Nexus 7: Laptop replacement? or fancy eye candy.

Alright, per my last post, I announced that I got a nexus 7 for my personal computing device. And I would like to point out that it is a fully beautiful, amazing machine. Most days I do not even need my laptop. The 7 inch form factor is perfect for my daily needs, because it is easy to type on, and yet the screen is big enough for reading, and web browsing.

The nexus 7 is also super easy to root, which opened up the possibility of hacking from the tablet, like I’ve done on my phone, but on a bigger scale, with both a better operating system AND hardware, that is still possible to use stealthy and hide in a pocket.

Droidsheep works very nicely, and I’m looking to try out a few new tools that I’ve found and will write about at a later time. In my personal opinion, I will admit that my friend may or may not have been right, that the day of the tablet might have arrived.

All I can say is, this blows the iPad away, with processing power and size, and operating system just perfect for someone that is trying to either get started with a tablet, or looking to push your device to the limits of its ability. This is one of the best pieces of computer equipment I’ve used.

And as for the title of this article, for me, this tablet is totally feasible as a laptop replacement. While a person will still find occasional use of a computer, for data transfer and backup useful, it is not needed.

Anticipation is Killing me

So, I have not been very active online lately, life has been taking its toll on my ability to open up the laptop and try to do anything, but as a cure to many of the things holding me back from my pure unleashed potential is my disorganization. Thanks to terrible ADHD and resistance to many of the common medications, I am very scatter brained. I try to use to-do lists, and devices to keep track of things i’m trying to accomplish, but many of my devices are clumsy and awkward, or just plain impossible to carry with me when i’m out running errands. Well for christmas i’m getting myself a Nexus 7 32GB tablet, and will be getting it set up as a main device.

I’ve used an iPad2 (issued through work) and attempted to use it for mobile organization, but the form factor is too large to make it useful. its hard to carry around with me, and use or pull out when i need to do anything. where as the 7 inch format is something that has been my target for a few years, and now the hardware has come up to compete directly with the laptops i would have purchased.

through google drive, dropbox, and the on device storage, i should have more than enough space for my usage. my only problem is that it doesn’t have a rear facing camera, which means i will still need to carry a phone with me for pictures of the kids and such, but for everything else, i should be able to live on a device that fits in my back pocket.