{"id":2614,"date":"2012-12-27T17:00:23","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T22:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=2614"},"modified":"2012-12-27T17:00:23","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T22:00:23","slug":"ditched-the-ipad-for-a-nexus-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2012\/12\/27\/ditched-the-ipad-for-a-nexus-7","title":{"rendered":"Ditched the iPad\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 for a Nexus 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About two weeks ago, I ditched <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2010\/04\/12\/ipad-early-experience-notes\">my iPad<\/a>. I backed it up, did a clean reset, and gave the iPad to my mother. My primary tablet now is the Google Nexus 7.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I like the 7&#8243; form factor better. It is also much lighter. The battery life compared to the iPad isn&#8217;t nearly as great, but I&#8217;ll just have to make do.<\/p>\n<p>Why not an iPad Mini? Quite simply because I bought the Nexus 7 first and cannot justify carrying 2 7&#8243;-like tablets. I realized I didn&#8217;t use that much software, regularly, on my iPad so the migration process wasn&#8217;t too difficult.<\/p>\n<p>My mother is enjoying playing tonnes of games on it. The only game she&#8217;s purchased is PvZ HD which is on sale now for $0.99. Everything else is free.<\/p>\n<p>Me? I&#8217;m getting used to the Nexus 7 as my primary device. What do I use on it mostly? Web browser (Chrome). Kindle to read books. NYTimes application, though I hate that I have to see ads even though I&#8217;m a paying user. Evernote for little snippets of notes here &amp; there.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, I&#8217;m now on a trip and have no inclination to miss my iPad. 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