Advent Vega 10" Tablet £99.97 @ PC World instore
Won't go into detail about the product - GIYF. Lousy screen viewing angles, everything else pretty much top notch once upgraded to Android 4.0 ICS. Trust me, had one since day one and paid over £230 for mine.
Anyway, in the Milton Keynes branch of PC World today (note - PC World, not Currys/PCWorld up the road), they had 1 left ex-display at £79.91 - didn't buy it because of a few minor screen scratches - but more importantly the member of staff who helped me was just covering up a display that said "Advent Vega 10" Tablet, Clearance £99.97" - and told me stock was arriving daily, they had 2 this morning already sold.
Best tablet under a ton, IMO.
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Jump to unread Post a CommentAside from the viewing angle (which is still not the worst of any of these tablets, I've seen worse), you find a fast dual-core processor, 512Mb RAM, camera, wifi, bluetooth, full size USB port, HDMI out, PROPER Google Play (formerly Android Market), plus you can update it to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich which is the best Android OS so far, with proper support for Tablet use. Not many of the sub-£100 Chinese tablets can do all that, and still be reliable, fast and have a long battery life?
Is it because it's not named after a big round green fruit, fanboys???
I am pretty convinced that many (most?) HUKD users vote based on their appreciation of the product, not the deal.........
Edited By: Hanonymouse on Jul 10, 2012 18:34: Wanted to clarify
I have to say, since VegaCream a fair few people have complained that the ROM upgrade caused a failure in the touchscreen - I think some evidence suggests that early models had a different touchscreen which is damaged by an excess of heat when this thing boots for the first time after a ROM upgrade, and the advice is not to boot it whilst plugged in to the mains. The perils of installing a non-standard ROM I suppose? YMMV.
For me, VegaICS gave me none of these problems - installed and run fine. See no point in moving to VegaCream as right now the ROM's are at the same stage, the change would give me no benefit and it would be silly to risk the touchscreen.
Also available is VegaComb, which was based on Android 3.2 Honeycomb - that was a very rounded ROM, worked well, no installation issues.
All of these are better than the stock Froyo 2.2 ROM, which was not ideal for a tablet as it was a phone OS.
Good luck - and do the update at your own risk of course!
Edited By: Hanonymouse on Jul 10, 2012 18:33
Have you tried a 7" tablet compared to a 10" tablet? No contest IMO.
Oh apparently that's been fixed and explained here.
Edited By: Hanonymouse on Jul 10, 2012 18:32
Have you tried a 7" tablet compared to a 10" tablet? No contest IMO.
Yes, I have, 7" is portable - 10" isn't.
I know what you mean though - the 10" may be able to replace a LapTop ...... but why not just use a laptop for those times?
7" is just perfect for mobility.
The major point about the Google Nexus is, of course, the fact that it will be a total and complete winner .... with all the benefits of owning a winning Tablet (just look at the iPad!!) .... all other tablets will be totally redundant within 10 days, that's why deals like this abound at the moment.
This Tablet will be £25 in August to clearout and, most importantly, all support will cease ..... nice paperweight though!
Have you tried a 7" tablet compared to a 10" tablet? No contest IMO.
Yes, I have, 7" is portable - 10" isn't.
I know what you mean though - the 10" may be able to replace a LapTop ...... but why not just use a laptop for those times?
7" is just perfect for mobility.
The major point about the Google Nexus is, of course, the fact that it will be a total and complete winner .... with all the benefits of owning a winning Tablet (just look at the iPad!!) .... all other tablets will be totally redundant within 10 days, that's why deals like this abound at the moment.
This Tablet will be £25 in August to clearout and, most importantly, all support will cease ..... nice paperweight though!
my 4.3" phone is perfect for mobility. and a 10" tablet does not replace a laptop. a 7" tablet is between a phone and what's of a good enough size to watch a film on and light enough to be portable. films on a 7" monitor would kill my eyes in the long run.
I personally use a laptop for when I have to work outside of home, a tablet for entertainment, reading the news, watching films, etc. I would NEVER EVER EVER trade my 10" tablet for a 7" one. it's like having an oversized phone (consider that the galaxy note 2 will be 1.5" smaller than the nexus 7) to carry around. absolutely not worth it.
Edited By: andreapedrazzini on Jul 10, 2012 19:28
Yes, capacitive multitouch. I'm running HoneyICE ROM on mine.
I predict that, within 3 months, all other Tablets will be in the bargain bucket ...... it's that simple.
I predict that, within 3 months, all other Tablets will be in the bargain bucket ...... it's that simple.
I reserve judgement till I've seen it - but I have to say I think I agree with Steve Jobs - what is the 7" tablet good for? Too big for a phone, too small to do anything productive - having used both an iPad and my Vega, I can't imagine how hard work a 7" tablet will be. So will the Google Nexus 7 just be a glorified "movie viewer"? Will they follow it up with a Google Nexus 10 maybe?
However, at the right price point, it will hopefully drive the prices of all the other tablets down - the NATPC T10A that Wendy Lou sells at Amazon looked pretty smart, but at a similar price to the Nexus 7 would you chose the import (single core CPU, but on a 10" screen) or the Google-supported gizmo...
Edited By: Hanonymouse on Jul 10, 2012 20:03
Aside from the viewing angle (which is still not the worst of any of these tablets, I've seen worse), you find a fast dual-core processor, 512Mb RAM, camera, wifi, bluetooth, full size USB port, HDMI out, PROPER Google Play (formerly Android Market), plus you can update it to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich which is the best Android OS so far, with proper support for Tablet use. Not many of the sub-£100 Chinese tablets can do all that, and still be reliable, fast and have a long battery life?
Many people like to lie their tablet flat on a table, while they type (say if writing notes). Try that with this tablet.....
Many people like to share what they are watching/presenting. again try that with this.
Viewing angle is a very important part of a tablet, which simply can not be dismissed by saying "I look at things straight on"
It was a decent tablet 6 or 7 months ago, but technology has moved fast. There are now plenty of tablets which outperform this (even considering the price).
The touch screen is adequate, but you dont realize how poor it is till you use an ipad/playbook or xoom. Roms are OK, but hassle and all have their faults (HDMI work on some but not others, others have acceleration others dont, somemore prone to crashes)
This is like the OSF, once a favorite among those on HUKD, but now dated and there are far better deals if you bide your time.
I predict that, within 3 months, all other Tablets will be in the bargain bucket ...... it's that simple.
all i'm saying is it's going to take over the 7inch part of the tablet market. the 10inch market will stay the same.