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#157264 25-Nov-2014 17:48

I thought whilst out I would pick up one of the el cheapo HP Plus form Noel Lemmings I had read about them being a bit under powered and grainy screen etc but hey $149 and a free16gb sd card Cant go wrong!

Yes you can

There is no Bluetooth in either model

No seriously there isnt ....I know what you are saying who would produce something without Bluetooth!!!

Oh well assumption is a dangerous game

Back it goes tomorrow

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#1182918 25-Nov-2014 17:51

I'd be asking who would reasonably expect bluetooth in any tablet worth $149.

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#1182926 25-Nov-2014 18:09

Considering 99% of people would never use Bluetooth on their phone or tablet it's the most obvious thing to cut when building a low cost product.

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#1182928 25-Nov-2014 18:31

networkn: I'd be asking who would reasonably expect bluetooth in any tablet worth $149.

Me. HP Stream 7 has it, and that's only $99US

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#1182979 25-Nov-2014 20:17

With suppliers making every attempt to sell us everything and anything with bluetooth especially speakers I would have thought it was the first thing they would keep!

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#1183029 25-Nov-2014 22:18

Can you really take it back just because it doesn't have Bluetooth?
Did the salesperson tell you it did?

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#1183041 25-Nov-2014 22:36

blue who?

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#1183056 26-Nov-2014 00:00

sbiddle: Considering 99% of people would never use Bluetooth on their phone or tablet it's the most obvious thing to cut when building a low cost product.

Thats intresting is that just in NZ? I was under the impression that with the law and mobile phones bluetooth was almost a given?
my car radio even has bluetooth that links to my ipad/iphone

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#1183058 26-Nov-2014 00:02

CYaBro: Can you really take it back just because it doesn't have Bluetooth?
Did the salesperson tell you it did?

For sure ! they have a 14day no questions asked return policy and also the amount I buy from them they would want to keep me happy.

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#1183225 26-Nov-2014 11:42

Spoke to my man at NL he was surprised as I was "sure bring it back"

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#1183235 26-Nov-2014 11:55

sbiddle: Considering 99% of people would never use Bluetooth on their phone or tablet it's the most obvious thing to cut when building a low cost product.

Almost every geek I know uses BT on their phone for one thing or another....

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#1183237 26-Nov-2014 12:00

xpd:
sbiddle: Considering 99% of people would never use Bluetooth on their phone or tablet it's the most obvious thing to cut when building a low cost product.

Almost every geek I know uses BT on their phone for one thing or another....

I guess they're the 1%?

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