What Do We Think About These Cheap Chinese Windows 7 Tablets??

UnderPressure

As the title says really, I am toying with the idea of buying one looking on Amazon there are a few to choose from. I will not be keeping Win 7 on it as I am about to embark on a development project using the new developer version of Windows 8 which for all intents has been designed around tablets and touchscreen. The 2 I am looking at are these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/10-2-Windows-Tablet-PC-Processor/dp/B004F4SVD0/ref=sr_1_251?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1316162814&sr=1-251

and

http://www.amazon.co.uk/10-2-Windows-Tablet-PC-Processor/dp/B004D6R9T2

A few people have had the odd minor problems but on the whole they have both got some great reviews.

Do I really need to spend twice the price to get essentially the same thing with a branded sticker on????

Over to you

fwor

Ok - here's a (perhaps unduly) sceptical view:

The Chinese makers of this type of gear seem to have adopted a business model that reduces their Customer Support and ongoing development costs to zero. They do this by changing their identity every few months - hence the products never have a "brand" as such.

If it ever stops working, you will be stuffed, as the company that sold it to you will have vanished (or more accurately, recreated itself in a different name), and the company that made it can safely ignore you, knowing that you aren't going to come after them in China.

Of course, you might get lucky and get sent one that works perfectly for ever...

gonzo127

hm its a lot of money to 'risk' although with Amazons CS it might not be that bad.

my thoughts might be more along the lines of one of the really cheap andriod pads since windows 8 is suposed to work on a ARM cpu - however i would look into this before i spent any money

[Deleted User]

If it is for a hobby then stick to Win 8 in a VM until you reach a point that you find a decent quality tablet at a reasonable price or you intend to make it a commercial venture and can justify the investment.

Personally, I would wait for better tablets before committi any money.ng

kelly67

To be honest you said it all in the title of this thread mate "These Cheap Chinese Windows 7 Tablets"

I honest wouldn't spend any money on these and save up for a couple more months and get a better quality one. You really do get what you pay for.

richard734

for tablet fun, I am waiting for the Amazon Tablet.. if you desperatly want to run windows, I think there are better deals out there - try some of teh Scan & Misco budget tablets

marvell-kid

I see that your looking at a win 7 tablet, but there are some decent sub £200 tablets out running Android. They have all been reviewed in this months edition of Stuff Magazine. Not sure if it helps.

Arnova 8 (2/5 rating)
http://direct.asda.com/Arnova-8-Tablet---8ins-Screen-4%3A3---Flash-Memory---Silver---Android-2.1/000509143,default,pd.html

Scroll 7 in Tablet PC & others (3/5)
http://www.storageoptions.com/products/scroll/scroll-special

Binatone HomeSurf Tablet 705 & others (2/5)
http://binatonetelecom.com/products/androidproducts

Kogan Agora 7in Tablet
http://www.kogan.co.uk/shop/7-inch-tablet-pc-android/

amcluesent

Buy cheap, buy twice!