Scratch everything else I’ve ever said about cheap tablets. Sadly everyone who’s bothered to make something affordable for the tablet market is about to get blown out of the water by Google. The Nexus 7 is coming.

A cheap tablet for me is not even about the specs, it’s about the experience. You’re not paying what you would for a top end device like an iPad, so you’d assume that the experience is going to suffer proportionately. But at least from looking at this video they’ve released, this device looks like it’s going to be as good as the big boys on the market. Of course we know to be cautious of manufacturer released fluff, so only time will tell.

The main feature that I consider important with any touch device is response lag. Nothing frustrates me more than having to wait a second before my device does what I want. Little lag shown here.

Probably down to the Quad Core Tegra 3 Processor on board that will be running Android’s newest version Jelly Bean. A 7-inch Asus screen with Corning Glass and an 8GB or 16GB version.

This is also Google’s big move at teaching everyone that everything they need in the media world will be in their Google Play store for purchase and download. It’s this reason that the Nexus 7 has no expansion slots like USB ports. But it will carry Near Field Communication in the form of Android Beam.

I cannot wait to play with this device.

Get it: www.google.com/nexus
For: $200 for 8GB and $250 for 16GB