Advent Android tablets set to hit the Dixons Group stores shortly

[Guest _dg]

http://twitpic.com/34fkbw

interesting!!

I'm not keen on that cylindrical design at all. Something must have changed from the original prototype

[Guest griff_dai]

I'm not keen on that cylindrical design at all. Something must have changed from the original prototype

that made me chuckle :rolleyes:

[Guest ScaredyCat]

I wonder if they knew Gingerbread was due on the 11th November so were waiting for it... would be quite a coup to be the first Android tablet shipped with it.

SC

[Guest sSword]

I am checking the PC world site everyday :rolleyes:

I really need it before the end of December cos my Wife will buy and ipad otherwise!

I'm just hoping they can send it to Norway...

[Guest redmongoose]

http://twitpic.com/34fkbw

interesting!!

Last line "Our Experts........" :rolleyes:

Present company excluded kevrae............

[Guest Carbonize]

Well just ordered the Archos 70 so just have to wait for them to actually get them in stock.

On a different note I did just see this on the Tesco website Linx Commtiva N700 Android Tablet PC

7 inches LCD multi touch screen (480x800).

Android 2.2 Froyo Operating system with Google Marketplace Approval.

Up to 30 hours music playback or 5 hours video playback and still weighs only 375 grams!

Built in 3G (requires SIM card), Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR for connection anywhere, anytime.

Full GPS (with GPS assist), built in eCompass and G-Sensor.

Comes with leather carry case, headphones, USB cable, charger and 4GB MicroSD card

Music playback : up to 30 hours,

Video playback : up to 5 hours,

Internet browsing: up to 5 hours,

Charging time with in-box 5V/2A AC adapter: Less than 3 hours (power-off mode)

£299.00

Only downside - Processor Model: Qualcom 7227 600MHz

Edited November 8, 2010 by Carbonize

[Guest removed-14]

Well just ordered the Archos 70 so just have to wait for them to actually get them in stock.

On a different note I did just see this on the Tesco website Linx Commtiva N700 Android Tablet PC

£299.00

Only downside - Processor Model: Qualcom 7227 600MHz

No mention of built in storage/memory. At least it has 'Google MarketPlace approval' which I assume means Google Market. If the CPU was a bit beefier then it might be worth looking at.

Edited November 8, 2010 by removed-14

[Guest shawn0]

Just been in PC World and the tosh/tablet had what looked like Opera Mini but when I looked up the IP address it gave a local one not Norway. So I should think that its uncompressed :-(

[Guest le_lutin]

Just been in PC World and the tosh/tablet had what looked like Opera Mini but when I looked up the IP address it gave a local one not Norway. So I should think that its uncompressed :-(

It's Opera Mobile. It probably wouldn't be quite as fast as mini, but it does also have some compression technology in the form of Opera Turbo which is a built-in functionality which compresses images (and prob other stuff) on Opera's servers.

As someone else pointed out though, you may still be able to get Opera mini working on it though.

[Guest Paul]

Well just ordered the Archos 70 so just have to wait for them to actually get them in stock.

On a different note I did just see this on the Tesco website Linx Commtiva N700 Android Tablet PC

£299.00

Only downside - Processor Model: Qualcom 7227 600MHz

Pretty decent for 300 quid with 3G tho!

P

[Guest margee]

HI, i would be very glad to buy 10,1 inch could u let me know ??? [email protected]

[Guest shutdown]

kevrae....any chance of any news or info on this yet?

[Guest swarrans]

I thought the folio was horrible for the price, felt ok in the hand but crap screen and unresponsive. The galaxy tab was ok but it just made me go meh! big phone, although I did say that first about iPad but i dont think i would buy a tablet under 9.7". If the vega is better than the folio, at £250 would be a steal really.

Although I just hope they stick to their word and put Honeycomb on it.

I went into PC World today and had a play with an iPad which was connected up to wifi and basically concluded that a tablet of this size would work well for me, but gulp £429.....

I tried to use the Folio but it wasn't connected to wifi and so I couldn't do anything with it. Everything else seemed worse as expected - responsiveness, screen etc, but it is a lot cheaper than the iPad and it would work with iPlayer etc out of the box...

I think I will buy the Vega by mail order when/if they become available and see if I can accept the inferior performance -- I am assuming here that the screen and software will make the Vega the same/identical to the Folio so I might as well pay £80 less?

I have a nasty feeling I might end up returning it and getting an iPad though...

Simon

[Guest Carbonize]

I think I will buy the Vega by mail order when/if they become available and see if I can accept the inferior performance

If that's your attitude then I can already tell you that it wouldn't matter what the specs were on the Vega you'd still consider it poor next to the iPad.

[Guest swarrans]

If that's your attitude then I can already tell you that it wouldn't matter what the specs were on the Vega you'd still consider it poor next to the iPad.

I don't understand that comment - I'm sure lots of people are in the same position as me - I want to like and keep the Vega when it comes out but the only way of knowing is to try it under home conditions. It will actually take quite a bit to make me return it and pay an additional £180 for an iPad...

A rather strangely aggressive comment I'd say...

[Guest Carbonize]

I can accept the inferior performance

I think my post made perfect sense. You are already saying that, as far as you are concerned, the Vega will have inferior performance to the iPad and therefore you will never be happy with it.

[Guest rferrett]

Been following this thread with interest for a number of weeks. And thought I would wade in with a comment.

I have just celebrated a birthday and have close to 200 dabs worth of B-day money to spend so I am seriously considering getting a vega. What are the chances of it being rootable and getting Gingerbread when it comes out?

Also is it right that Gingerbread aint going to have the support for large screens anymore and that will not happen until honeycomb?

Great forum by the way folks!

[Guest MarkoUK]

I LOVE VEGA.

Actually, I'm terrified that I'm going to be sitting at home over the Christmas holidays with feck all to play with because all the Android tablets that were released in the preceding months were rubbish.

I'm wondering whether I should......ready for this?.........wait till CES in January and see what's round the corner :rolleyes:

Sorry sorry sorry. I know we can't wait but maybe we should?

Edited November 9, 2010 by MarkoUK

[Guest lekky]

http://twitpic.com/34fkbw

interesting!!

Hah, I took that picture! It was in a big Currys in Manchester. The salesman said the system didn't tell when it would be in stock though.

[Guest MarkoUK]

Been following this thread with interest for a number of weeks. And thought I would wade in with a comment.

I have just celebrated a birthday and have close to 200 dabs worth of B-day money to spend so I am seriously considering getting a vega. What are the chances of it being rootable and getting Gingerbread when it comes out?

Also is it right that Gingerbread aint going to have the support for large screens anymore and that will not happen until honeycomb?

Great forum by the way folks!

Not sure what rumours you've heard but quite a lot of the big tech news outlets are saying that Gingerbread is 3.0 and has tablet support. The other thread is that Gingerbread is 3.0 but tablet support is coming with Honeycomb.

Neither of these are true. Gingerbread is 2.3 which follows the mobile phone stream and thus does not have native tablet support. Honeycomb will be 3.0 and built for tablets.

I'm sure the Vega will be rooted but the challenge of getting Gingerbread onto it anytime soon may be too much for the usual devs. Even then, building something that can make use of the larger screen space may not be feasible.

I think the devs will run the show and I'm waiting to see what MoDaCo and Cyanogen etc do if and when they get hold of a Vega.

I would hold on to your 200 till about Christmas time and see what transpires.

[Guest Carbonize]

Yeah but then you get in to the never buying anything cycle because something newer and better is always announced. My better half has just paid £240 for an Archos 70 for me for Christmas and it isn't even in stock. Wish it had 3G and GPS but can tether through my phone for the internet. Only thing really putting me off is the shiny screen it seems to have in the videos. Both the Tab and iPad have done something about this but I'm hoping I can use a matt screen protector and not lose to much sensitivity.

[Guest bewA]

after playing with the galaxy tab and folio I'm pretty sure i won't be buying a tab this side of christmas.

I'll have a play with the vega when its released but my concern is apps and games being upscaled which i suspect is part of the reason why most of these devices aren't coming with the android market. this is also part of the problem at the moment with android being open anyone can make a tab and have it installed which i think is hurting the platform.

My view is if you want a tablet get an ipad as its a more polished OS, it doesn't have the horse power of the tegra systems but iOS unfortunately is more mature in terms of stability and consistency, this is why waiting for gingerbread or honeycomb is worth waiting for.

imho :rolleyes:

[Guest Carbonize]

Tesco is currently doing a 2 for 1 on club card vouchers when used to buy a tablet which is why I was looking the other day as I have £100 in vouchers which would be £200 towards a tablet. Trouble is all they had was iPad, Tab and a new one that is out of stock anyway.

[Guest Barbs80]

Tesco is currently doing a 2 for 1 on club card vouchers when used to buy a tablet which is why I was looking the other day as I have £100 in vouchers which would be £200 towards a tablet. Trouble is all they had was iPad, Tab and a new one that is out of stock anyway.

I didn't think Tesco sold the iPad? If they did I'd be very tempted as I've got loads of vouchers. I'd prefer an android device (purely for proper flash support) but want a 10" screen. the tab is just too small. Can anyone confirm they def. sell it instore - it's not on their website.

[Guest SilentMobius]

after playing with the galaxy tab and folio I'm pretty sure i won't be buying a tab this side of christmas.

I'll have a play with the vega when its released but my concern is apps and games being upscaled which i suspect is part of the reason why most of these devices aren't coming with the android market. this is also part of the problem at the moment with android being open anyone can make a tab and have it installed which i think is hurting the platform.

My view is if you want a tablet get an ipad as its a more polished OS, it doesn't have the horse power of the tegra systems but iOS unfortunately is more mature in terms of stability and consistency, this is why waiting for gingerbread or honeycomb is worth waiting for.

imho :rolleyes:

I disagree, I returned my folio 100 but that was because of glitchy drivers and a poor screen, "upscaling" is mostly a myth, most non-game apps will (and did) simply display just fine at the new resolution with no fuzziness or blurriness (using the mdpi resources at 1:1) Games will generally scale just fine if they use opengles (textures will use bicubic filtering even at "normal" resolutions)

My main worry is whether the tegra2 is actually just really glitchy and incompatible or if the Folio just had bad drivers, the Vega will act as another data point there.

I would say if you are a consumer and simply wish to consume purchased content, get an iPad. If you are a creator, don't.