Wikipad 7 to Finally Go On Sale Next Week

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The Wikipad 7 will cost $249, cheaper than Nvidia's Tegra 4-charged Shield.

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  • ipwn3r456
    Of course it should be cheaper, since it's using Tegra 3 instead of Tegra 4...
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  • bigpoppastuke
    PC game streaming with next to zero latency is all we want. Just give it to us without all the proprietary garbage.
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  • theLiminator
    Sounds like a better tablet than the nexus 7 except for the fact that it's not a nexus. If it launches bug free and without hardware defects, it's gonna be a big winner.
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  • theLiminator
    Sounds like a better tablet than the nexus 7 except for the fact that it's not a nexus. If it launches bug free and without hardware defects, it's gonna be a big winner.
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  • Spooderman
    I don't know why people want PC streaming. If I wanted to play a game with a controller I would get one with a USB port and sit on my bed, which is about the same distance that zero-latency streaming would reach. I play PC because I like keyboard and mouse and I don't want to play on a controller anyway.
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  • Larry Bob
    Is it just me or does it just look like a standard tablet with a gamepad dock?
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  • DarkSable
    That's fine, but the reason to buy a Shield is for the game streaming, not the android games.
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  • DarkSable
    10936378 said:
    I don't know why people want PC streaming. If I wanted to play a game with a controller I would get one with a USB port and sit on my bed, which is about the same distance that zero-latency streaming would reach. I play PC because I like keyboard and mouse and I don't want to play on a controller anyway.

    I'm also a PC gamer for the sake of having a keyboard and mouse. However, I have a couple gamepads, for when friends come over, or for things like racing games; one of the few genres where a gamepad is a much better form of controller.

    You're absolutely wrong about the streaming, though. It works through your local area network, so it'll perform the same if you're on your bed or 30 feet away from your computer.
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  • lpedraja2002
    You can also play while taking a dump. That would alone be worth the price... Well maybe not but you get the idea. As long as you're in good signal range from your router you're good to game anywhere!
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  • somebodyspecial
    For games that I don't use a keyboard/mouse on I want PC streaming. One less reason to even look at a console for me. Android games out of the house isn't bad either. Wifi so I can browse at mcdonalds etc not bad either. It has all android apps. Shield is better for me not to mention T4. Worth $100 right there. Far better games with 6x the gpu power not to mention cpu power.
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