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Beat This: Android Tablet in $ 220

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9 pointsdesaiguddu10 comments

Done, if you don't mind refurbished: http://stores.ebay.com/barnesandnoblestore?_trksid=p3286.c0....

http://www.amazon.com/PanDigital-72-70FW-7-Inch-Tablet-Compu...

$89 refurbished PanDigital novel w/ Android 2.0

I found this in the UK... http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5072954.htm for GPB 70 (USD 115) new

But the Indian tablet has 3G and a "bundled data plan" (whatever that might be) as well as WiFi, so it's hard to find proper competition.

Other than that, tohugh, there's nothing remarkable about the Indian tablet.

$170 is the sweet spot: http://www.buy.com/prod/nook-color-by-barnes-noble-wifi-erea... Nook Color. http://android-sale.com/haipad-m8-8-inch-1-3ghz-processor-an... Haipad M8 (really impressive hardware specs, 720p screen, Gingerbread, official Market etc)

This is a very good thing for Android.

The BRIC nations have a faster growth rate, a burgeoning middle class that can't yet afford Apple IPADs or other premium tablets. They would definitely buy these low cost and yet highly functional devices. More people will use it , be familiar with its interface and when they have the money, they will upgrade to better Tablets running Android.

Its stuff like this that devalues the Android brand. For that money it cannot be comparable in performance to a galaxy tab or an ipad. Not a net positive for android in the long run against iOS but it will surely not help webOS and windows brands.

It says that "the device will be bundled with a data plan" so this is probably a subsidised price, regardless of the quality of the device.

How's the performance, though? I think we all knew it was -possible- to build a tablet that cheap... It's just that it wouldn't be much fun to use.

Sure I can beat your $220 Android tablet - how about a $499 iPad that you will still enjoy using in a month's time?

I see your 220$ Tablet and raise you a Cray XK6 supercompter let's see which has more flop's per $ or watt. ;-0

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