Monday 23 July 2012
Google Nexus 7: a post-PC device for the rest of us. Well played, Google
If your budget hits a ceiling at £200 then the Nexus 7 is just the right tablet for you. It's a really good tablet. Now, is it a great tablet?
Ouch... how my Google Nexus 7's box arrived. The device itself was OK, though.
My Nexus 7 arrived in a box that was open and badly squashed. It was a day late, after Google had somehow managed to preside over the misaddressing of every single one to Gordon House. The box inside was undamaged though, as was the unit. Still, not an auspicious start.
It quickly got better. The Nexus 7 really is a fantastic piece of kit. The screen is lovely: crisp and sharp, with a good resolution making small text clean and readable. The build quality is on the good side of cheap - it certainly feels nothing like the £80 Android craplets that you can buy.
If you want a tablet and you only want to spent £200 on one, then great. If that's absolutely the top of your budget, and you'd rather spend money on that than continue investing in your unicorn figurine collection, go for it!
You might be disappointed, mind.
