CPU: Intel Atom X5-Z8300 (Cherry Trail T3-Z8300) Quad Core 1.44GHz (up to 1.84GHz)
GPU: Intel HD Graphic Gen8 processor
RAM + ROM: 2GB + 32GB
TF card (MicroSD): Up to 128GB (not included)
Windows 10 + Android 5.1 system
8 inch screen: 1280 x 800 WXGA IPS screen
Bluetooth 4.0:
HDMI output:
Battery: 3.8V/3800mAh
I'm looking for a budget 8" Windows tablet (Under £60) and need to decide between taking the risk on Gearbest or buying a used unit from the dreaded ebay. I've looked at the Chuwi units that seem pretty similar but at the mo they're a tenner more price than the Telcast (this price is showing as only for the next 6 days).
I'm sure this will get the inevitable "don't buy from gearbest", "8inch is too small" and similar comments but if there are a few useful comments to help me decide then it was worth posting! For the record, I've never bought from Gearbest, I prefer to use Banggood where I can, but for this price I'd take the risk, but I wouldn't spend much more.
If anyone out there has a budget 8inch Windows tablet then please let me know what you think if it's real world performance.
Top comments
nige182
18 Apr 164#30
Not sure if you are being serious or sarcastic.
grphillips
19 Apr 163#43
Section 75: "Any officer found to have been slaughtered and replaced by a shape-changing chameleonic life form shall forfeit all pension rights". Is that entirely relevant here?
plewis00
18 Apr 163#24
All these cheap tablets and phones from China are great (don't get me wrong), but every time there has always been some niggly problem that stops them being totally awesome and then eventually becomes a massive drag to the point where I'd rather have a proper branded and supported unit. For example: excessive battery drain in standby, awful WiFi signal/range, bad/below average touch sensitivity, sporadic SD slot reader and so on (all things I've experienced on a different device). Am I alone on this?
All comments (77)
woldranger
18 Apr 161#1
KiretoX
18 Apr 162#2
I've got one of these, if someone has any questions i will be glad to answer. For the money it is a very good device.
woldranger to KiretoX
18 Apr 16#9
Could you tell me what the battery life is like? One of the things I would be using this for its watching movies, so what kind of times do you get for general use and how long for watching movies etc? How long does it take to charge?
And to the rest of you, thanks for your input. It sounds pretty good. I've just picked up a Lenovo miix 2 32gb for £36 so I'll give it a run out and if I'm not impressed then I'll order one of these - hope they don't sell out! :wink:
chrisbass to KiretoX
18 Apr 162#12
any questions?
If you are travelling at the speed of light and turn your lights on, what happens?
chipsnbeanz
18 Apr 16#3
I bought this from here last time it was around this price (Through hukd) It is a nice tablet, but the volume is dismal. Way too quiet on full volume, useless for any music or video sadly :disappointed:
polarbaba
18 Apr 161#4
I've got a teclast from gearbest.. lasted a week and charged slowly. I wouldnt buy this type of stuff directly from china.
halsted
18 Apr 161#5
I've got the teclast x98 III from gear best, came within two weeks not had an issue with it and its a good spec however you will have to deal with return to China if there's an issue
sfsorrow
18 Apr 161#6
I'd only buy from China if it's £100+, so Section 75 applies. I guess rolling the dice with £58 isn't too bad. I am pretty tempted because I currently have a Linx 8 and it's great to have full Windows at home but out and about you need a proper touch OS.
shadey12
18 Apr 16#7
just bought a teclast x70r and a vido x99 both from gearbest took 7_and 9 days from China. otherwise I would definitely buy this, so tempting.
amour3k to shadey12
18 Apr 16#8
Don't worry, I wouldn't mind having maybe 2 of these?.
I'll PM you my Postal Address, and you can have them Posted to me instead perhaps ..... hehehehehe. :-)
woldranger
18 Apr 161#10
What about the Onda, Chuwi or similar brands 8" units? Or even the 2gb ones by Dell, Lenovo etc? It's a long shot, but has anyone had something that they'd been able to compare this with or just their thoughts on the other tablets
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Opening post
GPU: Intel HD Graphic Gen8 processor
RAM + ROM: 2GB + 32GB
TF card (MicroSD): Up to 128GB (not included)
Windows 10 + Android 5.1 system
8 inch screen: 1280 x 800 WXGA IPS screen
Bluetooth 4.0:
HDMI output:
Battery: 3.8V/3800mAh
I'm looking for a budget 8" Windows tablet (Under £60) and need to decide between taking the risk on Gearbest or buying a used unit from the dreaded ebay. I've looked at the Chuwi units that seem pretty similar but at the mo they're a tenner more price than the Telcast (this price is showing as only for the next 6 days).
I'm sure this will get the inevitable "don't buy from gearbest", "8inch is too small" and similar comments but if there are a few useful comments to help me decide then it was worth posting! For the record, I've never bought from Gearbest, I prefer to use Banggood where I can, but for this price I'd take the risk, but I wouldn't spend much more.
If anyone out there has a budget 8inch Windows tablet then please let me know what you think if it's real world performance.
Top comments
All comments (77)
And to the rest of you, thanks for your input. It sounds pretty good. I've just picked up a Lenovo miix 2 32gb for £36 so I'll give it a run out and if I'm not impressed then I'll order one of these - hope they don't sell out! :wink:
If you are travelling at the speed of light and turn your lights on, what happens?
I'll PM you my Postal Address, and you can have them Posted to me instead perhaps ..... hehehehehe. :-)