Guys, I seriously am having the hardest time deciding between a Nexus 7 and the new $250 Chromebook.
Does anyone here have a Nexus 7 and a Galaxy Nexus simultaneously? If so, do you feel that there is too much similarity to justify owning both? I feel like I'd simply have two Galaxy Nexus phones, but one has a larger screen without the phone. It's hard to decide.
Right now I have a Galaxy Nexus and an iMac. I'd like something portable that's easier to do things on than a smartphone, but also provide entertainment. Can a Chromebook provide me with that? I also don't want to feel like any of my devices are usurping another. A laptop and a smartphone would be perfect for me, but I already have an iMac, and I don't want two fully-fledged desktop computers.
What do you guys think? Anyone here ever feel they have too many devices with a smartphone, netbook/tablet, and a smartphone? Trying to "synchronize" the apps and services I use on each would be such a pain in the ass.
Ugh.
Last question: what's this about a $149 Nexus tablet I'm seeing? Is it expected to go down in price after the October 29th event? If so, I might just bite. That $100 difference between a Nexus tab and Chromebook would probably push me over the edge to opt only for the tablet.
Or maybe I should go used and see how things work out?
I currently own the GNex, iPhone 5, iPad 3, Nexus 7 and yes I would say the GNex is way too similar to the N7 to justify having both. I'm actually pretty conflicted on what to keep and what to get rid of at the moment as well.
While the iPad is very similar to the iPhone, it does have its tablet specific apps to differentiate devices. I also love the retina display and web browsing on the iPad compared to the others.
In my opinion, The Nexus 7 is also much more enjoyable to use than the Gnex. I got it as a hand me down because my girlfriend's parents store couldn't use it with the Square reader and I've been loving it ever since. The form factor is surprisingly good and while it doesn't have a lot of apps like iOS, it still has most of the main stuff like fb, netflix, etc. Great for basic media consumption like watching movies and reading. Even better than the iPad. Its a wonderful device but you would probably put your gnex on the shelf after buying one.
I would probably stick with the N7 as a supplement to my iPhone and iPad. I see myself using the N7 more than my iPad as well due to the convenience in size. I have already dropped my Gnex and using these 3 devices along with my Macbook pro.
The introduction of the New iMac and iPad mini has put me in a tough place again. I absolutely love the 27" iMac I use at work and it sucks coming back to my lowly 24" monitor. I also wouldn't mind dropping the iPad 3 in favor of Mini but I would like some hands on time with it also before making any rash decisions. I might even go about doing a Lumia 920, iPad mini setup along with the N7 to get the best of all worlds.
I also don't know much about the Chromebook but its an online only laptop iirc. It also doesnt support Android apps. Unless you need to do some heavy word processing, I would go with the Nexus 7.
