Android 4.0 Tablet (7" Capacitive, Wi-Fi, 1GHz) = €92

nodolan · 02-03-2012 7:26pm

Ainol Novo 7 Aurora Update 2/28/12

First, we would like to apologize for the delays that have been set forth by the manufacturer, Ainol. There have been many dates pushed back due to issues with the IPS screens. The latest batch that was delivered also had defective screens with dead pixels.

We have now received a new date of March 15th which means orders will be shipping a few days after they have been tested. At this point we understand if you can no longer wait and are offering a few options:

1) Wait for March 15th or after -units will be A-grade, none of the known issues such as dead pixels or out of place screens.

2) We can bump those who don't mind the known issues up on the waiting list, hopefully get units after March 6th. If we receive units, they will most likely be the 8GB models so those who ordered 16GB can also downgrade.

3) Change to one of these 5 alternatives - Instructions are given on this page

http://chinagrabber.com/top-10-alternative-ainol-novo-7-aurora-tablets.aspx

Please keep in mind that these delays are not on our (chinagrabber) end and our trying our best to get orders out as units come in. Email us at info@chinagrabber.com with your order number and let us know if you wish to change the order or continue to wait.

Due to the high amount of inquiries and emails, please allow us 1-2 days for us to get back to you.

For updates, please check back on this page before emailing us as they will be posted here.

New customers- you can still place an order and you will be added to the waiting list.

Note: Due to our special relationship with Ainol we will be the first to receive batches of A grade units.

Regards,

China Grabber Team

http://chinagrabber.com/special-announcement.aspx

bijou · 02-03-2012 9:47pm

Proxy wrote: »

Expensive for what it is. Go get an Aurora or Elf off eBay or the Chinese sites.

Just looking for opinions here

..... but bearing in mind I'm looking for a tablet for a 9 yr old - why you believe the NATPC tablet to be expensive? I thought the bundle (tablet/case/sd card) seemed to be a good deal.

Also because it's for a 9 yr old do you think it's worth paying the extra for the Aurora over the Elf?

k123456 · 03-03-2012 1:05pm

I have the Elf, a mate has the Aurora, the extra price diff is worth it

Both screens are v good, the Aurora it better, better, colours , brightness and considerably better viewing angle

The auroura is slightly slimmer , and feels lighter , v little in it here

The case/body also has a nicer finish, more beveled

Both devices, should really be used with screen protector

My elf and I think the aurora are v slightly laggy , they can be fixed by reformatting with 234 or a custom ICS Rom both from Slatedroid

My Elf from Pandawill comes with a two pin (rectangular) power adapter, and also a converter to convert the rectangular pins to two round ones , so this is not ideal, so try and get a 3 pin, when ordering

Overall definety worth the money, but factor in approx 30E vat, when the postman gets hands on it

If you get a case, get one with kick stand, this means the tab is angled at just the right angle to watch a movie on, it u dont want to hold it

seanin4711 · 05-03-2012 10:58am

heard from GadgetFreakz that ainol having major issues with Hitachi ips screen, changed suppliers to LG.
don't hold your breath.
bummer

jobless · 05-03-2012 11:34am

seanin4711 wrote: »

heard from GadgetFreakz that ainol having major issues with Hitachi ips screen, changed suppliers to LG.
don't hold your breath.
bummer

does that mean that the existing stock will have potential issues?

was thinking of buying one from this guy

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Ainol-Novo7-Aurora-7-IPS-HD-9mm-ultra-slim-Android-4-0-ICS-Tablet-PC-8GB-HDMI-/260971777913?pt=UK_iPad_Tablets_eReaders&hash=item3cc3214f79#ht_10471wt_874

eamonnq · 05-03-2012 12:29pm

That guy is shipping them from China, so you might want to check who is paying the customs fees, and who do you return it to if it is faulty.

Proxy · 06-03-2012 11:44am

Chriscl1 wrote: »

thanks. i ordered one for my little boy and it was shipped on the 1/2/12 but it hasnt arrived yet so going through paypal dispute atm.

The FocalPrice rep sent me this:

Dear customer,

Thank you for your continued support and purchases with FocalPrice. As you may have noticed, China shipping has unfortunately been very unreliable recently. We have received many inquiries about this issue and would hereby like to answer some of the most important questions.

Why the delay?
During the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday from 14 to 28 January, many Chinese industries shut down as most of the country's 1.3 billion people simultaneously go on vacation. It puts an especially heavy burden on the Chinese logistics industry and transit times are extended significantly during this period. The fast growth of China's e-commerce industry is also adding pressure to the local logistics system. During CNY the China Post does not update any tracking information.

Delivery Time

Order tracking
Online tracking for China Post orders is currently still not available. China Post have announced that order tracking will be available again starting from 20th March.

How to contact us
Due to the unusually high amount of messages we are currently receiving, please only contact us via My Message or RMA in your FocalPrice account. This is the only way we can ensure that inquiries are processed within 24 hours. Claims for refunds currently take between 5-7 days to process (usually 3 days)

Important: Please do not contact us via E-mail or Live-Chat as these services are currently not available.
Be sure to get in touch with customer support before opening disputes with Paypal. We understand that many orders have been delayed recently, but opening disputes will be sure to prolong the process and make refunds or resending of orders very difficult.

We take all suggestions and criticism very seriously. Currently we are preparing to add more shipping methods, to ensure all customers can select the delivery method that best suits them. If you prefer to have your orders dispatched via HK Post, you can contact us directly after placing an order (via "My Message" in your account) and our customer service will arrange this.

This is a problem affecting the entire China export industry, but we at FocalPrice are doing our best to optimize our processes and give you the best possible service despite this ongoing problem. Your patience and understanding in this issue is very much appreciated and we will continue to update with new posts with any new information.

Side note, in the PM she sent it definitely shipped on 1st March, so i'll let you know when it eventually gets here. Bleedin' Chinese New Year, I only got 2 days off for Christmas....

Chriscl1 · 06-03-2012 1:07pm

Cheers for that Eamon. Interesting the china post order tracking still not available, that was the main reason I escalated my pay pal dispute, I have no way of proving they sent it and I wasn't going to just wait and wait incase the time period exceeded my time to make a claim. I'm very impatient lol

Capt'n Midnight · 06-03-2012 4:24pm

Xzen wrote: »

There's a handy site for finding this cost dutycalculator.com

A paid for app that doesn't include the €6 (or is it €8) cover charge you pay when stuff gets stopped

jobless · 06-03-2012 6:15pm

what do people think of this one as an alternative(albeit more expensive) ?

http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/tablets/80005216/yarvik_9_7_tab465_8gb/details.aspx

Proxy · 08-03-2012 12:43pm

Chriscl1 wrote: »

Cheers for that Eamon. Interesting the china post order tracking still not available, that was the main reason I escalated my pay pal dispute, I have no way of proving they sent it and I wasn't going to just wait and wait incase the time period exceeded my time to make a claim. I'm very impatient lol

Isn't it a bit ridiculous too that they just *turn off* the tracking system rather than improving it to take the load!

eamonnq · 08-03-2012 1:16pm

Proxy wrote: »

Isn't it a bit ridiculous too that they just *turn off* the tracking system rather than improving it to take the load!

Was it HONGKONGPOST or CHINAPOST tracking number they gave you ? Just to be sure!!

Where did you order it from ?

Proxy · 08-03-2012 2:59pm

eamonnq wrote: »

Was it HONGKONGPOST or CHINAPOST tracking number they gave you ? Just to be sure!!

Where did you order it from ?

Ordered it from FocalPrice in China. They provided the Chinese EMS site when shipped confirmed. I've checked both China and HK post with the RA*********CN number and both return nothing. Happy enough to wait until next week but it's just a bit frustrating/worrying that you can't track the package.

ephelan24 · 08-03-2012 3:10pm

Proxy Ordered my Paladin 30/01/2012 supposedly shipped 7/02/2012 and still not received. Know how you feel!!

Chriscl1 · 08-03-2012 3:18pm

its over a month in the post system now it'll either have vanished or be in bits somewhere lol. it'd put you off using chinese post again.

TheReverend · 08-03-2012 3:26pm

Ordered Novo 7 Aurora last thursday, shipped on monday, got tracking number from dhl today, hopefully be here soon

Mr E · 08-03-2012 3:26pm

TheReverend wrote: »

Ordered Novo 7 Aurora last thursday, shipped on monday, got tracking number from dhl today, hopefully be here soon

Where?

Proxy · 08-03-2012 3:27pm

ephelan24 wrote: »

Proxy Ordered my Paladin 30/01/2012 supposedly shipped 7/02/2012 and still not received. Know how you feel!!

Next time I'll just go and put my money into Currys/PC World

nodolan · 08-03-2012 3:30pm

Quick update: Got my money refunded Tuesday from Pandawill/PayPal.
I'm following Ainol on Twitter and they're talking about the Novo 8 and something new next month: "We are launching new products in April. Hint: Dual core!"

TheReverend · 08-03-2012 4:30pm

Mr E wrote: »

Where?

aliexpress

artyeva · 08-03-2012 5:59pm

i ordered an ainol advanced II on the 23rd feb, no sign. it's certainly not the longest i've waited for something to be delivered from china, but still - the things i've read online about the current postal delays in china don't inspire me with confidence it'll even [ever!] get here. seems this holiday the whole thing has imploded in one big clusterfook [far worse than usual]

PaulKK · 08-03-2012 10:30pm

westham_irish wrote: »

http://www.pandawill.com/jxd-s9000-tablet-pc-97-inch-android-23-ips-screen-1gb-ram-16gb-dual-camera-hdmi-ultra-thin-silver-p56566.html

Got it from here for abit cheaper than it is now. Looks good but who knows!!

Tempted by this one myself, was originally going to wait for reliable stock on the aurora, but think I'd rather the larger screen.

The previous S7100 looks like it was well recieved, found a vid for the s9000 here:

mathie · 09-03-2012 10:29am

jobless wrote: »

cool keep us informed how you get on..... am still a bit wary of ordering from china

Well my order arrived 17 days (13 working days).

Very impressed with the Aurora.

Only downside I've noticed so far are the somewhat flimsy buttons on the top right to control sound but that's one minus against many pluses.

The screen is incredible.
I purchased it as a media player and its unreal.
Very vibrant colours and no lag in browsing files or playing.

Very impressed so far.

jobless · 09-03-2012 10:46am

mathie wrote: »

Well my order arrived 17 days (13 working days).

Very impressed with the Aurora.

Only downside I've noticed so far are the somewhat flimsy buttons on the top right to control sound but that's one minus against many pluses.

The screen is incredible.
I purchased it as a media player and its unreal.
Very vibrant colours and no lag in browsing files or playing.

Very impressed so far.

good to hear you got it.... pity he has no more for sale

eamonnq · 09-03-2012 11:04am

mathie wrote: »

Well my order arrived 17 days (13 working days).

Did you have to pay any customs charges ?

take everything · 09-03-2012 11:44am

mathie wrote: »

Well my order arrived 17 days (13 working days).

Very impressed with the Aurora.

Only downside I've noticed so far are the somewhat flimsy buttons on the top right to control sound but that's one minus against many pluses.

The screen is incredible.
I purchased it as a media player and its unreal.
Very vibrant colours and no lag in browsing files or playing.

Very impressed so far.

Hi Mathie.
Are you having any problems with the microsd slot. I can't get the tablet to recognise microsd cards. I've tried 2 cards, different formatting but no luck.

take everything · 09-03-2012 11:47am

eamonnq wrote: »

Did you have to pay any customs charges ?

0% customs on tablets.
23% VAT though.

Also, some bull**** anpost handling charge of 6 euro.

mathie · 09-03-2012 1:02pm

eamonnq wrote: »

Did you have to pay any customs charges ?

Yes 19.80

mathie · 09-03-2012 1:07pm

take everything wrote: »

Hi Mathie.
Are you having any problems with the microsd slot. I can't get the tablet to recognise microsd cards. I've tried 2 cards, different formatting but no luck.

Hmmm just plugged in a microSD card and it doesn't seem to recognise it straight off.

EDIT sorry it did get it.

Under mnt/extsd

mathie · 09-03-2012 1:19pm

take everything wrote: »

Hi Mathie.
Are you having any problems with the microsd slot. I can't get the tablet to recognise microsd cards. I've tried 2 cards, different formatting but no luck.

When I try to copy a file from a usb drive to the microsd I get "open failed eacces (permission denied)" within Astro file manager.

take everything · 09-03-2012 3:36pm

mathie wrote: »

Yes 19.80

How was yours so cheap. VAT at 23% and the handling charge should mean it's more :pac:

eamonnq · 09-03-2012 3:39pm

take everything wrote: »

How was yours so cheap. VAT at 23% and the handling charge should mean it's more :pac:

It is usually estimated unless the correct value is on the package. Often times the sender puts a very low value on the package, to assist in avoid paying vat etc. but I think they work it out based on the commodity (and weight?!!).

Chriscl1 · 09-03-2012 9:25pm

ephelan24 wrote: »

Proxy Ordered my Paladin 30/01/2012 supposedly shipped 7/02/2012 and still not received. Know how you feel!!

Pretty much the exact same dates as me. I got a refund through PayPal this evening. I'm not sure how long you have to open a case but maybe you should look into it.

achiman · 09-03-2012 9:53pm

Bought 4 ELFs from DHgate, 2 white 2 black must say very impressed so far too..flashed them with 0.9 firmware as it comes with market installed ...

ED E · 09-03-2012 11:19pm

Chriscl1 wrote: »

Pretty much the exact same dates as me. I got a refund through PayPal this evening. I'm not sure how long you have to open a case but maybe you should look into it.

60 days last time I checked.

Newtown90 · 09-03-2012 11:19pm

Love my elf too!

Response is brilliant..

Battery life is excellent..

Well impressed..

Mr E · 09-03-2012 11:31pm

achiman wrote: »

Bought 4 ELFs from DHgate, 2 white 2 black must say very impressed so far too..flashed them with 0.9 firmware as it comes with market installed ...

Just checked out DHGate. Looks good. Good experience? Is the site safe enough?

achiman · 10-03-2012 12:49am

Mr E wrote: »

Just checked out DHGate. Looks good. Good experience? Is the site safe enough?

yes no problems, paid through paypal used DHL when delivery completed you receive email if your happy complete order and payment will be made to supplier...good communication too

Do-more · 10-03-2012 11:53am

Mr E wrote: »

Just checked out DHGate. Looks good. Good experience? Is the site safe enough?

DHGate is like a Chinese Ebay with a multitude of different sellers, some good some bad. Treat it with the same (or more) caution you would in buying off ebay.

TheReverend · 12-03-2012 9:47am

DHL tracking site says my aurora is in Dublin as of 7:40am this morning

Mr E · 12-03-2012 10:36am

I see the Aurora is officially out of production, and they are working on the Aurora 2 for release in April. Different IPS screen and different CPU seem to be the main changes. Shame for the early adopters....

http://www.pandawillforum.com/showthread.php?8627-Orders-of-Ainol-Novo-7-Aurora-Elf-Delayed&p=54789&viewfull=1#post54789

http://www.spemall.com/Ainol-Novo-7-Aurora-Android-4-0-3-Tablet-PC-7-Inch-IPS-Capacitive-Screen-with-Amlogic-Dual-Core-Processor_g.html

eamonnq · 12-03-2012 11:04am

Always the way with these things, every few months something better comes out. I would take that April date with a pinch of salt though, as I would imagine it would be more likely June before we start to see these ones shipping.

TheReverend · 12-03-2012 11:33am

ITS HERE

Got caught on VAT but only 11 euro

Chriscl1 · 12-03-2012 11:56am

Result

TheReverend · 12-03-2012 12:51pm

well, just flashed novo 7 clean rom and holy crap this thing is fast

jobless · 12-03-2012 1:08pm

TheReverend wrote: »

well, just flashed novo 7 clean rom and holy crap this thing is fast

which store on ali express did you buy from?

TheReverend · 12-03-2012 1:36pm

jobless wrote: »

which store on ali express did you buy from?

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/905217

Paddy_man · 12-03-2012 2:38pm

TheReverend wrote: »

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/905217

Mine is is Shannon, caught by customs, awaiting news on how much.. Am off to Malta on Wednesday and looks like I wont get it delivered til then, so will be an extra week before I get to play with it.

Come on Customs, I'll pay my duty, just give me my tablet!!

TheReverend · 12-03-2012 3:02pm

Paddy_man wrote: »

Mine is is Shannon, caught by customs, awaiting news on how much.. Am off to Malta on Wednesday and looks like I wont get it delivered til then, so will be an extra week before I get to play with it.

Come on Customs, I'll pay my duty, just give me my tablet!!

you order from same store?

Paddy_man · 12-03-2012 5:43pm

TheReverend wrote: »

you order from same store?

Ya, Same as the link.. Had to send DHL the payment info and Credit Card statement for the cost, so waiting on customs clearance and to pay whatever they demand...

Android 4.0 Tablet (7" Capacitive, Wi-Fi, 1GHz) = €92

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