Yarvik Tablet

leemaree

Just seen this yesterday but forgot to post. I seen a good tablet for €199 in Tesco, Dun Laoghaire. I googled the specs and they are the same I seen in Tesco

http://www.yarvik.com/en/products/tab450/

madhatter76

I do not recommend that.

I've bought the Tab211 a while back and despite of having a 1Ghz arm 11 CPU its extreme sluggish. The screen is nowhere close in touch quality as a cheapish phone (you almost have to chisel things into).

Android 2.3 is not only outdated but it was never designed for tablets which means they are heavily customised and not officially supported by Google which leads into that there is very likely no original Android market on the tablet.

Whatever they say (there are other markets available) nothing compares to the original Android market to get the Apps you want to.

Oh and take in mind that there is pretty much no real support from Yarvik and their forum is a joke.

If you wait a few months you get better Android 4.0 tablet for the same price or even cheaper but I personally would never ever touch gain a Yarvik.

vidapura

I bought one of these for the girlfriend.
Piece of Sh**e.. really rubbish. Couldn't even do the things it said on the box (the one on the shelf) like youtube etc...

Drove myself round the bend for two nights trying to get it to display RTE Player etc.. and I work in computers so I should know a bit about it.
Kept crashing out of the web browser etc.. nothing worked basically.

And like someone else around here said.. their support forums are a comedy act.

Managed to get them to give me a full refund ("not fit for purpose") and went across the road to Currys and bought a Sony tablet S for €399..

Worlds of difference.. it just works.. she's happy out now watchin RTE Player and all the rest.

Basically, go for a brand name (Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab, ASUS transformer) and make sure its got a dual-core processor.

Yes they are twice as expensive.. but they work and work like a charm..

Using one of them you understand why Android took off. Its fun.

Using a Yarvik you'd think the whole thing was a con job.. But thats what the Yarvik is...

Vida

JabbaTheHut

A friend of mine bought one of these. Had it about a month and when he was just putting it down on the table, the screen cracked. Really easily. Yarvik do not supply replacement parts. Better off avoid this one.

Hogzy

Neighbours son won this exact tablet. I had to "set it up" for him. Its absolutly rubbish.

You would be much better off buying a used 1st Gen iPad.

geraldf4064

vidapura wrote: »

I bought one of these for the girlfriend.
Piece of Sh**e.. really rubbish. Couldn't even do the things it said on the box (the one on the shelf) like youtube etc...

Drove myself round the bend for two nights trying to get it to display RTE Player etc.. and I work in computers so I should know a bit about it.
Kept crashing out of the web browser etc.. nothing worked basically.

And like someone else around here said.. their support forums are a comedy act.

Managed to get them to give me a full refund ("not fit for purpose") and went across the road to Currys and bought a Sony tablet S for €399..

Worlds of difference.. it just works.. she's happy out now watchin RTE Player and all the rest.

Basically, go for a brand name (Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab, ASUS transformer) and make sure its got a dual-core processor.

Yes they are twice as expensive.. but they work and work like a charm..

Using one of them you understand why Android took off. Its fun.

Using a Yarvik you'd think the whole thing was a con job.. But thats what the Yarvik is...

Vida

i got one of these tablets as an xmas present, screen totally unresponsive, ended up cracking screen yesterday trying to get screen to respond to a command, went back to shop with it, it's gone to suppliers for examination, i'm hoping i will get a refund, how did u manage to persuade them to give you a refund, can u tell me name of shop, thanks.

CGI_3

geraldf4064 wrote: »

vidapura wrote: »

I bought one of these for the girlfriend.
Piece of Sh**e.. really rubbish. Couldn't even do the things it said on the box (the one on the shelf) like youtube etc...

Drove myself round the bend for two nights trying to get it to display RTE Player etc.. and I work in computers so I should know a bit about it.
Kept crashing out of the web browser etc.. nothing worked basically.

And like someone else around here said.. their support forums are a comedy act.

Managed to get them to give me a full refund ("not fit for purpose") and went across the road to Currys and bought a Sony tablet S for €399..

Worlds of difference.. it just works.. she's happy out now watchin RTE Player and all the rest.

Basically, go for a brand name (Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab, ASUS transformer) and make sure its got a dual-core processor.

Yes they are twice as expensive.. but they work and work like a charm..

Using one of them you understand why Android took off. Its fun.

Using a Yarvik you'd think the whole thing was a con job.. But thats what the Yarvik is...

Vida

i got one of these tablets as an xmas present, screen totally unresponsive, ended up cracking screen yesterday trying to get screen to respond to a command, went back to shop with it, it's gone to suppliers for examination, i'm hoping i will get a refund, how did u manage to persuade them to give you a refund, can u tell me name of shop, thanks.

Ditto. Absolutely avoid. Even operation of orienting the screen from portrait to landscape causes it to bomb out of the stock browser!

And a lousy charge connector point. Designed to break.

CGI_3

geraldf4064 wrote: »

vidapura wrote: »

I bought one of these for the girlfriend.
Piece of Sh**e.. really rubbish. Couldn't even do the things it said on the box (the one on the shelf) like youtube etc...

Drove myself round the bend for two nights trying to get it to display RTE Player etc.. and I work in computers so I should know a bit about it.
Kept crashing out of the web browser etc.. nothing worked basically.

And like someone else around here said.. their support forums are a comedy act.

Managed to get them to give me a full refund ("not fit for purpose") and went across the road to Currys and bought a Sony tablet S for €399..

Worlds of difference.. it just works.. she's happy out now watchin RTE Player and all the rest.

Basically, go for a brand name (Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab, ASUS transformer) and make sure its got a dual-core processor.

Yes they are twice as expensive.. but they work and work like a charm..

Using one of them you understand why Android took off. Its fun.

Using a Yarvik you'd think the whole thing was a con job.. But thats what the Yarvik is...

Vida

i got one of these tablets as an xmas present, screen totally unresponsive, ended up cracking screen yesterday trying to get screen to respond to a command, went back to shop with it, it's gone to suppliers for examination, i'm hoping i will get a refund, how did u manage to persuade them to give you a refund, can u tell me name of shop, thanks.

Ditto. Absolutely avoid. Even operation of orienting the screen from portrait to landscape causes it to bomb out of the stock browser!

And a lousy charge connector point. Designed to break.

questioner

came across this tablet when browsing hackaday and am considering buying one for the father for christmas,

http://hackaday.com/2012/10/02/ipad-external-battery-case-forced-to-work-with-a-non-ipad-tablet/

reviewed here

http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/38815-pipo-max-m1-vs-aoson-m11/

available here - del £15

http://ingadget.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=61&product_id=62

absolutely zero experience with either this retailer or product but might be worth a look instead of shelling out almost same money for tesco rubbish. IPS capacitive screen and running JB(stock?) so hopefully as close as you can get to a nexus tablet with an offbrand

zookey

hi guys was looking at this yarvik tab today in shop and had intended going back tomorrow to buy it for a christmas pressie.. so glad i logged on here to review it.... so, has anyone any advice on what would be a good tablet reasonably priced too? ;-)

Do-more

zookey wrote: »

hi guys was looking at this yarvik tab today in shop and had intended going back tomorrow to buy it for a christmas pressie.. so glad i logged on here to review it.... so, has anyone any advice on what would be a good tablet reasonably priced too? ;-)

Depends what you want. If you are spending around €200 and a 7" tablet will do then a Google Nexus 7 is a good tablet available locally and with the new price structure the 16Gb model should be around €200.

If you are looking for something cheaper then one of these might suit from the UK.

If it's a 10" tab you are looking for then nothing particularly springs to mind but someone else might have a suggestion.

epopnomis

Well I know a bargain when I see one and this seems great, gonna go out and buy 2...

zookey

hi do-more.... thanks for that info as i do not have a clue about these tabs...i want to get one for an xmas pressie for my better half lol he's not mad into computers but loves the usual stuff like FB, email & web browsing...I will have a look at the nexus it sounds perfect and good price ;-)

Allyall

A good 10 inches here.


Cortex-A9 architecture
Dual HD Camera's
1GB RAM 8GB Storage
Built-in quad core GC2000 graphics processor
Supports 1080P and 3D output
Supports G-sensor, V-sensor
Supports HDMI 1.4
10-point capacitive touch screen
2160P HDMI playback, 1080P HDMI video output
Supports Google navigation


CPU Manufacturer Freescale
CPU Model Quad core i.MX6Q
CPU Speed/Processor Clock Speed 4.8GHz
GPU Quad core GC2000
Battery Type 6800mAh battery




€142.84 Delivered from Focal Price Using Code CHEAPER8OFF

zookey

Allyall wrote: »

A good 10 inches here.


Cortex-A9 architecture
Dual HD Camera's
1GB RAM 8GB Storage
Built-in quad core GC2000 graphics processor
Supports 1080P and 3D output
Supports G-sensor, V-sensor
Supports HDMI 1.4
10-point capacitive touch screen
2160P HDMI playback, 1080P HDMI video output
Supports Google navigation


CPU Manufacturer Freescale
CPU Model Quad core i.MX6Q
CPU Speed/Processor Clock Speed 4.8GHz
GPU Quad core GC2000
Battery Type 6800mAh battery




€142.84 Delivered from Focal Price Using Code CHEAPER8OFF

not bad at all i'v just read up on that one and its pretty impressive....have u ever heard of thie place in NY, so many to choose from in this store and my daughter is going there in a couple of weeks...http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/iPads-Tablets/ci/16688/N/4229247068

OREGATO

zookey wrote: »

hi guys was looking at this yarvik tab today in shop and had intended going back tomorrow to buy it for a christmas pressie.. so glad i logged on here to review it.... so, has anyone any advice on what would be a good tablet reasonably priced too? ;-)

IMO, I'd always go for a 'main brand' instead of one of these units. I just wouldn't hand over that much money for something that may or may not meet my expectations. Sorry if that's a bit snobbish sounding but I just wouldn't trust it after seeing some of the cheap crap Chinese knock offs my friends have bought in the past.

If I were you, I'd go for the nexus 7, fantastic piece of kit and probably the best spec out there for a 7' tablet.

zookey

anyone know much about the selection in this NY store would appreciate anyone's views and advice as my daughter is going to NY soon i might get her to pick one up for me... http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/iPads-Tablets/ci/16688/N/4229247068

Private Joker

zookey wrote: »

anyone know much about the selection in this NY store would appreciate anyone's views and advice as my daughter is going to NY soon i might get her to pick one up for me... http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/iPads-Tablets/ci/16688/N/4229247068

dont know about that particular store, i got my laptop here http://www.jr.com/. if shes heading out of the city to new jersey she should be able to get one cheaper as she'll avoiid the city sales tax

Allyall

zookey wrote: »

anyone know much about the selection in this NY store would appreciate anyone's views and advice as my daughter is going to NY soon i might get her to pick one up for me... http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/iPads-Tablets/ci/16688/N/4229247068

You could go for this if she is over when the offer is still on and if she has somewhere to post it to..
http://www.brandsmartusa.com/ProductViewer.aspx?mid=161741

(Enter zip code 10005 for NYC)

and if she adds this to the basket ($0.88c)
http://www.brandsmartusa.com/ProductViewer.aspx?mid=151053

She can get an extra $20 off by entering the code BM102612

It totals at (Delivered to her Hotel or wherever) $188.79 - Just over $60 Cheaper than bhphotovideo...

zookey

thanks for that.. is this the one you mentioned? http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/ASUS-Google-Nexus-7-Tablet-PC-16-GB/311287/2.9

tommycahir

zookey wrote: »

anyone know much about the selection in this NY store would appreciate anyone's views and advice as my daughter is going to NY soon i might get her to pick one up for me... http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/iPads-Tablets/ci/16688/N/4229247068

This store is very well regarded and I have personally bought in their place on he same street as the New Yorker hotel.. Granted it was a simple point and shoot camera and a lens for my canon but the selection of stuff here is mind boggling... Just be careful of the opening hours as they hire a lot of staff of a specific religion and hey cose for their holy days.

zookey

brilliant idea and fekkin great savings sher the toothpicks will come in handy over the festive season anyway lol.. thanks ;-)

Allyall

zookey wrote: »

thanks for that.. is this the one you mentioned? http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/ASUS-Google-Nexus-7-Tablet-PC-16-GB/311287/2.9

Yep, that's the one.