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

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Hi Richard,

You do have a point there.  I'll have to see if it's worth that amount of $ to me.  I thought the nexus was over $ 200 though.  I guess it's a pretty good bet that the Google tablet would support Google apps.

Sincerely,

Ron


Richard Bronosky <richard at bronosky.com> wrote:

>If you are willing to spend $150, it's a shame not to spend a little
>more
>to get the Google Nexus device. If you place ANY value on the time you
>will
>spend trying to hack a $150 tablet, the nexus will be cheaper. I spent
>60+
>hours figuring out how to root and mod my Samsung Galaxy S3 and that is
>a
>well supported device in the community.
>
>
>On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
>atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Vernard Martin <vernard at venger.net> wrote:
>>
>> >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.
>>
>> That IS an interesting idea about the nook.  About a year ago, when I
>was
>> first wanting to get into tablets, I actually bought a nook.  I
>didn't like
>> all the restrictions BN puts on them and was considering romming it. 
>My
>> research at the time indicated that they had made that much harder to
>do
>> with newer models and I was afraid to brick it.  But, it is something
>worth
>> considering.  They're selling refurbished ones for $ 130, so that's
>not too
>> bad.  I know I could get something like a Nexus 7 in the $ 200 - 250
>range,
>> but, for the purposes I'm going to use the 2nd tablet for, it's just
>not
>> worth that much money to me.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>>
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Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard and K-9 Mail.
Please excuse my potential brevity.

(To whom it may concern.  My email address has changed.  Replying to former
messages prior to 03/31/12 with my personal address will go to the wrong
address.  Please send all personal correspondence to the new address.)

(PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to
call on the phone.  I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy
mailing lists and such.  I don't always see new email messages very quickly.)

Ron Frazier
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