Is $250 (CAD) a good deal for this tablet?
I have a Moto Atrix as my smartphone, rooted.
I am interested in tablet for watching videos at home and reading pdfs and ebooks and suchm, as well as playing games.
I believe it is already running g-tab-comb but I would want to update it with something more recent.
I have the opporunity to get this or a dell streak 7 (sealed) for $250.
Is there still good dev support for this tablet? How does the future of it look
i had the gtablet, but sold it. Now with the Android market not showing the G tab on the website, I am sure glad that I sold the G tablet. Get the tablet that has paid the license to Google and has the real market (imho), in otherwords not the Gtablet.
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Does that mean I wouldn't be able to access any apps from the market?
Wond3r said:
Does that mean I wouldn't be able to access any apps from the market?
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Maybe....for now. But it appears the GTab is being fazed out of Google Market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1327249
The handwriting seems to be on the wall for the GTab.....sadly
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Does that mean I wouldn't be able to access any apps from the market?
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You'd still be able to access the market via the app on the Gtablet itself. you just wouldn't be able to remotely install apps onto your tablet via the market website on a computer.
I use a GTablet (with FlashBack 10.0) I access the Market several times a day. I am able to download new apps, update older apps. No-- my device is not listed, but nevertheless I am able to use the Market.
I had been using an older version of the Market App, and with that I could not get new apps. I could update older apps just fine, but it would NOT download a new app: NO DEVICE. With the new Market App, I have no problems.
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I use a GTablet (with FlashBack 10.0) I access the Market several times a day. I am able to download new apps, update older apps. No-- my device is not listed, but nevertheless I am able to use the Market.
I had been using an older version of the Market App, and with that I could not get new apps. I could update older apps just fine, but it would NOT download a new app: NO DEVICE. With the new Market App, I have no problems.
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What version of the Market? Are you able to download to your Gtab from market.android.com ? If so, can u post the apk. The guy who I sold my Gtab to, would like that.
Thanks
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Wond3r said:
Is $250 (CAD) a good deal for this tablet?
I have a Moto Atrix as my smartphone, rooted.
I am interested in tablet for watching videos at home and reading pdfs and ebooks and suchm, as well as playing games.
I believe it is already running g-tab-comb but I would want to update it with something more recent.
I have the opporunity to get this or a dell streak 7 (sealed) for $250.
Is there still good dev support for this tablet? How does the future of it look
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I sold mine a while back also. I would put that $250.00 towards something that might have a chance at some ICS love.
The Gtab's screen is great for video, but an IPS screen on a higher end tablet is a must for extended ebook reading. Also the market issue is very minor in my opinion.
I picked mine up less than a week ago, put FB 10.0 on it and I am already selling it and moving to a Transformer or Iconia. The display has really bad viewing angles, other than that it isn't too shabby.
Thrive
Groupon has the Toshiba Thrive for 299 today. A better tablet all around
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Groupon has the Toshiba Thrive for $299 today. A better tablet all around
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I saw that today as well. (well my wife did). Still only $100 off a 16GB version, I told her not that great of a deal.
To the OP, my advise is not spend one dime with Viewsonic. They abandoned this product 3 months after it's release. Viewsonic has been nothing short of horrible regarding the GTab and it's customers that spent the $300-$400 last winter. I have a perfect one for $200 if you really want one, $225 with dock. It is rooted and running TNT lite 4.4.
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I saw that today as well. (well my wife did). Still only $100 off a 16GB version, I told her not that great of a deal.
To the OP, my advise is not spend one dime with Viewsonic. They abandoned this product 3 months after it's release. Viewsonic has been nothing short of horrible regarding the GTab and it's customers that spent the $300-$400 last winter. I have a perfect one for $200 if you really want one, $225 with dock. It is rooted and running TNT lite 4.4.
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I'm sure the shipping would be a lot of $ to Canada?
I can also get a 32gb Touchpad.. with Android. How about that
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I'm sure the shipping would be a lot of $ to Canada?
I can also get a 32gb Touchpad.. with Android. How about that
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HP Touchpad with Android? I didn't know that could be done. I know they were selling for $99 when they went belly-up. I would say go for it. Shipping would only be about $25 if you really want the GTab. I am also selling my Asus TF101 32GB getting ready for the TF201 32GB but that will be twice as much with keyboard dock.
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HP Touchpad with Android? I didn't know that could be done. I know they were selling for $99 when they went belly-up. I would say go for it. Shipping would only be about $25 if you really want the GTab. I am also selling my Asus TF101 32GB getting ready for the TF201 32GB but that will be twice as much with keyboard dock.
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Yup Cyanogen got CM7 running on it
Decisions, decisions..
Don't take it. Bunch of people complaints about HP touchpad with android on it.I pay my viewsonic $250 (4 days ago) and my friend pay $150 for his HP touchpad - I still like my deal and product more (didn't like stock tom). I can access market using Vegan rom and I can even backup apps on my phone and transfer them to g-tab.
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I'm sure the shipping would be a lot of $ to Canada?
I can also get a 32gb Touchpad.. with Android. How about that
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I all you want is a decent 10" tablet running Gingerbread or Honeycomb at a low cost then gtab is one to consider. If you want ICS then you will have to get the lastest tablet (not yet available) with a killer cpu and lots of ram.
So your choices are
1. Low price 10" or 7" (nook color II or Amazon Fire)
2. Medium price 10" like a Acer Iconia, Toshiba or Asus Transformer
3. High price 10" currently being developed for the ICS (New tranformer quadcore etc)
Good luck and have fun.
Woot.com has the Motorola Xoom 32Gig Wifi for $329 today....
And Motorola has stated that the Xoom will get ICS early 2012.
Advantages over Gtablet..
32gig vs. 16gig storage
1280x800 vs. 1024x600 resolution
1 gig vs. 512 meg ram
GPS, Barometer, front and rear cameras
Better viewing angles
Official Google support/Motorola support
Android OS 3.2.1 with stated upgrade to Android OS 4.0
FYI...I have two Gtablets and an Xoom. I'd take the Xoom every day over the Gtablet.
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HP Touchpad with Android? I didn't know that could be done. I know they were selling for $99 when they went belly-up. I would say go for it. Shipping would only be about $25 if you really want the GTab. I am also selling my Asus TF101 32GB getting ready for the TF201 32GB but that will be twice as much with keyboard dock.
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I bought a Gtab from a seller in the US. shipping was about $23 BUT beware as the buyer in Canada will get hit with an extra $70 in duty fees for "importing" the tablet.
Have had a Sony Tablet S that I have enjoyed, but as time goes on I find the inability to root it (came with the wrong kernel and then I got the upgrade notice to ICS the next day which sealed my fate) has become a larger and larger problem. Biggest issue is that the version of ICS on it makes the SD Card read only unless you use the Sony File Transfer program.
So am thinking of getting another 9-10" Android tablet. Would like to make sure it is at least dual core, and this time I'd like to make sure it's easily rooted, etc. Anything like that out there in the $300-$400 range? Would be great if like the Sony it supported a full sized SD card, but I will make do if it at least handles a micro SD.
Thanks in advance!
Xoom. Got jb ota over a week ago and its not too hard to find one for cheap. I got a 32gb for 299 at Walmart in January.
Even if its getting older the Xoom does look like a good tablet. It gets quick OS updates from Google, it already has Jelly Bean available. I don't know any other 9-10" tablets that even have JB yet, besides unofficial CM10 roms.
Xoom, eBay has great prices on it.
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Xoom by far.
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Hello All,
I've purchased a new tablet (Lenovo IdeaTab A2109A), I got it on sale this past sat. @ my local best buy store. It's got the NVIDIA Tegra3 Quad-Core Processor in it..what a difference a faster processor makes ! Of course, that's NOT why I'm submitting this new thread..I did a Wipe Data / Factory Reset per nobe1976 suggestion. That got my gtab back to what I call an 'original' starting point, as I wanted because I'm giving my gtab to our youngest son who's visiting us for christmas. He's never had a tablet before, and so I purchased a new one I thought that would be good to do. My problem is..he's already got a google account, so that part was easy, but when he went to the google play store to install some app's that he wanted..he received the 'famous' incompatibility notice that the gtab is known for. Isn't there a 'fix' to get around this issue ? One of the app's. he wanted was this one ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/...EsImNvbS51c2FibGVuZXQubW9iaWxlLndhbGdyZWVuIl0. ) it's just a simple walgreens drugstore app., he was informed his gtab was incompatable for this app., any fix ?
Merry Christmas,
David
P.S. Just a quick update, I now know the reason I'm getting the notice " Your device isn't compatible with this version" google play is recognizing the viewsonic gtablet as a " Motorola Tervigon" device. I guess that means I'll have to 'trick' the device/website into think the gtab is something different.
A. You can find the device information on build.prop file. Can view this file using ROM toolbox lite app's build.prop editor
B. Refer this link to fix Google market issue http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/apps/blog/categories/show/1101880-02-market-fix- OR
http://www.droidhype.com/2010/12/08/fixing-the-market-on-the-viewsonic-gtablet/
My 2 cents.
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Hi everyone,
I'll try to make this short. I haven't looked at android tablets since i bought the Nexus 10 when it came out.
I'm currently looking to get a cheap android tablet to carry around all day. What i'd like isn't much
- Priced as low as possible (sub 100€ would be great). I'm willing to go used if i have to but prefer warranty.
- Sub 8 Inch. 7 preferred
- Either comes with close to stock android or some stable stock rom (ideally android 8)
- Decent Web-browsing and HD Video. No gaming required.
- Bonus Points for a Sim slot but Wifi only will work.
So, whats the go to small Tablet with XDA Approval (dev support) i should get? The Fire Tablets look incredible for what they cost, but Rom Support seems so so. I'm not sure how close they are to stock with Lawnchair launcher thrown on them.
Is the last model Nexus 7 (used) still serviceable or is it completely outdated? Maybe a use Nvidia Shield K1? One of the budget Chinese Options from GearBest maybe?? I'm really lost here.
Hi, I've recently bought a few Huawei M5 8" tablets as I was after some long term tablets for my kids' school work, etc. I just wanted a compact, powerful tablet with a USB-C port and expandable storage.
I bought one from a UK store and I was VERY impressed.
Two weeks later I went to buy the same and it was 25% more expensive, so I tried another supplier and ordered from there, after ordering, I realised the supplier was based in Hong Kong, but I've ordered loads of devices via Hong Kong before and provided the GSM bands are correct, they're usually fine.... and these don't even have a SIM card, so I figured they would be okay.
The two new tablets have arrived and they're almost unusable: they default to Chinese for everything. I've had this in the past and I can normally install another keyboard, uninstall the unwanted keyboards, but this won't let me install another keyboard and every time I try to use the awful pre-loaded browser everythign defaults to Chinese keyboard, etc.
I then went looking for a Play Store: so I could install some of my favourite apps (and a keybaord) and copy a few things over from the other tablet.... there is no Play Store!!
Now I'm no stranger to sideloading OpenGAPPS onto my Lineage builds, but I shouldn't have to do this for a purchased tablet, should I? I was planning on leaving these as stock as possible.
Can I find a UK/EU ROM that will allow simple, low hassle usage so I can just let my kids fire up Chrome and do their school homework in peace without everything constantly reverting to Chinese keyboards?
That's the way it is with Chinese tablets. You can't rebrand them to European versions, that will usually brick them. Your best bet is probably to unlock the bootloader and install an OpenKirin ROM.