drb5

iTrader: (4)

Now first off, i wouldn't buy one for myself as i enjoy the fruit variety too much , but my mum's old Archos battery is knackered and i suggested a cheap tablet would be probably better than a new battery for a unit around 6 years old.

Anyway, having no clue as to any tablet out there other than iPad's, i searched for the most of today, comparing specs and prices, quality and reviews.

Ebuyer was listed through Hot Uk Deals as having a good unit for £80 delivered.

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Sumvision Astro+ 7 Tablet PC Product Description

The Astro+ is the perfect device for your everyday needs. Plays YouTube videos, games or music. Surf the Internet, read e-books or log in to your favourite social networks. The Sumvision Cyclone Astro+ is a fully functional tablet that also provides the flexibility that the Android 4.0.3 operating system is known for.

5 Point Capacitive Touch Screen
The Astro+ is provided with a fully functional capacitive touch screen allowing actions such as zooming in/out and auto screen rotation.

Supports multi touch control.
3D Acceleration: With support for 3D acceleration, be amazed by the smooth game play and graphical capabilities of the Astro+. Play all the latest Android games with stunning 3D graphics.

Flash Support:
Supports flash Player 10.3. View web pages with flash graphics smoothly.

BBC iPlayer Support:
Supports BBC iPlayer so you can watch your favourite programs smoothly



Processor
ARM Cortex A8 1.2GHz
Memory
1GB DDR3 RAM
8GB Flash
Supports capacities of up to 32GB (SDHC)
Software
Operating system: Android 4.0.3
Display
7 “ LCD Multi-touch capacitive touch screen
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Resolution: 800 x 480
Graphics
Mali-400 2D/3D graphics
Video Format Support
MPEG2/4, AVI, WMV, MKV, MOV, RM, RMVB
Picture Format Support
JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG
Ebook Support: TXT, PBD, PDF, Epub, FB2, HTML
Audio
Format Support: MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC
Integrated Speakers
Networking
Supports WCDMA / CDMA EVDO (external 3G dongle required – sold separately)
Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11b/g compliant
Power Supply
Polymer battery 3200mA
Playtime approx. 7-5 hours
Dimensions
Width 198 mm
Depth 122 mm
Height 12.8 mm
Weight 365g
Interfaces
DC power in (2.5mm DC input jack)
USB device port (5-pin OTG)
Micro SD card slot
3.5mm earphone port
Mini HDMI port
Warranty / Miscellaneous
1 Year Manufacturer Warranty
0.3 Megapixel Camera


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On going through the checkout process, i had selected free standard delivery, i was given an option to upgrade delivery to next day delivery and i'd get a free 16gb MicroSD card....nice, done. But the fekkers said we were in a bad area for postage(bollox) and decided we couldn't get the card or even free delivery.

Decided to hunt about and eventually decided on 7dayshop with a 32gb card and standard delivery at £98.98 total.

If anyone is remotely interested in how the machine is when it turns up, let me know and i'll update this thread. I may be quick in posting this up without having received it, but i've found a general lack of threads on these cheap tablets and figured it may have been use to someone....

brendy76

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I bought an Ainol Novo7 Aurora from dracotek on amazon (rather than risk going directly to china suppliers) 124.99 free delivery and it is a whopping tablet. really for less than 130 quid its fantastic. 5 point multitouch etc too.

Ant

Check out futekos website

joey_turbo

iTrader: (26)

Thats the standard for the capacative 7 inchers now. I've got one with the exact same spec, a NATPC.
I can't fault it, as I only paid 50 quid from amazon, saw it on Hotukdeals also. It plays video's well, but the image on iplayer is shocking. Same battery as yours also, although its not great once you have Wi-fi on. For the price though, its great.

john banks

Review of loads of tablets in this month's PC Pro. iPad still wins.

I still prefer a laptop.

drb5

iTrader: (4)

Well it appeared yesterday and today i've had the pleasure of stuffing the sd card full of films.

Took a bit to work out, but turning the USB debugging off let the Mac see it in Finder and then i simply moved the files over. Bit slow, but then i never paid for a mega card...

Great looking little unit tbh. Perfect size screen for on the airplane(which is where it'll be used most) and very light. Responsive screen, though not PARTICULARLY sharp. Still very impressive for the money. Instructions are carp though, so if your not pc enough to do simple things, then i could imagine it would be a real ball ache.

Not going to compare to the iPad, because you simply can't.

Overall it's an eyeopener and shows what is capable for such little amounts of cash.