[Q] killed Acer, looking at Zoom

[romagnus]

I destroyed my Acer tablet that I enjoyed very much. The extended warranty company said they will just give me my money back as that is cheaper than repairing it.

Do you guys recommend the Zoom? Any common issues to be concerned about? Does it have a standard USB port?

 

[joshndroid]

I destroyed my Acer tablet that I enjoyed very much. The extended warranty company said they will just give me my money back as that is cheaper than repairing it.

Do you guys recommend the Zoom? Any common issues to be concerned about? Does it have a standard USB port?

no it doesnt have a standard usb port like the a500 does, but if you buy a usb otg cable for about $4 the custom rom already have host support so it doesnt quite matter about a full sized standard usb port except maybe the voltage but people here still can use usb drives well anyway. I bought an a500 and it was the biggest piece of poop; hated it.. refunded it and bought another xoom. The manner in which the bootloader is used is awesome if anything buggers out you can manually push files with fastboot which rocks and helps minimize the chances of a bricked device. The ability to unlock said bootloader is quick and painless and this time round i was on a custom rom with the second verizon 3g xoom in about half hour. I know there is debate on people waiting for a prime, or a new model but seriously we will receive ICS and the original xoom is now nice and cheap =].. again though, it is your money and you can do as you please but i am a happy customer and the proud owner of 2 xooms, a wifi only and a 3g+wifi

 

[buxz777]

yep love the xoom but saying that its my first tab so I don't have anything else to compare it too in terms of real use age

However in terms of spec and hardware it is a very capable device, it has USB host mode, up to 96gb memory with a 64gb card, good cpu/gpu combo, good speakers, good cameras, HDMI, decent screen size and OK screen (I am used to amoled) ,decent GPS etc etc

For the money the xoom goes for and the support from this community and hardware/spec you get you can really go wrong

I got mine about two weeks ago and have been enjoying it loads

If you get a good price you can't go wrong

 

[romagnus]

Thanks guys, the only issue I ever had with the A500 is the microphone sucked. Spec wise the zoom and acer are the same except for the USB thing. The zoom has more storage too.

Does the mic work well on the zoom? I used my tablet every day at University and need that part to work for note taking

 

[okantomi]

Thanks guys, the only issue I ever had with the A500 is the microphone sucked. Spec wise the zoom and acer are the same except for the USB thing. The zoom has more storage too.

Does the mic work well on the zoom? I used my tablet every day at University and need that part to work for note taking

The mic works very well in my experience. I'm having fun with voice action apps (Iris, Jeannie) and it works better than I had expected.

 

[joshndroid]

[just a thought] if the device headphone port can also act as a microphone you can always buy a micro nub microphone from ebay to try and boost volume capture rather than relying on microphone inside the device.. i was gonna grab one for my phone, but most of my lectures weren't assessable ie it was more the skills (as i do forensics) rather than spit out what they said to us

 

[okantomi]

[just a thought] if the device headphone port can also act as a microphone you can always buy a micro nub microphone from ebay to try and boost volume capture rather than relying on microphone inside the device.. i was gonna grab one for my phone, but most of my lectures weren't assessable ie it was more the skills (as i do forensics) rather than spit out what they said to us

I don't see why the nub mic wouldn't work. I was thinking of getting one myself.

 

[romagnus]

with the zoom, is HC 3.2 rootable?

 

[okantomi]

with the zoom, is HC 3.2 rootable?

Uh, yeah, definately. Use this guide if you like: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1249798

Please note that if you flash the Tiamat Moray 2.2.2 ROM, you can skip step 5 (Rooting) because Moray is pre-rooted, but also remember that when you unlock, your device will be wiped, so back-up everything you can 1st.

Good luck!