Thread: Lenovo A1 Tablet/Reader
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Old 10-03-2011, 04:16 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by tequila0341 View Post
Don't forget it has comparable resolution to the Kindle Fire as well (172 ppi Lenovo vs 169 ppi for the KF).

If the A1 review specs hold up, then I'd gladly pay $50 extra for an SD card slot and not being restricted to Amazon's walled garden.
Really really want to see exactly what they will sell in the USA for $250. Yes you get 16GB and memory card storage, and real USB2 (not sure about Fire on that one). Then you get all the bells and whistles, ONBOARD GPS (NOT THIS CRAPPY INTERNET ASSISTED GPS THAT YOU PAY FOR), etc.

I was really looking to buy it for a cousin who doesn't have internet where he lives unless he gets expensive cable. He would need storage for the purpose he would use it for.

Personally, I have given up on the idea of the FIRE as a tablet! I will not be tied to WiFi for storage in the cloud. That is Jeff Bezos acting like Steve Jobs, and selling his dream to the public. If the Fire had an SD card slot, that would change a lot. The Fire as a reader will be fine, but I have a Kindle 3G reader now. I wanted something with color that could be a reader and a 5", 6" or a 7" tablet. The Lenovo A1 (7") or the Galaxy WiFi 5.0 (5") will serve that purpose, and both have on board GPS and loads of storage.

I am out in the woods a lot, on the waterways, and I sometimes carry a car GPS and used to have a hiking GPS but it got broken. I like to be sure where I am and either of those devices will do it by themselves.
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