!!!!!! the full coverage will cover dropping it, or almost every other kind of accidental mishap. for a little less than a third of the purchase price your comp will be completely covered (hardware wise) for 3 years. my last work laptop i had to have them replace it due to drop damage 3 times, (saving me the 800.00+ i paid for it originally 3 times) i paid a little extra each time to continue the coverage on the new comp and i was good to go. you cant beat the best buy warrantee plan anywhere.
Yeah I understand that and you know maybe it would just be smarter to keep hand writing it until you do have the money for it and hopefully by then prices will have gone down. So personally I would wait a little and see how the winter season works out.
I hardly ever buy myself anything and when my parents buy me things I ask for the bare minimum. But I wouldn't hesitate to buy them something I know they will use and enjoy.
Didn't know as I wasn't sure what the profit margin is and I don't even have a job but am looking at a paying internship with L3 communications. (Im only 15 so my options are kinda limited.)
Sean look into the Nook instead of the kindle, costs equal or less but does alot more!
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a google search for secretary returned a lot of images not suitable for this board but you get the drift ;)
seeeccrreeetttaaarrryyyyyy... .... :devil
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/1LTCAP/secretary.jpg)
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seeeccrreeetttaaarrryyyyyy....... :devil
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/1LTCAP/secretary.jpg)
DAMN IT CAP!!!!!!!! go to your room.......NOW!!!!! and no google for you for a week cause your grounded!!!!
ill be damned if i dont teach that boy proper pron search skillz.....ill kill him trying!!!!
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DAMN IT CAP!!!!!!!! go to your room.......NOW!!!!! and no google for you for a week cause your grounded!!!!
well, i kinda had to be careful.........can't get my own thread locked.......especially if it started off about tablet computers. :noid :rofl
ill be damned if i dont teach that boy proper pron search skillz.....ill kill him trying!!!!
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I have 2 secretaries..... neither being much for photogenic. :bhead
dont let your wife hire secretaries anymore :D.
semp
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I have both the galaxy TAB 10.1 and 8.9 and love them both,
but in a work shop environment... i do not know how long they would last...
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Cap1 and seanaldinho
the kindle is already out dated and not upgradeable. everything you both want is found in the NooK Color and you can get some pretty durable cases for it. it is about half the cost (around $200.00 +/-) of a tablet and actually has alot more versatility. cap1 if you buy it through best buy and get the geek complete protection plan you can get it replaced if you break it at work. its small enough to be managable and still big enough to read easily (7" screen), has built in speaker and wifi, a micro sd card slot and micro usb plug in.....
take a peak, it might be all you need wrapped up in one little short money package
I will Flotsom thanks!
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i got it from best buy. i cant say this enough about and big money electronic purchase......GET THE GEEKSQUAD COVERAGE!!!!!!! the full coverage will cover dropping it, or almost every other kind of accidental mishap. for a little less than a third of the purchase price your comp will be completely covered (hardware wise) for 3 years. my last work laptop i had to have them replace it due to drop damage 3 times, (saving me the 800.00+ i paid for it originally 3 times) i paid a little extra each time to continue the coverage on the new comp and i was good to go. you cant beat the best buy warrantee plan anywhere.
Sean look into the Nook instead of the kindle, costs equal or less but does alot more!
Wife and I tonight have had somewhat less of a shining review of Geek squad or their extended coverage.
Word to the wise.
If you do this. If you bring it in for so much as to have a blemish wiped from the screen. You dont want them working on it. You want it sent out
Wife picked up a laptop 6 months ago. Its since been to geeksquad 4 times for the same thing. It will lock up and you cant turn it on or off. and connecting to the internet without an thernet cable attached is intermittent at best
the first two times it was brought in. the guy fiddled with it there. (No paperwork) told her it was remedied and then let her take it home the second time telling her that it shouldnt happen again but if it it did to reseat the battery.
The last time she had me bring it in a week ago this past Sunday. Seems she has an objection tyo having to re seat the battery every time she wants to use her laptop. which to be quite honest. She really hasnt used all that often. Cant say as I blame her though.
Explained to him the same situation was happening and the polite young gentleman filled out some paperwork and told me he would be in touch in "3-5 days." after checking the tracking # from the email I got for 9 days (was giving them the benefit of the doubt) on the 10th day I called them where another polite young gentleman took down my info for cross reference, put me on hold a minute and came back and said "uhh as a matter of fact you can come pick it up ni about an hour. They looked at it and found alot of dust inside, cleaned it out and ran a "stress test" on it and now it no longer locks up." The dust line was BS and I knew it but didnt say anything. I know because I checked that myself before bringing it in. But they claimed they had it fixed. So we went and picked it up.
Got it home and sure enough. it worked. Even had wireless access.
Today I get home from work and sit down at my machine when suddenly form the other room the wife calls out "Will you take the ride with me to bring this back again?"
Ok, why?
"Its doing the exact same thing. It wont power up or down."
Well this is now the 4th time going in for the exact same problem and now she wants a new machine or store credit. She doesnt even want a refund. Really she just wants a machine that works. Cant say as I blame her.
Well we get there and explain the situation and she's like "This machine obviously either hasnt been worked on or cant be fixed. this is the 4th time I want a new machine."
They tell her (us) that it has to have been sent out 4 times before they will offer an exchange or refund. And they only have it listed as having been in there once. (no paperwork was done on the prior 2 trips before it was left for 10 days as they just did a quick looksee at it and declared it fixed.
Well the wife has a bit of an Irish temper. At one point I figured we were both going to jail for the night. Her for creating a disturbance by telling about 10 people what she just went though. And me for knocking out whatever security guard or cop that was going to try to physically remove her from the store.
The sight must have been comical from an outside perspective. she told him what she was going to do then walked off. the Manager whom at this point she had demanded to talk to all the while trying to follow her around. And me running interference keeping the manager busy talking to him and telling him that we all knew she was right. and complaining about the length of time kept without a status update and the fact that if it was supposedly fixed after having it 10 days 2 of them spent running their "stress test" Then why did it suddenly go back to doing it again? And that if I was going to have to deal with her at home. He was going to have to just deal with her here. Eventually he reached her area but by then she had run out of people to tell.
Eventually he just kinda wandered away and we didnt see hide nor hair of him for the rest of the next 45 min we remained in the store.
Back again at the Geek squad desk she demanded the phone number of someone higher then the manager. then used their phone for the call. which turned into her asking t speak to a higher and higher power. Eventually it came down that corporate is supposed to be giving me a call tomorrow and to ask the manager about a loaner. She the guy at the store ended up saying that store doesnt do. So. Out of other options for the moment we sign it in again to be looked at. While we are doing that a thought struck me to ask. "So now that its been in once and we're sending it in again Its going ot have to happen 2 more times before your willing to honor the policy?"
Nope. This time only counts as the first time because its the first time its actually going to leave the store. And its only the times it physically leaves the store to be looked at that count. So its going to have to happen 3 MORE times on top of the last 4 times in the last 6 months (including this one) that we have had it in for repairs for the exact same problem. For a total of 7 times.
While waiting for the paperwork. I then proceeded to tell the next 3 people in line to make sure they had their stuff sent out and not simply looked at by Geek squad.
They may be great when its something they cant get out of. But if they can string you along till the warranty is out...
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well i was talking about the accidental damage warrantee.....they support those right off. if it acts up and you have the full coverage well who's to say you didnt accidentally drop it..........twice! while carrying it down the stairs :)
accidental damage cures all warrantee woes hahahahaha
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well i was talking about the accidental damage warrantee.....they support those right off. if it acts up and you have the full coverage well who's to say you didnt accidentally drop it..........twice! while carrying it down the stairs :)
accidental damage cures all warrantee woes hahahahaha
Man Im not even going to tell her that.
Knowing her she will accidentally drop it off the 5th floor of the parking deck at work
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I've had a Huawei S7 for over a year now (Android 2.2 7" tablet). Love it, it wasn't expensive, does a great job.
For work purposes the 7" form factor is the way to go, much more portable and useable imho.