[Nottingham] Jolla Tablet - any good?

[Peter Stokes]

Hi Jason

I think the other major downside is the delivery date of maybe May 2015 and would you really want a first run production model?

Personally, no, but others will have a different opinion I guess.

Peter
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On 24 Nov 2014, at 09:17, Jason Irwin <jasonirwin73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am sure you have seen this in the press:
> https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jolla-tablet-world-s-first-crowdsourced-tablet
> 
> Does anyone have opinions on how good/bad it may be? Seems like a decent
> screen, OS is continually improving, it can run Android apps etc.
> 
> The two downsides I can see are:
> 1. No mobile SIM. But how likely is one to use mobile data? And, on the
> right plan, one could just tether a phone.
> 2. The battery. It seems rather small. Would this work for more than a
> couple of hours?
> 
> At €270 (£215) once shipping and taxes are paid, it's serious wedge for
> a tablet when you consider that a Hudl is only £129. But at least the
> Jolla isn't a locked-down P.O.S.
> 
> Unlike the Vivaldi which piqued my interest, this is actually going to
> ship. Also intrigued by their phone, I need something to replace this
> HTC piece of garbage that I currently have.
> 
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