On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 12:40, George Olson
Hi everyone,
I am just wondering what experiences people have had with Android based tablet pc's, connecting/syncing with openSUSE, and useability.
I am considering purchasing one and would be interested to know what other people's experiences have been.
Depends on how you plan on using it. I've got an Acer Iconia A500, and it's very nice... I'd not buy it again though :-) instead I'd go for something like the Asus Transformer because of the keyboard dock. That's not to say the Iconia is bad or anything.. it's an excellent device, but the "missing" keyboard dock limits the versatility. What do you envision doing when you think of syncing? I ask what you envision because, depending on how you use it, you may or may not have issues with Linux. The Android tablets use a partition format known as MTP that is poorly supported in Linux - even in Windows it requires you to install special drivers to be able to access via USB from the PC... but... but... that is *not* really a limiting factor in my opinion. The Tablets all have WiFi, and you can easily connect from the tablet to your WiFi router and you can easily move files around (if you need to) using a file manager on the tablet instead of on your PC. I've had my tablet for more than 6 months now and not once have a really needed to connect to my PC via USB to transfer files... it's been fast and easy via WiFi router (it looks the same as any other computer on my local network... and it can connect to an NFS or Samba server (eg a NAS drive, or a Samba host you set up on your openSUSE PC easy to do with YaST) with no issues. One exception to the USB vs WiFi thing... I've rooted my tablet and installed a custom firmware. Some of that activity required that I use the Android SDK, and I had no problems connecting to and pushing data via USB from Linux. For system backup etc, the Android tablets make excellent use of your Google account - backing up contacts, installed apps, calendar, and pretty much everything else you want. So the short of it is... I really am happy I bought the Android tablet, and I've had no problems moving data to and from the tablet over WiFi. I use my tablet every day, and it goes everywhere with me. I'd highly recommend getting one if you're considering it, and I'd suggest you go for one like the new Asus models with the keyboard dock. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org