<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>Hey Jim,<br><br> Thanks for the tip - I've been finding it *increasingly* difficult to resist getting a tablet lately, & I'm *always* glad to hear of a reasonably-priced option! I'll check that one out, & look forward to your review (if you decide to do one). The wife really enjoys Angry Birds on her device, I think maybe it's time for *me* to make *her* jealous by playing it on a bigger screen... ;-)<br><br>T.<br><hr id="zwchr"><b>From: </b>"Jim Ockers" <ockers@ockers.net><br><b>To: </b>"CLUE's mailing list" <clue@cluedenver.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, May 13, 2013 8:08:26 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[clue] cheap Android 4.0 tablet<br><br>Hi CLUEbies,<br><br>I've never had an iPad and didn't think I needed a tablet. A friend of <br>mine who does business in & around China introduced me to these cheap <br>Android tablets. I got an Android 4.0 (ICS) tablet with 1GB RAM, 4 core <br>CPU, 16GB flash, 10.1" display, wifi only, for $178. It is the same <br>Android as my phone and with the exception of a few China-specific <br>settings (most of which I've figured out how to change) it's really <br>great. Angry Birds is a lot more fun on the big screen.<br><br>I don't want to take the time to write a full review but I thought I <br>would mention it because I'm probably not the only person on this list <br>who likes toys, and for the price it's pretty cool. They have sub-$100 <br>tablets with 7" displays. The wifi has lost connection a couple of <br>times for no apparent reason, and it is a bit crashy when watching web <br>videos. You get root access. The ES File Manager lets me access my <br>Samba fileserver and my \\server\movies file share via wifi. The built <br>in MX Player app plays every movie file format I've tried from my file <br>server, and no playback issues. The video quality is pretty good - it's <br>not a "retina" display but for watching movies it seems fine.<br><br>I ordered it out of Hong Kong from http://www.umitablets.com/ and they <br>shipped it 3 day DHL express which cost an additional $30 or so I think.<br><br>The iPad is way more state of the art and with it you get Apple's <br>fantastic industrial engineering. The AC adapter/charger thingy for <br>this tablet is not that great, but then again for the price I'm not <br>paying for any of Apple's engineering.<br><br>I might write up a real review with photos & screen shots at some point, <br>but not right now.<br><br>Jim<br><br>-- <br>Jim Ockers, P.E., P.Eng. (ockers@ockers.net)<br>Contact info: http://www.ockers.net/<br>_______________________________________________<br>clue mailing list: clue@cluedenver.org<br>For information, account preferences, or to unsubscribe see:<br>http://cluedenver.org/mailman/listinfo/clue<br></div></body></html>