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    Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition....any good?

    Hi there!

    As someone who's in the hunt for a tablet it was initially Apple with their iOS6-powered iPad 3 and Google's Nexus 7. I have now disregarded those so-called "budget" tablets as i wish to invest on a really good tab.

    Since hearing of problems with the iOS 6 on the iPad 3 and issues on the Nexus 7 I have decided on checking Motorola tabs (especially the Xoom 2 Media Edition) because i heard about their build quality and being an american company you can be sure of its quality.

    But, from what i know it is still stuck with Honeycomb 3.2.

    Any news on when this 4/4.1 updates' gonna be?
    How can i NOT go wrong with a Motorola tab? What makes it good if not better compared to the Nexus 7 or the iPad 3?

    Is it a good investment?

    Please advice.

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    Re: Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition....any good?

    I have the xoom 1 and its great, lots of roms and support and good build quality plus its 32gb and has sd card slot and with an otg cable you can connect usb sticks and hard drives no probs. The xoom 2 has no sd slot and alot of people class it as inferior to the xoom 1.

    Personally i would either grab a cheap xoom 1 or hold out for a nexus 10

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    Re: Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition....any good?

    You see my heart is (sort of) torn between the Acer Iconia A110 (with its microSD card slot), the Nexus 7 (with its quad-core GPU) and the Motorola Xoom 2 Xyboard/Media Edition 8.2" tab (with its screen size, surround speakers and great camera).

    I am not convinced by the build and durability of the Acer/Google tab. And i always thought the ideal (i.e. well-balanced & a good compromised) tablet screen size is an 8" one. That is why i want to ask about the Motorola tab and especially to its post-Ice Cream Sandwich update.

    1. In terms of the CPU speed is the advertised speed the "base" speed or is it underclocked?
    2. Would you know if the GPU is single or dual channel? And does it matter?
    3. Is the wifi single or dual band? And again does it matter?
    4. Comparing it to the iPad 2 or say an AMOLED screen Galaxy tab would you consider the screen resolution/contrast/colour/dark colours of the Xoom 2 is as good as the others?
    5. For a 1-year old tab wil i find any issues or problems in terms of gaming or compatibility with games or apps?
    6. Some poeple are saying that the microSD card slot in the Xoom 2 has been "disabled". So, that means it has NO card slot or it has a card slot but it has been physically blocked by a cover or it has a card slot but it is not working?

    Please advice and clarify. Thanks.

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