had a fondle with my brother's Playbook this lunchtime. If you're used to Blackberries then its probably teh awsum. As it was it was very nice, slick, bright, almost intuitive in a blackberry kind of way. Nice slim metal case, but bloody heavy. Not for me as not an android, but might suit some in here.
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Which Cheap 7" Android Tablet
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Ive decided to plum for the Ainol Novo 7 Aurora.
http://gadgetfreakz.co.uk/ainol-novo-7-aurora-android-4-0-7-ips-tablet.htmlordered on pre order, should get it on the 13th of feb.
Bit of a gamble, but gadget freak will update the firmware, install Android Market with a full key and generally give it a bit of a check over at their UK base before shipping out to punters. Saves me having to run the firmware fix scripts myself.Reviews so far have been extremely positive about quite the breakthrough chipset and the IPS multitouch screen is the same tech as in ipad2.
Will review for you when I get my hands on it.
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That appears to be a pretty impressive spec for the price - shall await your review with interest.
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So...which 10" that is:
- good for watching BBC iPlayer
- can be set up to use a proxy easily
- good for streaming content over wifi from a Windows desktop
- can be used for reading eBooks
- can accept SD cards or memory sticks for playing movies on planes etc
- probably not an iPad because they're so expensivePosted 3 months ago # -
- any android with gingerbread 2.3+ can run flash 11 and therefore iPlayer.
- Dont see why not, but not tried to set up a proxy connection
- I hadnt set up a stream before, but have just set up Andromote in 5 minutes and its streaming music from my PC with no client needed on the PC, just the App. Amazing!
- Aldiko is a good book reader with some nice features and a large free library as well as the ability to import ePub
- just about all Android devices have microsd card slots, and many also have a USB port that can be used to mount USB sticks to.The value 10" I was looking at was the Onda Vi40 which also has the IPS multitouch screen (a real + ) http://ipadalternative.com/42-onda-vi40-elite-16gb-android-40-tablet.html £170
cheaper but with a lower spec screen is the V99 http://ipadalternative.com/41-bmorn-v99-android-40-ics.html £150Posted 3 months ago # -
Aldiko is a good book reader
The Kindle app is free, too.
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oh yes. Forgot that. TBH I dont use a reader yet, but might do on the 7", as I have too many Books Ver1.0 to read first
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Any news Stoner?
Has the Ainol turned up?
Any chance of a review?
I'm after a 7" tablet for my son to be able to Skype/ play games on and this looks to be the ticket but it seems to be on pre-order everywhere with no actual stock showing so I'm keen to find out what it's like in the real world.
The other tablets I like are the Bmorn v99 and Onda Vi40 (though I know they are 10") - has anyone got thier hands on one yet?Posted 3 months ago # -
shipping has been delayed until this week I think due to some manufacturing problems. But theyre going to throw in some goodies when they do ship.
Will post as soon as I have my paws on it.
lots of review stuff here http://www.slatedroid.com/forum/280-ainol-novo-7-aurora/
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Cheers for that Stoner,
As you seem to know your tablets, do you have any recomendations for tablets available now?
I need one by the end of feb and the two that seem universally recommended (the Ainol aurora and the Onda Vi40) aren't yet out.Posted 3 months ago # -
those two have the IPS screen. Dont underestimate what a bonus that is. (FFwd to 2:45)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=spW2WYdLgYUI dont think you can skype on the playbook, so maybe the Lenovo A1 might work for you.
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Screen looks good but...not as responsive as an iPad...
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true, although apprently gingerbread 2.3.5 flies on it, and until Ainol nail their ICS firmware that may be the way to go.
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TBH I think that's the killer for me, if I have a table I have to be able to type on it, cheap android phones have caught up with apple products, but it seems tablets are a way off still.
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I use swiftkey on my gingerbread phone and it works brilliantly - cant see why it wouldnt work well on the tablet.
TBH Im guessing that ICS is a) not too laggy anyway, and b) Ainol are very good at improving their firmware way beyond launch date.
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Soz...WTF is ICS?
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Ice Cream Sandwich = Android 4.0.n
Specifically designed for tablets as opposed to phones. But both will run on a tablet.
It's sweet:
http://www.android.com/about/ice-cream-sandwich/Posted 3 months ago # -
I hear there's a special version 4.1a for Scotland - Deep-fried-ice-cream pizza-bab?
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That sounds like some serious bloatware....
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It does clog up pathways
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magowen - just had another update email - dispatch delayed until next week. Ainol have a back log due to a manufacturing issue and arent taking any more preorders until that has cleared. Seems theres a LOT of interest in them
Ainol, has had a delay in manufacturing the Ainol Novo 7 Aurora’s, this was due to a case fault that occurred in the first original run on a mass production scale. This has now been addressed and we can confirm mass production has started and the devices are starting to leave the factory early this week. Please note this has effected all retailers worldwide in pushing back pre-order dates.
the seller says they still have some Elf and Advanced II 7" tablets in stock, but I reckon the IPS screen is worth holding out for.Posted 3 months ago # -
Thanks for the update Stoner.
I'll keep an eye out for your thoughts when it arrives.Posted 3 months ago # -
After reading this thread and taking a look around I've bought one of the Cube U9gt2's from the ipadalternative website, I hope it turns out well, if I don't get on with it then I'm sure I'll be able to turn it back around on somewhere like Ebay or here
I just couldn't stomach paying for £400 for the majority of the ipadalikes out there and figured this at less than half the price could be a good punt, I reckon most of the hardware inside will be standard issue so here goes...
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Archos G9 8" & 10" new spec 1.5Ghz CPU 1GB RAM ICS Android 4.0 from £219.99 Pre-Order @ Amazon
Ooh and
HTC Flyer 16GB £189.95 +£7.95pnp @ IBOOD
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/htc-flyer-16gb-189-95-7-95pnp-ibood-1144325#comments
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That Archos G9 10" looks like it could be just what I'm after.....
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Caution ; no android market
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iPad 1 16gB wifi £249!
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The Cube I've bought has Android market, It was one of the things I needed as I'm not that geeky!
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magowen - just received an email (1am) saying that gadgetfreakz have just received a limited stock of 16Gb Auroras (Id pre-ordered a 8Gb one) and offered a discounted upgrade for pre-order customers on a first come first served basis for £+14. Thanks to early child alarm this fine sunday morning, Im hopefully one of those first customers. And they say they will start shipping tomorrow.
So I will have paid £130 + £14 for it which looks like a pretty good price.
Hopefully I will have it in my hands mid week.
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Regarding the blackberry playbook its not just a tablet. You need a blackberry handheld which bridges to the playbook. It's a glorified dumb terminal but the new OS and newer playbooks realised later this year will be better. Many have predicted it's death though as the ipad3 will be realised later this year also.
I am working on a mobile data project i have evaluated the galaxy tab 10.1, playbook and ipad2. The galaxy tab wins it for me as a personal device its really easy to work with. Business wise citrix works a treat on the ipad and tab. The playbook has potenial infact i would prefer a playbook corporate wise so i can manage it from the BES but RIM have failed to deliver so far. I was at RIMs hq in slough there is a lot more to come from them but can't help think they are some what lagging, falling behind.
The samsung galaxy tab is well worth looking at, should be some in pc wally world available to demo handson.
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Video of typing please stoner.
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when it lands, al, when it lands...
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magowen - woohoo dispatch email in, on its way!
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Stoner - I'll look forward to the write up when you've had a play with it.
I've ordered the Onda Vi40 Elite 16gb from GF so I'll review that when it gets here (hopefully next week).
Cheers!Posted 3 months ago # -
Stoner - Member
On the G9? Archos site says it has
Caution ; no android marketWith Adobe® Flash® 10.3 support for the true web experience and the constantly growing number of apps in Android Market™, as well as Google’s suite of Mobile applications your ARCHOS 101 G9 is your versatile tool for your connected life.
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