[ale] Favorite Android small form factor tablet & prices

[Chris Fowler]

> From: "Pete Hardie" <pete.hardie at gmail.com>
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 11:16:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [ale] Favorite Android small form factor tablet & prices

> Azpen el-cheapo 7-inch ($40 at Microcenter). Not rooted

A few years ago when the first 4.1 at $99 tablets were announced I bought one. What I learned was that the amount of RAM is crucial. 512mb of memory was useless. It was a dog. As apps became more advanced it just go slower. Fry's sent out a promo code email this morning and there are a few on sale. One has 512 mb of ram. Why? How many of those actually end up being dumped due to lack of resources. 

One of my favs is the Hisense Sero 7 Pro. I bought my daughter one in 2012 at Wal-Mart. She destroyed the USB micro and they replaced it. She destroyed it again and I simply soldered two wires inside and ran them outside via a hole I drilled in the back. I then put Anderson Power Poles on the wire and made her a USB A to PP cable. She is still using it and it still runs great. 

I use a Nexus 7 next gen with LTE on Verizon. Works well too. 

Today, any 7" tablet at $99 should be a great tablet and work well. 
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