Can do 'odd Internet' searches like:
- Garden gnome seeking friend in Bradford area
- Sensible views on EU referendum
- Recipe for cheezy beanzy
- Cheeky Girls hit records
- Krankies impersonator world class custard wrestling

​can it do ordinary internet searches?

Add the aps to an sd card you can go up to 128g that should be enough for anything

You try telling that to everyone who moans when there is a tablet posted with 1Gb Ram...all tablets should have 2gb blah blah blah..
Thanks for posting comparison, appreciated.

​got both and the lenovo A10 is by far the better tablet. it might have only 1gb of ram but it beats the zenpad in just about every way. screen is clearer and more vivid with deeper colours. General browsing on the web and youtube us significantly quicker on the Lenovo. unfortunately the zenpad is slow in comparison.

Thinking of sending ours back, shame really cos its like new. Thinking of getting the 16gb. I know it's only 8gb so have installed a 32gb card. Also installed app manager 3, moved most apps to sd card but still very low on memory and getting the insufficient storage message. Anybody have any other fixes?

​ok will do it next week.

If you could post back a comparison it would be interesting to many I'm sure (me included as I only have the Lenovo A10)

got mine. alll good but it is very slow to load web pages. only 2gb of storage storage which isnt enough once you take into account the OS. just bought the levono A10 and will see which one is better before sending one back

Mine arrived today and seems DOA

Has anyone who bought and received their tablet tried going into power off...? I accidentally tapped on Power Off when I tried to reboot and now it is not responding at all... Tried plugging it into charger (both the one that came with the box and other functional ones at home), screen doesn't even come on.

Does anyone know if I still have to pay for the return postage in this case...?!

Sending back the 8gb and buying the 16gb. Ran out of space pretty much instantly with "standard" apps and no games and moving most apps to sd card. That said my bad. Other than that it's a cracking cheap tablet and the built in UI is pretty smooth.

The display looks crisp.

Has this got GPS?

brilliant device

sorry dont trust refurbs - cheap bad experience from them :disappointed:

Cheers for this, just bought as I've got a very old Lenovo IdeaTab A2109A, I just use it to play videos and it's fine for that but anything on the internet, kills it.
So hopefully this is a cheapy update for my needs.

I wish I'd never been to Specsavers as what I witnessed after doing those searches has scarred me for life, especially the last one, how she even got her leg in that position, well the mind boggles!

I have one. good tablet. as with many other cheap tablets wifi is a little hit and miss and often doesn't reconnect after waking from sleep (I just use a wifi on/off widget on homescreen as a wrokaround)

good sound quality though and for day to day use a decent enough tablet.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lenovo-a10-quadcore-16gb-10-1-tablet-mfr-refurb-with-12mths-warranty-84-99-argos-2208174

Hi there, how about the leveno tab 16 GB for an extra 5 pound. Anybody bought this, your inputs are highly appreciated, I need to go for one......

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-A10-10-1-Inch-16GB-WiFi-Android-Tablet-Blue-Black-/331706805459

If i was to write a review of the I received I would probably write exactly the same. Overall really happy for £70

hot thanks!

Please can anyone with one of tehse say for absolute certain whether it has GPS?

The Z300C datasheet on the Asus website says that it does, but this is a Z300CX and maybe the "X" stands for "we took away the GPS"....

Thanks, Rob

​Just tried new batman trailer (would vote cold).

Noticeable difference.. Ipad much deeper and richer, almost like it's got a subwoofer built in.

Azus, perfectly listenable, with the volume up, quite harsh and tinny at the high end, lack of depth of Base at the low end. I'd say the tinnyness would be more of an issue.

Wouldn't complain at the price. Pound for pound Wouldn't say the ipad is 4x better!

Putting Kodi on it was a bit of a pain, kept dropping wifi for some reason even though showing good connection, once on it was clunky for a while but once all updates went through its behaving a bit better with a Hyper TT build.
As a tablet it's a bit slow overall, battery drain is just about reasonable but I am concerned with its wifi connection which just seems so flaky.

Hi, if you compare the built in speakers of the iPad Air to the speakers of this tablet when watching let's say a new action trailer on YouTube..

How does the speakers compare to the iPad?

Mine just arrived on the basis of this deal thanks :wink:

Condition: box a bit tatty, but tablet, case and charger mint.

The actual device.. (To be fair I have a MotoX pure phone and Ipad air as reference, not really in the same league in terms of tech.. but also cost)

Screen: not bad, not great, from a distance. The colour is vibrant, but the resolution to my eye makes it a poor reader, text a bit too fuzzy to be pleasant. Iplayer is perfectly watchable but being picky it has a slight lack of crispness and odd blur a bit like watching an early plasma TV.

Sound: fine to my ear, but if I want to listen to music the ear phones go in. Worked flawlessly with chromecast audio.

Speed: feels quite clunky in comparison to newer items but usable, dumped the stock launcher (super easy from Google play) deleted most the Asus apps and put on SwiftKey keyboard makes a big difference. Workable but again. Not frustratingly slow, but a little lagging at times, not tried any games.

Overall. External finish is really quite good, it slightly raises expectations of the overall performance and experience. Its no Ipad, if I paid 120 I'd feel quite disappointed compared to what else is out there at 70 I feel quite happy I've bagged a bargain.

Hope it helps. :man:

Ordered one- thanks op

You omitted the infamous search " the life and times of a frozen pea ( biographical perspective)"!

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rulmismopajc08 May 2016
Really low performance comparing previous generation MemoPad I own. Even with 2GB memory and better processor. Laggy, problems starting up, weights more.

You can find better options for sure.

Might be the intel processor is not optimized yet for android.

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KpdjLBu04 May 2016
Massive let down my Hudl was quicker but too slow so I bought this crap instead, 4 mins to start up then video crashes games too slow just rubbish.

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espinosa767LLC125 Apr 2016
I´m sad with this tablet.
Wifi signal is lost all the time and ASUS does not respond about upgrading to marshmallow.

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mouK2II13 Apr 2016
what is the battery power

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jdion, 22 Feb 2016
What cpu speed do you see when running cpuz?
the real speed is max 900 MHZ, not 1.2 as you find on all websites.

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john3Lgf18 Mar 2016
is asus zenpad 10 z300 supported OTG (USB host)?

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AnonymoussXGJ13 Mar 2016
This is my 2nd ASUS z300c. The 1st one had issues with Wi-Fi connectivity.
No troubles with number 2. Very good with games and video. Good solid design with high end specks at a budget price. Highly recommended.

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jdionsxt922 Feb 2016
What cpu speed do you see when running cpuz?

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Cris, 18 Dec 2015
Has anyone gone through some majour issues? How smooth is it?
My ZenPad 10 has had a few problems. Keeps going into standby for no reason, on test at moment after a factory reset. Font colour and bold changed somehow but could not change it back another factory reset. The tech support is not very good factory reset is their solution.
I have had this 2 months and I am on my third factory reset, when I had an Amazon kindle probs it was replaced without question, as you can guess I won't be buying an ASUS product ever again.

Bought my daughter this tablet and she loves it, avoid Acer as their customer service is terrible.

Had this delivered today. The ASUS model naming conventions are a nightmare to wade through. Argos delivered a Z300CT. First impressions are good - apart from the ASUS logo splashed on the front right near the viewing bezel. Tablet has a 'heft' to it. Installing was simple. Updating straightforward. Browsing was fast after the update and video playback was good. The screen was also very nice for a budget model at that resolution. Text however looks jaggy and unaliased. I've decided to send mine back because the cameras are absolutely **** - especially and bizarrely the 0.3mp shooter they decided to put on the front. Skype would be one of the main uses and this is actually unusable to the point of ridiculous. Apparently what camera spec you get depends on what country you live in for this model!

Cheers bd, tried 2 chargers, definitely no right. Sending it back. Thanks for your reply.

Yeah...don't think he has replied as it takes him two days to get down as far as 'H' in the app list on his tablet to open HotUKDeals app..

Mine's fine but I used a cable I already had - not the one that came in the box

Ours arrived today, everything fine except charging port, cable just wobbles about unlike any device I have owned before. Anybody else have the same problem? It does charge but just so loose.

Did you hear about that guy on HotUKDeals who has 3000 apps?

Mine came today as well, it was factory sealed and mint and it came with an ASUS branded cover/stand in the box.

This is great value!

Add in a cheap cover/stand, a decent memory card and Bluetooth keyboard and that's a very capable machine.

Since I got a 10" tablet I've only turned my laptop on three times!

I received mine today.. The tab is spotless.

I went for this because of the 2GB RAM.. My son's Samsung Tab E with 1GB RAM struggles and also keeps dropping the wifi connection.

Wouldn't get another asus pad again- they don't support android updates after a few months the one I've got albeit the 7" memo pad HD came with 4.0 updated to 4.2 then that was that. Cold

Black one also available for £84.99 but I'll go for the white one for an extra fiver.

£40.01?

Ditto. There will be a right load of shovelware amongst that lot.

Just wondering why anyone would need over 3000 apps installed??

Don't know I've never tried.

Don't scoff at 1200x800 when it is adequate for nearly all applications. Fact : 14" monitor that was used with Windows XP, had a VGA resolution, 640x480, and was perfectly satisfactory for all computing needs for multimedia and graphics and continues to be effective. Lower resolution means lower number of pixels to light up unnecessarily and means lower powered. This resolution of 1200 X 800 (~149 ppi pixel density) is typically the resolution used for newspaper and magazines. Moreover for budget laptops they are mostly still sold at this resolution 1080x768 or slighly more for up to 15" screen.

I bought 2 for Roccat Power Grid for Star Citizen ... Should be good for that :smiley:

There is no reduced functionality as this particular app takes advantage of a feature called Linux symlinking. (As some of you guys will already know, just like MacOS, the AndroidOS is largely based on Linux.) But I'd agree with you that rooting is not everyone's cup of tea. :disappointed:

98% of the apps function without a hitch when symlinked. I have the remaining 2%, mainly Google apps, installed on the device's internal storage. I have just 1 app that won't work on a rooted device and that is Nowtv. For that app, I use my £20 Alcatel Android phone (not rooted) in combination w/ Chromecast.

I have 3,094 apps symlinked, 57 in internal storage. I still have over 2gb empty space left out of the device's meagre 8gb, which is plenty to ensure the apps run smoothly.

excellent

On Tabs, Out of 8GB space, 4 to 5 Gb will be used by Android and inbuild apps. Not all apps can be moved to SD Card using App to SD. I bought 8 GB tabs for my brother and my mother. They had lot of problems regarding space. If the space gets full, Tabs used to crash more often. I suggest to buy tab with more than 16 GB of space as personal experience.

You forget that not everyone wants to root their tablet either because they don't have the knowledge to do it, can't be bothered doing it or simply don't want to do it. So it is a concern if you fall into these categories not to mention the reduced functionality in some apps that you'll probably encounter because they're on the SD card. It's just simpler to pay an extra tenner or so for the 16gb version.

No worries about 8gb storage. You can root the device with kingroot and then install 'app2sd pro' to liink all your apps to your micro sd card. You can easily stash about 6 - 7,000 apps onto 128gb. I have over 3,000 apps installed on my 64gb card.

It's a £70 tablet what did you expect? A Retina display? You aren't going to get a full HD screen on this sort of spec tablet for £70. The nearest was £109 on that John Lewis deal the other week for the Lenovo A10 for £110 which went quickly and is now back to it's standard price of £180.

Maybe it is what you are used to but even the 9" Nook HD+ I bought over 3 years ago had a 1920x1280 screen so this tablet's much lower res in a bigger screen is the killer for me too.

​I have but I used an Amazon basics stylus, worked okay but I think the stylus wasn't the best which was the problem

good piece of kit for the money

White 16gb version also available

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-Zenpad-10-Inch-1-1-Ghz-2GB-16GB-Android-5-0-Tablet-White-/361407879255

Yeah 8.2 should be fine

I'm not good at Math. Is it ok for 8.2 inch?

Thanks ordered 10 inch 16 gb

potato quality resolution cold lol

Hot

​the speakers are only as thin as the tablet. if you want decent sound from any tablet then headphones..

Long shot but has anyone ever had this with its stylus? I'm looking for something to use as a sketchbook like a new 10.1 or something.

1200x800 is ok for any tablet tbh. My tv which is 50" is only 1920x1080 so dependant on viewing distance this will look higher quality. I know that higher res is better but not a deal breaker on a tablet, well unless you drop too low. Currently on an ultra hd screen myself but for the most part no real difference in daily use but is nice.

I'm still on an HP Touchpad mainly because of the quality of the speakers. I have tried many other tablets, but none come close! I suppose an ipad is pretty good as well, but I prefer android..

You would think in the 5 years since the Touchpad was launched good quality speakers would be the bare minimum on any media device.

Considering this or the refurb Lenovo A10 Argos as for £110. I can't see much in it.

It's only a slightly tinny sound but that's the case with most tablets as you're never going to get the same sound out of them as you would out of a dedicated stereo. The bass is good but it's at the higher end of the bass range so I wouldn't describe it as a deep booming bass but that's down to the size if the speakers. I have a wireless speaker which I stream my audio to from my tablets and if audio is very important to you I'd always recommend getting a separate Bluetooth speaker but I'd have no problems listening to the sound from this tablets speaker for an extended period as it's one of the better ones I have heard.

ordered and replacing a sumsung galaxy tab 10.1 (version1 2012) so should be some step up !

Thanks Rossmore, would you say it's very "tinny" are does it have a bit of deeper bass?

I am looking at one for media, mainly Kodi and youtube, but if it's going to emit a high pitched wine similar to my wife then I'll rather pass..

The sound quality isn't brilliant to be honest but it's not bad. It supposed to have Dolby dts sound. I'd give it 7/10.

I would agree with this as I bought the 16gb version of this from Argos EBay when it was posted on here a few weeks back as back up to an IPad Air 2. It was only £10 more at the time for the 16gb version but it's £89.99 now. It may well still be worth considering the bigger version as you will lose some of your 8gb for the system area. On the 16 gb version only about 12gb is left for your apps after the system partition is taken into account. There more apps than you think that can be moved to the SD card but that doesn't include the more popular ones like Facebook for instance.

Initially I feared the worst when I got this tablet as it arrived with the original retail box which was very tatty looking with holes in it. However the tablet inside which was a white one was pristine bar a scratch on the back on of it which wasn't that noticeable as the backing is silver. The screen is decent on this and a lot better than I thought it would be but obviously not up there with the Retina display on iPads. There is a bit of noticible lag on some apps but it's a budget tablet and is excellent for Internet browsing and the less intensive apps out there. Definitely a decent buy as a budget tablet.

My Lenovo a10 runs same res and its absolutely fine

Can anyone comment on the speaker/sound quality?

1200x800 is okay for a 7INCH

1200x800 is NOT okay for a 10inch .....



But this is only £69.99 so HOT

Amazon reviews are probably the worst gauge out there of whether an item is decent or not. They're not be trusted as you get way too many idiots giving things one star for their item not being delivered on time or one star for the wrong colour being delivered etc which of course tell you nothing about how good the product is. There's more trusted reviews out there.

3.5 stars on Amazon.com, not wholly convincing, but enough for many.

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ZenPad-Z300C-A1-BK-Tablet-Black/dp/B010XHCSKE

Would have gone for this but 8Gb is really too small these days. a couple of big apps and it'll be full up

Nice find, ordered, thanks.

Hahahahahahahahaha!!! you kill me, thats so funny. ha ha.

Yolo, been looking for 1 for holiday. Internet browsing and FM - gg.

Can do 'odd Internet' searches like:
- Garden gnome seeking friend in Bradford area
- Sensible views on EU referendum
- Recipe for cheezy beanzy
- Cheeky Girls hit records
- Krankies impersonator world class custard wrestling

That doesn't always work as not all apps can be moved to the SD card. Even my 16Gb (Asus) tablet is creaking and that's after moving everything I possibly can to the SD card. So no way is 8gb even worth bothering with unless you only ever plan on watching films on it I suppose. But then a blu-ray player is cheaper and you can stream through that.

1200x800 .. can't believe no one has put that and said.. "Cold"... but this definitely gets heat from me.

Perfect. I'm looking for a larger portable screen to use Playstation's remote play, whilst the missus is indulging in crap TV.

Hey guys, could someone please comment on the picture quality of this tablet please. I am interested in this for my mom.

Also, any luck with Android CM available for this tablet?

Add the aps to an sd card you can go up to 128g that should be enough for anything

I've got this 16gb version of this tab. it's pretty decent, good screen! mainly just use it for browsing, YouTube and kodi, runs football manager mobile okay too, not at a high setting unfortunately. I've ended up only having these apps on it though as it gets really sluggish when it has too much on it! I'd imagine if you could root it and install a cleaner Android it would be much better but I'm not sure if that's possible

Bought. No brainer for films and the odd internet search

Thank you, I have been looking for a large tablet and this seems to tick all the boxes for me. Heat added.

is this a better spec than the 10.1 inch galaxy tab 3? that's what I currently got and it's sloooow (maybe because of Samsung's jizwiz :smiley:)

Great price, great spec, heat added :man:

good price for a decent spec tab