Google is giving 25% off on the Pixel C

[KentState]

I have one very similar to that - when I make the stand by folding the cover into a triangle if you don't quite fold it tight and it slips up at the back a bit I get the "turn on bluetooth" message. Best solution would be if they put an option in to stop it asking to turn on bluetooth all the time for those without a keyboard.

Don't have any problems with this case. May want to give it a try and see if performs better.

 

[core2slow]

Been using it for a while, the tablet itself is great. Coming from an 8 inch tablet having the bigger screen is so much nicer.
Downsides:
-google chrome isn't as fast as I'd like. It was pretty well unusable until I turned off safe browsing, now it's mostly fine but still suffers the occasional multi second freeze redrawing a page after scrolling.

activate developer option and turn off all the transition and animation scales.

Weight is an issue but without the keyboard it's almost as light as my asus transformer prime. Not as light as a galaxy tab, but then again it's not made of plastic either and has a bigger battery. So weight is a moot point for me as long as the device function as advertise and I'm thoroughly impressed with it.

 

[colorblind]

activate developer option and turn off all the transition and animation scales.

Weight is an issue but without the keyboard it's almost as light as my asus transformer prime. Not as light as a galaxy tab, but then again it's not made of plastic either and has a bigger battery. So weight is a moot point for me as long as the device function as advertise and I'm thoroughly impressed with it.

I have to agree with you. I'm thoroughly impressed with the Pixel C. Really don't understand all the negative reviews and press about the device. With each update it seems to get better. Have not updated to Android N really don't feel the need to at this time. I personally prefer the size of the Pixel over other smaller Android tablets.

 

[KentState]

I have to agree with you. I'm thoroughly impressed with the Pixel C. Really don't understand all the negative reviews and press about the device. With each update it seems to get better. Have not updated to Android N really don't feel the need to at this time. I personally prefer the size of the Pixel over other smaller Android tablets.

Don't do N unless you need to develop against it. Apps are not yet compatible and will most likely crash. I tried for a few days and switched back.

 

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[Raduque]

Well, it's hard to argue against your personal preferences. I never understood the appeal of jumping into a thread just to trash a product that doesn't appeal to you.

I'm not necessarily trying to trash it, per se, just pointing out that I don't see how it's better than any other Android tablet, which as a whole are terrible value unless you're buying in the "$200 and under" category.

 

[core2slow]

It has a serious WiFi issue that makes the device virtually useless to a lot of users.

"But my unit doesn't have any wifi issues...". In all probability it does, but you just haven't noticed it . It's almost certain now that the issue affects all units. While there are some "my unit doesn't have Wi-Fi issues" reports, these could very well be from people who only ever use the device within a strong WiFi field and/or have unusually low bandwidth requirements (eg. no local network transfers and a slow internet bottleneck), and are just blissfully unaware of the problem. The critical "my first unit had WiFi issues but my replacement does not"-type reports are nowhere to be seen.

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/CM9tv3pjTfQ

http://www.anandtech.com/show/10081/wifi-testing-with-ixia-wavedevice/4

A Google rep acknowledged the issue ~two months ago, and still nothing. This makes me suspicious that it's a hardware issue that isn't going to be fixed.

Im not gonna lie, very few devices out there can beat the ipads when it come to performance, be it cpu, wifi, memory, etc. I don't doubt that there are growing pains for a new device like this, but considering that the pixel C is a pet project of Google, a verryyy small one at that, with probably a fraction of the R&D cost vs. one of Apple's biggest divison, it makes for a compelling argument as to how far the android tablet world have come along. It's not the best tablet out there (obviously by the links you've provided), but it's the best in the android ecosystem BY FAR...and as someone who have used a plethora of them over the years, there hasnt been a device that come even this close.

As for the wifi problem, i cant say anything except...

Yea, that's on a 2.4GHz network with a 50/50 plan, going through 1 wall with a distance of roughly 25ft betwen my pixel and the N-router. I wouldn't say that I'm "blissfully unaware" of the problem considering this is my primary device for VPN and RDP. But hey, maybe mine isn't part of the bad batch...

 

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[core2slow]

I don't know what you think that's proving. At 25ft there's every chance that yours is in the "bad batch" (if you want to imagine that it is just a bad batch).

As I implied above, I'll be interested when there are reports of replacement units solving the problem, and when those reports are coming from people who acknowledge that the issue exists in the first place. The regular "it works for me" anecdotes don't have much value here. The sole variable needs to be the unit.

I've seen this same story play out countless times with all manner of flawed products. Like X plasma TV, known for buzzing, being defended by a minority who claim their units are silent, only for it to come to light that those individuals are all over 50 and probably can't hear in the frequency range of the offending noise.

If your Pixel C is working fine for you, then that's cool. But I urge prospective buyers to research this issue thoroughly before making a purchase, especially if you know that your WiFi is anything less than stellar (also look into potential QC issues like the "clicking screen" issue while you're at it) and don't bank on the fantasy of a "bad batch".

Wow look at you, I bet you don't even own one and are just talking out of your ass. You implied that every unit was defective, that this is a widespread issue, and those who claimed that it's working fine are simply too stupid to know that their device have a problem, or they're not using wifi as intensive enough to realize that there's a problem. So tell me, since it seems like you know so much by reading the anecdotal of a handful of users from those two links, what's their build number? What's the wifi revision of their pixel c? What updates are they on?

 

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