Wednesday, May 7, 2014

My New Tablet ... At A Price I Can Swallow.

I just picked up an Asus MeMo Pad HD 7.  It is my first tablet and I thought I'd give one a try.  It cost me just $130 on sale from the Futureshop online store.  It's an Android OS and I find myself carrying it everywhere.

Since it's a lower end Asus tablet you can only connect to the internet with Wifi. (or tethered to a pc with internet, but what's the point there)  I've already rooted it and am in the process of getting USB devices (keyboard, mouse and flash drives) to work with it.  To do the aforementioned, I have purchased a USB OTG (On The Go) adapter, a small USB hub, Male to Male USB cable and a small MonoPrice power pack.  The wiring for this to work is a little tricky, but I'll figure it out and make a diagram.  I did have a USB mouse working once, but haven't tried again.  There are a couple Youtube videos showing how to do it.

I've been watching videos, playing games and reading e-books with it.  I have also been using it at work to carry with me to check WiFi status and network printer status.

It's been a great tool / toy and I wonder how long it will be before I upgrade to a 10 inch tablet.