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Decent 10" Android tablet for around $300? Is it possible?

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Hoopz:
There is a thread in B/S/T for a Nook shipped for $235 that comes with a microSD card to run Android.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=113078.0

newmanfamilyvlogs:
keep watching on craiglist for all the people who buy Galaxy Tab 10.1s and then decide they don't know how to use it?

pointdablame:
There's been a few deals lately on the Acer Iconia for around $350... lowest I've seen for a Honeycomb tablet so far.  I played with one in store and it seemed pretty slick.  I sill prefer my iPad, but it seems like a nice value if you can get it at $350

markronz:
Thanks for all the ideas guys!   When I posted this question, I was fully expecting everyone to give me options that were over $300.   :)  But that's ok.  I sort of figured that I'd have to spend more.

The idea of going with a Nook was initially the route I was thinking.  But I went to the store and played with one, and I guess it was just the screen size that I didn't like.  I figured that if I'm going to do this, I might as well do it right!

When I was at the store I was looking at the other tablets there.  The Xoom was cool, but too expensive.   I played with the Acer Iconia for a while.  It was $400 in store, and I almost bought it right there.  But I looked online and found this comparison of the Iconia vs the Transformer:
http://reviews.cnet.com/2722-3126_7-1134.html

Looks like they are pretty close to each other, but in the end I went with the Transformer.   I liked the idea of some day getting the keyboard docking station.  Also the IPS panel I liked more too.  Sadly, unlike the Iconia, it was not in any local stores by me.  So I had to get it off NewEgg.

So I ended up going over my $300 budget (as I always seem to do) and got the Transformer for $400.   Can't wait for it to arrive!  Thanks for all the help everyone and the opinions!

markronz:
Bleh.  I have an iPhone, I don't need a larger version of it.  I wanted something new and to try out Android.   iPad is not the only acceptable tablet.   I love apple products as much as the next guy, but most Apple fans seem to blindly follow whatever Apple comes out with.  I prefer to try other new things out there.   Apple's reign will not last forever, and the Android (and honeycomb) are definitely going to be a full competitor.

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