Dick Montage Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I know, I know... 6 months ago I would have berated me for asking this - you get what you pay for... Except I have seen a fair few ?60-100 Android tablets that were PERFECTLY usable since then. Am looking for something for my neice to play angry birds on basically, put some cartoons on, etc. http://www.maplin.co.uk/7-inch-arnova-7h-g3-touch-tablet-677849 Any thoughts or suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoochieMamma Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Looks ok, but if you want to get something a bit better then look here http://www.androidinabox.com/android-tablets.html?t_dualcore=238&t_market=162&t_ram=39&t_size=42 I filtered it to show only official Google Play and 1Gb of RAM This one cost wise is the closest and much better, spec wise http://www.androidinabox.com/ainol-novo-7-elf-ii-android-tablet-dual-core.html eBay it up and see if you can get it for a good price http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ainol-Novo-7-Elf-II-1GB-RAM-Dual-Core-1-5GHZ-8GB-7-capacitive-multitouch-Black-/261104453143?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item3ccb09c617 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Oooh, cheers. Thing is, there's a maplin around the corner so I could grab it in time for Christmas. But overall, you think it's suitable? Not annoyingly slow or such? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoochieMamma Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 The 512MB of RAM and the single core is the killer, they kinda suck. :/ If you can get something a bit better at least 1GB of RAM then you're sitting pretty for a tablet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fahim S. MVC Posted December 17, 2012 MVC Share Posted December 17, 2012 I've never come across one which is particularly nice to use. I would advise you try to find yourself a used Nexus 7 or Galaxy Tab 7 - the difference is night and day. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEARLY-NEW-JUST-5-MONTHS-OLD-ASUS-16GB-GOOGLE-NEXUS-7-TABLET-16-GB-/170961213976?pt=UK_iPad_Tablets_eReaders&hash=item27ce151a18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I know, I know... 6 months ago I would have berated me for asking this - you get what you pay for... Except I have seen a fair few ?60-100 Android tablets that were PERFECTLY usable since then. Am looking for something for my neice to play angry birds on basically, put some cartoons on, etc. http://www.maplin.co...h-tablet-677849 Any thoughts or suggestions? I bought one of those for my Dad for Xmas and had a play with it before wrapping it and its a snappy little thing, I was pretty impressed considering the price I think the lower screen resolution helps with the lower power so you don't really lose much performance compared to higher spec and rez tablets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikedOut Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Take a look at these, http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/tabletpcs/tabletpcs/?o=1 Nova tech is a local supplier to me but they are also based in Reading, Cardiff and Bristol, they are very good at delivery speeds. I have bought my 8 year old son one of the 7" tablets, unfortunately it isn't available any more but there is a small 4.3" one there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 I bought one of those for my Dad for Xmas Implying this was last year? I am not expecting the world. Not expecting a Galaxy Tab spec LOL - but just so long as it's usable for a child really. Play music, read books, play angry birds, etc! But yeah, not being cheap but was looking around the 60-70 quid mark purely because it's a second gift. Not looking at 100 quid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Implying this was last year? I am not expecting the world. Not expecting a Galaxy Tab spec LOL - but just so long as it's usable for a child really. Play music, read books, play angry birds, etc! But yeah, not being cheap but was looking around the 60-70 quid mark purely because it's a second gift. Not looking at 100 quid... For this Xmas, its currently wrapped under the tree ! The only thing I found and was not even a problem, Google Play does not come installed, you have to download it from a different market that comes with the tablet, pretty straight forward and only took a few minutes and a reboot Plays HD video smoothly, games like Angry Birds run great, the homescreen UI is fast and smooth even with a live wallpaper, I was seriously impressed comparing it to my ASUS Transformer which was much more expensive EDIT - If you can put up with this irritating guys voice, and repeating himself over and over, there is a pretty full review he does here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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