Yikes, £150? You'll be lucky.<div><br></div><div>Even the single core pre-Honeycomb tablets weighed in higher than £150 last I checked. They may come down in price with the new dual-core offerings, but if you've only played with ones at a show, you were likely handling a dual-core Honeycomb tablet, which is going to be noticeably faster, and indeed have a different UI (as Honeycomb requires a multi-core processor) to any of the single core machines out there.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If you're dead set on a single-core tablet, the Archos tablets (<a href="http://www.archos.com/products/ta/index.html?country=gb&lang=en">http://www.archos.com/products/ta/index.html?country=gb&lang=en</a>) are supposed to be fairly good, or if you're willing to get technical, you could try nabbing yourself a Nook Color (an Android based e-book reader with a colour screen) and modifying it - there are various tutorials around the internet for 'rooting' the Nook Color.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The machines you see from China are often cheap knock offs; they do run Android, but they're just trying to quickly cash in on the market; don't expect any support or updates in the future.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Honestly though, since this isn't really an essential purchase, I'd advise you to wait on the dual-core tablets that are appearing, or you're going to end up with buyer's remorse in a couple of months.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Best of luck!</div><div><br></div><div>Rich<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 18:14, gadgetpat <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gadget.pat@ntlworld.com">gadget.pat@ntlworld.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I've left it a bit late but any advice welcome from the collective to solve my problem.<br>
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I am trying to get hold of a tablet with all the bells and whistles for under £150. I bought one from the last PC show at Harvey Hadden and it is faulty. The problem is that I will be away for the next show for the refund I will be requesting but i need to get hold of one if possible before Friday. I have spent quite a few hours trying to get hold of another one and then found that all tablets are NOT the same even when they look it.<br>
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Anyway, requirements are (in no particular order) android, web cam, skype via wifi conection, fast(ish or est) processor, wifi, gps for the google maps, web browsing, email and the g-force thingy that allows it to play / use the apps that support it. What brand or spec do you advise I should go for?<br>
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Have found a couple of sites that do all or most of the items but delivery (from china etc) won't reach me BEFORE i go away on holiday. Am i asking for the world, being unrealistic or is there a UK site or local shop that can solve my prob within time and budget? This will be my first experience of android and it looked great on the WORKING tablet at the show... I thought I would try the group before gave up. Would consider a used one in good condition if it can do the requirements.<br>
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Thanks in advance,<br>
Pat<br>
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