New Android tablet forums!

[Vincent]

Hi everyone, I saw a BIG number of Android-powered tablets at CES this past week and anticipate an even larger number at Mobile World Congress - so with that, we're creating a specific section just for Android-powered tablet discussions.

Mods - please keep an eye out for stray threads that get lost in other forums and move them here. Thanks! V

My top choice for Android-powered tablet of 2010 is the Notion Ink Adam. The Notion Ink Adam will revolutionize the way we consume media content...check out my hands-on at CES - I promise you'll be impress. There's also a very long video demo for your viewing pleasure.
http://www.slashgear.com/notion-ink-...ds-on-0969281/

[pschaefer8]

anybody know if i can put my g1 sim card in a new black berry 9700bold and vice vers and if it will work with no problems

[pcsirk]

Nice tablet. Also want to be sure the tablet isnt running the VIA/WM CPUs, they are too slow. I got my Rockchip tablet at dreemusa. I've been really happy with it - has the most features Ive seen for an irobot/apad style tablet. Just be careful what you buy!

[Wonsanim]

pcsirk welcome to AC forum

[Daviddel]

I recently bought an iRobot Apad. Here is a quick review:

Pros:
* Lightweight
* Easy set up
* Easy and quick wifi set up and use
* Good for browsing the web
* Cheap: About $200 with shipping and 16GB storage
* No Apple lockin - connect and download your own apps, etc.
* decent performance such as moving between applications
* Good browser experience

Cons:
* Mixes English and Chinese through the system including the keyboard and menus. You can figure it out but there is no default language setting
* touch screen is not very responsive or well calibrated. Calibrating it does not fix this. At 1/3 of the price of an iPad you get what you pay for :-)
* battery life is poor. I had the unit on but in standby and after only 1 hour, it used up 20% of the power. iPad supposedly has an 8 hour battery. I think the apad would be exhausted after just 2-3, far worse than my Lenovo Laptop which gets 8 hours on Windows 7.

This is a good device if you want simple browsing of the web at a cheap price. I will continue to use it over the next week and post a more indepth review. For now, I would say WAIT until they have a newer version.

[vijaykhai]

Hi Daviddel,.
Thanks for the review. But from what I read buying from China, lot depends on the seller. So can you please expand on who the seller was, what model and how the whole process has been. I hope this is not asking too much of you, because I have had 2 bad pur. which I had to return. Thanks in anticipation.
Vijay

[iregentle]

This thread was very informative and another big reason to be careful.

I bought:

aliexpress.com
G01 10.2'' 10'' Inch Notebook Tablet PC,Tablet laptop,Mini PC,Touch screen, MID, UMPC, with ZT-180 1GHz CPU, 256MB Memory,Wifi from Sinoband Co. Ltd.'s store.

I'm out $38 on a return from the United States after buying a 10" android touchscreen from SINOBAND CO. LTD. I received the product with a non functional touchscreen. I hooked up a mouse and downloaded a android benchmark program. The processor reported 300mhz, had android 1.5, and the sold product stated it had 1 Ghz. I was the victim of a bait and switch on top of a non functional screen, so I had to send it back. Why should I pay return shipping? Additionally on the return they are refusing to receive it?

Bullet Attempted Delivery Abroad, July 31, 2010, 12:00 am, CHINA PEOPLES REP
Bullet Attempted Delivery Abroad, July 30, 2010, 1:27 pm, CHINA PEOPLES REP
Bullet Attempted Delivery Abroad, July 29, 2010, 2:12 pm, CHINA PEOPLES REP
Bullet Arrived Abroad, July 29, 2010, 8:25 am, CHINA PEOPLES REP
Bullet International Dispatch, July 25, 2010, 4:00 pm, ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS)

Priority Mail International # CJ167155545US (Sequence Number 1 of 1)
Shipped to: PENG JINWEI
SINOBAND CO. LTD.
2-202
YINGSHUI SHANZHUANG 2ND DISTRICT
MINZHI ST. BAOAN DISTRICT
SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG
CHINA 518131

Return information from messages with seller:

Sinoband Co. Ltd.

RETURN ADDRESS:
Peng Jinwei
2-202,Yingshui Shanzhuang 2nd District
Minzhi St. Baoan District
Shenzhen,518131
China
Tel:13312908250

Sinoband made early adoption a dangerous proposition.

[mast3rpyr0]

I recently started an online business dedicated to bringing quality apps to the Notion Ink Adam Tablet upon its release. Links to everything are in my sig. Hope to get some support from you guys!

[ronniedotsmith]

Hello All. I recently purchased the Micro Velocity Cruz Tablet. I downloaded the Kindle App and lately I have been getting the following error. "SORRY! The application kindle (process com.amazon.kindle) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
I have deregistered, reregistered, uninstalled, reinstalled, u name it and it keeps coming up. HELP!

Ronnie
Las Vegas, NV

[gsartain]

I just bought and recieved the 10.2" ePad with Adroid 2.1 OS from the following link. It was as they described it on the web-site and came from China in 4 days. I was pretty impressed. It is also larger and a bit heavier than the iPad which is closer to 9.7".

The screen is not as responsive as an iPad but for $179 plus shipping it is a great deal. I would like to be able to root this product to upgrade to 2.2 and hope I can find someone to help me do that.

http://www.sinadeal.com/item/10-2--E...G-HDMI-122142/