[ale] how do i find cheap tablet with decent features

[Damon Chesser]

On 12/08/2012 11:05 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
> I looked at newegg briefly.  I didn't see anything too appealing at first glance, but I may look again.
>
> I was poking around on the Deal Extreme website at http://www.dx.com/ .  They have some interesting deals.  (Note, I have not used this vendor before, but they look pretty cool.)  I even found a 1 GHz dual core 1 GB  tablet for around $ 100 with free shipping.  It's very hard to tell whether these things support / include the google play store, google market, or nothing.  Also, some of the reviews claimed many of the apps were in Chinese as well as the manuals.  One mentioned a firmware bug involving brightness control.  So, I guess you get a mixed bag of advantages and disadvantages from sources like this.
>
> Rich, didn't you purchase a Le Pan tablet or something about a year ago.  How did that work out?

I got a Le Pan II, but IIRC, that costs more then $150 and I am/have
been very happy with it.


>
> I thought of another feature I want, a g sensor, so the tablet will autorotate the screen.  Most of them have that I think.  I don't need an accelerometer, compass, or gps for this one, although all those things are nice if they're there.
>
> It looks like I might have to give up the bluetooth in this price range.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> simontek at gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Check newegg. Also toms hardware mentions decent deals a lot. 
>> ------Original Message------
>> From: Vernard Martin
>> Sender: ale-bounces at ale.org
>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
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>> Subject: Re: [ale] how do i find cheap tablet with decent features
>> Sent: Dec 7, 2012 9:28 PM
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>> On 12/7/2012 9:07 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> How do i find a 7" android ICS or jelly bean tablet for $150 or less
>> with the following features?
>>> * full support of google apps including modern google play
>>> * micro sd slot, pref 32 gb capable
>>> * 1 GHz cpu / 512 MB ram
>>> * capacitive screen
>>> * bluetooth
>>>
>>> I might be willing to give up bluetooth but would rather not.  Camera
>> is fine but not required.  Preferably easy to root.  Local store with
>> return privilege is best, but I could buy online.  Cheaper is better. 
>> I would be even more impressed at $ 120 or $ 100.
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Ron
>> That is a tall order actually.  Maybe if you get one of the no-name 
>> brands and load up your own custom load you can get that. I've found 
>> that the prices are dropping but haven't quite hit that market yet.
>>
>> Closest I can think is getting a refurb Nook Tablet (8GB) version and 
>> load CyanogenMod 9 on it. THat'll get you IceCream Sandwich and 
>> everything else that you asked for except blue tooth.
>>
>>
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