Cheap tablet, any thoughts

Anna430

Hi

Sorry to be blonde, but how can you update from 2.2to 3.0? can you do it automatically

Thanks

Kernel_Sanders

http://theandroidshop.tv/products/1/22/7_inch_android_tablet_23_with_wifi_and_camera/

This is a 7 Inch WiFi Android 2.3 Tablet with a 1 Ghz processor. But is this just an unbranded Far-East manufacturer using the Android name for its online shop?

Tyler_Du

You'd be much better off spending a little more and getting either the advent vega or the hannspre hannspad. Avoid anything with a resistive screen.

fwor

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

http://theandroidshop.tv/products/1/22/7_inch_android_tablet_23_with_wifi_and_camera/

This is a 7 Inch WiFi Android 2.3 Tablet with a 1 Ghz processor. But is this just an unbranded Far-East manufacturer using the Android name for its online shop?

Who knows if it's genuine, but it certainly has the potential to be a scam of major proportions. A 1Ghz tablet for £100 but... you pay now and supposedly get it on 5th December. Which would give someone with bad intent plenty of time to launder every punter's cash out of the company and run away.

If it were a long-established company perhaps you could risk it, but the domain was only registered 6 months ago, and the contact details associated with the domain name look fishy...

And in the terms & conditions is this: "we retain the right to ship your order from our central warehouse if stock is not available from our UK Warehouse" which might simply be weasel words to cover the fact that they have no stock whatsoever in the UK, nor any intention to.

Badger_Lady

arrontdep wrote: »

Why don't you wait for the Kindle Fire to come out? I'm a big fan of Apple and have the iPad but if I wanted the cheapest tablet I'd go for that. You're looking at around £200, half the price of any other tablet on the market brand new. It also has no storage issues as all of your data is backed up online.

It's no good as an Android tablet, unless you're very techy and comfortable with jail-breaking it. It uses its own Amazon interface, with Android only being the underlying operating system, doesn't have Android Marketplace etc... there's also no UK release date in sight yet (certainly won't be before Christmas).

This is a very nice tablet for the price (a little over £100). It's much, much better quality than the cheap Chinese ones you see all over eBay - it's got a fully capacitive touch screen and Android 2.3 (which isn't the newest version but it is specifically designed for tablets). It's fast enough for gaming, can be loaded with Flash and gets great reviews from the Android community. It will also easily take a Marketplace app:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Coby+-+Tablet+with+Capacitive+Touch+Screen+-+Black/2903297.p?id=1218361851397&skuId=2903297

mrmclark

Hi

Searched but couldnt find on the boards

Currys Ebay are selling these at £129. The models are refurbished but when delivered are basically brand new with a 6 month warranty. i have had one for a year and you cant break them.

Link for ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Advent-Veg...item1e674fee45

The product is that good currys have up their price

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/advent-...iiqxm&istBid=t

Would make a very good christmas present. Plus its a lot cheaper than a ipad.

TrixieB

http://www.jexaa.co.uk/tablet_pcs/7inch/jextab708

anyone have any knowledge of this one please?

inmypocketnottheirs

Buy cheap, buy twice.

fwor

TrixieB wrote: »

http://www.jexaa.co.uk/tablet_pcs/7inch/jextab708

anyone have any knowledge of this one please?

Resistive screen that doesn't support multi-touch, barely adequate CPU speed and minimal memory. It probably won't be a good experience except for undemanding tasks.

kwikbreaks

This is close to your budget and ticks most boxes..

http://www.kogan.co.uk/shop/7-inch-tablet-pc-android/

I just ordered http://www.kogan.co.uk/shop/10-inch-tablet-pc-android/ which isn't shipping yet.

Either may turn out to be donkeys but the specs look OK.