7 Inch AllWinner A13 1.5GHz Android 4.0 Tablet - €55.44

RebelRed90 · 20-12-2012 9:08pm

many different cheap tablets on dealextreme too. Brother got one, however its slighly slow responding, generally great for basic stuff

Lash_Alert · 21-12-2012 9:21am

Quick question, have a few of these Asian tablets and now I'm looking for adapter, 2 prong to 3 prong. I tried pests last night and he was trying to charge me a tenner for each one. Anyone got tips?

Do-more · 21-12-2012 9:44am

Is this what you mean?

Copper_pipe · 21-12-2012 10:21am

Lash_Alert wrote: »

Quick question, have a few of these Asian tablets and now I'm looking for adapter, 2 prong to 3 prong. I tried pests last night and he was trying to charge me a tenner for each one. Anyone got tips?

I got one in the 2 euro shop

paddyp · 21-12-2012 11:07am

I use shaver adapters as they are 89c is the local tat shop, in fact the 1A shaver fuse might even be a good idea with the cheap chinese power supplies.

I have a couple of the ones Do-more linked too for higher power stuff and they are good because they really grip the prongs so the adapter doesn't slip out or need to be taped on. The contact seem to be springy steel instead of brass/bronze.

Panrich · 21-12-2012 11:08am

I can recommend these as I ordered them and had them the next day and they are fine with HKG chargers.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/270964329535?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Copper_pipe · 21-12-2012 11:27am

New Rom Available for the CUBE U30GT MINI

Instructions: http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?3061-NEW-900-Supersport-1-1-rooted-ROM-for-Cube-U30GT-Mini-1-05-16-Dec-2012

Link to Rom : http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?3060-NEW-900-Supersport-1-1-rooted-ROM-for-Cube-U30GT-Mini-1-05-16-Dec-2012&p=41674#post41674

Do-more · 21-12-2012 11:27am

Just a quick review on the Yuandao N90S in case anyone is considering buying one.... don't!

Major wifi issues, I need to be in the same room as my wifi router to browse the net and even at that I had some buffering on youtube when I would normally expect not to with my other tabs.

Also the wifi had dropped out completely this morning and I needed to re-boot the tab to get it going again.

The screen is OK in general but during darker scenes it is poor.

It will be fine for a 6 year old playing a few games and watching some youtube but even at that I that foresee some grief with shouts of "Daddy, it's not working!"

It's on the very first firmware version so hopefully some updates will improve things but I'm too hopeful, I will definitely try to sell it in the New Year and if successful I'll get something else instead.

Rock Paper Scissors · 21-12-2012 1:34pm

anyone else having trouble ordering from HKG?

I added some stuff to my cart, entered my address and when i press "next" it says "location is not allowed"

Any Ideas whats wrong guys?

barry181091 · 23-12-2012 6:07pm

Hey guys,

As with tablet, specs moves so fast. Whats the best tablet <100 Euro currently? Want to get one as a present.

Thanks.

michael999999 · 23-12-2012 8:41pm

Rock Paper Scissors wrote: »

anyone else having trouble ordering from HKG?

I added some stuff to my cart, entered my address and when i press "next" it says "location is not allowed"

Any Ideas whats wrong guys?

I ordered a phone on friday of last week, its still showing as being processed!

messinkiapina · 23-12-2012 9:38pm

How long does it take to send a tablet from China to Ireland via Fedex?

Do-more · 23-12-2012 10:22pm

messinkiapina wrote: »

How long does it take to send a tablet from China to Ireland via Fedex?

Have a look at the previous page of this thread for a detailed answer.

messinkiapina · 23-12-2012 10:34pm

Do-more wrote: »

Have a look at the previous page of this thread for a detailed answer.

Thanks. Think most people on here have had shipment with DHL though, I suppose Fedex should be the same time-wise anyway?

michael999999 wrote: »

From what i read it seems they incorporate this into your purchase price, so if it doesnt get caught there on a winner!

Yea. HKG's prices seem to be significantly more than buyincoins, pandawill etc. They're not losing out if they have to refund the tax, and they're onto a winner when they don't, like you say. Nice freeroll for them.

Do-more · 24-12-2012 10:42am

messinkiapina wrote: »

Thanks. Think most people on here have had shipment with DHL though, I suppose Fedex should be the same time-wise anyway?

Yea. HKG's prices seem to be significantly more than buyincoins, pandawill etc. They're not losing out if they have to refund the tax, and they're onto a winner when they don't, like you say. Nice freeroll for them.

Sorry my bad Banie01 had terrible problems with Fedex trying to get his tablets through customs, (see around page 48) DHL seems to be a better choice based on the experience of people on this thread.

HKG's markup compared to other sellers seems to differ from one tablet to another. At the time I ordered the difference was only about €12 and if caught by customs the taxes and charges would have been a little over €30 so I felt it was wortwhile. As it turned out they messed me around with not being able to get stock of the tablet I wanted and I had to change my order so I would be reluctant to use them again for that reason.

But it does seem that they have sucess in getting stuff through customs declared as a photo frame of US$15 value so the next time I buy a tablet from China I will shop around for the best price and have it declared as a photoframe with DHL delivery.

mcgovern · 24-12-2012 2:11pm

I got some delivered using Fedex, only took about 3-4 days once they received it.
But as delivery was left blank on the invoice, they used a "default" value of €165 for freight for the customs calculation, adding ~€38 onto the bill.

aaronm13 · 24-12-2012 3:21pm

Really torn between three of these tablets and would like some opinions to help me out please. The three are

http://www.hongkongeek.co.uk/2-screen/1304-101-cube-u30gt-rockchip-rk3066-dual-core-16ghz-android-41-1gb-ddr3-bluetooth-16gb.html

Seems like it's got good spec's but reports of newer models not having an IPS screen is putting me off.

http://www.hongkongeek.co.uk/google-android-tablets/1740-101-ainol-novo10-hero-cortex-a9-dual-core-15ghz-android-41-1gb-ddr3-bluetooth-16gb.html

http://www.hongkongeek.co.uk/google-android-tablets/1455-101-yuandao-window-n101-2-rk3066-dual-core-android-41-1280x800-ips-hdmi-1gb-ddr3-16gb.html

They all seem to had their fair amounts of positives and negatives and all three would probably do the job but just want to get the best bang for my buck. The major deal breaker for me is which tablet has the best community for ROMS and the bit I've looked around that seems to be the Cube. I'm open to other suggestions too so feel free.

willietherock · 24-12-2012 3:52pm

Adrian Weckler, BusinessPost, recommened this 7" tablet on Matt Cooper's radio show

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Storage-Options-55109-Essential-Capacitive/dp/B009HY68YC

Heres the interview
http://www.todayfm.com/shows/weekdays/matt-cooper/matt-cooper-blog/12-12-20/Affordable_Christmas_Gadgets.aspx

" Scroll Essential II 7-inch

One big advantage to Android tablets is competition between manufacturers, and subsequent low prices. This basic seven-inch tablet does all the basics - including web browsing - well. And because it's a seven-inch tablet and not a ten-inch one, those stretched Android apps are much more palatable. It has 8GB built in, a USB port and a memory card slot."

Price: €99 from Peats

Panrich · 24-12-2012 3:57pm

messinkiapina wrote: »

Thanks. Think most people on here have had shipment with DHL though, I suppose Fedex should be the same time-wise anyway?

Yea. HKG's prices seem to be significantly more than buyincoins, pandawill etc. They're not losing out if they have to refund the tax, and they're onto a winner when they don't, like you say. Nice freeroll for them.

The tablet I got (Yuandao N70S) is the same price on Pandawill and not available on Buyincoins.

messinkiapina · 24-12-2012 4:55pm

mcgovern wrote: »

I got some delivered using Fedex, only took about 3-4 days once they received it.
But as delivery was left blank on the invoice, they used a "default" value of €165 for freight for the customs calculation, adding ~€38 onto the bill.

Did you actually have to pay that? Surely they can't just pull figures out of the air and expect you to pay more than you owe? Wouldn't printing off a paypal receipt or something do them? They can go whistle if they look for €38 from me

mcgovern · 24-12-2012 5:40pm

messinkiapina wrote: »

Did you actually have to pay that? Surely they can't just pull figures out of the air and expect you to pay more than you owe? Wouldn't printing off a paypal receipt or something do them? They can go whistle if they look for €38 from me

I haven't paid it yet, still arguing with them, and they are not too fast to respond, takes them longer to reply than they give you to pay. They are claiming it's the Revenue that set the amount, they just apply it (they act as agents for customs, so its their staff who actually decide what you pay).
Also, you don't find out what you owe them until a few weeks after you've gotten your items, when you receive the bill in the post.

Do-more · 24-12-2012 8:08pm

aaronm13 wrote: »

Really torn between three of these tablets and would like some opinions to help me out please. The three are

http://www.hongkongeek.co.uk/2-screen/1304-101-cube-u30gt-rockchip-rk3066-dual-core-16ghz-android-41-1gb-ddr3-bluetooth-16gb.html

Seems like it's got good spec's but reports of newer models not having an IPS screen is putting me off.

http://www.hongkongeek.co.uk/google-android-tablets/1740-101-ainol-novo10-hero-cortex-a9-dual-core-15ghz-android-41-1gb-ddr3-bluetooth-16gb.html

http://www.hongkongeek.co.uk/google-android-tablets/1455-101-yuandao-window-n101-2-rk3066-dual-core-android-41-1280x800-ips-hdmi-1gb-ddr3-16gb.html

They all seem to had their fair amounts of positives and negatives and all three would probably do the job but just want to get the best bang for my buck. The major deal breaker for me is which tablet has the best community for ROMS and the bit I've looked around that seems to be the Cube. I'm open to other suggestions too so feel free.

Yeah it would wreck your head trying to figure out what to buy!

I got a Cube U20GT for my son back in October and I would have no problem recommending it. It works well, great wifi, great screen which has the benefit of being gorilla glass. Only downside is there isn't a huge community but there are a number of custom roms available but I haven't felt the need to upgrade from the stock ICS firmware. The dual core rockchip gives it plenty of umpf.

Failing that there are a number of quad core tablets just coming on the market which should be plenty powerful to last you for a long time.

aaronm13 · 24-12-2012 10:35pm

Do-more wrote: »

Yeah it would wreck your head trying to figure out what to buy!

I got a Cube U20GT for my son back in October and I would have no problem recommending it. It works well, great wifi, great screen which has the benefit of being gorilla glass. Only downside is there isn't a huge community but there are a number of custom roms available but I haven't felt the need to upgrade from the stock ICS firmware. The dual core rockchip gives it plenty of umpf.

Failing that there are a number of quad core tablets just coming on the market which should be plenty powerful to last you for a long time.

It's a bit of minefield to say the least. Going to read up over the next few days and see what I can come up with. Would the Samsung Galaxy II 10.1 be a better machine and safer bet than these Chinese tablets? I'll also look at the few quad core ones out now to future proof things a little.

Allyall · 24-12-2012 11:43pm

aaronm13 wrote: »

It's a bit of minefield to say the least. Going to read up over the next few days and see what I can come up with. Would the Samsung Galaxy II 10.1 be a better machine and safer bet than these Chinese tablets? I'll also look at the few quad core ones out now to future proof things a little.

Just paid for this. Hoping to get it Around the 3rd or 4th. Kicking myself, but i have been hovering around it for the last week or so, and just now decided to buy. Probably because i have a few drinks in me, and told myself "Do it".

Oops.. Forgot link - Zenithink C94

On Aliexpress and HKG

Tea_Bag · 25-12-2012 12:36pm

Merry Christmas guys!

gave the ma her cube u18gt this morning, (that I ordered from HKG) but having problems.
charger arrived damaged (pin pushed in) but thats not a problem, or so I thought. I presume it can charge via USB no?

I pressed the power button and nothing happens. so ive had it plugged into to laptop for the last 30min and still getting nothing. Is there a light that indicates whether its charging?

the laptop didnt bring up any sign or sound of having anything plugged into it. no mass external device or anything.

its a bit of a disappointment if this arrived DOA. not the greatest start to xmas. anyone dealt with HKG with RMA's?

eamonnq · 25-12-2012 12:57pm

Most of them don't charge through USB, is it the charger that is damaged or the socket for it on the tablet ?

Tea_Bag wrote: »

Merry Christmas guys!

gave the ma her cube u18gt this morning, (that I ordered from HKG) but having problems.
charger arrived damaged (pin pushed in) but thats not a problem, or so I thought. I presume it can charge via USB no?

I pressed the power button and nothing happens. so ive had it plugged into to laptop for the last 30min and still getting nothing. Is there a light that indicates whether its charging?

the laptop didnt bring up any sign or sound of having anything plugged into it. no mass external device or anything.

its a bit of a disappointment if this arrived DOA. not the greatest start to xmas. anyone dealt with HKG with RMA's?

Tea_Bag · 25-12-2012 1:19pm

eamonnq wrote: »

Most of them don't charge through USB, is it the charger that is damaged or the socket for it on the tablet ?

the charger is physically damaged. a pin on the transformer is pushed in. does it come with any sort of charge in the battery to start? cause its dead as a door knob.

lack of USB charging is annoying. might exchange it for something that does do it. any suggestions? or would you know where I can pick up a charger that'll work to test its DOA status without sending it to Hong Kong.

eamonnq · 25-12-2012 1:50pm

Tea_Bag wrote: »

the charger is physically damaged. a pin on the transformer is pushed in. does it come with any sort of charge in the battery to start? cause its dead as a door knob.

lack of USB charging is annoying. might exchange it for something that does do it. any suggestions? or would you know where I can pick up a charger that'll work to test its DOA status without sending it to Hong Kong.

Should not be too dificult to pick up a charger, just make sure the voltage is correct and preferably has a higher ma rating than the one that came with it. And make sure it is a regulated one that you get.

You can get universal ones that come with different size pins and that you can set to different voltages. I think a lot of the chargers are 5v rated around 1500ma.

Tea_Bag · 25-12-2012 2:20pm

eamonnq wrote: »

Should not be too dificult to pick up a charger, just make sure the voltage is correct and preferably has a higher ma rating than the one that came with it. And make sure it is a regulated one that you get.

You can get universal ones that come with different size pins and that you can set to different voltages. I think a lot of the chargers are 5v rated around 1500ma.

this is 5v @ 2000ma. I though 2A was pretty high myself actually.

Do-more · 25-12-2012 2:39pm

I picked up a replacement charger on eBay but the price was saucy enough. Also the seller had the connector photographed almost end on so you couldn't see that it had one connector on the cable and then a second reducer tacked onto it. Just watch out for that if you are ordering one. Very few of the rockchip tablets charge by USB.

7 Inch AllWinner A13 1.5GHz Android 4.0 Tablet - €55.44

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