♥ So I finally managed to get a 7" Android tablet that I think have a quite a good spec and reasonably priced (*ignore Nexus 7)
Meet my
Aurora II , admittedly a Chinese brand name. But I've seen good review with the first Aurora and seen enough online forums/support for the Ainol brand. Ainol has quite a few 7" tablets now too like the Elf 2 which is basically similar to Aurora 2 but without IPS screen and the latest one Fire/Flame.
However most of forumers agree, to get the the most out of this tablet, you need to be savvy enough to keep up with the latest ROM update and be prepared to tweak the tablet before you may get a configuration that suits you the best.
I have mainly been using for browsing and simple games. What of reading? The screen is awesome of course but I find myself to used to a smaller device that I can hold in one hand that even this 7" tablet seems bulky and after a while too heavy. So far this prohibit me using it when I need it most, on my daily commute to and back from work as I may not be fortunate enough to always get a seat.
At least Ainol brand is vast enough that there are some specialized cases available for this tablet*. Looking to see if it will improve my grip ^^
*Some ppl mentioned they have used Galaxy Tabs cases with some adjustments
♥ On the social site front, my lack of updating had made me decide not to renew my subs for LJ and Dreamwidth for this year. At the moment I don't have enough activity on my own accounts to justify the expenses and since LJ has enable comment editing for now, I am quite content with Plus account.
Of course I still lurk, reading fandom LJs and communities.
♥ Am still on holiday due to recent festival combined with my annual leave. So far seems I am going through my Kdrama horde and ticking off few more items from my To Watch list ^^.
♥ Somehow related, finally bought a 3TB drive and have to spend some time figuring out how to make it compatible with WinXP :P
(Yes still on XP. I am holding off on Win7 as I meant to do a total PC upgrade too earlier this year but somehow it looks like will be delayed >__<)
♥ My Ghost Story paperback arrived from BookDepository and while I saw the 2 chapters preview of Cold Days, still haven't read them. But it seems Netizen are looking forward to this review.