So walmart has refurbished 16GB note 10.1's on sale for $280
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Samsung-G...4373077577645&veh=aff&wmlspartner=lw9MynSeamY
Since there is no walmart in my state I wont get charged sales tax and free shipping so the final price is $280
I was think about upgrading to it from my Acer A500 (mid 2011), I just want something smooth like my s3, the a500 seems to get laggy when you install alot of app for some reason, I already installed CM10 on it with an overclock script (1.6ghz vs the stock 1ghz) and it still feels laggy to me, I also run a live wallpaper on it so that might be a reason.
Anyway I could sell the a500 for about $175 since its unlocked and has custom firmware and recovery along with case, orginal box, hdmi cable, and usb cable. I have a few other tablets I need to get rid of (Coby Kyros 7042 and some junk slyvania tablet) that would make up the extra $100. There is also the new note 10.1 around the corner. I have no interest in buying it since it will be $550 or so but there might be a price drop. But its rumored to have a 1600x1280 250ppi and snapdragon 800.
The current note 10.1 has 2GB ram and a quad core Exynos 4 which is better then the tegra 3, 1280x800 w/149 ppi (thats the worst part) and seems like it will be relevant for a few more years
the a500 has the same exact res and ppi so I wont notice anything different on that front
samsung also used a priority connector in their tabs for whatever reason even though everything else they make uses micro usb, even the note 8.0, so I would have to buy another cable or converter to make it usb
TL;DR ver:
Is it worth it to upgrade to the note 10.1 from the Acer A500 for $280?
also, please dont recommend the new nexus 7 or even 10 instead
no microsd port, not interested
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Samsung-G...4373077577645&veh=aff&wmlspartner=lw9MynSeamY
Since there is no walmart in my state I wont get charged sales tax and free shipping so the final price is $280
I was think about upgrading to it from my Acer A500 (mid 2011), I just want something smooth like my s3, the a500 seems to get laggy when you install alot of app for some reason, I already installed CM10 on it with an overclock script (1.6ghz vs the stock 1ghz) and it still feels laggy to me, I also run a live wallpaper on it so that might be a reason.
Anyway I could sell the a500 for about $175 since its unlocked and has custom firmware and recovery along with case, orginal box, hdmi cable, and usb cable. I have a few other tablets I need to get rid of (Coby Kyros 7042 and some junk slyvania tablet) that would make up the extra $100. There is also the new note 10.1 around the corner. I have no interest in buying it since it will be $550 or so but there might be a price drop. But its rumored to have a 1600x1280 250ppi and snapdragon 800.
The current note 10.1 has 2GB ram and a quad core Exynos 4 which is better then the tegra 3, 1280x800 w/149 ppi (thats the worst part) and seems like it will be relevant for a few more years
the a500 has the same exact res and ppi so I wont notice anything different on that front
samsung also used a priority connector in their tabs for whatever reason even though everything else they make uses micro usb, even the note 8.0, so I would have to buy another cable or converter to make it usb
TL;DR ver:
Is it worth it to upgrade to the note 10.1 from the Acer A500 for $280?
also, please dont recommend the new nexus 7 or even 10 instead
no microsd port, not interested
