[TechRepublic] Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 teardown reveals efficient hardware layout and replaceable battery

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | April 26, 2012

Editor's note Samsung is jumping into the budget tablet market with a 7-inch device that looks nearly identical to the company's Galaxy Tab Plus, but costs $200 less. This week, I took it apart. Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 teardown reveals efficient hardware layout and replaceable battery The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Android tablet has a case that's easy to open, clean internal design, and replaceable battery. Read more Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Resource of the day Why LotusLive Won Out for One Translation Agency Learn how global translation agency aatranslations made its processes more efficient and improved collaboration with customers and translators to change the way they do business. Discover why they chose LotusLive over the competition. Additional TechRepublic resources   Nokia achieved Lumia 900's $209 bill of materials with single-core processor, low RAM Windows Phone 7.5 and low hardware costs help Nokia hit aggressive $99 price point for Lumia 900. Read more Titan II teardown shows replaceable battery, similarities with Lumia 900 Bill Detwiler cracks open the HTC Titan II and finds a unique twin-circuit-board design, replaceable battery, and simple-to-open case. Read more 10 more goofy office pranks Back by popular demand, Brien Posey has gathered 10 additional office pranks he remembers fondly from his long IT career. Read more Taking notes on the iPad: Philosophy, function, and apps Find out why and how Patrick Gray uses his iPad as an electronic notepad, including some of his preferred note-taking applications. Read more Featured multimedia   Raspberry Pi unboxing Five apps that make it easy to capture audio notes Cracking Open the HTC Titan II Slideshow: Burn discs in a backwards compatible format Featured multimedia   Geeks in costume at C2E2 2012 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) was held on April 13 - 15, 2012. Take a look at some of the costumes from this year's event. View on site Kids in costume at C2E2 2012 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) was held on April 13 - 15, 2012. There were quite a few kids in costumes at this year's event. Here are some photos that were taken by C2E2 attendees. View on site Obscure costumes at Emerald City Comic Con 2012 Emerald City Comic Con was held in Seattle, WA, on March 30 - April 1, 2012. There were so many interesting costumes at this year's event, that we decided to create a gallery dedicated to the more obscure characters. View on site Today's recommended downloads Video: Panasonic Chooses Collaboration (IBM) Business Execution: Executive Buyer's Guide (SuccessFactors) Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? (Oracle) Case Study: Signature Mortgage and Electronic Paperwork (IBM) Beyond Simple Total Cost of Ownership (SuccessFactors)   About this newsletter I dissect the latest business tech products and analyze the internal components in order to help IT leaders make smart hardware purchasing and deployment decisions. Bill Detwiler Head Technology Editor My Twitter feed: @billdetwiler Connect with TechRepublic Subscribe to SMB Tech TechRepublic's SMB Tech newsletter will feature tutorials and advice on the technical challenges faced by IT pros working for small and medium businesses. SMB Tech is launching soon, so subscribe to it today! TechRepublic newsletters   Get technical tips and tutorials, IT industry analysis, geeky discussions, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Tablets in the Enterprise Geekend TechRepublic UK

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