Could This Be My Solution To Mobile KGS?

[goddess]

Does this run the KGS client?

I can tether it to my iPhone wifi hot spot.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung+-+G ... &cp=1&lp=1

I would only really be buying it to use with KGS. I realize that is crazy, but what the heck.

Terri

[wms]

Yes that would run KGS and the price isn't bad. Software is an older generation though.

[Tofu]

You might be better off buying a 7 inch android tablet for around the same price. I dislike KGS on my phone, but love it on my tablet. I would suggest the nook tablet 16gb (rooted, it is very easy if you are technically savvy) or the samsung 8 gb galaxy tablet. They both run about $250 and will give you a much better KGS experience than the smaller phone sized device.

Well worth spending the extra 50 dollars imo. Plus you get a very nice e-reader type device too. I devour books on my 7 inch tablet. Not bad for web surfing too.

[judicata]

Any thoughts on the Lenovo Ideapad A1? I'm not terribly familiar with Android devices, but Lenovo has made some quality products lately, and it's only $190 on Amazon. It's also a 7" tablet and gets solid reviews. But it only has a single-core processor, so I guess it's limited to Android 2.3? Not sure how this would affect KGS.

Just a thought.

I use my iPad way too much, and cannot justify having another tablet or replacing it.

[oren]

The Lenovo would work as well.

I'm waiting to see how the new Nexus Tablet looks before getting something new.

[Tofu]

I think a kindle fire or 8gb nook tablet with a custom android ice-cream sandwich mod installed would be better in that price range. I think you're going to get much better performance off a dual-core processor, but for just running KGS that may not matter.

[Mike Novack]

Maybe belonging more in the "computer" section of the forum but since the question arose here .......

Don't simply count cores. For just running a web client, little processig power is needed. But if a matter of playing on the device (running a program against which you can play) then crunch power is the key. But CPU chips aren't equal and simply counting cores not a meaningful way to decide how much crunch power. You need to look up your CPU on a site that provides comparative bench marks.

For example, the older desktop from which I am typing this has a dual core CPU but it has only about 1/3 the power of a more recent dual core CPU. The same thing is true with quad cores.

[judicata]

Maybe belonging more in the "computer" section of the forum but since the question arose here .......

Don't simply count cores. For just running a web client, little processig power is needed. But if a matter of playing on the device (running a program against which you can play) then crunch power is the key. But CPU chips aren't equal and simply counting cores not a meaningful way to decide how much crunch power. You need to look up your CPU on a site that provides comparative bench marks.

For example, the older desktop from which I am typing this has a dual core CPU but it has only about 1/3 the power of a more recent dual core CPU. The same thing is true with quad cores.

No argument there. I don't think you were responding to my post, but just to be clear, I mentioned the single-core nature of the processor because I have some vague notion that it directly affects its ability to run certain versions of the OS or software. I don't know much about Android, and I don't recall where I got this impression (maybe in a review of the Ideapad), so I could be way off. But yeah, number of cores is not a proxy for determining processing power.

[Tofu]

In this case I think we can safely assume the 1ghz dual core is superior to the 1ghz single core.

[goddess]

You might be better off buying a 7 inch android tablet for around the same price. I dislike KGS on my phone, but love it on my tablet. I would suggest the nook tablet 16gb (rooted, it is very easy if you are technically savvy) or the samsung 8 gb galaxy tablet. They both run about $250 and will give you a much better KGS experience than the smaller phone sized device.

Well worth spending the extra 50 dollars imo. Plus you get a very nice e-reader type device too. I devour books on my 7 inch tablet. Not bad for web surfing too.

Thanks for this advice. I will look into these. "Rooted" sounds like it might be beyond my technical expertise. Are we talking about jail breaking?

So the Galaxy Tablet might be a better fit for me.

Does that run current android software or is it an earlier generation too?

Terri

[goddess]

Thanks for all of the advice.

I will probably wait until returning from the U.S. Go Congress before making a purchase.

Anyone with an Android tablet running KGS attending the Congress I would love to see how it works on your machine.

I am Terri Schurter and I can be found in at the 8 kyu tables during the U.S. Open.

I would be happy to meet up with people at the Congress from the forums here.

Terri

[Tofu]

Galaxy runs the current software

[goddess]

Galaxy runs the current software

Thanks. It is probably the one I will go with when the time comes.

[wms]

Anyone with an Android tablet running KGS attending the Congress I would love to see how it works on your machine.

I will be at the Congress on Saturday and Sunday (leave Monday morning). I'll bring my tablet with me, so if you see me, just ask and I can show it to you.

[goddess]

Anyone with an Android tablet running KGS attending the Congress I would love to see how it works on your machine.

I will be at the Congress on Saturday and Sunday (leave Monday morning). I'll bring my tablet with me, so if you see me, just ask and I can show it to you.

Thanks. I will look for you.

I should bring the KGS hat you gave me, but it doesn't leave the house for fear of losing it.

Terri