I've been looking buying a tablet for a few months and ive done some research on the matter and what some fair specs on devices are, and ive read good and bad reviews about ebay tablets, and before i buy this one, in the link bellow, I'd like to know what people think about it.
it has a dual camera, capacitive screen, (which means its a glass screen, right?) And it doesnt look like a cheap plastic one-which i originally thought about purchasing for only 200$. However after research, most of the 200$ tablets have plastic screens and.... Ive had plastic touch screen phones, and compared to my htc evo shift, the evo's glass screen is much better. that's my opinion... so this is the product ive been looking at currently.
.... it wont let me post the direct link... so, go to ebay, and this is the item listing "New 9.7" Android 2.3 4GB Cortex-A8 WIFI HDMI M12 Tablet"
sorry for the inconvenience.
I've looked into buying from sites where you get a better price, but have to 'contact the supplier' and ask them questions.... and then after talking to them for 2+ weeks, they say........
"I am not sure if your US customs will hold the package 100%.
But this is such a risk. If US customs pay attention to your package, open the box, then they will maybe.
I tell you this in advance, then it is up to you to choose the risk. If the customs hold the package and you won't get, we could not help any and won't refund you.
You can think about it, if you want to try, then I will check those information you want and send u."
WONDERFUL! so that place is now not an option.
but ebay has some sort of guarantees on their products that they arrive or you get a refund, and that they are as the Lister described. which makes me feel more comfortable in that sense.
any thoughts? Thanks!
Hi, why do you want this particular tablet?
do you have specific requirements for your tablet such as screen size, resolution, cpu speed etc. other than capacitive screen...
Also, do you have price range or are you looking for as chap as possible?
Thanks
RDS
I like the capacitive screen, and for me larger is better, 9in and up.
im not good at the rooting process and changing the software and stuff like that.
but close to 1ghz speeds are good with me, and having usb ports are always a plus, also access to micro sd cards, which i think just about all tablets have that,
I like android 2.3.... when i upgraded my phone from 2.2 to 2.3 it became a lot smoother, less freezes, better battery,
the only thing i dont like so much about that tablet is that the battery is 4500mah, but they claim 6-8 hours of use.
Thanks!
The M12 is a verty good tablet, the are some threads in some forums about it, you might look pandawill or htcmania, there are firmwares and opinions
I can't say specifically for your case since that wouldn't be possible...but I can tell you that I have personally purchased an android based smart phone for a 'work phone' from the far east and did not have any customs problems.
The parcel said 'Gift' as the details and it just got delivered to me. It was send standard mail though an took like a month.
Hi,
Having had my Samsung GS2 for a few months now, I would really like a lot of the functionality on my coffee table.. the ability to do some web surfing on a larger screen, check emails, etc. But, of course, I don't want to spend a fortune!
So, I was wondering what gotchas I need to look out for around the cheaper end of the market for 7-10" tablets. It seems there are some dirt cheap no-name ones available.. like under £100?!
Many seem to run quite old versions.. do I need to care what version of Android it is running? Can I always just disregard the OS that it comes installed with and instead put on the latest Cyanogenmod or similar build instead? Is Cyanogenmod relevant to tablets? From what I understand of this, it's current core is Gingerbread, and I'm not sure I understand whether that supports tablets and their larger resolutions, or whether Honeycomb is the correct path. Is there a similar project to Cyanogenmod but aimed specifically at tablets?
I'd probably expect a Wi-fi-only model.. my thinking is, if I was away from home with it and wanted a mobile data connection, I could just tether my SGS2?
I'd like to be able to hook up to a TV via HDMI to play films - is that quite a regular feature of these devices, or would I need to look carefully for one with HDMI out? Is mini-HDMI just a small connector / converter lead?
I guess what is confusing me right now is the quite wide range of prices I'm seeing.. some tablets are around the £100 mark or even less (think I saw a Hanspree the other day), while many are up at £300+. Does that reflect the next gen hardware, i.e. Ghz-and-up and dual cores?
TIA,
JJ
Dude, Not a exactly match for the price range, but I suggest you the Dropad A8. Multitouch capacitive, It is fast, has mini hdmi output, usb host (where you can plug a 3g modem, gps or rj45 adapter). It is able to play every movie (rmvb even) and game I put on it
Hello everyone,
I've been looking to pick up an Android tablet for quite a while now but I have yet to find the right one for me - as such, I thought some of you fine gentlemen and/or gentlewomen would have some interesting suggestions.
The main problem is that I would prefer something relatively inexpensive (I wouldn't be using it for anything particularly intensive) but I absolutely must have Bluetooth and almost all the inexpensive branded tablets either lack it outright or have inactive chips (the Nooks, for instance, or the Kindle Fire).
My ceiling for this is the Eee Transformer which I could probably get for around £300 - if I get near that price, I might as well buy one of those.
So, any ideas? I'm thinking good screen (IPS not strictly necessary, but must be good), Bluetooth, decent performance and the rest is fairly negotiable.
One final note - should I receive confirmation that someone had got Bluetooth working on the Nook Tablet or Kindle Fire, I'd go right ahead and buy whichever one is in question. The only reason the Nook Color isn't at the top of my list is that it has fairly limited performance. I've looked at a lot of tablets, so it's entirely possible that the perfect tablet with the perfect price-to-performance ratio just doesn't exist, in which case I implore you to say so!
Any ideas springing to mind?
I would defiantly go with the transformer, it is a great device. Hope this helps!
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I feel this is more of a general "lets get your opinion/feel" but ive experienced in the past, any topic that has any question in it, gets moved to this section.. So im posting it here.
I'd like to get people opinions (and experiences if any) on the Asus Padfone. I've been eyeing the HTC Amaze, but there have been a few issues reported with it, and with new tech being released this year, im also considering other devices. The Padfone caught my eye due to its apparent versatility. (Especially since the HTC One series has been a massive letdown with the non-existent mSD card slot)
Though there do seem to be some things lacking with this device, such as the camera (apparently, the HTC one has an independent processor which speeds it up) for example.
Also the fact that its 3g and not 4g/LTE seems to be a step back (tho this isnt an concern for me, but could be later).
Anyway.. Thoughts? Concerns?
Not worth buying
I'm considering getting one. I'm from the Netherlands so 3G is just fine for me!
Pricing is rumoured around €699 euro here, pretty steep though... That's without the dock (which will set you back another €150 I bet)
I love the idea of having everything in one place (on your phone) and basically click it into the tablet for typing during class or watching/reading something.
Jam it into the dock for longer writing sessions... I can see this being a very useful combination for me personally. I'm not sure the average user will find this a useful gadget though.
Downside is that you really have to use the phone all the time and I'm not sure how well everything works softwarewise when you load the phone into the dock, screensize wise etc, etc.
Its just that I got a Gnex that I love so dearly
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Care to elaborate?
newbie thoughts on the padfone
Last July 2011, I posted this thread on another forum and look at what happened in the interim - the Padfone!
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"Looking for serious multi-purpose (non-existent yet) tablet
I am a newbie. I have been communicating with a variety of tech publications incl Walt Mossberg, WSJ. But no serious response. I do not own a tablet right now but want to propose features that can be incorporated to the current crop. You folks can chime in (with respect) if you think my ideas are plausible.
Full disclosure. Currently, I am not a fan of the crop of tablets in the market today. What is out there (regardless of brand) are just pure "gadgets" for me. I do not do social networking nor games. I realize that I am in the minority in the high-tech populace.
I will consider a tablet with the configuration below to trim my techie equipment inventory. I believe this would be a truly PORTABLE, POWERFUL, SINGLE COMBINATION alternative to having (1) a communication/convenience/entertainment" device (tablet) AND (2) a PC for serious professional computing work, should I need to do some.
Samsung Galaxy-like form factor (or maybe even slightly larger or heavier)
Full Cell phone call capable (CDMA/GSM) - 3 or 4G thru BT (either on ear device or car's BT wireless communicator) - not just Google Talk or Skype
Web-access wireless card (a/b/g/n)
BT enabled to pair with my car's BT audio system wireless connection to play music stored in the tablet and other BT capable devices (tech already available)
Semi-full size BT keyboard/case (tech already available)
Available USB2 or 3 port/s
Available docking device to connect to an external larger LCD monitor, full-size keyboard, printer, optical drive, external HD, etc (?) to really replace my office/home notebook
Enough processor power (Intel/AMD dual core or higher), storage to support a full PC OS (Windows 7/8 or Mac OS), Internet Browser (IE9, FF5, Chrome, Safari, etc) and APPLICATION PROGRAMS AND DATA!
Sufficient battery life (replaceable) with AC/DC charging/connectivity capability
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Do you think this config for a tablet system has market and production potential? Or better yet, is there one already out there? I know that the technology to accomplish all of these exist already. It just takes somebody to put it all together.
Your professional insights are greatly appreciated."
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Since the Pf is not in our shores yet and I have been sick and tired of the all the unboxing, first videos from Barcelona, Taiwan specs and availability, I just implore ASUS to get their act together and stop the teasing and give us the US model! Regardless how a bunch of folks have trashed it, I on the other hand WANT ONE NOW. I realize that this desire is sight unseen, performance and quality unknown and not all the specs I listed above are in the model available everywhere else, I believe the concept of 3 in 1 is a brilliant one. I may not be as techie as you folks but for my use and from prelim videos and specs, what ASUS has done is phenomenal.
I would greatly appreciate your more techie input as well as marketing intel (US availaibility, specs, price, carrier, etc.). BTW, I still refuse to buy and do not want any of the tablets available today. Thanks.
The mechanism to insert the phone into the tablet looks like its the first thing to break rendering the whole concept useless.
But i have not hold it in my hand, anyone have some info on the build quality?
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The mechanism to insert the phone into the tablet looks like its the first thing to break rendering the whole concept useless.
But i have not hold it in my hand, anyone have some info on the build quality?
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It's possible, it depends if the "door" needs to be closed before it will output to the tabdock. Plus, im sure alot said that about flip phones and sliding phone. My Touch Pro 2 is still going pretty strong, and it has a sliding keyboard.
Something id like it know is with the Keyboard dock, is it 'closeable'. As in, can you dock the tablet to it, then "close it" like a laptop so you can transport it as one piece?
first try... and probably last
very difficult positioning for Asus. They're trying desperately to innovate more that the competition to get a strong foot in that market.
However, this solution might not be fully interesting for a lot of people... If its a failure, they'll have lost a great deal of money that could have been used to make up for the difference with the latest ipad...
If this will be a failure , atleast the price will drop fast ( something like Evo 3d -50% )
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If this will be a failure , atleast the price will drop fast ( something like Evo 3d -50% )
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Why do you think it will be a failure?
it's something new and different let's see how people will act after buying it
Has a lot of potential...
Has a LOT of potential if marketed correctly.
I have a original ASUS Transformer TF101 with keyboard dock for eight months now and I can say its an amazing machine. The performance is just right, the battery lasts forever, almost stock ICS, lots of updates.
I have the only combination of devices that can compete with the full Padfone setup: a modern smartphone (Samsung Galaxy Note) and the mentioned Transformer, with full tethering support. If the Padfone system can have a significant price advantage, the consistency it provides (the Note have Android 2.3.6) can make it a winner.
Feels way to expensive.
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yes the hinge closes like a laptop
problem: the hinge only opens around 90 degrees so you won't get a great viewing angle unless you are at a similar level.
when the latch of the tablet station opens to release the phone, it stops the phone being bent outwards, so you have to pull up and thus, not breaking the connector.
not having 4g is a big downer for me. I was going to get this and might still but seriously, uk is getting 4g this year so I doubt I'd want this when it gets released.
The price of phone + 10" screen is Euro 699.
I think it will not be a success.
Why? (iPhone 4S + New iPad) is only Euro 199 more than the phone and a dummy screen.
Moreover, if you're going to carry around a dummy screen, why not carry a REAL tablet??
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The price of phone + 10" screen is Euro 699.
I think it will not be a success.
Why? (iPhone 4S + New iPad) is only Euro 199 more than the phone and a dummy screen.
Moreover, if you're going to carry around a dummy screen, why not carry a REAL tablet??
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beeecause with a iphone and ipad, your data is in 2 places? So if you edit something on your ipad, you have to take steps to also update it on your iphone.. Plus, itunes.. thats always a disadvantage.
I see the appeal, and 200 bucks More isnt small.
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beeecause with a iphone and ipad, your data is in 2 places? So if you edit something on your ipad, you have to take steps to also update it on your iphone.. Plus, itunes.. thats always a disadvantage.
I see the appeal, and 200 bucks More isnt small.
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I thought it's no need to take any steps? As long as your iPad is online at home, whatever you do on iPhone outside is automatically synced, as shown in the iCloud launching videos.
199 euro is small, when you compare a screen+ battery, with a fully functioned retina display iPad.
sounds good
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I thought it's no need to take any steps? As long as your iPad is online at home, whatever you do on iPhone outside is automatically synced, as shown in the iCloud launching videos.
199 euro is small, when you compare a screen+ battery, with a fully functioned retina display iPad.
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Well, i wont get apple products. If i were to get two devices, both would be android. Im sure it would be similar, but i don't like messing with clouds either, that's just a gimik to eat up your limited "unlimited" data package. Especially when your talking about my case of 400+mb PDF files.
I'm not completely sold on it, but it seems like a good idea, plus ive not yet seen official pricing on it.
Not that benchmarks mean much.. but...
ASUS PadFone gets benchmarked: a mere teaser of what's to come
Since tablets became popular - Thank you Steve - I have been through a pretty good portion of them. Transformers, Galaxys, LGs, and now the Nexus 7. I've been unfortunate in that every tablet I've ever purchased had some kind of glaring issue. Not a minor one, but glaring and unable to ignore issue.
I really want a tablet. Does anyone happen to know or could take a guess at which one currently seems to have the least amount of reported issues? I've Googled this a lot tonight, but the results are just too jumbled to make a clear choice.
Thanks in advance for any help or opinions on this.
Its what you need not what is the best!
ericc191 said:
Since tablets became popular - Thank you Steve - I have been through a pretty good portion of them. Transformers, Galaxys, LGs, and now the Nexus 7. I've been unfortunate in that every tablet I've ever purchased had some kind of glaring issue. Not a minor one, but glaring and unable to ignore issue.
I really want a tablet. Does anyone happen to know or could take a guess at which one currently seems to have the least amount of reported issues? I've Googled this a lot tonight, but the results are just too jumbled to make a clear choice.
Thanks in advance for any help or opinions on this.
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I think with tablets you always have to look at the price to performance ratio. When you buy a cheap tablet( tablet < $100) you will of course run into issues. When you buy expensive tablets (tablet >$300) you will get no problems but it is overpriced. I find most of the time the extra power that such tablets have are of no use as most people like myself would purchase a tablet for the size and reading aspect (for websurfing, reading ebooks, checking emails, etc.) The only time you would need a tablet with the excess power is if you were gaming.
It is for this reason I think you shouldn't really think of tablets in terms of issues or problems. Instead, work out what your needs in a tablet would be then look into buying one that suits thoses needs. For example, I wanted a relatively inexpensive tablet mainly for reading ebooks. After extensive research, I learned that screen resolution was the major issue for me as I could have purchased a very cheap tablet for $50ish but It was 800x600 resolution. This would have left me scrolling side ways with every page as tablets like those cannot display the whole page at once. Hence I started looking into tablets with a resolution of atleast 1024x600.
I ended up purchasing a Ainol Novo 7 Flame, which I highly recommend to you as well. Take a look at my review and let me know what you think:
Ainol NOVO 7 Flame Review