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Posted 12 March 2016
Google Pixel C - 25% off now applies to UK as well £299 @ Google
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This deal is expired. Here are some options that might interest you:
The 25% off developer discount (which just requires you to enter your email and Google send you a code - no checks) now applies to UK store as well. So get a brand new Pixel C for under 300 (32gb) or 360 (64gb)
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sorted byIt's next model up from the Pixel B.
No...it comes with Android Marshmallow. Why would Google sell a tablet without their own software installed?
If you want a 10" tablet, I'd tempted to take a punt on dual boot Windows/Android tablet such as this (~£135):
gearbest.com/tab…tml
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Yeah - you keep posting those freezing cold Apple deals like a good little sheep.
You're kidding, right? Otherwise it sounds like you are saying for example if my business buys dodgy PCs from Dell then I don't have any protection?
I'm waiting for Pixel D, due out next quarter...
What reviews are you reading??
"The best Android tablet around" -TechRadar
"the best Android tablet yet" -PC Advisor
"If you want a top-end Android tablet that can double as a small laptop, the Pixel C is the only option worth considering." -Trusted Reviews
what has being a developer got to do with being in a trade? nothing. you are buying it to develop apps on not to profit from selling the device. ANYONE can be a developer, just look at 90% of apps to prove that point.
Better call Saul
Source: greenbot.com/art…tml
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But those are some of the the poorest quality review sites around. Trusted Review's reviews are almost like an advertising stream for their commercial partners since they were taken over by Time. Their reviews nowadays are so superficial so as to be almost useless. They even have people who review washing machines and lawnmowers reviewing computers. How in depth do you think that's going to be?
Have a look at some proper consumer electronics review sites where the reviewer isn't afraid to be critical of the product eg. Verge, PocketNow, Engadget etc etc.
Nobody is saying that the tablet hardware isn't good. It's the non-optimised software (and keyboard) that's the problem.
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Things have improved a lot since the Pixel C was released three months ago...
anandtech.com/sho…l-c
Or if you want a tablet for general browsing and the odd document editing that runs on a relatively lightweight OS you could get the pixel...
It's a nice tablet, especially at that price.
I think N will improve that aspect a lot with native split screen for multitasking. But then this will undoubtedly be cheaper when N drops.
Don't be silly. Of course it has an OS.
It comes with Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), but Google want developers to update to Android N in order to test their apps before 'N' is officially released later this year.
About as cheap as a £100 pair of socks discounted to £50...
You clearly haven't used Android tablets much (other than perhaps to play Angry Birds). Even in 2016, the number of apps that don't scale properly at higher resolutions is pretty laughable. Android simply isn't a productivity/desktop orientated OS. Great for phones but it simply doesn't scale well.
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£300 is expensive. Throw in another £120 for the cramped magnetised keyboard, and the £400 you've just paid is completely disproportionate to the productivity of the device that you've just bought.
https://store.google.com/product/pixel_c_folio_keyboard
£400 for this and keyboard is really mad.
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No ARM targeted OS is good for productivity. x86 or bust.
A failed attorney X)
A developer is anyone who could develop apps. Google haven't locked down the definition in their T&Cs for the simple reason that they want to push Android and increase the potential developer user base. If you look at the Play store, all sorts of people have 'apps' on there, some very useful, many mediocre and some abysmal. I could develop a torch light app for an Android tablet pretty easily. Tap screen and it turns white to act as a torch. Tap it again and it turns black. I'm a 'developer'! The term is very generalised.
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It does appear to be an unfinished product judging by some of the reviews.
Anadtech review
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No, what he is saying is consumer rights are only applicable if you make a purchase as a consumer.
Any B2B (business to business) transaction does not offer the purchaser consumer protection. Only the terms of the purchase contract apply. So if there was a problem with the Dell computers your company bought, you could only seek redress under the terms of the contract of purchase you entered into with Dell.
Whereas if you purchased them yourself as a consumer your consumer rights and the CCA (if you used credit) would supercede the contract of purchase.
Your consumer rights and CCA are almost always far far stronger then B2B terms of purchase. Therefore it's an important point you should be aware of when making purchases which could mean you forego them. For example buying from a trade only retailer like PC World Business or using offers which are for the trade.
(NB: The second bit in his post about fraud is a bit far fetched.)
You had me nodding until the gearbest link.
Whoosh!
I think Picard was being sarcastic; I smoked when I read his comment.
Oh the irony of you writing fail! :-)
Oh yes, those deals that were £150 cheaper than anywhere else but still got voted cold because this is HUKD and, therefore, the following statements are generally true:
1. Apple deals, regardless of how good they are, generally attract cold votes.
2. People often vote like sheep and follow the trend.
How much cheaper than elsewhere is this deal? Just saying..
THE only thing better than this deal is the comments on this thread!! What silly and petulant comments and I love them all Please keep making fools of yourselves because it makes for funny reading :)))))
Still using an N10 now with Cyanogenmod nightlies, it's been brilliant. Handles the CM version of Android M no problems.
These are all fairly standard responses (do you honestly expect them not to check the warranty status ffs?).
What did you expect? Two Google employees to drive to your house - one to get on their knees and make a grovelling apology whilst the other presents you with a brand new device on a silver platter?
I gave them my serial number and the customer service guy told me he now has to talk to the warranty team before he can give me the details of how to return the item!?
Sorry but I did expect Google to be more professional and be smarter. This was my first encounter with their customer service and first impression counts.
Also with the sort of tax dodging they do, I did think the device would be delivered by a chauffer driven delivery boy.
OK, got the return details this morning, so everything should be fine.
As for the device, I really like it.
Good:
- solid build quality (everything seems to be fine apart from the speaker output imbalance) - doesn't flex at all - on par with the iPad, I would say
- (almost insanely) fast, graphics bench mark scores are outstanding
- battery seems to be decent
- photo colours look natural, unlike on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 which tend to over saturate the colours.
Bad:
- right now, this is probably one of the most unstable android device I have used - rebooted by itself a couple of times in the past 24hrs;
- had issue with dropping wifi connection a couple of times
- volume control switch behaves erratically - there's a noticeable delay between pressing volume up/down and the actual voulume going up/down
- (I knew this from the spec but) it is pretty heavy
- (I knew this from spec too) lack of micro SD card slot is a bit annoying, especially when USB 3.1 / C standard isn't widely adopted yet.
Considering you're almost guaranteed a long product support life and latest stock Android availability, I would say the device at the price is a very good buy.