Coby MID8125-4G 8" Kyros Android tab

This is the Coby Kyros 8125-4G; (The 4G is for 4GB Storage, not 4G wireless, unfortunately).
Coby is a little unknown company from the USA.

Out of the box, this thing is a piece of shit, a literal clay tablet, but you can make it magnificent with
a little nerd power, but you do need that nerd power.

We had no market access, to any market. android market wouldnt install, amazon market said
no compatability "so get lost" and getjar kept bitchin at us. When we finished with it, we had all 3
markets running fine.

There is no GPS, no eCompass, and no accelerometer, by the gryo "tilting" worked fine.

The screens display was very crisp and clear, however it was a single touch resistive display and
it wasnt responsive out of box "we fixed this too, but it will always be a single touch"

The camera works, but is in a spot that gets easily covered when you hold it in portrait mode, placement
isnt the best, but easy to get used to, the overall design is actually very slim, sleek and sexy.
Although its not a great tablet, youll feel good being seen with this one; if thats your thing.
This is because at just $200, it looks like it costs $400; just dont let onlookers actually try to use it hahaha.

It plays game as you would expect on a resistive screen, nothing with virtual controllers will work
but angry birds will work fine. Netflix worked well and so did skype. (With custom rom)

This ends our review "since we review out of box tablets"; and this will only truly shine when
rooted with a custom rom "and boy, it does shine!"

This unit has HDMI, and it worked fine out of the box at 720p with stutter at 1080p
Our test model was sold to be a dedicated TV Top netflix box; so it does have use :)


So. its time to get down in the nitty gritty of this clay, errrr techie tablet.

CPU                                  Cortex A8 1GHz                                 
RAM                                 512MB
HDD                                 4GB
MEMORY                         microSD up to 32gb
O/S                                    Android 2.3
FLASH                             10.2
SCREEN SIZE                 8"  800x600 SVGA  4:3
SCREEN TYPE               Single Touch Resistive
Dimentions                       15.8x20.6x1.4 cm
Weight                              521g
CAMERAS                      1.2mp
Rooted/Rootable               yes and highly recommended
MARKET                        GetJar out of box
SENSORS                        Gyro
MIC/Speaker                    yes, stereo
CONNECTORS               microSD, microHDMI, 3.5mm microUSB
BATTERIES                     liPoly 4000mAh
NETWORKING               WiFi b/g

Superpad 2 Tablet PC - A 10.2" Miracle

Does this tablet look familiar? It shouldnt, the name brand is unknown.. Even to me and I had one in my hand... However it does look remarkedly like an iPad2 from the front, "but not from the back or sides :)"

A visitor to the website asked me, well.. heres the snippet.

"Scuse' me sir: but i was wondering if you could do more
budget tablets, I was looking at the superpad; but what the hells that?
thanks in advance

-Troy S of Dakota"

Well Troy S of Dakota; its your lucky day, i found one that looks like cheap chinese technology
"BUT ISNT!!!" lets get started.

The "superpad 2" has everything your going to want on a larger screen, even features like GPS are
available, which was great. However, the reason I bring it up is because this is the only tablet ive
seen that claims a built in GPS, but the antenna is external; there is an upside and downside to this.
The down side is you may lose it, it make come loose, frayed, lost, stolen, broken, etc.
The upside is sometimes GPS signals are lost when they are internal, blocked by steel, or mortar, etc.
With this line you can place the antenna end on your dash, or tape/glue it up to a fixture in a window.

Another thing I noticed was it had an ethernet port! I just thought that was fantastic, albeit a bit
redundant in a tablet, having a much faster internet access when your near a hard line is a plus.
The WiFi is still there though, so dont sweat it; and its just as stable.

We noticed it only has 2GB of storage "gotta cut corners to make it cheaper right ;p " but it supports
up to 32gb microSDHC, which is fine; at least it was with me since most apps can be installed
to SD Card; in fact the first thing you should install on here is an app called "app2sd" from the market. Im also going to note here it has full sized USB 2.0 slots (2 of them) and the tablet
took a 16gb SDCard perfectly fine, as well as an external 220gb, storage wont be an issue.
Your gunna just have to dance around a bit to get it all to work "2gb yuk", but it will!
-= The one for sale below claims 4GB memory, the one we used had 2gb though =-
-= Ask the seller, if your unsure, but even if its 2, its still fantastic =-


*** Notice the seller got back to us, there is in fact 4gb in it, he claims  - Edited jan 23rd

This tablet, when used with an iPad2 stand, we put a keyboard and mouse on there "both usb",
the little mouse arrow showed up promptly, and the keyboard worked too.

Webcam worked well, we used it with Yahoo video, and there was no issue. Not much to say here
the video was as to be expected on a tablet this cheap, cloudy quality "but you can see fine"; no idea how else to say that haha.

Heres a side shot view, and an "unboxing" view.

As you can see, power slot, HDMI, 2 usb, microSD, ethernet, and reset. "And the applesque home button" just on the top there, on the face. It even has the cute overused lame square, awww....
The sound was terrible and tinny, but it comes with headphones which sounded fantastic
and the hdmi did too, our verdict on this is the cheap speakers used.



Whats our verdict? Buy one, they work and well too; remember you get what you pay for though
dont expect to be playing the latest Tegra2 3D games here. I suggest a A500 Iconia Tablet for that.

Nitty Gritty time? I think so:

CPU                                    ARM11 x220 1GHz Single Core          
RAM                                   512mb DDR2
HDD                                    24Gb (2 on some older models)
MEMORY                           microSD to 32gb (and any USB HDD or thumbdrive)
O/S                                      Android 2.2 Froyo
FLASH                                Froyo supports up to 10.1
SCREEN SIZE                    10.2" 1024x600
SCREEN TYPE                   TFT Touch
Dimentions                           Not Specified
Weight                                  2kg
CAMERAS                          1.2mp
Rooted/Rootable                  Ive been told yes, but havent done it.
MARKET                            GetJar, Android, Amazon (with rooting)
SENSORS                           Gyro, Accel, GPS
MIC/Speaker                       Yes/Yes
CONNECTORS                  hdmi, microSD, 2 usb, power, external gps, 3.5mm
BATTERIES                        6hours with 6kmAw li-ion
NETWORKING                  wifi b/g and 10/100 Ethernet

The only canadian seller we could find is amazon.ca we couldnt even find a usa source.
the price increase reflects the fact the you wont have to pay the customs and chinese freight charges.

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101-A1 Beastly.

This thing is frakkin fantastic! My personal tablet of choice; that I carry with me is an Acer A500
but that may soon change!
Lets start with a quick skim, this is a Tegra2 tablet, as such its very fast, very powerful and sports
3D like a champion! The back is a hard plastic, harder then the acer a100 was; so we are ok with it, its not that brushed aluminum we love, but this is actually a good plastic. Rockin inside is 16gb of flash and if that isnt good enough for you, it has "MyCloud" similar to acers cloud system of unlimited storage. Which is good since Honeycomb tablets cant install apps to SDCard "something to consider when deciding between a 2.0 and 3.0 tablet"; 4.0 doesnt have this problem either.
which reminds me, if you plan on buying a tablet that rocks only 8gb of flash because hey, you can always drop another 8 in "or 16 etc",your wrong... That sdcard is going to be limited to ebooks, mp3s, and video untill your model gets a 4.0 upgrade; keep this in mind.
Now... this is an asus, so the pre-installed apps are glitchy, as most of their software is, but thats
what the "full access" to the android market is for ;p most apps youll need is free anyway; and buying one or two "special" ones are ok too. We accidentally turned it off a few times while turning up the volume, bad placement, but after an hour of playing it no longer happened.

This tablet comes in a packaged version as well "more cash of course" which includes a docking
station "laptop conversion kits i call them now, as they arent like the docking stations of old.
the docking pad also has a battery giving 8 hours more "+8 from the internal battery"; asus touted giving you 16 hours of battery life. Keep in mind you can buy 3rd party ones as well for tablets
that can charge from usb "this one cannot so it would be useless."
Heres a look at the "kit" version

Overall we highly suggest this tablet, $400 here gets you one easily sold for $500; and if you can
get it on sale, more power too ya, I havent heard anything about 4.0 on this tablet yet

Whelp! time for the nitty gritty!!1!1!1one12111!


CPU                                     Tegra 2 "dual core 1ghz powerhouse"          
RAM                                    1GB DDR2
HDD                                     16gb
MEMORY                            microSDHC up to 32gb
O/S                                       Honeycomb 3.2 Android
FLASH                                Full
SCREEN SIZE                    10.1" wsvga 1280x800
SCREEN TYPE                  Capacitive Multitouch
Dimentions                         10.6x6.9x0.5 inch
Weight                                 1.5lb
CAMERAS                          face 1.2mp    rear 5.0mp
Rooted/Rootable                  Unknown
MARKET                            Full market + Android + Getjar support
SENSORS                           Gps, Compass, Accelerometer, Gyro, light
MIC/Speaker                      yes/stereo (SRS)
CONNECTORS                 docking, microHDMI,
BATTERIES                      9.5 hours li-poly    (24.4 w/h)
NETWORKING                wifi b/g/n, bluetooth 2.1


Without Kit

With Kit

Acer Iconia W500 10.1" (The w means windows)

As you all know; "or should, theres a link here if your curious, look for the Iconia A500"
there is naming convention it seems, among the icona tablets.
the 100's are 7 inch tablets, the 500 are 10.1. The A is for Android, W is windows.
This tidbit of information should help you decide what to buy; we arent fondest of windows, but hey
its your world, we are just tryin to get a nut.

Soooo... this is about the Acer Iconia W500 tablet; another acer powerhouse, and that it is.
It runs Windows 7 32bit home premium. "A custom UI of course".
A question you need to ask us is "Tablet or Notebook"; and we cant answer you, the line is very very
thin and very very blurry.  Mostly because since its a Windows 7 machine you can literally run anything
on it a normal laptop or desktop computer will run; this includes all your games, productivity programs "like office or visual studio"; its technically a touch screen desktop computer, without a mouse.

We believe this makes the choice hard; there is something to be said for androids epic market place.
provided of course your buying an equally powerful android machine "the A500 for example".

This thing rocked, i takes a keyboard and mouse if you so choose "basically your tablet converts into
a speedy little dual core laptop"; with a simple plug. It only has a single USB port, so we had to
use a USB Hub to do it, but it worked; "unless of course you buy the docking station, which is basically the other half of a laptop, full with mouse and keyboard".
It is a microUSB though, we had to use a microUSB to USB Female adapter - amazon has them.

This thing ran just as we expect, a dual core notebook. we played Civilization 4 with no hiccups; as
well as Borderlands; lotta fun. We took it off the stand, used it as an eReader with KOBOs
desktop windows application and called it a great tablet!
And graphics are powered by ATi Radeon 6250, and the CPU is an AMD 1GHz C-Series.

The only issue we had is no way to add more ram with SDCard, but the model comes in
32Gb size "only".
There is a card reader though "you CAN put an SDCard in it" it just isnt meant as a permanent
piece of hardware, but as a medium to transfer files, and of course you can plug a USB
thumbdrive in as well "in fact we used a 16gb usb drive to install our test software"
You wont go wrong here!

Want some nitty gritty? here it is.


CPU                                  AMD Dual Core 1GHZ C-Series             
RAM                                 2GB DDR2
HDD                                  32gb SSD
MEMORY                         Not Expandable - 3 in 1 card reader is present
O/S                                    Windows7 Home Premium 32bit
FLASH                              Any Windows 32bit flash
SCREEN SIZE                  10.1" 1280x800 wide LCD
SCREEN TYPE                Capacitive Multitouch
Dimentions                        27.4x1.5x19.3 CM
Weight                                970g  (Heavy for a tablet)
CAMERAS                        Front and back both 1.3mp
Rooted/Rootable                 Not Applicable
MARKET                          Any PC Intel/Windows application (so yea.... lol)
SENSORS                         aGPS,
MIC/Speaker                     yea/yea
CONNECTORS                3.5mm, usb, card reader, docking, microUSB
BATTERIES                     up to 6hours   Li-Ion
NETWORKING               WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA

Coby MID7012-4G 7" tablet

This is the amazing Coby Kyros 7012 tablet; and for only $120 your going to be extreemly happy!
lets get started...

First, this has the 2.3 android system; that means you wont run out of support, and its going to
run just about any program (app) you put on it. This is also the hackers dream, there are more mods,
roms and updates from the community for this then anything else we have ever seen; "Except the Coby Kyros 7022 - also on this website";

This supports the Amazon appstore fully, so that means free apps all the time which is a great bonus.
the Google appstore required rooting the device, which we did. No issues.

Dont get me wrong here, the the tablet is far from perfect, but its $120; and its DOES do fantastic things
The limiting factor here isnt the build quality, or the OS, etc. its the CPU which is  1ghz single core.
 but its ARM11 (about 20% slower then its equal speeded A8 CPU)
1000 mhz ARM11 runs about the same as a 800mhz A8
All things considered thats still pretty fast. Its going to run your Angry Birds "maybe not Rio though"
Plants vs Zombies ran on it as well with no sputtering. The second limiting factor in this unit; and probably the real reason you would have any issues "remember, 1ghzmhz is pretty fast still"; is that it only
sports a WHOPPING <-- lol  256mb ram.
Also, its a single touch resistive screen; not all games are going to play on it properly; even if they run.
Dont expect any real multitasking here. Which that being said; it can eread as well as a $220 kindle fire or
a $200 kobo vox, only better because its open to all those stores "ie: its not branded a kindle for example"

it plays your games, runs flash 10 (os is 2.3), rocks youtube and netflix well.


So with all that, lets hit the nitty gritty button on this flight of raw epicness.

CPU                                     1GHz ARM11  
RAM                                    256mb ddr2
HDD                                    4Gb     
MEMORY                           microSDHC up to 16GB
O/S                                      2.3
FLASH                                10.1
SCREEN SIZE                     7" 800x400
SCREEN TYPE                   Resistive single touch
Dimentions                            1.5x19.5x12 inch
Weight                                  726g
CAMERAS                       None
Rooted/Rootable                Hell ya, a hackers dream
MARKET                          Google market to rooted, android to all, getJar, applib
SENSORS                         Gyro
MIC/Speaker                     3.5, Mono.
CONNECTORS                microSDHC, 3.5
BATTERIES                      5hours
NETWORKING                WiFi b/g

Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 (16/32)

This thing is simply amazing; its a solid all around tablet with no flimsy feel what-so-ever in any way.
Based purely off its technical specs, solid design and highly customizable OPEN Android OS many
users have simply stated they would have paid more for it. And if you have been wanting a PC
that runs android, this is it; the docking station is simply seamless and amazing.
If you do not want to buy that, it will still take a keyboard and mouse easily "usb or bluetooth".
The mouse cursor shows up instantly, and keyboards work flawlessly; what does that mean?
Simply put, its a laptop/netbook at this point. With additions like quickoffice, mail, firefox, messaging
and more; you can be as productive on it as a laptop as well. The only disadvantage is that its
a tablet "you need to get it to stand up somehow is what i mean". I typically use a 8x11 picture
stand, like the one pictured here, and it actually works really well.

You of course can use a myriad of iPad stands as well, as the size is pretty close.
Heres the laptop conversion docking station.

Its pretty fantastic too by the way, other then android instead of windows; you cant tell its a tablet.
Its a tegra2 system, so like all tegra2's it has a dual core processor, 3d video rendering and a speed
comparable to  mid range laptops. And with unlimited cloud asus storage, your good2go!
The batteries are 10hours rated, and in 8 hours we couldnt drain it. so we expect it to be 9-10
hours as advertized.


Time for the nitty gritty


CPU                                          Tegra2 - A9 Dual Core @ 1Ghz                            
RAM                                         1Gb
HDD                                          16gb and 32gb available
MEMORY                                 microSDHC up to 32GB
O/S                                             Shipped with Android honeycomb 3.2
FLASH                                      Full
SCREEN SIZE                          10.1" WXGA 1280x800 16:9
SCREEN TYPE                        10 finger capacitive multitouch
Dimentions                                271x177x13mm
Weight                                       680g
CAMERAS                               1.2mp Face, 5mp rear
Rooted/Rootable                        ??????
MARKET                                  Full
SENSORS                                 GPS, Gyro, Accelerometor, ecompass, light
MIC/Speaker                            yes, 2 speaker stereo
CONNECTORS                       miniHDMI, 3.5 + mic,  MicroSD, dock
** the dock adds usb, card reader, more battery
BATTERIES                            10 hours
NETWORKING                      WiFi b/g/n  Bluetooth 2.1 EDR


     16gb model

Motorola XOOM - WiFi Model

This piece of technology is known as the Motorola XOOM Android WiFi.
A solid piece of tablet, for your hand! However this ISNT a budget tablet which is
what we tend to focus on here, and with an average price of about $500; that places it just
under the price tag for a Macs iPad2. Take that as you will. (however this is 32gb
while the cheap iPad is 8gb)

Performance in this thing is fast and stable; its running a dual core chip and nvidia
graphics, we threw some 1080p at it, and it threw it right back as fast as we needed it to.
in our 5 hour test, we couldnt kill the battery. so we expected 7;
Then we were told by the staff  "Full 10 hours of video playback and wifi use."
And ive got to tell you, thats astounding, I havent yet seen anything that good in an android tablet.

It has all the sensors you would expect to be in a tablet, gps etc. which is the only things
that make this stand out from a laptop; in fact at the specs it runs "down the page" its on par
or better then alot of laptops being sold even today - Some would say with the sensors however
that its a step up and better.

We put it through the usual ringers, there isnt much to say; It did everything perfectly, as you
would expect from a tablet costing $500.

We highly recommend this tablet, so take a look at the specs below and decide if they are
worth the cost to you!

All in all this felt like a full laptop (responsiveness) experience in a tablet.
Albeit laptops dont run android ;)


The nitty gritty!

CPU                                    Dual Core 1GHz Tegra2                         
RAM                                   1GB DDR Memory
HDD                                   32GB on board, upgradable with another 32
MEMORY                          microSDHC up to 32Gb
O/S                                     Android 3.0 out of box up to 4.0 (ive read, didnt see)
FLASH                               Full
SCREEN SIZE                   10.1"   1280x800 16:8
SCREEN TYPE                  Capacitive Multitouch
Dimentions                         249x168x13 mm
Weight                                730g
CAMERAS                        5MP rear with LED flash, 2MP Face camera
Rooted/Rootable                yes
MARKET                         Full
SENSORS                        GPS, ecompass, accelerometer, gyro,
MIC/Speaker                    yes, yes (2)
CONNECTORS              3.5mm, microUSB2, CorpSync,
BATTERIES                    10 hours video or wifi use
NETWORKING              WiFi b/g/n (2+5 ghz) - 3G (4G LTE update), BlueTooth 2.1 + HotSpot
WHATS IN THE BOX


We didnt get to open a box, we used a "display" model
and all the stuff inside usually, was missing.
Google revealed "USB + CHARGER + TABLE + START GUIDE + BOOKLET(???)"

Acer Iconia A500 - 10.1" AND honeycomb 3.2 (and 4.0)

Its no surprise that since we have reviewed the Acer Iconia A100, that we wouldnt do the A500 as well.
Well what will surprise you; is no matter how much it looks like the A100, it isnt.
First lets start with first glance, the back sports a nice brushed aluminum shell "the a100 is plastic"
and boy is it aesthetically pleasing! just take a look at that beauty!

If you look at it larger "ie: click on it" you can see the brushed surface.
This thing is also heftier at 1.7 pounds, the heaviest of its class from what ive gathered on it.
Feel free to correct me if im wrong; it will help everyone who comes here. but even with its heavy
set shell, its easily to 1 hand this sucker for reading books, or multitasking.

Out of the box; at least our model, was 3.0 but upgraded right to 3.2 without hassle; Acer promised 4.0 in Q1 of 2012; as of this writing in Jan 2012. 3.2 is still the lasted OS.
But there is no hardware limitation and custom roms will soon find this tablet; whether Acer likes it or not.

** Update ** custom ICS 4.0 roms exist, face cam ignores skype but worked in Yahoo video chat and google talk. our second unit came with 3.2 out of box :first one had 3.0:


This thing is MUCH better then its little brother when it comes to the battery department; bigger case
has more space I would imagine, but we got 7 hours out of it doing basic stuff.
The screen doesnt degrade nearly as bad, and has a 20% increase in pixel count.

We highly recommend this tablet, for this price you just wont go wrong, nuff said.


Lets get into the nitty grittys.



CPU                            Tegra2 Dualcore 1ghz                    
RAM                            1gb ddr3 (yes, dd3)
HDD                             8gb  16gb and 32gb
MEMORY                    microSDHC up to 64G
O/S                                3.0 up to 3.2 (hardware does support 4.0 if your a modder)
FLASH                         Full
SCREEN SIZE             10.1" 16:9  1280x800
SCREEN TYPE           LCD Capacitive "TEN POINT" multitouch
Dimentions                   10.24 x 6.97 x 0.52 (260 x 177 x 13.3 mm )
Weight                          1.69 pounds
CAMERAS                  Rear 5mp, face cam 2mp
Rooted/Rootable          Yea
MARKET                    Full Android market, Amazon Market, GetJar
SENSORS                   GPS, Ecompass, Gyro, accelerometer
MIC/Speaker               Yes / Yes with Dolby
CONNECTORS          microUSB, full sized USB2, 3.5mm, docking, SDHC, microHDMI
BATTERIES               a whopping 6520 mAh (2x 3260)
NETWORKING         Bluetooth, WiFib/g/n
WHATS IN THE BOX

• Iconia A500
• Get Started Guide
• Manual
• Legal Paper

32GB model

Acer Iconia A100 - 7" AND honeycomb 3.2

The title says it all, there arent any of these that have all the features of a full ipad in 7" tablet
This thing has, ecompass, GPS, wifi bgn, honeycomb 3.2, capacitive multitouch etc.
but it comes at a downfall... battery life is far from perfect, in fact with full HD, your video will
drain this device in about 2.3 hours. that isnt to say its not worth it, since with wifi off, reading
and ebook; youll still get about 5 or 6 hours. Just remember to turn off things like GPS
when your not using them.

Now for the price, this thing is rock solid; it has the speed and performance of 10 inch tablets
in a 7 inch one. If your not new to tablets, you know exactly what im talking about here.

Now this tablet has a few quarks; but from my reading and experiances, if this thing was using 2.3
OS instead of 3.2 it probably wouldnt have them; and if it gets ICS 4.0 OS down the road; it probably wont. Many people experiance these issues, many people never do; just know what they are.
so far asus "from what im seeing anyway" replaces any tablet deemed poor.

What are they you ask? Well for starters it has an issue the community refers to as
"The sleep of death" in fact if you search for "the sleep of death a100"
google will return a wopping 55,100 results.

There is another issue where at 15-20% battery, it goes into standby and wont wake up.
this is pretty bad since it should still run with a 20% charge! but again its probably software
telling it "omg, battery dead, must sleep now!" - apparently this issue happens on lots
of 3.2 Tablets.

Sometimes this thing just hiccups, for no reason; literally, the whole device will seem to hiccup with sudden bouts of lag and unresponsiveness that last a mere second or two. returning each 5 to 10 seconds; and lasting overall 2 or 3 minutes. but again - this is related to 3.2 from what ive seen and been told.


Prices seem to vary wildly online with amazon being the most stable and unchanged.
And with Amazons free shipping, is almost cheapest too.

Well givin all ive said about it above, would I buy one? HELL YEA
in fact I did, i bought the 8GB version of the A100, and its fantastic; ive started using it over my Le Pan Tc970. and although the display isnt nearly as great, theres something to be said for just 7 inches
with a 10 inch feature set. The only annoyance so far, is probably what you expected, battery
life, ive had it die on me just once, but I was away from home 2 days and didnt have my charger.
This thing is sexy, and i made my cousin, and ipad2 owner, wanna trade me ;P



CPU                             nVidia Tegra2 T20  DualCore 1ghz/core (cortex a9)
RAM                            1Gb DDR2   (ignore users saying 512m)   
HDD                            8Gb and 16Gb models
MEMORY                   microSDHC up to 32GB
O/S                              Android 3.2 Honeycomb
FLASH                        Full
SCREEN SIZE            7" 1024x600 16:9 wide 160ppi
SCREEN TYPE          Capacitive Multitouch LCD
Dimentions                  195 x 117 x 13.1 mm; 450g (.99lb)
Weight                         4grams shy of 1 pound
CAMERAS                 5mp rear with LED flas &, 2mp face camera.
Rooted/Rootable         Unknown
MARKET                  
SENSORS                   e-compass, GPS, gsensor, accelerometer
MIC/Speaker               yes, stereo sound (dolby support)
CONNECTORS          3.5mm,  microUSB, microSDHC, bluetooth 2.1
                                    Docking port, wall plug, HDMI
BATTERIES                LiPoly 1530mAh x 2 (two of these)
NETWORKING          WiFi b/g/n + hotspot
WHATS IN THE BOX

• Acer Iconia A100 ( lol )
• Information leaflett (quickstart guide)
• Charger
• USB Cable

This unit cannot be charged with USB, you need to use the included wall charger for
a house outlet.

Arnova 10 G2 - A multimedia powerhouse

The Arnova 10 G2 (The second Arnova 10 release), is nothing short of a powerhouse tablet
for media and media storage. It should also be said that Arnova is a subsidary of Archos.
So for those in the know, Archos is a familiar powerhouse name.
It should be said that there  is a "Arnova 10b G2" as well, the difference in the b.
This model is nothing more then a screen upgrade, and sells typically for $20-50 more;
based off where your buying it. The ram I think is also just a touch faster.
The basic 10 is also Resistive touch with a smaller viewing angle. while the B has
capacitive multitouch with good angles.

Although the Arnova 10 G2 is designed to be a media tablet, it does it all as well as any other.
Plays games, reads ebooks, makes calls "including skype video, google talk, etc".
And the one I got to play with streamed Netflix in 720p to an HDTV through HDMI out.
In fact, the only reason he had one, was for that reason; it was cheaper then a media ceneter
netbook/notebook computer.


Further on, in my toying around, using a picture frame stand, I used it on said tv to place
a skype call home, the cameras quality was decent, its a basic VGA camera;
I couldnt find what megapixel it was; simply "VGA" which is 640x480.
This is a review, so I will not guess. The website says 720p camera too.
I would agree with 720p.

It played games as well, the standard by which I test games on these tablets now is simply
what is the most popular, so... Angry Birds plays well, no lag, sputtering, and fast loads.


For the money, you cant go wrong; my recommendations are this;
If your looking for an ereader, get this, its cheaper then the vox, fire, nook color, etc
and will do it better; and since its a tablet you can mess around with other stuff.




-- For the non-G2 Model -- "Arnova 10"
These non G2 models also have insufficient cpu to game with, great for facebook
video chat, ereading etc however.
There is no marketplace "just appslib" and the getjar website worked ok.
cant be upgraded past 2.1 eclair but a 2.2 unstable OS hack is available; avoid it.
Theres no support for flash nativly "remember that flash comes in 2.2 and later OS"
Sideloading works, "its how i got Angry birds in!"
Make sure you get G2 models if thats what you want!
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ON TO THE NERDY STUFF!!


Arnova 10 G2 | Arnova 10b G2
CPU                                       ARM Cortex-A8 @ 1GHz
RAM                                      512MB
HDD                                      4GB and 8GB available
MEMORY                             microSDHC up to 32gb
O/S                                        2.3 Gingerbread
FLASH                                 10+
SCREEN SIZE                     10.1" Capacitive Touch TFT LCD
SCREEN TYPE                    1024x600 Widescreen 16:9
Dimentions                            270 mm x 150 mm x 12 mm (10.6” x 5.9” x 0.47”) – 540 g / 19 oz.
Weight                                   540g
CAMERAS                           Face Camera 720p "unknown mp"
Rooted/Rootable                   Yes (on the base g1 model)
MARKET                             Appslib, Getjar
SENSORS                            G-Sensor
MIC/Speaker                        Mic + Stereo Sound
CONNECTORS                   USB 2.0, microSDHC, MSC
BATTERIES                        LiPoly (Forgot to check mAh, expect 5-6 hours Med Use)
NETWORKING                  WiFi b/g
WHATS IN THE BOX

• Arnova 10 G2
• USB Cable
• Power Adapter
• Quick Start Guide
• Legal Document (safety notice)

Le Pan II - The second ipad clone

The Le Pan II - Im definatly getting once of these as soon as Amazon has stock back in!
Ive missed the opportunity twice; they keep selling out, i suggest you get one FAST
if your going to. After i get mine :P


This is by far the best table on market today; soon it will be the Asus MeMO 370t  though;
this is a 9.7" tablet though, and that one is 7".

I had the chance to use one of these about 1 week ago, and let me tell you "Holy crap!"; probably
because thats what i kept saying as I was using this device. Fast, responsive, didnt crash;
and the owner said she hasnt had to reset the device either. it has the full market installed
lots of space "8gb internal and she had a 16gb class 10 card installed too!";
then we were going to a walmart and wasnt sure of where it was; she mounted it in
the car "using an ipad device no less - more on this in a minute" and used it as a full
featured GPS unit "of which would cost more then this tablet if you bought that!"

Back to the iPad stuff; you will have no shortage of periferals because guess what.
the iPad2 30pin gadgets work with this tablet, thats right; you read that correct!
There is a plethora of device options because of this, and as usual your going to smile so
hard it will hurt your face.

This played everything I threw at it, 3D games, classics, popluar titles too.
we watched full 1080p movies on it "without frame drop; which alot of people get
on these tablets and blame the hardware, when its often their network, 1080p needs
alot of speed, and tablet buffering isnt good; my advice is try it on a PC first and see
how long it takes to buffer, if the movie takes longer to buffer on a PC, then it takes
to start playing on your tablet, its a network speed issue."

Lets get down to the nitty-gritties.



CPU                                    Qualcomm APQ8060 1.2GHZ Dual core
RAM                                   1GB DDRII
HDD                                    8GB Nand flash
MEMORY                          microSD up to 32GB
O/S                                     Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb
FLASH                               Full
SCREEN SIZE                   9.7" 4:3 1024x768 720p XVGA

SCREEN TYPE                 Capacitive multitouch LCD
Dimentions                         18.9 x 1.2 x 23.6 cm ; 658g
Weight                                658g
CAMERAS                        2MP Front facing
Rooted/Rootable                Yes
MARKET                          Full
SENSORS                         GPS, Gsensor, E-Compass
MIC/Speaker                     Stereo Sound, MIC input
CONNECTORS                30 Pin, HDMI, RJ45, 3.5mm mircoSD slot
                                     the ports are all through the 30 pin connector, use ipad cords.
BATTERIES                      6000mAh Lithium -  ~ 7hours
NETWORKING                WiFi b/g/n, RJ45 Ethernet (with accessory)
WHATS IN THE BOX

• 30 Pin to PC USB accessory Cable
• Adapter 5V/2A
• Hand-Ring
• Cleaning Cloth
• Quick Start Guide

ASUS MeMO 370T - The $250 wonderchild

The new Asus MeMO 370T with a January 2012 release date "end of the month."
 -=- Some sources simply say "quarter 2" of 2012 -=-
As touted by Asus; it will be the take all 7" tablet that really does have it all.
Quad Core, ICS 4.0.3 Android OS, and built in gadgets like GPS, and Facial Detection make this
the go to tablet for 2012 "so far ;)".
At only $250; if you are in the market for an Android Tablet, I could easily say this.
Wait for this to be released ;) If you absolutly cannot wait, this site lists other tablets that are
good too, the Le Pan II "not the 970", is another great contender, but is in the 10" area.


So with all this being said lets take a look at the tech specs for this tablet.
At the time of this writing the tablet isnt public and is based of what Asus
has said; and demo models; the specs could change - although unlikely
to worsen. - EG The 5MP was updated to 8MP at some point.
They have also touted a Tegra3 Quad core, but have never told us
what clock speed they will use. "probably 1.0 to 1.2ghz, as its a quad, but if im not
mistaken a Tegra3 could easily do 1.6-2.0"; but the issue becomes battery.

CPU                                       Tegra3 Quad-Core with Full 3D Acceleration
RAM                                      1Gb low voltage DDR2
HDD                                       Most sources say 8GB "but 16 has been said"
MEMORY                              microSD up to 32GB supported
O/S                                         4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwitch
FLASH                                   FULL
SCREEN SIZE                       7" 16:9
SCREEN TYPE                     LCD Capacitive multi-touch
Dimentions                            Unknown
Weight                                   .88 pounds
CAMERAS                           1 rear faced 8MP camera
Rooted/Rootable                   Eventually - buts its not even out yet
MARKET                             Full android market
SENSORS                            light, accelerometer, g-sensor
MIC/Speaker                        Stereo speakers and a mic
CONNECTORS                   Bluetooth, HDMI USB2, 3.5mm
BATTERIES                         Unknown
NETWORKING                   WiFi b/g (and likely n)
WHATS IN THE BOX         Unknown, likely a charger, usb cable, and the unit

Coby Kyros MIB7022 - 7 Inch wonderchild

Kyros 7022

The coby kyros is an amazing tablet, it has all the features you need in a 7" tablet
and to be honest, is better then the 7" color ereaders; let me elaborate.
the 7" readers like Kobo Vox, Kindle Fire, and Nook Color are great! but they are limited in that
they are just ereaders. - And because its capacitive multi-touch it is a gaming machine
as much as it is an ereader.
You will need to root it for the real android market, but you can! start HERE;
Like most ereaders, its also under 1 pound (400grams); it wont fault you here.

The Coby Kyros 7022 has equal too or better speeds, but is a tablet. so ....
it has a camera, better features, native support for ALL those ereaders with their free to download
apps from various markets "android market, getjar etc." and get this... its cheaper then the cheapest
by about $30. Thats right.
This tablet has an entire website dedicated to it through custom roms and roots; as well
as support on the coby website, this isnt cheap chinese crap either, we are talking
rock solid tablet here!

The only slide fault is the camera, its only .3 mp (yea.... 0.3) but with a rooted
system it will work in skype, and although a bit cloudy, is clear enough!
and with 1080p(or 720p)  hdmi output, you can skype on your TV "this is fun!"


If your looking for just an ereader; i 100% wholeheartedly suggest this tablet over those
anyway, just because it will still do it better;simply download the ebook app.
with kindle app, kobo app etc you
will be able to run them all, and with Calibre on your PC; you can convert
anything to it nativly, and because its a tablet it has better PDF support then the other
3 tablets "but at just a 7" screen, it will never be the best pdf reader but the other ereaders
have this same fault.".


This thing will support usb keyboards and a mouse too, so docking stations are a good
addition to have a little android laptop.



Lets go over the specs:


CPU                           Telechips Cortex A8 @ 1Ghz
RAM                          512MB Ram
HDD                          4Gb flash ram
MEMORY                  microSD supports up to 32GB expantion
O/S                             Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
FLASH                       10.2
SCREEN SIZE           7 inches at 800x400 WVGA 16:9
SCREEN TYPE         Capacitive Multitouch
Dimentions                1.5 x 19.6 x 12.1 cm ; 408g
Weight                        408g (   < 1lb )
CAMERAS                Front facing 0.3mp camera
Rooted/Rootable        yes, and has a tremendous comunity; youll be shocked
MARKET                   GetJar "and android market with rooting"
SENSORS                  g-sensor
MIC/Speaker                Mono speaker
CONNECTORS            3.5mm stereo jack, mini-HDMI (c), USB 2.0
BATTERIES                 good batter life @ 5-6hours
NETWORKING           WiFi b/g


WHATS IN THE BOX

1x Kyros MID7022
1x USB Cable
1x USB Host keyboard/mouse adapter
1x Protective Pouch
1x Professional Stereo headphones
1x Power Adapter

The following features are touted by the manufacturer

• Browse the web, watch Youtube® videos, checking e-mail, and much more with Android™ 2.3.
• 7" LCD capacitive multi-touch screen
• High-speed 1 GHz processor
• Connect to the Internet wirelessly with high-speed networking support (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g)
• Application marketplace to download and enjoy popular games and apps
• Plays popular video, music, and photo formats
• HDMI - to connect and enjoy 1080p HD videos on your HDTV (Cable not Included)
• Aldiko™ E-book reader - download and read thousands of books
• View pages in portrait or landscape with automatic orientation sensor
• Built-in front-facing camera and microphone
• Expandable memory with optional microSDHC card
• Rechargeable lithium-polymer battery 
 

 

This thing is attractive all around, and the company provides great support, you wont go wrong here.

Le Pan TC 970 - iPad2 Clone

This is the Le Pan TC 970 Tablet PC: Aside from the buttons, this was "in my opinion" to be
a clone of the Mac's " iPad 2 "; - Even the way it was packaged in its box.
And although this is a  budget tablet, it doesnt feel, or operate like one; i was shocked!!!

Now this tablet has some impressive features for the price of just $200-225 (See In-Store or Online).
And it has GPS built inside (not external), not something usual  for this price range!!!
GPS isnt assisted, theres no celluar ( Only WiFi ). An e-compass rounds out this feature
making it the perfect tablet to double as a GPS unit in your car. and with the right program
like sygic - you can have turn by turn audible calling.
Heres the specs:



CPU                                             Ti Omap 3630; ARM Corex A8 @ 1GHz
GPU                                             Supports 3D
RAM                                            512MB DDR2 Flash
HDD                                             (2+2) - 2GB Memory but comes with 2GB SDCard
MEMORY                                   MicroSD Slot capable of up to 32GB SDHC
O/S                                              Android 2.2  (froyo) Operating system
FLASH                                        Supports up to 10.2
SCREEN SIZE                            9.7" Tablet   1024x768 ( 720p HD )  WVGA LCD  4:3
SCREEN TYPE                           Capacitive multitouch
Dimentions                                  23.6 x 18.7 x 1.2 CM   ( 9.3 x 7.44 x .48 inches )
Weight                                          1.6 pounds (730 gram)
CAMERAS                                  1 Camera Front facing 2MP (works for Skype)
Rooted/Rootable                           Yes - Rooted.
MARKET                                    Full Android Market + getJar / Amazon market
SENSORS                                   Full 3D G-Sensor, E-Compass, Ambiant Light
MIC/Speaker                               Stereo sound, and working mic
CONNECTORS                          30 pin to usb, 3.5mm headphone jack, microSDHC)
BATTERIES                                Remarkable battery life, 7800 mAh, 7hrs video
                                                   (expect 5-6)

NETWORKING                          WiFi b/g/n ( no cellular or 3G/4G support )

WHATS IN THE BOX                30 pin usb cable
                                                     Charger
                                                     Hand Ring
                                                     2GB SD-Card
                                                    Screen microfiber cleaning cloth

   This tablet simply does everything your going to throw at it, and you wont find many bugs.
Out of the box, theres a small problem with sputters and freezing, but the company prompty
fixed it with a rom/firmware update, you can find it Le Pan TC970 Support Page;
This ran everything we threw at it, games like angry birds ran in seconds, and flawlessly.

Check XDA Developers for the rooting; although this is the first tablet ive played with that
simply doesnt need it done.


This tablet is NOT cheap chinese technology; and is made in USA if im correct.
When buying on Amazon warehouses in both Canada, and USA have it; and not from china.
Ive seen reviews that sometimes it ships with chinese as default language though, which is
weird, but a reset "pinhole button" on the rear fixes this every time.



Interested? i strongly suggest this as the first stop over most tablets.
There is a Le Pan II comming in Late January "according to company"
but will have a higher price; but specs to go with it!


CONS:
The only con I can think of in this price range, is the tablet has no USB ports, or microUSB.
And in addition to that, the plug for your computer is a proprietary 30 pin connection.
These wires are $5 from the company though; but still sucks.


We rate this: 8/10 stars