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#63530 29-Jun-2010 10:51

I bought a 7-inch, 600MHz / 128MB RAM Android v1.6 tablet on Trademe a couple of days ago. Just couldn't restrain my curiosity any longer.

I paid $156 for it, plus a courier charge.

I'll be doing a full review for my blog, but so far I've got it on wifi and been browsing quite happily on the big screen - portrait or landscape. This is a cool wee device for the price. Hope it lasts more than a few weeks. ;-)

Here's a photo I took this morning.

7-inch no-name Android tablet

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#346274 29-Jun-2010 11:01

Any built-in mobile data?

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#346275 29-Jun-2010 11:03

This is the one that DealExtreme sell also, how bright is the actual screen?

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#346276 29-Jun-2010 11:03

Looks alright eh :), just wondering:

- does the USB cable work to charge it?
- How is divx/video playback?
- Have you put the Swype beta on it yet?

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#346277 29-Jun-2010 11:05

Cool! Looking forward to your review.

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#346328 29-Jun-2010 12:48

freitasm: Any built-in mobile data?

No.

Not at this price.

It's basically an equivalent to an iPod Touch with a screen 4 times the size and running Android. For $156.

There are much more sophisticated Android tablets on the way that will be mobile-data capable, but they cost about NZ$700.

This one is dirt cheap. :-)

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#346330 29-Jun-2010 12:51

vinnieg: Looks alright eh :), just wondering:

- does the USB cable work to charge it?
- How is divx/video playback?
- Have you put the Swype beta on it yet?

1. No. Needs mains.
2. Doubt it. But haven't tried.
3. Not yet.

I'm looking at this as a baseline for any other Android tablet. This is rock bottom....and pretty much anything else would have to be better. That's the relative statement.

The absolute statement is that so far it's at least met my low expectations...and even surprised me in a few areas. :-)

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#346333 29-Jun-2010 13:03

$156!
Pretty sweet - Hard to go wrong at that price unless it falls apart or something.
Keen to see your review -Looks like the perfect travelling PC device...

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#346340 29-Jun-2010 13:14

NZCoderGuy: This is the one that DealExtreme sell also, how bright is the actual screen?

The Brightness is manually adjustable. On a scale of 1 - 10, having the slider at about 4 is bright enough for your average floro-lit office. Having it on 10 is fairly bright....but somewhat washed out.

This is no AMOLED screen, but it works. :-)

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#346365 29-Jun-2010 14:18

So can you connect to the Android marketplace via wifi on it and download apps etc as you would an Android phone?

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#346367 29-Jun-2010 14:30

Handsomedan: So can you connect to the Android marketplace via wifi on it and download apps etc as you would an Android phone?

There is an App Store on the tablet, but it isn't the Android Market.

I haven't explored it yet as the device comes with a rich set of very useful apps pre-installed.....including "Document To Go" and it's full-version key.....which may be either illegal or part of the bundle. No way for me to know.

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#346395 29-Jun-2010 15:56

I have ordered one of these from Hong Kong so waiting for it to arrive.

Head to this site http://www.slatedroid.com

There you can get new firmware including the offical android market.

The only negatives ive seen for this device are on firmware so head over there and its really easy to do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E_Ar-QjZYE&feature=related

tell us how it goes i cant wait for mine to get here!

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#346397 29-Jun-2010 16:03

I can't believe how many are on TM and how much the price varies from seller to seller!

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#346399 29-Jun-2010 16:05

Handsomedan: I can't believe how many are on TM and how much the price varies from seller to seller!

There are at least 3 variations.....and one is definitely better than the other two.

But most are $1 reserve with a mysteriously omni-present auto-bidder keeping the price rising.

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#346405 29-Jun-2010 16:28

Jughead: I have ordered one of these from Hong Kong so waiting for it to arrive.

Head to this site http://www.slatedroid.com

There you can get new firmware including the offical android market.

The only negatives ive seen for this device are on firmware so head over there and its really easy to do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E_Ar-QjZYE&feature=related

tell us how it goes i cant wait for mine to get here!

Thanks for this. I'll check it out. :-)

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#346409 29-Jun-2010 16:36

Im picking mine up tomorrow. $146 all up off Trademe.. Had a hard cap of $160 and got outbid like 7 times.. I just wanted a new e-book reader, fingers crossed :)

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