Android Tablet ~€55 @ Focal Price.

jayteecork

http://www.focalprice.com/CE056B/Android_22_OS_7_LCD_Touchpanel_VIA8650_800MHz_CPU_Wifi_Camera_Tablet_PC_Netbook__Black.html?utm_source=benchmark&utm_medium=EM&utm_term=CE062X&utm_content=tablet&utm_campaign=DM_1137NR_CE056B&utm_source=BenchmarkEmail&utm_campaign=Sep_13_2011_Email_1&utm_medium=email

includes P&P.

Newtown90

Looks so tempting but is it worth it?

m4rkiz

not bad for entry level tablet

just don't expect too much for €55, anyway it should be ok for browsing a few pages and checking email when doing #2 in the morning

bigneacy

Coupon EXS10OFF gives 10% discount. Just worked for me. :cool:

bigneacy

m4rkiz wrote: »

...browsing a few pages and checking email when doing #2 in the morning

Exactly what it was really invented for

Newtown90

Guessing there would be custom charges :rolleyes:

bigneacy

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Guessing there would be custom charges :rolleyes:

might be... sometimes they dont chase it

jmorrisey

http://www.focalprice.com/detail_CE038W.html

Would this be a better bet with 3g support and multi touch screen (no hdmi though)?

utyh2ikcq9z76b

customs charge would only be a few euro on something so cheap

partyatmygaff

jmorrisey wrote: »

http://www.focalprice.com/detail_CE038W.html

Would this be a better bet with 3g support and multi touch screen (no hdmi though)?

What good is a tablet with 1.5 hour battery life?

Brian

nope nope nope nope nope

jmorrisey

partyatmygaff wrote: »

What good is a tablet with 1.5 hour battery life?

good spot.....

got the OPs one linked to for €53.......hopefully may sneak past customs.

jmorrisey

jmorrisey wrote: »

good spot.....

got the OPs one linked to for €53.......hopefully may sneak past customs.

Sorry...no manners......Thanks to the OP!

shannon_tek

Personally i wouldnt recommend them. the touch aint the best. but this aint a discussion thread so. but all i can say from experience is do your home work and the charging port may may! break after few weeks form constant plug in plug out. due to the battery life being gobbled up. otherwise there grand on charge. :pac:

Just giving my insight we have something along the same lines and the port has broken.

jmorrisey

shannon_tek wrote: »

Personally i wouldnt recommend them. the touch aint the best. but this aint a discussion thread so. but all i can say from experience is do your home work and the charging port may may! break after few weeks form constant plug in plug out. due to the battery life being gobbled up. otherwise there grand on charge. :pac:

Just giving my insight we have something along the same lines and the port has broken.

Charging port aside, was the tablet in any way useable or just complete junk

shannon_tek

jmorrisey wrote: »

Charging port aside, was the tablet in any way useable or just complete junk

Ok in my experience the screen was plastic really with glass underneath. there was a slight bubble at one side which messed the touch. its not great at multi tasking, no flash on mine varies but check., slow and can constantly tell you app forced to close. skype never really worked with the camera it had. and wouldnt record sound. only picture. Typing was ok till you would have to keep pressing the button then it would come round there was a slight delay when typing you would have a sentence done then when finished it would appear on screen i loved that do . like magic ha ha if you dont care about resolution your ok. but to me it looked blurry. we paid 142 for ours so.... thats what we got for it. at the price it is above its still over priced IMO . but you never know i could have just got a lemon Grand for G Maps and Browsing

jmorrisey

shannon_tek wrote: »

Ok in my experience the screen was plastic really with glass underneath. there was a slight bubble at one side which messed the touch. its not great at multi tasking, no flash on mine varies but check., slow and can constantly tell you app forced to close. skype never really worked with the camera it had. and wouldnt record sound. only picture. Typing was ok till you would have to keep pressing the button then it would come round there was a slight delay when typing you would have a sentence done then when finished it would appear on screen i loved that do . like magic ha ha if you dont care about resolution your ok. but to me it looked blurry. we paid 142 for ours so.... thats what we got for it. at the price it is above its still over priced IMO . but you never know i could have just got a lemon Grand for G Maps and Browsing

cheers fort that.....just gonna keep expectations fairly low and hope for the best so...for 50 odd quid id take some decent browsing and maps tbh

shannon_tek

jmorrisey wrote: »

cheers fort that.....just gonna keep expectations fairly low and hope for the best so...for 50 odd quid id take some decent browsing and maps tbh

Dont mean to put a cloud over it. but im only one. I didnt think it was that bad till i listed its problems :eek: .

paddyp

If this is the same as the epad et al there are roms that improve things however to put things in perspective my €29 samsung europa gets around 1900 in the quadrant benchmark this will probably be more like 500.

jayteecork

paddyp wrote: »

If this is the same as the epad et al there are roms that improve things however to put things in perspective my €29 samsung europa gets around 1900 in the quadrant benchmark this will probably be more like 500.

I seriously doubt that, the Europa is total bottom of the barrel for Droid. This would put it to shame.

crystallove

partyatmygaff wrote: »

What good is a tablet with 1.5 hour battery life?

Totally agree with partyatmygaff, I dont think this is a good choice if you really want a tablet for good use and want to keep long
This two seems not very good ,maybe just for entry level , you may try sth else...

paddyp

jayteecork wrote: »

I seriously doubt that, the Europa is total bottom of the barrel for Droid. This would put it to shame.

I got 1900 in quadrant with cyanogenmod 7.1 and overclocked to 768MHz, the max anyone seems to have got on those tabs is one guy got 570 with a custom rom ... and thats the benchmark that the people selling them in hong kong are quoting now. Before cyanogenmod and overclocking the europa only got 527 in the benchmark as you say bottom of the barrel and a crap screen but it should give people an indication of what to expect.

eamonnq

http://offers.dealextreme.com/team.php?id=60

What about this one ?

sob1467

Is there flash 10.1 on either of these tablets?

if you want to browse net only these things are ok. but flash won't work on them well at all really. I have a similar device and it's pretty ok for net browsing. at a pinch will play low-res divx avi's at a just about watchable framerate. not good for anything else though really and battery life is 2 hours. if this meets your needs then go for it. otherwise it's a false economy and you will be disappointed.

shannon_tek

sob1467 wrote: »

Is there flash 10.1 on either of these tablets?

Unless stated in its description im going to say No. like my one.

Jonny7

Woah.. there aren't bargains.. Ebay is littered with them

They are that price for a reason.

eamonnq

eamonnq wrote: »

http://offers.dealextreme.com/team.php?id=60

What about this one ?

I thought this one seemed to be a cut above the others for similar price, will let ye all know if it turns up!!!

eamonnq

I know it is sold out, but I was wondering if it was any good, it can be got elsewhere (not at that price though).

crystallove

I suggest that people to buy brand ones, not this cheap ones,it is only waste of money

jayteecork

This one here gets good reviews.

http://www.focalprice.com/reviewdetail_CE037B.html

crystallove

jayteecork wrote: »

This one here gets good reviews.

http://www.focalprice.com/reviewdetail_CE037B.html

the reviews seems good ,you may have a try, if you buy one and have a great function,plz recommend to me:D

eamonnq

crystallove wrote: »

the reviews seems good ,you may have a try, if you buy one and have a great function,plz recommend to me:D

I think the ones with that VIA8650 chip are the worst of the cheap ones out there, and a lot of them reviews need to be taken with a pinch of salt, very easy for sellers to stick a few 'reviews' up on their websites, forums etc. and create a good impression.

There are some apparently decent tablets out there at cheap prices, but there are even more clones of the good ones so it is a bit of a minefield.

Am still waiting on the DX one to ship, so will let ye know if is any use if it gets here before Christmas!!!

opendoor2

eamonnq wrote: »

I think the ones with that VIA8650 chip are the worst of the cheap ones out there, and a lot of them reviews need to be taken with a pinch of salt, very easy for sellers to stick a few 'reviews' up on their websites, forums etc. and create a good impression.

There are some apparently decent tablets out there at cheap prices, but there are even more clones of the good ones so it is a bit of a minefield.

Am still waiting on the DX one to ship, so will let ye know if is any use if it gets here before Christmas!!!

lol， the shipping time of DX and focalprice really bores me too much:mad:

eamonnq

Yeah, on the cheap stuff I tend to forget about it and then when a package arrives I can't even remember what I ordered, but they have shipped the tablet now so I will be checking the tracking every 5 mins!!!

Xpsgamer

Fools to buy any item valued at more than a fiver from China, i see the future, and you will regret these tablets

eamonnq

Not at all, I have bought plenty of stuff, even a few tablets and was quite happy with them. Once you don't expect an Ipad for the money you pay they are well worth it.

Have a 10in 32gb pad on the way from China also.

opendoor2

eamonnq wrote: »

Not at all, I have bought plenty of stuff, even a few tablets and was quite happy with them. Once you don't expect an Ipad for the money you pay they are well worth it.

Have a 10in 32gb pad on the way from China also.

Yes, agree with you
when you buy from these sites, you must consider more
can you bear the shipping time or what kind of products you want:)

eamonnq

opendoor2 wrote: »

Yes, agree with you
when you buy from these sites, you must consider more
can you bear the shipping time or what kind of products you want:)

Shipping time is usually better than I expect, but they can never get here quick enough!!!

and you have to allow for a few days in customs too on the more expensive stuff

cityhunter

eamonnq wrote: »

Shipping time is usually better than I expect, but they can never get here quick enough!!!

and you have to allow for a few days in customs too on the more expensive stuff

That is the truth, if you choose cheap stuffs, you may choose the slow shipping speed and need to wait a long time
if you choose fast shipping, you may spend more
everything has its good point and bad points,it depends:P

orangebud

frist time drinking in 2 months last nite checked my email this morning and i found that i bought this it was only €65 for everything.

I guess it could be worse could have bought an overpriced HP touchpad on ebay
will do a review when i get it

eamonnq

orangebud wrote: »

frist time drinking in 2 months last nite checked my email this morning and i found that i bought this it was only €65 for everything.

I guess it could be worse could have bought an overpriced HP touchpad on ebay
will do a review when i get it

The only thing on that one is that it has the VIA8650 chip which as far as I know is not the best.

Got my 10in 32gb from China yesterday and am pleasantly suprised with it so far!!

bittihuduga

@eamonnq: which one did you go for? any linky?

Newtown90

eamonnq wrote: »

The only thing on that one is that it has the VIA8650 chip which as far as I know is not the best.

Got my 10in 32gb from China yesterday and am pleasantly suprised with it so far!!

Yes where'd ya buy it from!

Would be fairly interested in one for the basics!

paddyp

bittihuduga wrote: »

@eamonnq: which one did you go for? any linky?

read the thread - post number 23

Gulliver

paddyp wrote: »

read the thread - post number 23

That's the 7" one, we're interested in this 10" 32gb beastie he mentioned!

eamonnq

Jaysus lads, let me play around with it a bit more before I give my final verdict. Don't want to send ye off buying something that packs in after a few days!!

Might be selling my one as I just got my credit card statement, all these little bargains add up!!!

eamonnq

http://offers.dealextreme.com/team.php?id=157

Another tempting offer !!

opendoor2

eamonnq wrote: »

http://offers.dealextreme.com/team.php?id=157

Another tempting offer !!

Now in the market we have android 2.3, the version of 2.2will lose its market soon, I prefer this
7" ones

eamonnq

Nice one!! now I have another tempting offer instead!!

poochiem

Has anyone bought from http://www.myefox.com/ ? Some of the stuff seems to be fairly well spec'd at low prices but I haven't seen reviews so not taking the plunge.