Tablet: iPad, Kindle, Nook, oh my!

iPad Mini 2, With Retina Display, Already on the Way [REPORT]

 

For the record, since I got my 7 I barely use my phone for anything aside from phone-type things. I was eyeing a Nexus 4 but I think I've decided that it's silly to spend $400 on a new phone when I'm not doing much with the one I have. I'm of the opinion that 7" is the ideal size for a tablet -- it's big enough that typing on it is easy and I can read on it or play games on the bus, and it fits in a jacket pocket.

I've got a 16 GB which is fine. I'd suggest getting the 32 if you're buying one now -- the options were 8 or 16 when I was buying.

 

I WANT ONE SO BAD.

I don't know how to convince E. I need one. Help me.

 

Do like other girls and withhold sex.

 

That doesn't work for me.

 

All this talk about the tablet size sweet spot is making me jones for an iPad mini.

 

That's a point. As of Android 4.2.1 you can now have multiple user accounts on one device. So snowy, you can have one account and our hubby can have his own; you can both set it up how you like it in terms of apps, email, calendar, etc, without stepping on each others' toes.

If you want the 'pure' Android experience, the Nexus devices are the way to go.

 

See, that's what I told him, but he doesn't believe me. Perhaps he'll understand better with recent illustrations. In dealing with his grandpa situation, it's meant me trying to do my reading in the car to and from places, which isn't easy when the majority of the reading is PDF files. Balancing my laptop on my lap was very, very uncomfortable. I'm also hopeful that the experience made my MIL take pity on me and maybe she'll get me an awesome Christmas present. Hubs has been hinting heavily that I want a tablet for a few months.

Maybe I'll just buy one and deal with the consequences.

 

Who needs more than a handful, amiright?

 

Good news! I said I wanted a Nexus 7. He said sure, after all the bills are paid...

So, January, at the earliest.

 

I just ordered one. I got enough money for Christmas to afford it. I went for the 32GB Nexus 7, and I ordered it from Newegg as I saw in multiple reviews that if something goes wrong, it's a bitch to deal with Google's customer service, and it can be a bitch to deal with ASUS. I figured since I was already familiar with returns at Newegg, and have zero issues ordering from them and using their service, I'd go that route. It was the same price plus $2 for shipping. SO EXCITED! It should be here early next week.