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Spreadie

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Cheapo Tablet

So I decided to try out a tablet.

Maplin were (are?) selling 7" Scroll tablets for £70 - I couldn't resist.

It isn't going to worry the iPad, obviously, but it isn't bad. Android 4 ICS, Capacitive multitouch screen, two mini USBs, and mini HDMI output. Takes upto a 32Gb MicroSD card.

Battery life isn't great, and it isn't the most responsive tablet, but I only bought it for surfing the bog and lazy mornings in bed; and running Formula1.com's living timing screen while I watch the race on telly.

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Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:05 am

pcernie

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Re: Cheapo Tablet

Nice one. I'm already considering upgrading mine if the price is right with what's coming out of IFA :oops:

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Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:42 pm

Spreadie

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Re: Cheapo Tablet

I took it back today.

Battery life seemed to get shorter and shorter in the few weeks I had it, and it developed a habit of emitting a faint crackle through the speakers when loading web pages - a common complaint, according to the chap at Maplin. Plus, it didn't get a lot of use.

Oh well, I learnt something anyway - I don't need a tablet.

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Sat Sep 22, 2012 5:13 pm

ProfessorF

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Re: Cheapo Tablet

£70 tablet wasn't much good.
Who'd have thought it?

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Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:07 pm

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	Spreadie wrote: I took it back today. Battery life seemed to get shorter and shorter in the few weeks I had it, and it developed a habit of emitting a faint crackle through the speakers when loading web pages - a common complaint, according to the chap at Maplin. Plus, it didn't get a lot of use. Oh well, I learnt something anyway - I don't need a tablet.

well at least you didnt spend £329 to find that out.

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Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:24 am

Spreadie

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Re: Cheapo Tablet

bobbdobbs wrote:


	Spreadie wrote: I took it back today. Battery life seemed to get shorter and shorter in the few weeks I had it, and it developed a habit of emitting a faint crackle through the speakers when loading web pages - a common complaint, according to the chap at Maplin. Plus, it didn't get a lot of use. Oh well, I learnt something anyway - I don't need a tablet.

well at least you didnt spend £329 to find that out.

Exactly the point I was trying to make.

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Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:39 am

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