Tablets, tablets everywhere, and not a file to sync...
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:06 am
So, today I decided to order a brand new Android tablet from a website that sells china wholesale. I won't post a link, for fear of being called a spammer, so if you really want to check out the site, then you can PM me!
What I want to discuss is how difficult it is to find a suitable Droid tablet right now. Sure, you have your name brand stuff, like the Galaxy Tab and the ASUS Eepad and such, but you never hear about those little manufacturers in China that make tablets that sell for, oh, I dunno, 50 USD. Sound too good to be true? Well, read on!
First, these tablets use the CHEAPEST ARM v7 chipset ever: the Allwinner brand. These processors can go up to 1.5 GHz (which is really good for a Droid), and cost (apparently) 3 or 4 dollars to buy. You can start to see how the tablet would be cheap. Really, with a tablet, you're paying for the hardware, insofar as the OS goes (meaning Android is free, so you're not paying for it). Slap in a standard 512MB of DDR3 RAM, a capacitive touch screen, and possibly a front camera, and you have yourself a nifty little device that'll give the original Samsung Galaxy a run for it's money. These tablets are only 7 inches, though, so you shouldn't expect to see very many people flocking to them.
Bottom line, has anyone heard of these extremely cheap Droid tablets? It's really interesting to look at them. I'll be sure to post pictures once I get it in 15 to 30 days!
What I want to discuss is how difficult it is to find a suitable Droid tablet right now. Sure, you have your name brand stuff, like the Galaxy Tab and the ASUS Eepad and such, but you never hear about those little manufacturers in China that make tablets that sell for, oh, I dunno, 50 USD. Sound too good to be true? Well, read on!
First, these tablets use the CHEAPEST ARM v7 chipset ever: the Allwinner brand. These processors can go up to 1.5 GHz (which is really good for a Droid), and cost (apparently) 3 or 4 dollars to buy. You can start to see how the tablet would be cheap. Really, with a tablet, you're paying for the hardware, insofar as the OS goes (meaning Android is free, so you're not paying for it). Slap in a standard 512MB of DDR3 RAM, a capacitive touch screen, and possibly a front camera, and you have yourself a nifty little device that'll give the original Samsung Galaxy a run for it's money. These tablets are only 7 inches, though, so you shouldn't expect to see very many people flocking to them.
Bottom line, has anyone heard of these extremely cheap Droid tablets? It's really interesting to look at them. I'll be sure to post pictures once I get it in 15 to 30 days!