I am looking to get a tablet to keep around the house for when my younger nieces and nephews come over. They like to play games and so I am looking for something cheap but decent. I can pick up a coby mid 7065 8GB tablet pretty cheap right now. Anybody heard anything good or bad about them? The specs are here:
http://cobyusa.com/?p=prod&prod_num_id=10690&pcat_id=3001
]i've had Coby 7015 for couple years with no problems. not the best but definately not the worst. just bought this Afunta(tm) Allwinnwer A13 Boxchip Cortex A8 Android 4.0, 4gb Capacity, 512 Mb Ram, Multiple Touch Capactive Screen, Wifi, Camera, Skype Video Calling, Netflix Movies (red) and was very disappointed
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I'm looking to buy a tablet an I'm eyeing this cuz of great value so can u give me quick review on the tab
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right now, no, do not buy a Gtablet. They have not released any real updates since January. It's currently selling for about $260 on Woot and Tiger Direct sales.
My Stepfather just got an Acer Iconia at Staples with a $100 coupon. It's far superior to the Gtablet. It comes packaged with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), is relatively young, meaning that you'll get at least a few more months of updates, the screen is better...blah, blah, blah.
All in all, the Gtablet is good, but not becuase of Viewsonic, but becuase of devs on forums like this one. The hardware is nice, nad the potential is there. But without help from Viewsonic, we will not have fully functional gingerbread or honeycomb.
Your best bet is to get somethign else.
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right now, no, do not buy a Gtablet. They have not released any real updates since January. It's currently selling for about $260 on Woot and Tiger Direct sales.
My Stepfather just got an Acer Iconia at Staples with a $100 coupon. It's far superior to the Gtablet. It comes packaged with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), is relatively young, meaning that you'll get at least a few more months of updates, the screen is better...blah, blah, blah.
All in all, the Gtablet is good, but not becuase of Viewsonic, but becuase of devs on forums like this one. The hardware is nice, nad the potential is there. But without help from Viewsonic, we will not have fully functional gingerbread or honeycomb.
Your best bet is to get somethign else.
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TJ is telling you the straight truth. There are many other options out there for you other than spending your money on a tablet that Viewsonic has simply walked away from after 6 months. You will be left with an orphaned tablet. If you could get it for $100.00 or so it would be a different story. I'm so upset with Viewsonic, I won't ever spend $.01 with them again.
might be worth it if its dirt cheap, cause there's lots of better tablets coming out. Still, this tablet can hold its own, has good specs and im running Honeycomb smoothly on it. Its not perfect yet, but its still a pretty good ROM. my only real gripe right now is the screen, check out some of the other tablets before jumping on this one. The Archos G9 80 and 101 will be out soon if you want a cheap tablet, they look really interesting and much better than their last tablets: 1.5 Ghz Dual Core CPU, 250gb hdd as an option, they will have the market, so no work arounds needed, unlike their last tablets and also the Gtablet.
Archos G9 Specs
If you can get a used one for less than $200, then it will still be a good buy.
I wouldn't count on an upgrade from Android 2.2 . But there may soon be the Linux MeeGo distro available for nVidia Tegra devices. If that happens this tablet will really be useful.
I just broke my G-Tab & was contemplating as to whether I should buy a replacement screen (if possible), a new one, or a different android tab altogether. In the end though after much debating & thinking about the android os in terms of out the box usage & functionality I decided to go with a Windows 7 based tablet. What drew me away from the G-Tab was not so much its hardware (screen excluded) but more-so its support from Viewsonic & androids ability to just "get it & go".
I'm not knocking the android o/s but it still has a long way to come to reach that level. All I can say is keep your mind open, look around, weigh the price vs specs vs features & don't dismiss other options in regards to the o/s.
I purchased my EXOPC off ebay for $475 & cannot be happier with the specs it lists (to name a few):
11.6 inch screen @ 1366 x 768 Resolution, 16:9 Wide-screen Ratio
Intel Atom Pineview-M N450, 1.66 GHz (supports 64-bit)
Storage Capacity 32 Gigabyte or 64 Gigabyte Solid State Drive (SSD)
2 Gigabytes DDR2 SDRAM
Intel GMA 3150 & Broadcom Crystal HD 1080p (supports up to 1080p high-definition video)
The biggest point though is the ability to run ALL windows apps on this bad boy as well as install Linux, MeeGo, Splashtop etc. etc.
Good day everyone,
I'm stuck in a predicament and looking for some assistance into taking a decision.
- I want to buy my wife a 7" Tablet, she will use it for reading on the train and such but also internet browsing at home and media use.
- screen has to be good, now my issue is that there's so many out there and I have a limited budget, max 300$.
- With so many tablets out it's getting harder and harder to chose, (A100, A1, B&T Tablet, Kindle Fire, Galaxy Tab 7+
now I've been reading a lot about them and they're all good choices, but there's a always a little something that keeps me from choosing a clear winner.
Also to note I'm looking for a tablet that can offer the full android experience (market, launchers), I've included Kindle fire and Nook Tablet because I'm looking at the possibility of flashing roms on them unlock their full potential.
Preferred Specs:
RAM: 1GB RAM
Storage: At least 16GB otherwise uSD slot
Processor: Dual-Core
OS: Eventually support ICS with HA, the thing about HA is that apparently Nook Tablet might not support it because the kernel ver. is too low and doesn't support HA. I don't know if that's a software issue or hardware limitation.
The only one that doesn't fit the profile is the Galaxy Tab as it's 400$, otherwise i'd be the number 1 choice hands down, this thread wouldn't exist if that was the case.
A100: Issues are mainly battery life, not much Dev, support. (Official ICS dunno about HA)
Kindle Fire: 8GB storage, no expansion, ROMS TBD
Nook Tablet: Locked Bootloader, ROMS TBD (Older Kernel, no HA for ICS TBD)
Lenovo A1: Low RAM, Old processor (thinking ICS w/ HA)
Any1 can shed some additional info that can help assist me into finally picking the right tab.
Thank you in advance
Rodi
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I always narrow down to low priced tablets, which leave you with the Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet. The Kindle Fire is, for some bloody reason, powered by Froyo so I kill that and suggest the Nook Tab.
I'd suggest to take the Vizio Vtab1008 into account, it has only a single core CPU 1ghz 512mb ram and is 8'' but its a very nice device with a good display and it costs ~200$ only
And it sports a nice it blaster to use it as a nice universal remote for home entertainment...
Hey guys, looking to get a really cheap ICS tablet - original wanted to get a Ainol Nova 7 paladin, but found out that because of it's CPU, it is not compatible with most apps.
Wondering if it would be worth getting this:
512MB 4GB 7" Android 4.0 Capacitive Touch Tablet MID 1GHZ WiFi/ 3G Camera HDMI
(stick that in google - I am not able to post links yet)
or
www(DOT)ebay(DOT)com/itm/512MB-4GB-7-Android-4-0-Capacitive-Touch-Tablet-MID-1GHZ-WiFi-3G-Camera-HDMI-/160762504214?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item256e312416#ht_ 5492wt_986
Or if these chinese tablets tend to give problems.
What do you think? Are there any other tablets out there like the Novo 7, but with the ARM architect?
Thanks.
Haven't seen your tablet, and I'm not going to give it a try but a recommendation:
What about those Archos Tablets? They got ICS since a week. A friend of mine got such a device (Archos G9 101) and absolutely loves it. It's a really great tab.
thanks,
I'm really looking for something around $100 - like these chinese models. Was hoping that someone on the forums might have experience with certain brands etc.
P.S. Anyone heard of Newsmy?
www(dot)ebay(dot)com(dot)au/itm/7-Newsmy-NewPad-T3-Android-4-0-Capacitive-Tablet-PC-WiFi-ARM-Cortex-A8-1-2GHz-/220970956545?pt=AU_Tablets#ht_3690wt_1156
I did buy that same tablet if you still need info on it.
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I picked up one of the Newsmy T3's from ebay for about 80 bucks the other day and it seems to be a nice little tablet. its pretty fast, responsive and the screen is good but it has fairly poor battery life. Overall, I like it and it seems like it has lots of potential. I hope that we can get some custom roms out for this puppy!
My mother has been looking for a tablet for the last couple of weeks and I have been
advising her towards the Acer Inconia A100 7" ($199) tablet or the Samsung Tab 2 7" ($249) or the Google Nexus 7 ($249).
Now she decided she wants a 10 inch tablet and I told her the price just jumped by at least $100.
But, yesterday I saw an Archos 101 G9 Turbo 10.1 on sale for $199 (regular price $349).
It's has a 1.5 GHz dual-core Texas Instruments OMAP 4460 processor and 1 GB of RAM,
A 1280 x 800 capacitive TN-type touchscreen
Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system, upgradeable to ICS
Full HD 1080p video playback
720p front camera for HD video chats
8GB Flash Memory
720p Camera
GPS
Would you recommend this tablet? I have read some reviews on the net, but I would like some personal opinions.
What are the pros and cons with it?
She will read books, play some games, do some surfing and email. I know the 101 will handle these easy tasks,
but I would like to know will it handle them smoothly and be easy on the eyes.
Many Thanks,
Ian
It's a perfectly adequate tablet and you won't find anything as capable for the same price.
I had a 8" non-turbo but broke the screen, and was very happy with it overall; I will be buying my 101 Turbo in the next week or so as a replacement (I'm getting the 16Gb version)
I have used a bunch of tablets now. The archos is not as smooth as other tablets out of the box, and just adequate after rooting and extensive modding of the os. I recommend the Acer or Asus tablet, or a nexus 7.
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Thank you for the info.
Well, my mother bought 2 101 G9 Turbos. She got them on sale for $199 (8GB) with free shipping, so it was a great deal.
Ian
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Well, my mother bought 2 101 G9 Turbos. She got them on sale for $199 (8GB) with free shipping, so it was a great deal.
Ian
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Disgo, a technological company based in Mayo Ireland, has announced the immediate UK release of the latest device in their tablet range, the Disgo Tablet 9000. Being a relatively unknown brand, Disgo has launched the tablet with a budget user in mind, rather than try to compete directly with either Apple or Google.
According to the Irish firm's website, a potential buyer can expect the following specifications when choosing the Disgo Tablet 9000: 1.0 GHz Cortex A8 Processor, 1 GB DDR3 and 8 GB onboard storage (expandable) with a 9.7-inch TN display (1024x768). Other details include a front (0.3 MP) and rear (2.0 MP) facing camera, a battery which should last for 5 hours and a Mali 400 GPU. Clearly the iPad with Retina Display or the Nexus 7 have little to worry about.
To sweeten the deal, Disgo has incorporated Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) as the tablet's OS, knowing how the general public can't seem to get enough of Google's ubiquitous software. The price for such extravagance? £149.99,You can get it for £89 secondhand. With the latest iPad retailing from £399 (~$634) for the basic 16 GB model Disgo will be likely hoping to have found a niche in the tablet market. However, with the Nexus 7 available at £180 or less, it seems Disgo might find their niche restricted sooner rather than later.
Its a shame there is no roms for this,its not a bad tablet but a bit slow.
I still have this and it still works fine but a bit slow when using the internet browser,is the a way of making it faster or is there a faster browser out there..??
Here is the manual if anyone needs it.. DSG-9000-EN.pdf