I've had this over a year now and I'm still amazedat what it could/can do for the price and considering the pathetic amount of RAM. It runs Kodi in it's sleep with full hardware decoding of 1080p footage all the way up to 50gb uncompressed rips.

I also use it for viewing RAW photos out in the field, I had a nexus tablet previously and it was an utter pain because you needed to install raw codecs and a raw image viewer etc. Because this is windows you just plug the card reader in and open RAW photos in the default windows image viewer. They can also be opened in Photoshop CC (only god knows how but it works well enough for minor edits) You can plug it into any tv or montor and have an instant mini PC which works adequately for browsing, office applications, image editing, youtube etc. It drives a 1080p display effortlessly.

It's not a powerhouse but I was amazed at what it could do and how versatile it was for £59 so it's an even bigger bargain at this price. Considering how limited some android tablets are at this price it's exceptional value. I also think it's a superior alternative to amazon fire tv, generic android and windows kodi boxes etc as it does everything they do but has a built in screen and battery too so you can take kodi to a friends house, make a functioning temporary pc out of a friends tv etc.

I've honestly never bought anything so cheap that's been so capable. It's certainly not a super computer but it's more capable than it has any right to be for the price.

Years ago I bought an android tablet for the same price that had 512mb of ram, 8gb of storage, 800x480 screen, single core 700mhz cpu etc and it was absolutely useless compared to this.

Voted HOT!

The only thing it has going against it is that it's been out 18 months and something even better still will no doubt soon be available in the price range.

Yes click HERE

Same price @ BT Shop
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/bt-shop-flash-sale-linx-7-windows-tablet-39-99-delivered-ps4-1tb-258-99-etc-bt-shop-2394105?p=27429944

there is a fix for that. head to unofficial linx tablet forum pages and download registry fix. it takes less then 5 minutes

I tried doing this to mine but unfortunately didn't work, am waiting for BT shop to reply to my email (bought from bt shop instead of the ebay seller in case something like this happened)

Mine went from full battery to nothing overnight and my first thought was some kind of failure when it wouldn't turn on. Turned out an app had drained the battery completely and it just needed charging.

If it's on standby you might have to long hold the power button for 20-30 secons until it powers of. Then wait a few seconds and power it back on. For some reason mine has a real problem being left on standby for a while.

Mine died after 2 days :disappointed:

I agree☺

No worries, I never used the charger in the box but agree it is a poor show if it isn't suitable to charge whilst using for something basic like web browsing. Still, hardly a big complaint at the price point.

I suppose I could try to see if that solves the problem. Cheers.

You could also try a Blackberry Playbook charger like I use (if you have one that is), not a USB lead in an adapter but a straightforward mains charger, 5V 2A.

Cheers for your reply. Are you talking about the USB plug you put the micro/full size cable into?

I'm writing this on my linx 7. Even if you switch it on and do nothing with it. Even if the charger is plugged in, it still LOSES CHARGE.

WOWEEEEE major design flaw putting a low powered mobile phone battery in it and low power transfer usb charging port.

Is it worth £40 Yup.

Help! Linx 7 arrived. Installed Kodi but when we play something it is squashed up like a letterbox. How do we change display settings ?

And in all this you never bought the OP's Linx 7 Windows Tablet Deal then, huh?, hahahahaha. :-)

received mine today, but can not get it to turn on. I have charged it, and all that happens is that it displays a white Linx logo on a black screen. nothing else happens at all, and the only way to turn it off, is to hold the power button for around 10 sec (reboot)

faulty one do you think?

Got mine today too. Is it just me or is the display kind of weird? It can be best seen when displaying bright colours like white and green, maybe mine's faulty but I can see the backlighting bleeding or something, no idea how to explain it.

It arrived today, yay :smile: Charging though, so I can't play with it yet! Hurry up... :disappointed:

I picked those two because the teclast is reasonable spec, cheap and comes from the EU warehouse, so it should arrive fairly quickly. The chuwi has the better spec but is more expensive, and the risk of customs fees coming from China.

​hmmm what you say...

Zzzzzzzzzz

What kind of idiot would use HEVC for 1080p and 720p when the original bluray source uses x264?

Is that the best trolling you can come up with? None of the android boxes support 24p, not even the fire tv does.

Pathetic trolling attempt.

You would literally have to go miles out of your way just to ensure everything you played WAS encoded in HEVC just to justify the ability. 99% of the content that 99% of people would play through kodi is going to be x264.

What's misleading about it? This tablet plays direct 1080p bluray rips. Blu ray does not use x265 / HEVC it uses H.264/MPEG-4 AVC which this tablet handles fine.

Blu ray = x264
Blu ray rips = x264
Web downloadable content = x264
HD TV broadcasts = x264

I think you're the one who's being deliberately misleading because you know for a fact that literally all of the content available via KODI plug ins is encoded in x264. Original unaltered blu ray content is x264, ultravoilet downloadable content is x264, all of the rips and backups available online are x264 and most of the stuff you can download in x265 has been converted from x264.

One of the few sources of x265 is netflix and the android netflix app doesn't support 4k anyway pahahahaha rubbbish!!!

Blu ray is the very highest quality source of 1080p available to the consumer and you can take the data directly off a blu ray disc and play it back effortlessly with this tablet without compressing it.

I never claimed this device played 4K material and x265/HEVC is all but irrelevant for 1080P

And your Android box still cannot play back at 24p, a standard that's been around since the early 1900's

"current compression" complete and utter nonsense, poorly implimented future standard that's a decade away from being as common as x264 is now. There isn't even a physical media for films and tv shows that uses the standard, what a stupid thing to say.

"Fine if you just want to play your old media" I don't think most people consider blu ray to be old media, every blu ray ever released and every blu ray that ever will be released until the format is superceeded uses x264 and NOT x265.

Now go have fun with your x265 files that were probably converted from x264 in the first place.

Does anyone else have probs taking the tablet of standby? I upgraded it to win 10 but every time it sleeps it won't wake up. I have to turn it off and on again.
The volume up/down still shows so I know the screen is working/responding and if I hold the power button it gives me the option of shutting down but I can't log in....

PEOPLE STOP !

if you want to run KODI etc as a tv box just get a quadcore android tv box for about £25 thats that and attache a cheap 1TB 2.5 external HDD to it if you want to run the box as stream/torrent/storage/ etc...

Can anyone recommend a tempered glass protector for the Linx 7/Connect 7?

I bought a http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311475146559 Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 (189 x 105 x 9.3mm) a few months back http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/connect-7-win-8-1-32gb-1gb-refurb-grade-a-36-99-rakuten-cheapest-electrical-2312212?p=26346789 (mentioned here)...unfortunately sis cracked the protector.

It was ever so slightly too big (as seen here) http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/connect-7-win-8-1-32gb-1gb-refurb-grade-a-36-99-rakuten-cheapest-electrical-2312212?p=26460362 so would like something that's a better fit. But at least this protector did its job and stopped the screen shattering :smile:!

That's true, but:

Teclast X80HD 8 inch Windows 10 + Android 4.4 Tablet PC-74.09 and Free Shipping | GearBest.com Mobile

http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_157092.html?wid=3

Is dual boot.

Whereas:

8 inch Chuwi Hi8 Pro Windows 10 Tablet PC Intel Cherry Trail Z8300 64bit Quad Core 1.44GHz WUXGA IPS Screen 2GB RAM 32GB ROM WiFi HDMI Type-C Slot Bluetooth 4.0

http://www.dealsmachine.com/best_280528.html

Is not ...

Same price @ BT Shop
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Nice specs for the prices! The Chuwi has a higher screen res, but there's not much in it. I'm tempted :smiley:

http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_157092.html?wid=3 worth a look, from the EU warehouse.

If you don't mind waiting a bit longer for delivery from China and the risk of customs charges, the Chuwi Hi8 Pro.
http://www.dealsmachine.com/best_280528.html?

Totally agree, hence my previous post starting PEOPLE STOP !! android boxes with their current spec will kill this tablet day and night !! but hey hoee people like tinkering with old staff keep them happy I guess !!

Grossly misleading. Buddy at work has 10" version; same CPU but twice the RAM. Tried playing an x265 / HEVC vid at lunchtime. Utter rubbish. No tweaks or jumping through hoops improved matters. It may play old skool x264 in its sleep but it falls flat on its face with codecs that have been around since 2013. Fine if you just want to play your old media, otherwise stick with (or buy) your £30 S905-based Android boxes if you want a cheap media player that doesn't squirm at current compression.

Thanks for the reply. I would have preferred a larger screen and will keep an eye out for the 8 if it comes down in price. In the meantime, this one will do nicely :smiley:

There's something wrong with the HDMI output on these, mine worked for a month or so and then would not output to HDMI anymore after I disconnected and reconnected the HDMI cable. Could not find a way to fix it, ppl on linx forums have had the same problem and have not been able to find a fix.

Having both myself I don't notice any speed difference between them really, but the 8 inch is built better, the screen is much clearer (same resolution, yes, but a far better screen for brightness, and finish, the 7 is a little grainy in appearance, hardly noticeable in most uses but compared with the screen on the 8 it is a mile apart) and on possibly a more personal note the size and weight feel nicer too. I believe I read the drivers on the Linx 8 are better too and can be installed on the 7.

Basically if the 8 comes up at a good price, don't hesitate, buy it, but given how cheap these are I can still happily recommend the 7. I was an early adopter of the Linx 7, getting it the first time it went 'cheap' (for the time) at £60, then Staples did the amazing deal of £50 for the Linx 8 and £80 for the Linx 10 and I grabbed both of those too.

Hahahaha, FUNNY, lol. :-)

Can you use a wireless mouse with these for when it's plugged into the TV?

I had this and the 8" side by side and the 8" is much much better. More responsive, faster and the build quality was far better.

I still have that and I am very happy with it.

Yet another impulse HUKD purchase :stuck_out_tongue:
just took delivery of it a few hours ago, pretty impressed with it so far!

Been after one of these to play with for a while and struggling to say no at this price.

Not been following the Linx's for a while but are these the ones with USB charging or is it the one with a separate DC charger?

Ordered,thanks8)

Yes, use the tablet's micro-HDMI output socket with suitable cable (example 99p delivered), or adapter with an existing normal HDMI cable (example 99p delivered).
Edit: but don't expect this device to be able to play anything other than media in old skool codecs.

I got one of these a few weeks back and am overall very impressed for the price. The one issue I haven't been able to fix is the terrible audio over bluetooth. I've tried it to a number of bluetooth speakers and headphones, updated the Realtek drivers but still get stuttering audio playback via bluetooth. I've heard of a few other people having this issue but have yet to see a reliable fix posted anywhere. Anybody know of a solution to this?

Hi there
If I bought this and installed kodi, can we get a lead to plug it into the hdmi socket of our to to watch - to use it like a Firestick? Thanks in advance to people for any reply. Our Firestick keeps running out of memory :-(

Price risen to £49.99 on ebay

Still £39.99 from BT shop (with code)

EDIT: Now back to £39.99 :smile:

What's the volume like on headphones when trying to watch video?

I have a Nexus 7 2012 version and when trying to watch films on the train/plane It's impossible to hear.

Fantastic price, thank you BuzzDuraband. Heat added. Ordered from BT shop :smiley:

what connector is needed please, to link this linx to a usb? am going to use it to monitor my cars ecu

Buy it for £40, use the office 365 code and then sell for £25 on gumtree
its office 365 for one year for £15.

Is there a fix for the standby drain for these yet? Mine drains substantially overnight even a few hours sat there it noticeable drains. I know it's not something I have running in the background because I've got a laptop with the same processor and it has the same issue but to a much lesser extent. It's incredibly annoying, especially with them taking a while to charge. Other than that these are amazingly versatile machines. Just the one gripe is standby drain. Battery is decent while I'm using it.

I believe you will need a tablet with a newer Cherry Trail Atom processor for HEVC x265 decoding & playback or a laptop/ mini PC with a Braswell Celeron or Pentium such as the N3050 or N3700. However there is no hardware decoding of 10 bit HEVC with any of these.

Any use for XBOX One streaming? Had a similar tablet before (HP Stream) and ended up selling it as it wasn't as useful as I thought it would be, but this was before the XBOX streaming option became available on WIn 10.

It would be impressive indeed if anyone could play 'I did it my way' on a Lambeg drum :-)

Last time I attempted to play x265 video @ 720p on an Atom Z3735G device as used by this Linx it dropped frames; when attempting 1080p it would drop more frames & also sound. 10bit 720p was even worse, and at 1080p it threw a hissy. Are you suggesting this Linx is capable of decent x265 playback and I can say goodbye to my Android TV and Fire boxes? Thanks.

Ripoff.
£15.99 to deliver to Northern Ireland..
This is despite postage charges to all UK addresses, being the same on a small item like this.

Its the old baytrail chip still, cherry trail has been out for yonks.
The 8" version is much better.

I'm impressed or are you just winding them up?

It seems to be similar to this one - I bought a pair of them over Christmas and only bothered getting one out of the box so far...

Thanks for this, I'll have to give it a try. Most of the forums I read suggested a loss of charging with a USB device and a Charger connected to an OTG USB hub.

any good deals for a 1080p tablet?

Does Sky Go work on this? If so is it through the browser or as an app?

Have this updated to Windows 10, now the screen won’t auto rotate. Heat added.

I had to vote cold for this as I previously ordered one only to find the screen was all grainy and the system was laggy as hell and it cannot handle the upgrade to windows 10 as it breaks the camera and the standby mode. DO NOT BUY

Can you play Championship manager 01/02 on this?

I have this tablet and there is a charging issue with it. It only charges when the tablet is off.

18,728 sold :confused:

So they have around 500 more units.

Also available @ Dabs for the same price.

i bought one from BT shop. I think its a great tablet for the price. Runs windows 10 well.Nice find OP.

Does anybody have a way of getting Virgin TV anywhere to play on this?

Had this since Christmas and is good for the money. How do I find the office code so I can sell on ebay?

your key will be embedded in to the browsers address bar link once click activate. (it will basically open up a browser with your key code in the address line) then obviously don't activate it. just gather the key and possibly sell it.

order from ebay or BT? where would be best?

Ah it was your good self who told me. I've had no crashing so far but will keep an eye on it. Thanks again

I used DFX Audio Enhancer (can't get it to work properly with Windows 10).

Bongiovi DPS also crashed after a while. Gave up in the end!

My son is watching 'Minions' film on the Lynx 7 via Kodi on the other side of the study (whilst playing FIFA on a playstation and doing something or other on his gaming PC - as 11 year olds do). The volume is plenty good enough, I can hear the film's soundtrack easily from about 6' away.

It had not occurred to me to install Kodi on this tablet (we bought one a few months ago) until someone mentioned it is a previous post. I've just downloaded Kodi 16 (Jarvis, which looks new) plus the configuration and add-on managers from TVaddons. It all works very impressively indeed. Exodus works well (films loaded with no problem), also SALTS and UK Turks.
Now I'm even more impressed with this little box for £40. This is a bargain.

Can I transfer files with my smartphone with this please? I was kindof assuming that you use an OTG usb or something?

I've got one and it's brilliant !

This keyboard case will help turn it into a mini laptop: KKMOON 59 Keys Bluetooth Keyboard Touch Pad Ultra Slim Thin Mini with Foldable Magnetic PU Leather Case for Android for 7-8 in Windows PC Tablet Smartphone https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B013P1LZC2/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_ytYZwbK80HR8G

Sorry you had no luck with the pressure mark/screen issue :disappointed:

Must admit I tend to use my Linx around the house, don't travel with it too often (re battery longevity a year on).

this was same price in game and on game.co.uk if you do a store check :smiley:

Cracking little tablet, bought one back in December and have even managed to get a dual boot running on it (Windows 10/Android



Surprising how fast and how many applications the windows part can handle for example the other day I was using Visual Studio 2013/Paint.net/Chrome running at the same time (Whilst plugged into the TV (Could you imagine coding on a 7" screen :man: )) with NO LAG!. Its fair to say I am shocked at what this little tablet can handle and at this price its a no brainer.

VOTING HOT!!

What type of HDMI output is it? Full sized, micro, mini etc

Cheers sir, think i will go this route. Ta very much for the detailed guide

get this and use my guide above for charging and powering up other devices. This will run kodi perfectly, and with it being windows its so much easier to fiddle with

For those wanting to charge this AND use USB ports for a mouse/keyboard, connecting external hdds etc, heres a little guide I posted a while back on here:

I have this cable:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271641277647?clk_rvr_id=826365108815&rmvSB=true

And I did this:

1) Plug 4 port cable into USB on tablet, with the switch set to data and keyboard plugged into one of the data ports.
2) Boot to BIOS - Hold DEL key as soon as you see the LINX logo.
3) Navigate to the Chipset menu using the arrow keys on your keyboard
4) Select the South Bridge option (it goes white when selected)
5) Press Enter
6) Select 'USB Configuration'
7) Press Enter
8 ) Select 'USB OTG Support'
9) Select PCI mode from the popup menu
10) Press Esc twice to get back to the main menu
11) Select "Save Changes and Exit"
12) Let the tablet boot into Windows, it didn't appear to be working once in Windows, so I shut down and restarted Windows and after loading back up I am now charging and able to use a USB device simultaneously!!!!!

I am able to unplug a USB device and re-connect it without issue while in Windows.

Wonder about Office 365, last time I bought Linx 7 from Amazon Office 365 offer was expired.

+ £16 shipping!

Can this run the PC version of Minecraft?

No i hadnt, im still trying to get me head round this stuff. Thanks for the advance, ill look into this.

On the Linx 10 I still prefer to use Windows 10 in desktop mode, though I had to increase the scaling to 125% to avoid accidental input errors. With the 7" model it may need to be set closer to 150%.

If you upgrade to Win 10 using a media creation tool you may need to download drivers (available here after registration), I lost the screen rotation/touch functions and Windows couldn't acquire them automatically.

Have you thought about getting a Raspberry Pi 2 and installing osmc? IMO this is a much better/neater solution and unless your TV is really old it will work with the TV remote too

I also realised that Windows 8 makes a lot more sense on a touch device when I bought this, the touch interface isn't bad at all when you get used to it and then you can switch to the desktop mode when using it with a TV or external monitor. In my opinion the version of windows 8 supplied with desktop and non touchscreen laptops should have been totally void of the tiled interface, it's not a bad OS at all when you use classic shell to disable the stupid start screen (which actually works really well on a touch device!)

Thanks

Works fine for me, any buffering has nothing to do with the tablet, it plays 50gb files of an external hard drive instantly.

Has anybody successfully used one of these with car diagnostic software? ie ds150e
Edit: looks like some folks are selling this combo on ebay, so bought, thanks!!

only issue we've got with ours is the camera on windows 10, seems to be a driver issue they are aware of but haven't fixed it

I like these tablets so much I've bought a Linx 10 (for myself), Connect 7 (Linx 7 clone for sis) and Linx 8 for boyf.

Great little things if you know your way around Windows, not so suitable for those who prefer quick 'n' easy apps. A tempered glass protector is a must, as I had a pressure mark a few weeks in after buying my Linx 10 (swapped it out with Staples).

Had mine over a year, love it, use it every day. Obviously size may be a concern with the 7" but my sister uses a stylus with hers.

How is this for storing and watching films on?

Haman Basher I have one and haven't activated the Office.

Typing on this now. Good for the price, but for some reason I can't install apps!

Updated mine to Windows 10, and have had no problems whatsoever with resolution or not rotating.

Because it nearly always comes up in Linx 7 threads, here is a link to how to get both power and data at the same time over the micro-USB port. You can charge, use a keyboard/mouse, USB memory or whatever else all at the same time.

LINK

can MS office licensed be used on a pc too or limited to tablet?

I've had this over a year now and I'm still amazedat what it could/can do for the price and considering the pathetic amount of RAM. It runs Kodi in it's sleep with full hardware decoding of 1080p footage all the way up to 50gb uncompressed rips.

I also use it for viewing RAW photos out in the field, I had a nexus tablet previously and it was an utter pain because you needed to install raw codecs and a raw image viewer etc. Because this is windows you just plug the card reader in and open RAW photos in the default windows image viewer. They can also be opened in Photoshop CC (only god knows how but it works well enough for minor edits) You can plug it into any tv or montor and have an instant mini PC which works adequately for browsing, office applications, image editing, youtube etc. It drives a 1080p display effortlessly.

It's not a powerhouse but I was amazed at what it could do and how versatile it was for £59 so it's an even bigger bargain at this price. Considering how limited some android tablets are at this price it's exceptional value. I also think it's a superior alternative to amazon fire tv, generic android and windows kodi boxes etc as it does everything they do but has a built in screen and battery too so you can take kodi to a friends house, make a functioning temporary pc out of a friends tv etc.

I've honestly never bought anything so cheap that's been so capable. It's certainly not a super computer but it's more capable than it has any right to be for the price.

Years ago I bought an android tablet for the same price that had 512mb of ram, 8gb of storage, 800x480 screen, single core 700mhz cpu etc and it was absolutely useless compared to this.

Voted HOT!

The only thing it has going against it is that it's been out 18 months and something even better still will no doubt soon be available in the price range.

How is this for storing and watching films on?

I had the Argos 8" tablet with 32gb rom and 2gb RAM. I thought it would be nice to have a full version of Windows on a tablet but it reality it was horrible. It upgraded to Windows 10 ok and there were no real bugs (I think the 2gb ram helped) but it's just an awful experience. The Windows store is full of crap and you soon realise that you really need a keyboard and a mouse to make good use of it in desktop mode. In which case you may as well buy a small netbook / low power laptop. If you have a very specific use then Windows tablet may be the way to go but for most people I'd say stick to Android or iPad.

Already have one, not sure why i am buying another...

How is this for storing and watching films on?

How is this for storing and watching films on?

PS. Fintie makes a really nice case that fits exactly for about a tenner.

I bought one of these last year (same dealer, same price), upgraded it to Windows 10 and the MS Office package plus a cheap SD card for storage and it is first class. This tablet is comparable to my iPad mini costing five times as much (better in some ways in that it has HDMI and USB sockets, doesn't need ridiculous propitiatory cables costing £15 to charge it, has easily up-gradable memory and a really good office package for free).
Heat added, this is a good deal.

Seems to be a lot of buyers in their feedback who have received faulty or broken ones. Are these Lynx tablets generally unreliable or are LaptopOutlet selling resealed customer returns?

i have to go bk to Android!!

there is a fix for that. head to unofficial linx tablet forum pages and download registry fix. it takes less then 5 minutes

the 7" screen is just too small if upgrading to Win 10, and there are glitches that just make it un-useable at this screen size...not voting either way, hardware and 365 is good but upgrading causes big issues

Excellent spot OP. Ordered

Details on how to get the office 365 key to sell it in eBay found here.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/linx-7-windows-tablet-32gb-39-99-ebay-laptopoutletdirect-2332603