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[Q] Which Android tablet is the cheapest, but really usable?

Please give me some instruction about Android Tablet.

adamwillsss said:
Please give me some instruction about Android Tablet.
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You can find any android tablet with Specs on this Site:
http://androidtabletreviewz.com/

Nook color.
Never live in the past but always learn from it.

You should look at the Archos 70it and 101it. They run great. lots of features and good price. Better than the nook color because it has a faster cpu and better hardware options.

Viewsonic g-tablet beats the archos and nook, and you can find it for $250-300.

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saprano614 said:
You should look at the Archos 70it and 101it. They run great. lots of features and good price. Better than the nook color because it has a faster cpu and better hardware options.
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Yes I got my wife a Archo 70 before it came to the states. She loves it! I havent rooted it yet, cause there was no need to. Very thin, lightweight, and has a kickstand. A must for under $300

It depends on what you want, and if you're willing to cut corners to get some better features.
I own the Archos 101, and I'm moderately satisfied(I yurn for more power! and can get more power for the price).
If you want something that is fast and probably does well on games, you'll want a newer tablet, and probably a tegra 2 tablet is best right now, the g-tablet seems to be the cheapest with some great hardware, except you'd have to 'settle' with the viewing angles of the screen.
For me, personally, the tablet range starts at $300, which is where the Archos gen 8 tablets, and the Viewsonic G-tablet sits.
The archos tablet is very underpowered in comparison, and I'd advise anyone to get the G-tablet over it for the pure power, I'm stuck with Archos since I have a very impulsive personality and tend to grab the first thing available.
I wouldn't go below the Archos gen 8 tablets hardware wise, then you're only getting android 2.1 and below, and older opengl versions, and generally dead dev communities(sorry some other good oldies, you know you're excluded).
The nook color was popular, but it's old now, as is the Archos tablets and it's time to move on up with hardware.
Sorry, I'm rambling >.< Just doing my nightly xda check before bed.
Final statement/TL;DR version: You are best going with a $280+ tablet as that's where all the 'decent' entry level ones start, and some good hardware ones like the G-tablet. You'll likely have to sacrifice something(a feature) in order to get better hardware at lower costs.
edit: Random thought, get one that supports flash(almost all in the budget I posted support it, but incase you go below that budget, make sure it has flash support ^_^ )

Get a Nook
i bought my wife a nook on release day and started playing with it the day a simple root was achieved. It is now running Phiremod with Dalingrin's overclock kernal and it is absolutely amazing. Perfect form factor in a 7" display, beautiful screen, $250 or less if you find used, and it is now overclocked to 1.3gz. Amazing tablet with alot of dev support i would not call this old and i believe the only things on the market that best this are in the $500 range.

nnoble83 said:
i bought my wife a nook on release day and started playing with it the day a simple root was achieved. It is now running Phiremod with Dalingrin's overclock kernal and it is absolutely amazing. Perfect form factor in a 7" display, beautiful screen, $250 or less if you find used, and it is now overclocked to 1.3gz. Amazing tablet with alot of dev support i would not call this old and i believe the only things on the market that best this are in the $500 range.
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5 guys in our IT department have color nooks ..all rooted, big fans of angry birds, ha ha...so that speaks volumes for the tweakers..I gave mine back to BN...however...still waiting for the samsung 10.1, then I will decide..with all the tweaks, developers have not been able to match the CN to my mikfroyo 4.5 evo performance,...the ipad is nicer still, smoother, and a lot more sensible real worlds apps..so I hope the gb samsung 10.1..sells me.

[Q] Best Android Tablet?

I am looking to buying an Android Honeycomb tablet. What is the best one out there right now for the money? ($500 MAX)
From what I have looked at I think it is the Galaxy Tab 10.1 but I wanted to get a second opinion as I have not had any hands on with it.

jedinegotiator said:
I am looking to buying an Android Honeycomb tablet. What is the best one out there right now for the money? ($500 MAX)
From what I have looked at I think it is the Galaxy Tab 10.1 but I wanted to get a second opinion as I have not had any hands on with it.
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Yes, the Galaxy Tab.

Best Honeycomb Tablet
Or the Nook Color, if you are willing to do some work on it, namely rooting and flashing ROMs.

I personally believe the xoom is the best tablet out there for the money. The xoom is $500 for a wifi only with 32 gigabytes of storage. The galaxy tab 10.1 is $600 for a 32 gig model. The xoom is a google experience device. That means that if you get a galaxy tab 10.1 you are going to be stuck on android 3.1 while your friends with xooms will be enjoying android 3.2.1. Any future updates will also be received faster on the xoom. When ice cream sandwich comes out you will probably wait months more than the xoom will have to wait. The xoom is a bit heavier and thicker than the galaxy tab. I have a xoom, so I am inclined to say what is good about it. Many people dislike the size of the xoom, but I believe that the xoom feels of higher quality than the galaxy tab. The frame of the galaxy seems more fragile, while the xooms feels robust. Matter what the galaxy tab is still lighter though. The one thing that is deffinitely superior about the galaxy tab though, is its screen. It is a bit more vibrant than the xooms. The xoom also has an sdcard that is by now fully functional. The galaxy tab does not have one which means no external storage. I will make a short list at the bottom.
Xoom
pros.
.sdcard support
.fast updates
.good build
.developer device
cons.
Weight
Galaxy tab 10.1
pros.
good screen.
.touchwiz ux
cons
sluggish updates.
no sdcard
cheap build:
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Was just wondering
i see that you are in love with your xoom i am also about to buy a tablet now that its been a few months are there any changes you would like to say about the xoom is it still the best tablet youve played with the 10" screen is a must have and i will not purchase apple

Archos 101 G9 is great, IMHO. toshiba thrive is also sweet, and the acer a100 can be found for damn chap.

For $399, the Asus Transformer can not be beat. Asus also updates their tablets super quick. The Transformer has the 3.21 update and the tablet overall is excellent in every aspect. It will most likely have ICS before the end of the year. If you don't mind waiting a bit, get the Transformer Prime which will have Nvidia's Tegra 3 which is a quad core CPU....it will probably be like 3 times faster than the original while getting more battery life and better video/graphics performance. I don't know what the price-point for it will be but if the original Transformer is any indication, it will be affordable.

I have the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wifi 16gb for $479 at Costco. Honestly it's pretty nice. It's a lot quicker then the Acer Iconia A500 that I returned. Though I lost ports. I'm sacrificing that for a faster and smoother ride. Everything seems to load so much faster. And I love the screen! Capacitive TFT. True HD experience. You can really see the difference when watching in HD. Colors are more deeper and crisp. I just bought some accessories to help me in the ports issue And since I bought mine at Costco. I can always return it within 90 days no questions asked and get whatever tablet that comes out within that span. hehehe
(There is no sd slot for the Galaxy Tab, so you get what you pay for. honestly I don't see myself going past 16gb anyways I have my external HDs and laptop to do the heavy work.)

I have tried Motorola XOOM, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Acer Iconia A500. For me Galaxy Tab is not the 'snappiest' android out there, somehow I feel A500 is faster than Galaxy tab -may be due to the Honeycomb version.
Motorol XOOM has a 'premium' feel when you hold em... try it.

How about kindle fire?

never had much luck with anything acer seems like a cheaper brand to me thank all of you on your fast replies...
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Essedf said:
How about kindle fire?
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you can easily root the kindle fire there are a few setbacks though it only has 8gb of storage and no expansion slots and currently only has access to to amazon app market you will not b able to use android market at the current time amazon even says go ahead and root we wont be upset or stop you but you will be limited its a good feel if you are a book reader and also like a to surf a LITTLE there will be no point in youtubin or much else ......imho..... depends what your tryng to achieve

I think it is the Galaxy Tab

Reccomendations for a low-price Android tablet?

So my mother in law got my 7 year old a tablet for christmas this year. Nice, only it was the horrifyingly worthless Sylvania that Toys R Us and CVS were giving away on black friday. So my boy thinks he's got a tablet just like dad's Galaxy Tab 10.1, but not so much. It's the thought that counts, right?
I thought maybe it had been rooted and could run CM7 or something, but no such luck. Locked down and it doesn't have the enthusiastic dev community around that I am used to with other devices... to say the least. Compile that with the substandard hardware and it's a paperweight. This is the type of device that gives android tablets a bad name.
He's disappointed, it's a brand new tablet, and to him should work like the others he's used, but of course doesn't. I'd planned on handing down my Incredible when I upgrade and setting it up as a wifi only device for him, but am considering just purchasing an inexpensive tablet that is decent quality and fully enabled (or can/will be).
I'm perfectly comfortable with rooting and flashing roms. I would like something with either current or expected support from CM. I'd like something that could run things at least as smoothly as the incredible can.
Right now I'm looking at a few different options:
Nook Tablet - Pros: nice hardware, should run CM9, expandable storage Cons: No camera
Kindle Fire - Pros: works out of the box with the Amazon app store, should run CM9, $199. Cons: only 8GB storage, not expandable, hardware not quite as good as the Nook Tablet, No camera
Acer Iconia A100 - Pros: Out of the box it is complete. Tegra 2. Expandable storage. dual cameras. except for the shorter battery life it compares to my Galaxy Tab. Cons: over my price range of $300.
Opinions? Am I wrong for dismissing Velocity Micro, Archos and the like without giving them a shot? Any good deals I'm overlooking?

CM9 on the Nook Tab? Doesn't it have a locked bootloader. I'd stay away from it.
Kindle Fire is nice but I think it lacks Bluetooth and cameras (which are becoming important for tabs)
Try to get a TouchPad

Yes, get an TouchPad - you can find it at very low price - and install CM.

c0x91 said:
Yes, get an TouchPad - you can find it at very low price - and install CM.
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This. You can get a TouchPad for $200 and it's worth more than that. You can't find a better deal.

bleach168 said:
This. You can get a TouchPad for $200 and it's worth more than that. You can't find a better deal.
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I triple that.
Currently running Xron b2.9 on mine.

Agreed if you can get your hands on a touchpad. Or maybe pick up a 16 gig playbook (199) it's only a matter of time till a developer on here gets android up on it and the hardware is pretty solid

TouchPad +1
Awesome hardware (for the going rate of $225), 10" screen, and big following here. webOS is nice, elegant, simple, and stable. But, there are very few apps. I'm not a fan of Gingerbread on a 10" screen, but ICS is coming along, and GB should fill the android and app craving until its here.
I almost got a Vizio tablet ... but as you said a cheap tablet with poor popularity here is a bad combo. I don't regret for a second spending a little more a getting the TouchPad over the Vizio tab, or Fire.
Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)

OK, some questions about the Touchpad...
The 4:3 screen, most android apps are developed with 16:9 screens in mind. I can see this not being an issue with an app which uses a dynamic layout, but with games which have static assets how does this work out?
This tab will be used primarily for games and children's books, how is compatibility running CM7, any issues?
Once CM7 is installed is it seamless? WebOS holds no interest for me because of the lack of apps.
If I go the ebay route, I can likely get an A100 for the same price as a touchpad, does the TP still hold up?

Ok, newbie here.... Who makes the touchpad? How are the tablets from China? Are they just a waste of money?

I think the Touchpad recommendations are spot on, but I'll tell you that the Acer A100 is a good device. I got one for my daughter (same age as your kid) and have been happy with it. No rooting, running both Android Market and Amazon Appstore. Found it for around US $250 on Amazon.
Good luck on your purchase.

I will buy a kindle fire and install cm9..

Ok, figured out the touchpad is HP Still curious about the tablets from China if anyone has insight.

4yo
I've had a similar tale. Currently my 4yo has confiscated my HD2 running a CM7 ROM be hes practically taken over his mothers transformer. Needless to say she's not happy about that and he doesn't get his hands on my flyer without supervision so I've been thinking about getting him his own tablet.
I have an old 7 inch tab that i've had since the dawn of time it seems and and it worked well with the help od slatedroid before XDA opened up to tablets. Once we upgraded it was his defacto tab, until he broke the power switch.
My boys has had a lot of exposure so hes good with technology but hes young and not always as aware of the value of things as I'd like. I'd love to get him something to save wear and tear on his mothers tablet but id like something that he can load his existing android apps on and just enjoy.
I'll be watching this thread closely for any suggestions that aren't a touchpad.

I would also recommend the Touchpad. I also have a kindle fire and the form factor does not lend itself to the comfortable web browsing experience that you get with a Touchpad + CM7 and Maxthon/Dolphin/Boat.
It is good for reading books, and checking the web/email in a bind - but screen real estate is limited and the lack of hard keys is at times annoying.

Kindle Fire, enough said

I am running cm7 on my wife's nook color. Works well for when my boy wants to play games, but for reading, the original nook software is better, so I just have a dual boot setup... it just runs cm7 off the sd card. I like the setup.
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Kindle Fire is a really nice tablet in hand, I know your complaints were technical ones, but out of those cheap tablets I still vote for the Kindle Fire.

I vote for an HP Touchpad w/ dual boot to webOS or Android or an original Samsung Galaxy Tab 7"er

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I will buy a kindle fire and install cm9..
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I think c9 will be a good option down the road on a kindle. It is not ready for prime time yet.
Great to play. Not a daily driver.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/9/2695314/asus-eee-pad-memo-me370T-tegra-3-price
The new standard of low price tables. Ics out of box, camera, tegra 3, and other good stuff. best of all its $249

[Q] Suggestions for a <10" tablet?

I keep thinking I've decided on a particular 7" tablet...but I never actually make up my mind. But I know I do want one in general. Nothing 10", that's just too big. 8.9 or 9 is fine.
Lately I've been looking at the 3G HTC Flyer, but the ~$450 price tag, single-core processor, and lack of keyboard dock option kinda sucks. There's the Wifi version for about $250, but I feel like I'd be cheaping out by not going with the 3G version that can also make phone calls.
The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (~$300) has an optional keyboard dock, but it doesn't offer USB/HDMI/etc. ports or anything really other than the physical keyboard, and kinda sucks that you can only use it in one way. It's a nice tablet other than that, though.
The T-Mobile Springboard (Huawei Mediapad, ~$300) seems nice for the resolution and build quality, but support and developer community is basically non-existent and I'm not sure about Huawei in terms of reliability and whatnot.
Kindle Fire ($200) seems nice and simple, and I have a Prime membership so the VOD selection would be a nice feature not easily available on other tablets (at the moment at least). But the lack of physical volume buttons or official Market support kinda sucks - not that I particularly need it, though.
Used to have a Streak 7 and liked the build quality, but the screen resolution was kinda low and the screen as a whole wasn't too good, and the battery life wasn't too good either.
There's the LG G-Slate at around $350, but it's kinda heavy and LG kinda sucks with support/updates; the optional charging dock is nice.
The Galaxy Tab 7.7 is a great tablet overall, but the ~$600 pricetag is kinda hard to swallow.
Suggestions?

Kogan 7, 8 or 10
If you go to the official Kogan site, they sell 7" tablets for £119, 8" £150 and 10" £180 ish. They are not very well known but surprisingly cheap. Each one has a Capacitive (touch sensitive) screen with multi touch and a 1GHz processor.

moose.splash1 said:
If you go to the official Kogan site, they sell 7" tablets for £119, 8" £150 and 10" £180 ish. They are not very well known but surprisingly cheap. Each one has a Capacitive (touch sensitive) screen with multi touch and a 1GHz processor.
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Nothing against those tablets in particular, but I'd probably sooner go with a used Nook Color and CM7; in general, though, my major complaint with my phone is that watching HD videos isn't really possible with the processor, so I'd prefer a dual-core tablet.

I would get the Galaxy Tab, great for the money, plus I am pretty sure that you can get a usb adapter. And I think there is an ICS rom available.

I personally use an Asus Transformer for daily use but I just bought an Iview Cypad for my son it a 7" model. Sold alrdy ROOTED
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16858683003
It even has a Dev with functional ICS on it alrdy.
http://tabletrepublic.com/forum/cor...allwinner-a10-tablet-official-thread-883.html

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I would get the Galaxy Tab, great for the money, plus I am pretty sure that you can get a usb adapter. And I think there is an ICS rom available.
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Which one - the 7.0 or 7.7?
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I personally use an Asus Transformer for daily use but I just bought an Iview Cypad for my son it a 7" model. Sold alrdy ROOTED
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16858683003
It even has a Dev with functional ICS on it alrdy.
http://tabletrepublic.com/forum/cor...allwinner-a10-tablet-official-thread-883.html
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Eh, just like the other tablets posted here, they're kinda lacking in power for me and I'd rather stick to brands I know or have heard of.

how much of a hurry are you in to get a tablet? do you need it right now because if you can hold out there is not a date confirmed of launch yet but the 7" transformer prime is rumored to be launched at around the 250-300 price range with tegra 3 and ics when it launches and is supossed to have the same kind of keyboard dock as the tf101 and tf201. that is if you can hold off on the purchase a few months till the summer time. i personally love my asus transformer and a 7" inch version would just be amazing.

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how much of a hurry are you in to get a tablet? do you need it right now because if you can hold out there is not a date confirmed of launch yet but the 7" transformer prime is rumored to be launched at around the 250-300 price range with tegra 3 and ics when it launches and is supossed to have the same kind of keyboard dock as the tf101 and tf201. that is if you can hold off on the purchase a few months till the summer time. i personally love my asus transformer and a 7" inch version would just be amazing.
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I guess that's not a bad idea, to at least hold off until more details arrive. I don't think I'll have the money for a tablet at least for a month anyway. Of course, it would be nice tp have a tablet lined up until then, if it turns out to be a flop or something. Plus, it'd be nice to be able to make GSM calls with either the 3G Flyer or Tab 7.7, which I doubt the 7" Asus will have.

that is very true. i had forgot that you were interested in the phone feature in a tablet as well. i was also interest in this feature but sacrificed when i got the 10" transformer because the keyboard dock notebook effect had me sold as soon as it was launched . If you are seriously interested in the phone then the new 7.7" galaxy tab is a very nice piece and the one for you. i just held one the other day and played with it at the mall its really nice. Plus if you are still saving for another month or so, the longer wait the lower the 7.7" will drop in price by the time you are ready to make your purchase.

magus57 said:
Nothing against those tablets in particular, but I'd probably sooner go with a used Nook Color and CM7; in general, though, my major complaint with my phone is that watching HD videos isn't really possible with the processor, so I'd prefer a dual-core tablet.
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True, the Advent Vega is also a pretty good tablet for the price. Its about 200 and has a 1Ghz dual core processor that can be over clocked to 1.2 Ghz. My Vega is running Honey ice (a honeycomb rom) which is amazing! my site is Silverbean Android btw so search it on Google and I have a few tablet reviews and videos. I'm also on Google plus if anyone's interested
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What to buy

I have around $270 and I would like to buy a new device with it. I don't know whether to buy the 16gb iPod touch 5th gen to replace my aging 4th gen iPod touch, or a large tablet such as the nook HD+. Does anyone have any suggestions of a good device for $270 or less? I am going to use this device for mainly gaming, watching videos, and surfing the internet. I also am not looking for a 7 inch tablet because I have a fairly new galaxy tab 2 7.0 that is working great and won't need replacing for a while. Thanks in advance.
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acam333 said:
I have around $270 and I would like to buy a new device with it. I don't know whether to buy the 16gb iPod touch 5th gen to replace my aging 4th gen iPod touch, or a large tablet such as the nook HD+. Does anyone have any suggestions of a good device for $270 or less? I am going to use this device for mainly gaming, watching videos, and surfing the internet. I also am not looking for a 7 inch tablet because I have a fairly new galaxy tab 2 7.0 that is working great and won't need replacing for a while. Thanks in advance.
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Kinda confused since you already have a Galaxy Tab 7", and now you're wanting something for watching videos and browsing the internet and you're considering an iPod touch for that?? The Nook HD+ is really nice but a iPod touch and an Nook HD+ couldn't be further apart in similarities.
All I can say is the HD+ is very, very nice (especially with Jelly Bean installed on it). One of the best screens out there and plenty fast. If you want small, light, and the Apple iTunes Store, get the iPod. Otherwise, for $149 you can't go wrong with the Nook HD+ 16GB (or $179 for the 32GB).

Well I want something that is very portable and that I can work out with, but I also want something with a larger screen. I just want to get peoples opinions of the best devices in the price range I'm looking at. I am not to sure about the iPod because I really don't like iOS much and greatly prefer android although there are almost no good android mp3 players. If Samsung does announce the rumored galaxy player 2 at its June 20th event then the iPod would be out of the question definitely.
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