Lenovo A1 Tablet/Reader - Page 6

kennyc · 10-17-2011, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by theducks

You are probably not old enough to have read the book when it first came out

I doubt it. I'm only slightly younger than dirt.

ah, wait, I googled, I didn't read the book when it came out but I did see the movie at the drive-in while also having my first experience with some really nice weed.

I really should put it on my to-re-read list.

SCION · 10-17-2011, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

I doubt it. I'm only slightly younger than dirt.

Is that Young Earth dirt?

kennyc · 10-17-2011, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCION

Is that Young Earth dirt?

Oh no, we're talking "Original" dirt.

Sweetpea · 10-18-2011, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

You are probably not old enough to have read the book when it first came out

I never read the book... And it doesn't seem like something I'd enjoy...

But back OT:

In the end it's the consumer who decided what they'll want to pay and what they expect from the device for that money. If the Fire has less functionality but is also cheaper, a lot of people will not care about the lack but will praise the price. Sometimes more is less...

dihao168 · 10-18-2011, 08:13 AM

in good price

Noah98 · 10-18-2011, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

I doubt it. I'm only slightly younger than dirt.

ah, wait, I googled, I didn't read the book when it came out but I did see the movie at the drive-in while also having my first experience with some really nice weed.

I really should put it on my to-re-read list.

I just re-read it, and it still holds up. One of my all time favorites!

emilikins · 10-26-2011, 08:58 AM

Bad news: Lenovo's tablets do not have full Android Market access. This problem emerged in the Lenovo forums, and I just double checked with Google last night and got this back:

Quote:

Thanks for writing in. At this time, that device is not supported through Android Market.

The Android operating system is open source, which means that any device manufacturer is free to use Android on its devices. However, Android Market is an application created by Google that is only made available to devices that pass Google’s compatibility requirements. In addition, manufacturers must obtain a license from Google in order to install Android Market on their devices.

For more information about the Android Compatibility Program, please visit:

http://source.android.com/compatibility/index.html

If you have any further questions, I recommend contacting the manufacturer of the device directly.

If I can assist you further, please let me know.

Regards,

Brian
The Android Market Team

>

SCION · 10-26-2011, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emilikins

Bad news: Lenovo's tablets do not have full Android Market access. This problem emerged in the Lenovo forums, and I just double checked with Google last night and got this back:

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Maybe that's why the A1 has been changed to "Coming Soon" on the Lenovo site. A couple of weeks ago you could checkout with one.

kennyc · 10-26-2011, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCION

Maybe that's why the A1 has been changed to "Coming Soon" on the Lenovo site. A couple of weeks ago you could checkout with one.

Hmmmm.......

carpetmojo · 10-26-2011, 05:54 PM

Got a reasonable review in "Which" this month.

emilikins · 11-02-2011, 09:43 AM

Lenovo appears to be taking orders again, Buy Now is displaying with the A1. Which doesn't make any sense, because everyone who's ordered has received an email of the "overwhelming demand ... expect delays" variety, so why would they open it up again? And the Market issue has not been addressed, though the ad information hasn't changed and Google hasn't changed its stance on it not having the Market license.

*sigh*

I'm about ready to cancel, for good, and cough up a little more money for the HTC Flyer. If you look through Lenovo's forums, you can see they've been plagued by delays all year and are not at all apologetic for it. And some Thinkpads and Ideapads (the 10-inchers) came DOA, and customers had to pay to ship back and get a new one. That is beyond not cool.

What's going on with this company?

SCION · 11-02-2011, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emilikins

Lenovo appears to be taking orders again, Buy Now is displaying with the A1. Which doesn't make any sense, because everyone who's ordered has received an email of the "overwhelming demand ... expect delays" variety, so why would they open it up again? And the Market issue has not been addressed, though the ad information hasn't changed and Google hasn't changed its stance on it not having the Market license.

*sigh*

I'm about ready to cancel, for good, and cough up a little more money for the HTC Flyer. If you look through Lenovo's forums, you can see they've been plagued by delays all year and are not at all apologetic for it. And some Thinkpads and Ideapads (the 10-inchers) came DOA, and customers had to pay to ship back and get a new one. That is beyond not cool.

What's going on with this company?

It's time to recognize it for what it is and move one. You've done the research, now make a logical decision. Yeah, it's puzzling what's going on with Lenovo. We're talking Lenovo here.

Sweetpea · 11-02-2011, 11:06 AM

I'm glad I didn't wait for this one and decided to spend a bit more on my flyer...

Lula Ribeiro · 11-02-2011, 01:07 PM

Just ordered mine. Funny that it shows on the product descritption the estimated shipping date is 12/02/2011 but after I made the purchase it shows 11/08/11. Hope it gets to me faster.

There was a new price hike, this is the bad news. $249 before taxes

tubemonkey · 11-02-2011, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Lula Ribeiro

There was a new price hike, this is the bad news. $249 before taxes

Huh??? Hasn't the price always been $249 for 16GB?

11-02-2011, 01:07 PM	#89
Lula Ribeiro Member Posts: 17 Karma: 12212 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: none	Just ordered mine. Funny that it shows on the product descritption the estimated shipping date is 12/02/2011 but after I made the purchase it shows 11/08/11. Hope it gets to me faster. There was a new price hike, this is the bad news. $249 before taxes Last edited by Lula Ribeiro; 11-02-2011 at 01:20 PM.

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