With this price, how 1 Malaysia pad can sell?
http://www.lowyat.net/v2/index.php?option=...d=6812&Itemid=2

Will tax even open box ?   

yeah it's been like that since quite some time but still you get a refund more than 50% of what you paid (for the tax)

Google back several pages back - it is well described how to purchase from it

anyone know which lowyat shop have sell Nexus 7? Will walkaround there tomorrow. I still dont know want iPad3 or Nexus 7 :s

Yeah, it always comes down to Nova or Apex. Already have Apex Pro and the free version of Nova. I'm sure both are good, but I actually like the overall launcher performance of stock JellyBean, it's just the dock and icons I want to change. I guess I'll wait for a couple of weeks before decide.
SoC and GPU technology are progressing at a rapid rate, and I'm sure that a similar priced (or cheaper) Nexus tablet released next year will be miles ahead of the current one in terms of speed. It's kinda like the late 90's and early 2000's with desktop PC's; everything gets out-dated very fast.

So you should ask yourself how much you're willing to spend on a tablet and what you're going to use it for. It's different from smartphones cos you can actually justify buying a high-end phone based on carrier plans and subsidies, plus it's something you use a lot. Tablets, on the other hand, are mostly a niche.

If it's content creation, like art/design/presentation work or music production,  iOS and the iPad have a far better ecosystem, no question, especially on the audio side (just use Propellerhead Figure and you'll understand... nothing on Android comes close). I have a DJ friend who recently did a gig with just 2 iPads and a mixer. He can justify the cost cos it's his job, and even the most expensive iPad is still cheaper than professional CD or 12" decks.

But if it's just content consumption and the occasional laptop/netbook replacement duty (music, browsing, reading, video, gaming) then you can't argue with the price of the Nexus 7.  Spending $RM 2000+ on an iPad is just ridiculous for such simple tasks, in my opinion, regardless of how rich you are. Think about it; $2000 can get you a decent laptop which can do a lot, plus if you buy it this year it'll still run fine once Windows 8 comes out, guaranteed (unless you're a hardcore gamer or photo-editor or something), and will probably last you a good 3 years, or even 10 yrs if you install Linux on it. You can't do the same for a tablet. An iPad will surely lose support and updates from Apple in 2 or 3 years, and even most of the apps released in future won't support it after a while, so that's $2000+ down the drain in such a short space of time. With the Nexus 7, you're losing less than $1000, which is still a lot but not as painful.

Just my opinion.

reading through how to root nexus 7.
i really feel this nexus 7 seems much more steps and abit more complicated compared to my previous device.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
need to download a PC software, damn...its 130MB, so big!

http://www.androidnz.net/2012/07/how-to-ro...ur-nexus-7.html
heres another guide.

need to worry about the drivers on installation if using 64bit windows,

and by reading the comments, seems cant enter cwm recovery by button combo, weird

oh my, this may be my most challenging rooting experience yet.
anyone here already rooted?

by the way TS didnt update first page with rooting method and links?

really? samsung one seems very short already wor.
my previous experience was sgs2, download odin (so small size), and CF root kernal (so small size), flash, done.
galaxy tab10.1, same odin, flash cwm, flash a zip to root, done.
if N7 is easier than cool.

maybe the instructions are longer and its actually easier than it seems.
thanks, your comment is very reassuring.

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Added on August 1, 2012, 9:34 am

not yet la
waiting for 88sales to email.

in the mean time no harm to read first ma. luckily i check out the xda root guide.
and started to download the root toolkit nw. less waiting when i get my device.

Glad to know you are putting up a guide for noobs like me. 

i check my cwm recovery folder and i was like what?
just 20MB?

there is an extra folder called "blobs" that is 1GB in size in cwm folder as well.

weird...

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Added on August 2, 2012, 12:31 pmhm...this tab doesn support chinese characters. in every app, chinese words appear as "???" 

so sad...

???

what are you talking about?

ok, before i upgrade the cwm using rom manager,
i made one cwm backup.
its in a folder wich is 1GB+, seems normal.

after upgrade cwm,
the new backup folder is 20MB only
and a blob folder which is 1GB appear.

so what should i do now?
you mean the blob+20MB folder is the new cwm style?
its normal and i should just leave it?

the old backup 1GB+ folder how? need delete?

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Added on August 2, 2012, 2:11 pm

not too sad la, able to type chinese, and browse chinese website.

just file manager & gallery cant read Chinese letters

i thought USB OTG works on N7? so just buy a OTG cable, plug in your thumbdrive, wallaa..

Uncle Benny, u just got your set? i thought u were getting yours while u were in Europe?

waiting for your review and guides.. 

i'm patiently (literally) waiting for local set to be available.