Buyincoins tablet ~€40

snubbleste

I got this last June and it's a super little thing once rooted, as covered in a BA thread at the time.
http://www.buyincoins.com/7-epad-apad-wifi-2gb-camera-android-2-2-mid-tablet-pc-product-3429.html

BiC have it back on offer at $62.49 with free postage for the next few days.
You can get up to 15% off using discount codes. You may be liable to a customs charge.

massiveattack

IF it ever lands, it will probably go on fire/turn you into a communist

fergiesfolly

Going by the picture alone, you'll need a friend just to help carry it around. Its friggin HUGE!

fergiesfolly

Going by the picture alone, you'll need a friend just to help carry it around. Its friggin HUGE!

paddyp

Can it handle skype with camera?

batmanzed

snubbleste wrote: »

I got this last June and it's a super little thing once rooted, as covered in a BA thread at the time.
http://www.buyincoins.com/7-epad-apad-wifi-2gb-camera-android-2-2-mid-tablet-pc-product-3429.html

My 3year old is always on my Desire HD, was thinking of getting a cheap tablet rather than the Innotab or Leapad, would this do the trick?

bennyc

Cheers Op I had read of the other forum and it sounds like a neat toy for the price. Ordered just now.

gazzaman22

Lads how do we charge this yolk...do we need to buy a new power source or what?

paikea

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Going by the picture alone, you'll need a friend just to help carry it around. Its friggin HUGE!

Nah, the guy in the picture has a small hand. Hmmm, small as in barbie doll size

Sappy404

Does it have a capacitive or resistive screen does anyone know?

cfeeneyinterior

Lads, this looks class!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6P2phQdLOA
Thats a flippin bargain. A class toy if nothing else

batmanzed

Op, do you have a link to the thread about rooting this?

after_shock3000

I got this last June and it's a super little thing once rooted, as covered in a BA thread at the time.
http://www.buyincoins.com/7-epad-apa...duct-3429.html

BiC have it back on offer at $62.49 with free postage for the next few days.
You can get up to 15% off using discount codes. You may be liable to a customs charge.

Ordered 1. Thanks OP.
Not expecting anything earth shattering, but it's a new toy to play with
The 10% off doesn't work for this, it says it's only for certain products. Using "Vanders1" in the referral box got me 5% off though.
Worked out at €45 total. Can't go wrong at that!

I assume you're running Uberoid on yours?
You've got to configure uberoid for the particular tablet. Any idea which model this tablet is on the list here? Uberoid

toby2111

gazzaman22 wrote: »

Lads how do we charge this yolk...do we need to buy a new power source or what?

Yeh, would a 2 pin adapter work? Or do you have to use a voltage changer yoke??

sarah88

Hi, does anyone know what cpu is running in this and at what speed? and can you upgrade the ram? Thanks in advance;)

toby2111

Sappy404 wrote: »

Does it have a capacitive or resistive screen does anyone know?

I'm confused...the reviews say its a resistive screen but on the you tube clip posted here it says its a touch screen capacitive??? Which its it?

Gulliver

I have a Xoom (thanks, FNAC!) and I've ordered one of these for the parents as they like the idea of the Xoom, but a full price tablet would be way more than they'd use. I'd say it will do all they'll need when rooted. Doubt it'll be here by Christmas, though. My last order took 4.5 weeks to come!

What sort of customs charge would you be paying on this?

Adyx

toby2111 wrote: »

I'm confused...the reviews say its a resistive screen but on the you tube clip posted here it says its a touch screen capacitive??? Which its it?

I'd say it's definitely resistive going by the video (and the price).

toby2111

Adyx wrote: »

toby2111 wrote: »

I'd say it's definitely resistive going by the video (and the price).

But on the you tube clip, its a touchscreen??

mcgovern

toby2111 wrote: »

Adyx wrote: »

But on the you tube clip, its a touchscreen??

Resistive is a type of touch screen, but its not as good (for phones and tablets at least) as a capacitive screen, which tends to be more responsive.

toby2111

Ah ok,understand.
I'm looking to get a tablet for the wife for Xmas and I've narrowed it down to 3.The one mentioned here from buyincoins,seems a real bargain.But I dont know how to root it.

Or this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yarvik-TAB250-7-inch-Tablet/dp/B005HA9KCW
Can be got in Tesco for €149 also

Or this-
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005HA9KCW/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1/279-0098526-2637374?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_r=1GMNWGAQJSVX2EY24TT9&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_i=B005A98WWO.
Seems a decent spec.

Which one would you guys pick?

Vurnon San Benito

What's the story with customs charges on these?

et101

I have just bought one too although I have NO idea what you mean by 'root it'!!!! will just have to seek your advice when it arrives

toby2111

et101 wrote: »

I have just bought one too although I have NO idea what you mean by 'root it'!!!! will just have to seek your advice when it arrives

Think its something like unlocking it and making it faster and better but am not sure.Do you know if you'll get it before xmas?

psicic

Bought one for meself (way behind on this table stuff, so want one to muck about programming for) and one for my Da.

Be great if they came before xmas, but not holding my breath.

Thanks OP.

snubbleste

It's a resistive touchscreen.

This thread describes how to root it to get the maximum out of it, estimated shipping times and general all you need to know in addition to the youtube link posted earlier.
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=2992427

mr.noobie

how good would these be for playing games and watching video streams?, dont really know much about tablets, looks like a decent starter one

et101

toby2111 wrote: »

Think its something like unlocking it and making it faster and better but am not sure.Do you know if you'll get it before xmas?

No clue but it would be brill if it did come before Christmas. You couldn't go far wrong for the price really could you? Can't wait to get it

funder

how about this one guys(sorry if this has already been posted)
capacitive screen
1GHZ

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/ARCHOS-70-INTERNET-TABLET

JabbaTheHut

Thanks OP. Ordered one for the better half. Hope it'll make it here before Christmas. Depends if customs stops it too. For anyone looking to know what the customs would be on it heres a pdf about importing through the post.

heid

Any valid coupons?

tanya2007

how would you connect one of theses to the internet , iv only got a moble broadband so if i got this http://www1.meteor.ie/mobilebroadband/sims/ would this work?? or am i totally on the wrong path

TerrorFirmer

nice one, ordered one. Wanted a tablet solely for reading comics, if this does the trick I'm laughing, if not, it won't be hard to sell it on for what I paid for it. Total was 47 euro.

RJunior

The spec on this suggests two USB ports. Does anyone know if a dongle will work with this for internet access along these lines here?

after_shock3000

RJunior wrote: »

The spec on this suggests two USB ports. Does anyone know if a dongle will work with this for internet access along these lines here?

From what I've read, some 3g dongles will work with them after you've installed a custom ROM. E.g. Uberoid.
The list of dongles I found is Huawei E220/E230/E1550/E1552/E1553/E156G/E160X/E169G/E1750/E1762.
I've seen posts by a few people having trouble getting them working, and by other people who had no problems at all.
The easiest way out of it and something that would definitely work would be this.

c_lady89

Would this be worth getting just for browsing and facebook maybe save a bit of music on it?

I have one of these - they are OK. once rooted with modroid (faster than uberoid imo) it's good for watching movies. browsing is a bit of a pain with the resistive screen. 2 hour battery life sucks. also can only be charged from plug, not usb.

Do-more

If you have a 3g dongle then the easiest solution is probably to get a 3g wireless router something like this, that way you can use all your internet devices on the one connection, just check that the router you get is compatible with your dongle.

If you don't mind waiting they are available much, much cheaper from the far east.

aidan13

Have many of you got this. What do you think of them and whats the best thing to use it for.

I ordered 1 on sunday

et101

Bought one at the weekend when I saw the OP and got an email yesterday to say it has been dispatched, expect delivery in 10-40!!! days! Could be a long wait but will post when it arrives. Don't expect any technical details from me though!! For €47 it has to be worth getting one

davehey79

Just got this from them

Dear Customer,

Thank you for your order on BuyinCoins.com



Sorry to bother you. You may find your order on BuyinCoins.com is still waiting to be shipped. Because we get a notice from our warehouses that we temporarily run out of stock of this item. We have been making every attempt to maintain stock of every item we offer on BuyinCoins.com, but we meet the inventory management problem on rare occasion.



We will ship your order within next 2-3 days if the new cargo arrives, otherwise we will refund you. For Details, please sign in your account and check the status of your order. Your attention to this notification would be highly appreciated.

Vurnon San Benito

Got the same meself; they're restocking atm.
After Christmas before they'll arrive I'd assume.

aidan13

davehey79 wrote: »

Just got this from them

Dear Customer,

Thank you for your order on BuyinCoins.com



Sorry to bother you. You may find your order on BuyinCoins.com is still waiting to be shipped. Because we get a notice from our warehouses that we temporarily run out of stock of this item. We have been making every attempt to maintain stock of every item we offer on BuyinCoins.com, but we meet the inventory management problem on rare occasion.



We will ship your order within next 2-3 days if the new cargo arrives, otherwise we will refund you. For Details, please sign in your account and check the status of your order. Your attention to this notification would be highly appreciated.

I got the same one myself last night

Vurnon San Benito

Got an email there to say mine had been shipped, would expect it to be much the same for yerselves

bennyc

So my order has been sent to the post office for the second time first time on the 4th and again today ....

Any one else get a second notice of shipment ?

davehey79

yes got a shipment notification Saturday so hopegully have it by xmas all going well

after_shock3000

bennyc wrote: »

So my order has been sent to the post office for the second time first time on the 4th and again today ....

Any one else get a second notice of shipment ?

I got a 2nd notice aswel. Maybe they sent us 2 by accident :P

U2Flyboy

Yes! Me too. I thought mine was well on the way by now. Anyway what do you think the chances of me getting two are? By the way, when I ordered it I asked them to declare it a low value like €19.99 and declare it as a digital picture frame to ease its passage through customs! (Probably the main thing I'll use it for!)

I bought one of these very similar same specs (€55 WM 8650) from Focalprice recently (had no customs bother either) and found it ok when I finally got an Uberoid Rom to work on it. A tedious process and I had worked through approximately 30 roms before getting one that worked good. Fine as a web browser and ebook reader. Battery life is poor approx 1.5 to 2 hours use. This is obvious as it just uses a typical phone type 1400mah battery to illuminate a 7"screen so it cannot last too long. I didnt get round to trying my 3g dongle in it when the disaster struck...I was fitting a screen protector on it and was probably too aggressive squeezing bubbles from the screen when it smashed and is now completely broke. Hence the reason I am ordering a replacement from Buyincoins. Looking forward to it though but it probably wont arrive before Xmas now.

JabbaTheHut

Got that same email myself. I sent them off an email back to see if it was sent on the 5th or the 12th. Bit of a pain if I don't get it by Christmas.

JabbaTheHut

I got this email response from them:

Thanks for your message.

Your parcel has been sent on 12/05/2011 with tracking number RAXXXXXXXXXX

It is the updating system that caused the wrong information.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

It takes 14-21 working days to arrive. Sometimes it will be 5-10 days delay because of customs and flights as we noted in the description. Please don't worry. Air mail is very safe.

Have a nice day.

Candy

So things might work out OK or Christmas