10-16-2013, 05:44 AM | #1 |
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Another cheap Android tablet- from Argos
Argos has launched its first own-brand Android tablet computer in time for the Christmas shopping season.
The 7in (18cm) tablet will retail for £100 and run on Google's Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 operating system. More info here:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24520499 |
10-16-2013, 03:26 PM | #2 | |
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all the functions.latest android. |
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10-16-2013, 05:15 PM | #3 |
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Quality might be different. Don't know what quality Argos is but I've tried a couple of the cheapies-barely worth the money IMO.
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10-16-2013, 05:35 PM | #5 |
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Aimed and priced as they said for the 8-13 age group where I guess a lot get lost or stolen. Probably not suitable for adults but perfect for that age group.
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10-17-2013, 08:35 AM | #6 |
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I think I could usefully own two more tablets, in addition to my iPad (2). The iPad essentially lives downstairs, in the living room. I mainly use it for web browsing.
I'd also like a small, cheap lightweight tablet with a good, tough shell case for carrying around. Mobile data would be a plus for that one, too. And then a third one to keep upstairs by the bed, for a bit of Netflix and web browsing when I'm in bed. And a way to read books (PDFs and comics, say) that my eInk readers don't handle well. That'd be my ideal setup. The cheaper they get, the more likely I am to expand my collection. The advantage of the Argos and Tesco models is that they have retail stores that I can easily get to, so I'd be able to return or exchange faulty devices. |
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10-17-2013, 05:12 PM | #8 |
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I was actually looking at the new Nexus 7 tablet on the Argos site earlier I'm tempted but I've read quite a lot of bad things about it. I'll wait for kit kat and see if things improve.
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10-17-2013, 05:14 PM | #9 |
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I've had a Nexus 7 for a while and was thinking about the new one. What bad things have you heard about it?
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http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/9/48...-glitch-ridden Should give you the general gist. |
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10-17-2013, 05:21 PM | #11 |
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Thanks, I'll take a look at that.
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10-17-2013, 06:22 PM | #12 |
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Hmmm .................
If Argos are selling it .... get the bargepole out and don't use it
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10-17-2013, 06:27 PM | #13 | |
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Saying that I think buying a cheap tablet that isn't a Nexus could be letting yourself in for a world of hurt but I'm pretty confident in Argos and actually use them quite a bit. |
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10-18-2013, 01:05 PM | #14 |
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It's just an Argos rebranded cheap tablet. I really wouldn't want one (I'm a quite a long way from their 8-to-13 years old target market!) but I'm sure they'll sell loads of them.
Edit: that made me chuckle "Kids find it hard to share, so we've priced our tablet at a level that means everyone in the family can have one." Erm, how about teaching kids to share instead would make it even better value And if it's a bargain people are after, then it looks like a £29 tablet will be available in the UK by the end year... Last edited by Yolina; 10-18-2013 at 01:36 PM. |
10-19-2013, 11:47 AM | #15 |
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The guardian reviewed it, and didn't like it...
http://www.theguardian.com/technolog...blet-jellybean |
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