Motorola Xoom with Android 3.0 Honeycomb

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#77598 18-Feb-2011 11:06

http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Consumers/US-EN/XOOM/index.html

Been following the launch of the Honeycomb tablets with great zeal and am keen to purchase the Xoom.
Samsung Tab 10.1 was the other option, but the accesories and package from Moto seem a better package and also they seem to be coming out of the blocks of the honeycomb race firing.
Anyone know if the Verizon 3G network is compatible with any of ours? Or should you go wifi only?

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#441073 18-Feb-2011 11:10

Verizon is CDMA but there should be a GSM version of the Xoom available too

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#441365 18-Feb-2011 23:00

I'm looking at the Xoom or the Samsung (I'm worried that Motorola will have bootloader protection, whereas Samsung almost certainly won't), really looking forward to getting one or the other soon.

For me the choice is clear - WiFi only. Its cheaper and I can just tether it to my phone.

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#441940 21-Feb-2011 13:55

Yes Wifi only makes more sense but we may have to wait till Q2. Where to buy from, US or UK?

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#441952 21-Feb-2011 15:20

The Xoom looks like a pretty awesome machine. Here is the table with the different flavours. It would be wifi only for me too if I got one. Wifi hotspot tether the only way to go! A link to the original if you can't read the one below: http://www.androidguys.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/xoom_specs.png

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athor

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#442712 23-Feb-2011 12:21

I think I would go with the 3G version because my nexus is so unreliable with data, and internet in general.

So we won't be able to use the US version here?

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#442769 23-Feb-2011 14:48

athor: I think I would go with the 3G version because my nexus is so unreliable with data, and internet in general.

So we won't be able to use the US version here?

Not the version rolling out to Verizon unless you didn't care about not having 3G connectivity. Plus is it going to be sold directly or through Verizon with a data plan?

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#442775 23-Feb-2011 15:00

Guess I'll wait for the European release, although does anyone else think the silver back is ugly? I prefer the black.

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#442780 23-Feb-2011 15:07

NZtechfreak: I'm looking at the Xoom or the Samsung (I'm worried that Motorola will have bootloader protection, whereas Samsung almost certainly won't)

The Xoom is apparently unlockable :)

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#442952 24-Feb-2011 08:36

Here is some news about the Xoom rollout in the US with Verizon

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2011/tc20110222_681609.htm

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#443083 24-Feb-2011 15:31

Engadget Review:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/23/motorola-xoom-review/

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#443088 24-Feb-2011 15:43

I think I will wait until Flash and SD card readers actually work :), - but as they say 2011 is to be the year of the tablet, and in 10-12 months the bar should be getting set pretty high.