Tabretail have this "as new" manufacturer refurbished 10" tablet for only £59.99 delivered which runs lollipop 5.1 out of the box. It was launched late 2015 so a very current model and has 12 months guarantee.
Its a much faster tablet than the Argos lenovo tab A10 refurb available for £68.99, and the (admittedly 2gb) Asus Zenpad for £80 and around half the price of the John Lewis Lenovo Tab2 deal (NOW OUT OF STOCK AND UNLIKELY TO COME BACK) so I think worthy of a post of its own although the Tab2 is certainly a better tablet so it comes down to budget.
Interestingly the CPU's are very similar in the two tablets despite the price difference, a MT8163(ignore the ebay listing stating MT8151) vs a MT8165 so within 10% benchmarked however bigger differences elsewhere;
This has 1GB ram whereas the Tab2 has 2GB
This has around 9hrs battery life as opposed to 12hrs.
The Tab2 has a full HD screen whereas this is standard.
I cant imagine a point in my life where I need 12 hours battery life out of a tablet so that's not so much a plus point for me. I cant say in real life use I noticed much difference in the past on an 8" display between non HD and full HD but daresay it will be a plus point on a larger 10" display. The bugbear for me is the 1gb ram bottleneck which many of these budget buys have and that will probably swing me to buying the Tab2 over the other points however this is such a good price I thought I would post it.
As the CPUs are similar too I think this tablet stands out as best bang for the buck on the UK market at £60. The next price point of £110 delivers the superior Tab2 which compares very well with the 10" chinese imports from Chuwi, Onda and Teclast at similar money.
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ddotp
29 May 166#1
Props for taking the time to put down the comparisons. Hot.
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ddotp
29 May 166#1
Props for taking the time to put down the comparisons. Hot.
mc11
29 May 16#2
Really good for the price. Just picked up a fire tablet or I wold have got this for the extra.
UncleStan
29 May 16#3
A good deal
Hot!!!
Chaz_UK
29 May 16#4
Thermal paste will solve that.
UncleStan
29 May 16#5
Where should I apply :-)
VeedubyaGTi
29 May 16#6
Your local pc shop :smile:
DatAlbino
29 May 161#7
Good deal very cheap for a tablet ^^
Pros:
-Very cheap
-Decent processor
-Big screen with fairly good resolution
Cons:
-Heats up alot
-Quite laggy when multi tasking
-Poor audio and graphic performance
-not the biggest battery life
Overall well worth the money, just be prepped for 50 quids worth. Imo the Tab 2 is so much better at 109 New with a 2 year warranty but if you can only afford this you wont be disappointed. Hot
faddy54
29 May 16#8
Unlike the Tab 2, allows multiple user accounts?
Rossmor40
29 May 16#9
One thing about the processor comparison. Doesn't the Acer have an MT 8151 processor rather than a 8163?
benjammin316
29 May 16#10
That'll do for the kids, ta
76zedfour
29 May 161#11
Google B3-A20 and it says MT8163. I wouldn't take too much notice of ebay listing descriptions.
asia_2310
29 May 16#12
Ive ordered one
MJinfo
30 May 16#13
Hi,
I think this has an HDMI port unlike the others mentioned...is this battery removable too?
No HDMI? how d I connect it to watch/ put photos on the TV?
76zedfour
30 May 16#17
Quite hard to find a budget tablet with HDMI from my recent googling. If you have a smart TV, or a firestick or chromecast or AppleTV plugged into your TV you can screencast this tablet to the TV wirelessly. Get a chromecast for £22.99 from wuaki if you havent got one already.
benjammin316
31 May 16#18
Arriving tomorrow, via dpd which is fantastic as they give a 1hr window
MacPhisto
1 Jun 16#19
Anyone know how this compares to the LG Gpad 8.3"? I know it's a larger screen but spec or performance wise is it worth replacing?
Matt645
25 Nov 16#20
The LG 8.3 is awesome, my kids fight over it as the old Nexus 7 I have is knackered. I'd be happy if this was anywhere near as good.
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Its a much faster tablet than the Argos lenovo tab A10 refurb available for £68.99, and the (admittedly 2gb) Asus Zenpad for £80 and around half the price of the John Lewis Lenovo Tab2 deal (NOW OUT OF STOCK AND UNLIKELY TO COME BACK) so I think worthy of a post of its own although the Tab2 is certainly a better tablet so it comes down to budget.
Interestingly the CPU's are very similar in the two tablets despite the price difference, a MT8163(ignore the ebay listing stating MT8151) vs a MT8165 so within 10% benchmarked however bigger differences elsewhere;
This has 1GB ram whereas the Tab2 has 2GB
This has around 9hrs battery life as opposed to 12hrs.
The Tab2 has a full HD screen whereas this is standard.
I cant imagine a point in my life where I need 12 hours battery life out of a tablet so that's not so much a plus point for me. I cant say in real life use I noticed much difference in the past on an 8" display between non HD and full HD but daresay it will be a plus point on a larger 10" display. The bugbear for me is the 1gb ram bottleneck which many of these budget buys have and that will probably swing me to buying the Tab2 over the other points however this is such a good price I thought I would post it.
As the CPUs are similar too I think this tablet stands out as best bang for the buck on the UK market at £60. The next price point of £110 delivers the superior Tab2 which compares very well with the 10" chinese imports from Chuwi, Onda and Teclast at similar money.
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Hot!!!
Pros:
-Very cheap
-Decent processor
-Big screen with fairly good resolution
Cons:
-Heats up alot
-Quite laggy when multi tasking
-Poor audio and graphic performance
-not the biggest battery life
Overall well worth the money, just be prepped for 50 quids worth. Imo the Tab 2 is so much better at 109 New with a 2 year warranty but if you can only afford this you wont be disappointed. Hot
I think this has an HDMI port unlike the others mentioned...is this battery removable too?
http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/tablets/acer-iconia-one-10