Is the Xoom really worth buying right now? I love the sound from the unit but...

[tincbtrar]

The unit itself has been on the market since February and its had its shortcomings...

It seems whenever I go to the store to play with tablets they all have their faults...however, the Xoom just feels like a real slate (great build quality)

My gf got me a Toshiba Thrive for my birthday. I didnt do any research before (testing them out in person) and I was really unimpressed with the build quality so we returned it.

Asus Transformer has great screen and decent build quality, but the sound is TERRIBLE. The IdeaPad was pretty nice as well - but the display was dimmer then the Xoom and its build quality was so so (lots of flex in a tablet - no go for me)

My real struggle is that the Xoom is still $499. It really is worth more like $449 and at that price I would get one.

Thoughts? Opinions? Please share.

 

[brashmadcap]

You get what you pay for. If you want an android tablet, the xoom is still the standard. If you can wait until the fall there should be more options.

 

[JCMX]

Shop around. They are turning up for $399 from time to time in some places.

Sent from my Xoom using xda premium

 

[fattiemcdoogles]

I just bought one a week ago. It is one of the best purchases I made. Price is always gonna be an issue because if all the tablets drop in price you'restill gonna be asking whether its worth the extra money. I love my Xoom... if I had had $800 when they first came out I would have found it worth it then.

Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk

 

[okantomi]

I just bought one a week ago. It is one of the best purchases I made. Price is always gonna be an issue because if all the tablets drop in price you'restill gonna be asking whether its worth the extra money. I love my Xoom... if I had had $800 when they first came out I would have found it worth it then.

Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk

Yes, for my money, it's also the best tech investment I've made in years.

 

[tincbtrar]

Thanks for the replies so far guys!

Ultimately these tablets will always be getting better - like cell phones.

But after a year or two im sure I can get something else if I really wanted it. At work I have an IPad 2 just for document purposes and display presentations and I dont like it at all.

Just wanted to see where everyone stands and if they are happy with the purchase...you do get what you pay for and the Xoom seems to have fantastic build quality with no flex.

 

[smith3jk]

I paid $399 for mine and I love it. I would deffinetly consider worth it for another $100 if you cant find it for that. I love it more than any device I own, including my phone. I even have my texts forwarded via bluetooth to my Xoom and use it for texting. I'm a student working part time minimum wage retail job so I don't have much money, yet I still don't regret dishing out the $400 for it.

Cheers!

 

[CC Lemon]

I picked mine up for $399 refurbished from woot and I love it. As others have mentioned, there have been a few places to have them new for that price, but I would definitely be willing to pay the extra $100 if there's not a place to find it for $400. I was always a little skeptical about how useful a tablet could be but the techie in me took over and I kind of impulse bought it when it showed up on woot. I have to say that I'm very glad I made the purchase. I've been using it a lot more than I anticipated and I love it. I prefer the design and feel of the Xoom more than the other available tablets and from what I've seen, it has the best development so far. Though it's only been about 1 month or 2, I'd still pick the Xoom over any other tablet available.

The biggest question would come down to whether or not you think you'd use a tablet. If you think you'd use it, then I'd definitely recommend it, even at the $500 price tag.

 

[Deonix]

Still you can get one on ebay for like 250-300 if you don't want to pay 400-500$.

Sent from my CM7 Defy

 

[madmax85812]

i got mine 10 days ago from amazon for $429, a new wifi one, not used or refurbished...plenty are available for $440-$450...3g models r a lil higher...+$50-$60...but ask urself do you realy need a 3g model...i personally dont mis it...i hav a dell streak 5 as a phone n do wifi tethering wen i need to...i got a belkin slim folio, zagg shield n alupen stylus from amazon itself...altogether cost me about $495...i consider it to b a snag....m in india, n here the xooms market price is still $700 so i got a steal...my fiance's in the US rite now so i just asked her to get me one... seriously i promise you, you wont regret it...its still the best... just go with xda n no galaxy tabs 10.1 or otherwise or even ipad2 comes close to it... i'm a happy camper...

 

[tincbtrar]

What I also forgot to mention...

My GF bought me a Thrive and we returned it. Build quality was subpar - not stylish nor ergonomic at all.

NO Development community, although the tablet is new and that is to be expected.

Xoom seems to have custom ROMS and Kernels - although Im more of a purist anyway (AOSP on Phone) So I would probably be more interested in Kernel Dev than anything else.

 

[armychris28210]

I paid 750 for mine when it first came out. I'm happy with my purchase. Custom kernals and mods make it even better...and yeah,I could've waited and paid less...what's the fun in that?

 

[Spyder810]

I picked up a Xoom from Newegg last Thursday and I must say this thing is awesome. Newegg is currently selling them for $479 with free shipping and a $40 Newegg giftcard.

 

[SuicideMyk]

I picked up a Xoom from Newegg last Thursday and I must say this thing is awesome. Newegg is currently selling them for $479 with free shipping and a $40 Newegg giftcard.

also for 10 bucks more they toss in KASPERSKY lab Tablet Security


Im gonna buy a xoom I just cant decide on if I should get the wifi only or with the 3g ?

I thought it would be good to have just incase im in a area with no wifi


PS I was at Best Buy and there was a older lady playing with the tablets and got so frustrated and tossed her hands up in the air and said screw this I cant figure these things out

 

[Fbn02]

yes its worth it.

i started with a gtablet just to see if i would use it. wound up using it more than my desktop or notebook. i used the gtab for about 3-4 months

the screen on the gtablet is horrible. so i decided to buy a hc tablet with a better screen. my first choice was the acer iconia onsale at target. after 2 swapouts due to faulty hardware i bit the bullet and got the xoom. that was a week ago.

it blows any other tablet i tried out the water. i so do not regret it.

Dave

 

[Spyder810]

Im gonna buy a xoom I just cant decide on if I should get the wifi only or with the 3g ?

I thought it would be good to have just incase im in a area with no wifi

If you have an android phone you may be able to bluetooth tether it to your xoom.

If you google "xoom tether droid" there's a how to several results down from androidcentral (since I can't link)

 

[LiViD]

Android phones with Gingerbread installed support WiFi Hotspot tethering. You can turn your phone in an access point for your Xoom tablet.

 

[SuicideMyk]

If you have an android phone you may be able to bluetooth tether it to your xoom.

If you google "xoom tether droid" there's a how to several results down from androidcentral (since I can't link)

Doh'! It's been a very long week my mind just isn't thinking lol... yeah I have a HTC Inspire to tether with cant believe I didn't think of that

looks like I'm gonna order mine from New Egg this week and toss in the kasper for a extra 10 bucks and use that 40 dollar gift card for a case

 

[okantomi]

also for 10 bucks more they toss in KASPERSKY lab Tablet Security


Im gonna buy a xoom I just cant decide on if I should get the wifi only or with the 3g ?

I thought it would be good to have just incase im in a area with no wifi


PS I was at Best Buy and there was a older lady playing with the tablets and got so frustrated and tossed her hands up in the air and said screw this I cant figure these things out

And hopefully you offered to help her...;^ )

 

[SuicideMyk]

And hopefully you offered to help her...;^ )

lol I actually did , she couldn't get the keyboard to pop up, I dunno if she bought the xoom, but last year I helped a lady buy a Toshiba laptop and I dont even work at best buy

don't think the sales man was happy I talked her out of having the geek squad making her back up disks for a extra 75 bucks ... I thought that was ridiculous of best buy to rip people off like that so i wrote down the instructions for her on how to do it her self for nothing lol