As the first tablet to carry Jelly Bean 4.3, the chance is high that Google will start rolling out the Nexus 7 2 as early as week one of August 2013, by which time online ordering will go live on Google Play Store.

Deliveries should follow shortly and in the case of buyers within the United States, the waiting time would last only a few days while the rest of the world - those in Asia, Australia and Europe - the standard international shipping time applies, which is seven to 14 days.

Evidently, the excitement generated by the second small tablet flagship from Google and Asus is quite high - high enough that some would take the plunge without giving some serious thoughts on the pros and cons of the Nexus 7 2 purchase.

Yes there were issues that plagued the first Nexus 7 distribution - concerns on supply chain, software bugs and hardware failures, which likely will be replicated in the second coming. These possibilities, which many are hoping would not recur, are briefly discussed below.

The Nexus stock outs

Google's Nexus devices, mainly the Nexus 7 and Nexus 4, debuted in Q3 2012 with the warm welcome of the Android world. Soon after, orders in great numbers flooded the Play Store and it appeared that the Nexus supply chain that Google had set up was quickly overwhelmed.

What happened was the surprising disappearance of both devices from the scene, with Google merely advising that it was dealing with serious stock out problems. Many who bought ended up waiting for weeks or months before getting their packages and many more cancelled and turned to other Android brands.

The situation was compounded by Google's lacklustre handling of the whole situation - underscoring the fact that it is miles away from Apple and Samsung in the area of customer service. Know that you are likely to deal with this issue if you are thinking of grabbing the Nexus 7 2.

Battling software glitches

It is no secret that native Android is designed chiefly for power users, which means this build of the Google mobile platform are fraught with issues that normally are meant to be addressed by developers. For the average Android user, dealing with such concerns translates to major headaches.

In other words, tapping the full potential of the open-ended Android is exciting but it is not for everyone. Owners of the first Nexus 7 claim that Jelly Bean 4.2.2 minus the skin from Samsung or Asus remains a vessel of unsettled Android issue, and the likelihood is the situation will be extended far into Jelly Bean 4.3 and even Key Lime Pie.

Hardware meltdown

Apple Insider recently reported of growing complaints aired by Nexus 7 owners. They claimed of mysterious tablet demise, which experts blamed on cheap memories installed on the device. Others reported too of dead pixels on screen and part of the display screen falling away, no thanks to shoddy craftsmanship.

With Asus again handling the manufacturing duties for the Nexus 7 2 mass assembly, chances are some or all of these issues will resurface. It is understood that Asus is compelled to scrimp down on materials so as to meet Google's requisite of coming up with a powerful but accessible tablet. Hopefully though, such cutting-comer measures will not redound to a disappointing Nexus 7 2 build.

No extra memory here

True, Nexus is synonymous to power use, as far as Google is concerned. Yet for the Nexus 7 2, digital file hoarders were clearly left out during the design process of the tablet. It was the case with the Nexus 7 and it will be the same for the second coming.

The reason for this, according to experts, is Google would want to preach the gospel of using an online digital locker, which is the Google Drive. The intention is noble but the current network infra in most parts of the world make the proposition pricey and even unrealistic. Unless 4G or LTE sees wide deployment and provided for at low tag price, this Google goal remains a dream.

And take note that in entering the Google-Nexus device system, you could be trapped into a nightmare of dwindling tablet storage space with no recourse. This surely will happen if you are an unabashed music, movie, images and other electronic files collector.