Locked and loaded, ready to play: we’ve started shipping +Nexus 7 pre-orders today! google.com/nexus/#/7
— Google Nexus (@googlenexus) July 13, 2012
The folks at Google started shipping pre-orders of the Nexus 7, their new tablet that's not only cheaper than the iPad but also reportedly just as swell, and released this nifty rhyming Tweet to celebrate. Adorable.
CNET, giving it four out of five stars, says:
The Nexus 7 tablet embodies the moment when tablet buyers no longer have to compromise performance for price. No other 7-inch, $200 to $250 tablet combines this level of performance, with Android 4.1's features, in such a comfortable design.What buyers lose with the lack of built-in expandable storage options and the omission of a back camera, they’ll gain in complete OS flexibility in a powerful and cheap tablet.
And, of course, here's what it looks like: