Overclock.net › Forums › Mobile Computing Forum › Tablet Computers › Nexus 7 or Surface
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Nexus 7 or Surface

Poll Results: What should I get?

 
  • 42% (3)
    Nexus 7
  • 28% (2)
    MS Surface (ARM version)
  • 28% (2)
    MS Surface (x86 version)
7 Total Votes  
post #1 of 5
8/27/12 at 7:02am
Thread Starter 
Right then, since by first gen iPad is pretty much bordering on unusable for anything other than very basic stuff, I'm looking at replacing it.
For now I've been looking at the Surface (would get the x86 version if possible) or the Nexus 7. The Nexus 7 is due out in October in Belgium, when the Surface will be out is anyone's guess (American companies have the annoying habit of releasing their hardware in the US/Canada first while the rest of the world has to wait patiently until they can get their hands on it)
Also, I should make it clear at this point that I do not want another iPad (ethical reasons).
Other than that, suggestions?
First build ever
(20 items)
 
HTC One X (stolen)
(7 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
i7-2600K Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe Gainward GTX 560 Ti Phantom² Intel HD3000 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM Crucial M4 WD Caviar Green WD Scorpio Black 
Optical DriveCoolingCoolingOS
Samsung SH-B123L Corsair H100 Bitfenix Spectre Pro 200mm blue LED Windows 8 Pro x64 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Asus VE248H 24" LED monitor Logitech generic keyboard  Corsair AX850  Corsair Obsidian 650D 
MouseMouse PadAudioOther
Logitech wireless mouse piece of paper speakers built into monitor Lamptron FC5v2 
View all
CPUGraphicsRAMHard Drive
Tegra 3 GeForce ULP 1GB 32GB NAND Flash 
OSMonitorPower
Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.7" 720p capacitive touchscreen 1800 mAh battery 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
First build ever
(20 items)
 
HTC One X (stolen)
(7 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
i7-2600K Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe Gainward GTX 560 Ti Phantom² Intel HD3000 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM Crucial M4 WD Caviar Green WD Scorpio Black 
Optical DriveCoolingCoolingOS
Samsung SH-B123L Corsair H100 Bitfenix Spectre Pro 200mm blue LED Windows 8 Pro x64 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Asus VE248H 24" LED monitor Logitech generic keyboard  Corsair AX850  Corsair Obsidian 650D 
MouseMouse PadAudioOther
Logitech wireless mouse piece of paper speakers built into monitor Lamptron FC5v2 
View all
CPUGraphicsRAMHard Drive
Tegra 3 GeForce ULP 1GB 32GB NAND Flash 
OSMonitorPower
Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.7" 720p capacitive touchscreen 1800 mAh battery 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #2 of 5
8/27/12 at 7:06am
  • Joined: May 2007
  • Location: Toronto, CA
  • Posts: 23,203
  • Rep: 1077 (Unique: 856)
  • Reviews: 1
  • Trader Rating: 3
  • Folding Team Rank: 1,770
  •  
    Name Team Rank Points / May Work Units / May
    Zealotki11er 1,770 621,817 / 0 492 / 0
       
  • Select All Posts By This User
N7 will probably be a lot cheaper then both those. I would wait for surface to come out and decide from there.
00 Raiser
(20 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7 3770K @ 4.6GHz (1.365v) Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H  2 x HD 7970 3GB @ 1125/1575 MHz Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB DDR3-2400  
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveCooling
Intel X25-M G2 80GB Seagate Barracuda 500GB 2 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB EK Supreme HF - Full Copper 
CoolingCoolingCoolingOS
2 x EK-FC7970 - Acetal CSQ XSPC EX240 TFC X-Changer 360 Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Dell UltraSharp U2711  Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Corsair AX1200 NZXT Switch 810 Black 
MouseMouse PadAudioAudio
SteelSeries Sensei Ttesports Ladon  Corsair Vengeance 2000 Logitech Z-2300 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
00 Raiser
(20 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7 3770K @ 4.6GHz (1.365v) Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H  2 x HD 7970 3GB @ 1125/1575 MHz Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB DDR3-2400  
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveCooling
Intel X25-M G2 80GB Seagate Barracuda 500GB 2 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB EK Supreme HF - Full Copper 
CoolingCoolingCoolingOS
2 x EK-FC7970 - Acetal CSQ XSPC EX240 TFC X-Changer 360 Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Dell UltraSharp U2711  Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Corsair AX1200 NZXT Switch 810 Black 
MouseMouse PadAudioAudio
SteelSeries Sensei Ttesports Ladon  Corsair Vengeance 2000 Logitech Z-2300 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #3 of 5
8/27/12 at 2:02pm
The logical choice is to wait til surface comes out to buy the cheaper nexus 7. But from what I've seen the surface brings a few things to the table in terms of swiping UI that might trump the nexus 7. Wait and see is always the good thing to do, but maybe by the time it's all release you wouldn't even realise you missed out.
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 5
8/28/12 at 8:15am
He can buy nexus then resell and buy surface

Sent from my cm_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2
Normandy SR-2
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7-950 EVGA X58 FTW3 ASUS GeForce GTX 570 DCUII  OCZ Signature 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 
Hard DriveMonitorPowerCase
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 7200 Hanns·G HL231HPB Black 23" LED Backlight LCD Corsair 750w HX Silverstone Raven Rv02 
Mouse Pad
SteelSeries 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Normandy SR-2
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7-950 EVGA X58 FTW3 ASUS GeForce GTX 570 DCUII  OCZ Signature 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 
Hard DriveMonitorPowerCase
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 7200 Hanns·G HL231HPB Black 23" LED Backlight LCD Corsair 750w HX Silverstone Raven Rv02 
Mouse Pad
SteelSeries 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #5 of 5
9/17/12 at 7:31am
Quote:
Originally Posted by oomalikoo View Post

He can buy nexus then resell and buy surface
Sent from my cm_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2

^ This thumb.gif
Alienware X51
(12 items)
 
ASUS ME400C
(3 items)
 
Nexus 7
(8 items)
 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel 3770 Alienware itx stock 660 OEM 16gb @1600 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
2tb blu-ray Win7 Shimian 1440p 
PowerCaseMouseAudio
330w x51 razer Audyssey Lower East Side 
View all
CPURAMHard Drive
Intel Atom Z2760 1.8 Ghz 2 GB RAM Memory 64 GB Flash Memory 
View all
CPUGraphicsRAMHard Drive
Quad-core Tegra 3 NVidia GeForce 12-core 1024mb 16gb 
OSMonitorKeyboardMouse
Unlocked and rooted Jelly Bean 7" 1280x800 IPS LCD touchscreen 360/ps3 controllers 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Alienware X51
(12 items)
 
ASUS ME400C
(3 items)
 
Nexus 7
(8 items)
 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel 3770 Alienware itx stock 660 OEM 16gb @1600 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
2tb blu-ray Win7 Shimian 1440p 
PowerCaseMouseAudio
330w x51 razer Audyssey Lower East Side 
View all
CPURAMHard Drive
Intel Atom Z2760 1.8 Ghz 2 GB RAM Memory 64 GB Flash Memory 
View all
CPUGraphicsRAMHard Drive
Quad-core Tegra 3 NVidia GeForce 12-core 1024mb 16gb 
OSMonitorKeyboardMouse
Unlocked and rooted Jelly Bean 7" 1280x800 IPS LCD touchscreen 360/ps3 controllers 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Tablet Computers
Overclock.net › Forums › Mobile Computing Forum › Tablet Computers › Nexus 7 or Surface