I have owned one of these for 18 months and have to say it is very good (screen is particularly clear) but this is very old tech now and 16gb of internal storage makes it very difficult to keep up to date - personally I would spend a little more and get something with a better spec - at least 32gb of internal memory and 2gb of RAM.

​As is your spelling :smile:

windows 10 runs like a dog on 1gb ram

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302226241820 £15 here if they honour it

Can you download google play store on this tablet?

Never mind, they have hiked the price. Not a deal at the current price.

PS: Does anybody know whether it is possible to install Android like on the 7" version? That would probably be a more useful OS.

Indeed. While the price is right, there are two problems with this tablet: the CPU is quite weak, and 1 GB of RAM is no longer sufficient for recent versions of Windows 10. So you may struggle to even run updates on this, certainly once you actually install a program or two.

For specific use cases this is still useful, but as a general Windows tablet not so much. (Oh, and the Windows app store for tablets is really barren, none of my top apps are in there, all the Google apps are missing, even Skype is quite limited.)

does this tablet work with the Microsoft wireless display adapter?

strangely enough no one (yet) blamed Russians for it ))

Nicely done. Obviously using images avoids all the faff looking for drivers etc, but you've at least shown the reinstall suggestion works.

If you want to be a real hero now, upload an image of your working system, so that others can get to that point more easily!

Yeah I dont mind doing a full reinstall but i heard the correct drivers are nigh on impossible to get hold of so I am trying to figure the best way to back the drivers up - dont really do that much. Ideally a revery disk/image for the 32gb version would be good. I have created a macrium backup (with usb otg) but then the recovery usb has to accomodate the image too. Well either way it's a bit lame by tesco. They may end up going back if i cant be bothered going through the reinstall. Thanks for the info much appreciated

I'm still checking this but this is what I done to get back the full 32gb instead of the 16gb imaged drive.
(Obvioulsy this is for the 32gb versions that only show 16gb (check with diskpart first - should show 29gb .....cmd --> diskpart --> list disk)

ONLY DO THIS IF YOU CAN RECOVER SAFELY BACK TO WHERE YOU WERE BEFORE YOU ATTEMPTED THIS - OTHERWISE DO NOT

Needed or at least what I used
a - USB Stick (to install windows - 8gb to be safe)
b-OTG cable - to give the micro usb charging port an extended usbsocket for the windows USB stick)
c-Keyboard (obvioulsy a usb keyboard won't work as there are no ports and the one you are using is for the usb stick though i never tried a usb hub into the usb otg they are low power items so might work)

1)I logged into the tablet, and copied the folder "DriverStore" at C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore to external drive
This I believe contained all my drivers.
2)Downloaded official ISO (untick to make x86 only) from microsoft and using rufus to make a bootagle USB i tihnk you couold just get windows tool to make the usb
3) I re-installed windows x86 with the USB pressing F7 (with Fn button) during boot
3b) deleting partitions reveals the full 32gb
4) Installed windows you might have to do this on your side as screen was in portrait mode lol
5) After windws has booted - You might not need to do this but I restarted using Setttings -> Update&Security ->Recovery ->Advance StartUp(restart now) ->Troubleshooting -> More Advance Start up - and chose option 7 to enable unsigned driver signing
6)Booted into windows copied folder "DriverStore" to the desktop
6b) Stay disconnected from the internet as it stops random/wrong driver files being installed
7)Went to device manager and anything that needed drivers ie "Unknown" double clicked on it and chose update driver .....from computer .....and pointed at the desktop folder "DriverStore" (driver installed)
8)Did this several times (Though you dont need to keep pointing the folder as it remembers last folder)
9) After it looked like a had done them all i had to reboot and more unknown showed up so had to continue to install drivers (might have had to reboot a coupel fo times but just keep checking device manager till all drivers are installed (by not seeing any exlmation or question marks next to the items.

SO FAR looking good....Only do this though if you have enough of a backup to get back to where you were before as i'm still testing this.

thanks! it worked! i remember reading something like this before as i found info on this site about keyboards, but thought that the little metal balls in the centre were the magnets, rather than hidden inside, and i didn't think it sounded right as i thought it would be changing the connecting pins carrying data and power, but i see that inside there are 3 magnets on each side and it appears the magnets were the wrong way round meaning the magnetic polarity (or whatever it's called) was pushing the tablet away rather than pulling it towards the case. so pulling out the magnets and letting them stick to the tablet showed the right way round and they just then slipped back into the same slots and it worked first time i put it in. i might stick a tiny touch of superglue just to be sure

i've got it plugged into power right now, but on the basis the magnets keep attached properly it should hold the table in place from falling out when the case is folded, but i suppose care is required as it founds round the long sides of the case but theres nothing on the short ends to stop it dropping out if the magnets don't hold it in place. a large rubber band may help. i'd usually stick mine in the back slot of a courier bag so this wouldn't be a huge issue

it's actually a great little cheap tablet/netbook with the keyboard

thanks for your comments!

But the tablet is too small for the case? When it's closed doesn't the tablet fall out?

You have to open the keyboard and change the orientation of one of the magnets. I found this on the web...

I bought the same dock and managed to modify it to fix it to work with the Connect 9 - guess they put the magnets in it the wrong way round in the factory! It was easy enough to modify the dock to compensate.

Just pry the black plastic section on the left of the dock connector, starting at the far left end, using a blunt table knife just slide it just under the edge on the left hand side, slide it along a little and not too deep as there are plastic clips you could snap off. Don't push it in too hard or far, just enough to get it under and just twist it gently to pry up the plastic casing left of the dock connector. You only need to go a little way along. Lift the plastic up gently using the knife and the magnets will drop straight out. You don't need to completely remove the plastic cover, just pry it up from the left toward the centre connector pins and lift it a little - you don't need to pull it right off. There are 3 magnets in total, 2 smaller ones and one longer one.

Try placing them on the left bottom side of the tablet to get them into the right orientation and carefully take them off keeping the right orientation and slip them back inside the casing. If you haven't mashed it all up with the knife you should be able to clearly see where they go. The smaller magnets go toward the left end, the longer one goes toward the centre where the connector is.

When you're done, you should be able to click the black plastic casing back down. If you haven't broken it by jamming the knife in too far it should all click and seal back into place without any problem. If not and you've managed to break any of the clips a little superglue would do the job. I was careful with it and managed it first time.

i got one the other week when it was £13. it does work, but the magnetic connection on the side doesn't hold in place properly on it's own when using the connect 9. you have to hold the tablet to keep it pushed down, or perhaps duct tape it at the back (which i haven't tried yet, but will). when it was connected (pushed down) it worked fine. it's just a shame it didn't "click" into place. it's because it's held in place by magnets and it's not strong enough on the left side. when i originally looked for that keyboard it was £30 on the tesco site, but it looked a better option than other keyboards as it didn't need USB or to be charged up for bluetooth

if anyone else has one working with a connect 9 and has figured a way to hold it in place, please let me know

If DiskPart sees 29GB then that's definitely what's happened, and also probably solves the mystery of how my 2 ended up the way they were - Tesco Outlet refurbishers not bothering to create different images for different tablets.

In my case reimaging was fairly easy, as I had access to a fully working example of the exact same tablet. From that point it's simply a matter of creating a full disk image of the working tablet and then transferring that image to the faulty machines. So if anyone has a working model and can upload the images (a 4-5GB file though), you'd be sorted.

Failing that, you'd need to look into whether the manufacturer supplies recovery images.

I guess maybe the easiest way in theory could be to boot up from a Windows 10 install USB and then reinstall Windows from scratch in the hope that the Windows installer will repartition the entirety of the available drive space. I haven't done this myself so I'm not sure that it would work, but I can't see any reason why it shouldn't. If you do go down that road though, make sure to extract all your drivers before doing anything else, as they can be a pain to find later on!

BTW, how are you down a tablet? Surely you'll just get a full refund/replacement for the missing one?

I am genuinely curious now how many 32GB tablets are being sold as having half the storage because Tesco couldn't be bothered to use the right images... :smile: Some bargains to be had there!

You might be right....just seen 29gb in diskpart.... Still I'm down one tablet but least there is some positive.
BTW is it easy to reimage... Is there any guide?

Bit of a long shot, but I've previously seen this with used tablets (also Connects from Tesco, as it happens, albeit the 7-inch models). In that instance, two Connect tablets were incorrectly reimaged with a ROM from a completely different 16GB tablet (a Toshiba, I think), and as a result even Disk Management was unable to "see" beyond 16GB.

(IIRC. the only way to confirm that a 32GB disk was actually present was to run DISKPART from the command prompt. The command LIST DISK would then report the full size of the disk.)

In the end I reimaged both tablets with the correct system for the tablet, and regained my full 32GB, so something similar might have happened here (although I doubt it!)

That keyboard is for the 10" model. Can't see it working well with an 8.9" tablet.

Actually I bought one of these keyboards too http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162371615525?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Item number 162371615525 for keyboard

Keyboard arrived well packaged and early - i tested it with the tablet and it works well all be it the member below is correct it is slightly too largefor an 8.9 though does connect - It's an international/US keyboard - Speechmark button swapped with hashtag - not UK) but ok cheap working keyboard.- Edit Also thanks to the member popoya below who was right that 1 or 2 magnets might need to be swapped to lock into the tablet firmly
Tablets arrived later, packaging fully ripped, and 32gb box had 16gb tablets AND one tablet missing. - Guess who the national retailer was and who the smaller business was? I know Tesco are slipping in retail but this wont get better lol

Guys dont worry even the official tesco buy was dodgy - THIS IS A TESCO BUY - Hahahahah the parcel also arrived ripped as the delivery guy even mentioned it to me. I didnt have much hope then. Was a Bit harsh at tesco - yes mine just arrived Supposed to be 3x 32gb they swapped them out for 16gb versions!!!! hahaha.(might have been wrong) see further below message

You can confirm by holding bottom left on windows logo and clicking on disk management. I suppose £73.98 for 3 16gb versions at £24.66 each isnt bad but the common filthy chav way of blagging people out of the 32gb version is wrong...mine are going back, i'm all about the principle. hahahaha in fact ive just opened the last one and there was nothing IN IT !!!!!
hahahahahaha.2 for 3 more like. No decency.
OK they might be 32gb see below but I'm out one as the packaging was ripped fully so maybe just badly wrapped

Interesting if it is the 16gb version - and if this is a national retailers way of not honoring the deal? How low can they stoop? and then they expect the commom man to behave well?

mine have turned up - and despite buying 3x 32gb ones. Each of them state I have used around 8-9gb of a possible 13.7gb (so only have around 5gb left) surely the extra 18gb can't be hidden and used for the operating system etc as it states the storage that's already been used (out of my 13.7gb quota) is partly used up (8.37gb) by 'system and reserved' which means unusable storage would be using 26gb...... surely that's not right is it? Has anyone else got this? The boxes state they are 32gb (Just for information one was grade A, 2 were grade B, but they were all in great condition and they still seem pretty good for the money)

The 3 for 2 offer is finished now?

Had same issue, phoned paypal again, said my inquiry was fraud to the automated query and got through to someone who actually understood and refunded straight away.

Tried with paypal again different agent on phone .

They have refunded as it was at status "pending" no claim or anything was needed will be back in my account next 2-3 days

I got stung for a ridiculously cheap intel i5 last month.

Open the dispute in paypal - which says contact the seller.
Contacted the seller via paypal...
No response after a few weeks, then able to escalate the claim.
Paypal auto refunded after a few more weeks.
Not difficult just need patience.

PayPal and eBay CS have me running around in circles. My payment is Pending but PayPal say they can't do anything, contact eBay and eBay say contact PayPal.

I called paypal and they refunded me the £15. Thats that then!

Thanks very much i will try mid next week and see where i get to

They usually want you to try & resolve problems with the seller first - so they don't normally allow you to open a case for three days in the PayPal resolution centre (or 8 days via eBay). It's different here because it looks like the sellers account has been compromised so you shouldn't contact the seller. Probably best to wait a few days to see if they sort it out or phone them up if your worried. The few times I've needed to contact PayPal customer services they've been very good.

How the hell do you raise a claim , it states:

We're sorry, there's an issue with this purchase. Unfortunately, PayPal reports that we can't open a case for this item.You can try to sort out this problem by contacting the seller.

I had a dispute raised against me within 40 minutes of a transaction, so not sure about that...

You'd be much better off with an android tablet if that's all you need it for.

Unfortunately they have now taken my money.

It was automatic,
But I phoned them to make sure.

Log out of your account and log back in.
In activity, mines says refund complete.

Anyone know what grade the two deals listed in the OP are? Can't seem to find that info anywhere. Cheers.

:confused::D

but being serious i hope ebay crack down on the seller

Are they refunding purchasers automatically or was it because you contacted them?

I contacted PayPal by email and they replied with a electronic reply.
So I called them, and it was already being refunded back to my account.

You can "lol" all you like ismaildeals123. This happened on your deal page and a lot of people will want blood! lol

lol just logged into my hukd account and found that people are buying off someone else for £15
to be honest that price was too good to be true :neutral_face:
just stick to major brands buying off tesco such as the tablet i listed.

I have contacted their chat service and have been told the payment is still showing as unclaimed, so they suggested I try to cancel through PayPal . I told them there was no option to cancel the transaction, so now they want me to contact PayPal customer support to file a dispute.

That's normal - you can't raise a dispute until 3 days after the transaction.

Whatever happened to ebay's buyer protection? Looks like I have just lost 15GBP. Tried to open a case and got this message "We're sorry, there's an issue with this purchase. Unfortunately, PayPal reports that we can't open a case for this item.You can try to sort out this problem by contacting the seller."

Update: Managed to get a refund by contacting PayPal through their online messaging system. eBay was no help at all. I knew the deal was too good to be true, but thought the worse that could happen was that the seller would cancel the sale. Didn't realize eBay just basically abandons buyers if a seller's account has been hacked.

Will PayPal sort this out automatically or do we need to do something?

Our records show that you recently contacted or received messages from babilious1 through eBay's messaging system. We’re writing to let you know that an unauthorized third party may have compromised this member's account security. It’s important to note that we’re unaware of any problems with your account. We recommend the following precautions to help keep you safe:
- Don't respond to offers to buy or sell an item from this user. The offer may be fraudulent, and the transaction won't be covered by eBay.
- Don't respond to any messages you received from this user that appear to be a Second Chance Offer for an item you recently bid on.
- Never pay for eBay items using instant cash wire-transfer services such as Western Union or MoneyGram. It's against eBay's Safe Payments Policy for a seller to request payment with these methods.

For more information, please visit:
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If you’ve already sent payment for an off-eBay transaction, contact the payment service you used to make the purchase immediately. If you’re a seller who already shipped an item to a fraudulent buyer, contact the postal service or shipping company you used to have it returned to you.

If you have received any messages that seem suspicious, please forward them to us at [email protected] for review. For more information about staying safe on eBay, please visit eBay’s Safety Centre at:
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We appreciate your cooperation.

Thanks,

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"This listing was ended by the seller because there was an error in the listing."

I bought 4 of these 8.7" yesterday of the website.

I got my buy 2 get 1 free.

They cost £30.00 each.

Delivery email posted saying arrives Tuesday.

Mine also says "processing" which is weird,

VG. bought mine before christmas and didn't find a thing on any search engine... but appreciate the find.

now, if anyone can point me to a site that'll help me turn this into a children's educational/play tablet, ala kurio (but way less cluttered), again, appreciated.

if anyone has found a good site that guide's you through uk edu and games for children while also guiding you through process for protection too... (and, yes, i will do some searching myself... honest injun!

That's my feeling as well. Seen enough similar listings with hijacked accounts, and the only difference here is that it's a relatively low value item being listed at a knockdown price.

To be honest though, I've had loads of Windows tablets, and`16gb isn't enough storage for any practical purposes.

Just bought a £15 one. The payment says processing on ebay summary page (normally it goes through instantly). I wouldn't get my hopes up on this one, especially considering the seller has no selling feedback.

ordered 1 x £15 ones, so far looks good, order confirmed whatever that means

Micro not mini

I'm hunting for a tablet with a high res back camera, any suggestions?

Thanks.

I like my little tab, but the 16gb has become an issue with updating Windows. The 32gb would set be a better option

I bought some of the 8" variety yesterday which were £35 and 3 for 2 (gone now), they have already been dispatched. Thought I'd got an absolute bargain at £23.33 each so seeing them at £15 each is either a) a bit of a kicker or b) too good to be true!?

Will be interesting to see, they are new as well whereas the Tesco Outlet ones were Grade C refurb

Entire description cut & pasted from Tesco listing including price. Looks like a hijacked account to me but you never know.

Would this be good for just steam streaming?

Does anyone know if you get free Microsoft 365 included for a year with this??

Some people are buying 5 haha

order 2 x £15 ones , fingers crossed.

Will be perfect for watching netflix while doing boring jobs in the kitchen. Dad will appreciate one to as he is on a 7inch kindle i got him last year.

Thank you

dont forget to add import duty and handling to that,probably over £20 !

DS150E (ebay special), just a bit easier than humping laptop around, my current tablets battery is shot so makes it a nightmare when you have to turn power off.

What kind of Delphi(car computer) ?

Thank you for the feedback how was youtube ? And how was basic web browsing 1-2 tabs open was it smooth?

That's what I thougth, but it's gone through at £15. Only want it for my Delphi(car computer) to link to. Fingers crossed

Interesting, it says £37.50 further down the page but will add to basket at £15. Seller has feedback from buying only not selling.

£25 is a crazy price. I got one with 36gb for £32.50 just before xmas. I've not used it much tho. just bought another 16gb one for £15. at those prices they are great gifts for people. depending on what you do, w10 is fine. it runs kodi and Netflix and spotify and let's you browse. if I had something like this 15 years ago I'd consider it worth £500 and pay that.

that's what I bought one for, and sold it as it was just way too slow. Netflix was ok, but browsing the web and watching videos on the web was stuttering

bought and sold one of these before. Very slow when you open more than one app at the time. Couldn't even keep up with browsing. You get what you pay for. Better off with a kindle fire tablet for this money - better apps and OS better made for tablets

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302226241820 £15 here if they honour it

Would this be good for Netflix and browsing the web, magazines that's all I would need it for.. Or are they way too slow?

Mini

I can't quite see, is it full sized HDMI, or mini HDMI?

what's maximum memory with sd card for q6gb device? ​

Assuming mine was exact same version , yes it does, down the left hand edge.

update: actually you can see the port on the side on image so Yes!

I have a generic one with a keyboard builtin (no camera hole) for £6 from Amazon

Yes. Windows 10 Store version

hey can it play minecraft.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Windows-Connect-8-9-Tablet-32GB-Intel-Atom-Quad-Core-Wi-Fi-Windows-10-Unit-Only/292017457766?_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41434%26meid%3D613bcd41872849ffb16bf33f30889493%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D401152271965

Be quick only 7 left, not sure what ram it's got

updated link
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sme/tesco_outlet/Buy-2-get-1-free-add-3-to-basket/so.html?_soffid=5024347004&_soffType=OrderSubTotalOffer&_sid=2054254

:laughing:

Has the three for two offer been pulled?

32gb ones are now out of stock. Was on the fence and they got snapped up. did end up with the 16gb. As they say you snooze you lose. lol

Hopefully this doesn't contain one of the doomed cpus

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/07/intel_atom_failures_go_back_18_months/

1GB with Windows is horific

I don't know which search engine you use but google threw this up in 0.0025 secs...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-Connect-ACdream-Premium-Leather/dp/B017XPXRKO?th=1

It should be fairly clear, the effected ones appear to begin C2******

So anyone dual boot android much with these?

Well, it's Android for starters and 32GB on-board.

I have owned one of these for 18 months and have to say it is very good (screen is particularly clear) but this is very old tech now and 16gb of internal storage makes it very difficult to keep up to date - personally I would spend a little more and get something with a better spec - at least 32gb of internal memory and 2gb of RAM.

Come on, where are the " windows 10 runs like a dog on 1gb ram blah blah blah " comments? I was ready to set my watch by it

The 32gb one doesn't come with charger, anyone know what you use to charge it? I'm hoping it's micro USB as I have millions if those!

thankyou nice find
will add to description

They also have 32GB Storage for £2.50 extra
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401152271965

windows 10 runs like a dog on 1gb ram

Don't a lot of Metro apps (or Windows Store apps or UWP apps or whatever the kids are branded these days) require 1366x768?

Had an Acer tablet a few years back and I wouldn't touch Windows again (crépe pun intended), but then it is dirt cheap.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/visit?m=45020&q=2615068&API=true

how about this one with 4gb ram and card slot for 128gb .... delivered for £72 from china

I'd be very surprised if Viglin are really making these, Its more likely to be some Chinese outfit branding them how the customer requests....

Do they have HDMI out? Can't see it on the specs but appear to from the photos

75 quid x3 wtf to that heat added :smirk:

OP's deal is part of Buy 2, get 1 FREE. So if you are buying 3, it is £25/each.

Also there is a 32GB unit only for £25/each, if buying 3
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292018167765

Awesome for the price. HOT.

thanks to all who answered my question.

oh i understand

im not even sure myself the amount of times these chinese change branding on products :laughing:

Yeah this will be a Viglen

I understand that, but the manufacturer is sometimes different from the branding. In this case the branding is Connect but the manufacturer is Viglen, though the tablet is an exact copy of Linx.

See here to see the manufacturer and branding:
http://www.ebuyer.com/762783-connect-8-32gb-windows-10-tablet-nxr08001

when mine came it was in this box so im sure its connect

Branding is different to manufacturing.

Do you know who the actual Manufacturer is? If it's been mentioned already I do apologise.

I bought one off them a few months back, great bit of kit! Heat added. :smile:

Tempted to get one of these to play Jackbox portabley with friends and family; does anyone know if this will be able to handle it?