Acer Iconia A100 8gb 7" Tablet $140 shipped (refurb) ICS, HDMI, BT, GPS, Dual Camera

Quote from stayslick2006 : My concerns with this tablet related to what you are looking for: 1) No longer available, but in case it comes back: 2) OP says it has a "Better warranty" but posting suggests it only has 30-days unless you spend another $23 to get a 1-year. That brings the price for you over $160. 3) Complaints about battery life. Seems like worse case you get ~1 hour, best case you get ~4 hours. Other tablets in this price range claim 2x the hours. Plus since this is a refurb, you never know what that means for the battery. 4) Shipping time. This posting says it may not ship for over 2 weeks. So this puts it in line with the Nexus 7 delivery date. I mention this only that you might see other deals coming during the next two weeks. If you want to stay under $150, you can get this and risk the 30-day return policy/battery life. Otherwise, I would wait to see if the Nexus drives other tablets below the $150 mark.

Just to let you know, I said I only got a little more than a hour hooking my phonejoy up to this when I owned it. Maybe I need to give more details, For me to use the phonejoy I need to have Bluetooth turned on and I use 2 apps to setup the controller plus the emulator. With the screen, Bluetooth and 2 apps and a emulator it just destroyed the battery. With just normal web browsing and checking emails but not constant use I could get close to 4 hours. If I was watching a movie I would get about 2 1/2 hours.

Again this isnt the best tablet but its solid, my only real issue was the battery. For a light user this thing could be your best friend. For a heavy user this could work but you will always have to keep track of your battery.

was that pre or post the ICS update? Curious.

I can imagine gaming while using a bluetooth controller would kill a battery quickly, but if you're already starting on the short side of things, it's probably not a good combo. At least you're not the norm, or should I say the majority of users probably aren't going to that extent to game on their tablets, though going through the forums there are a few that game heavily on them.

Quote from fireballs : Just to let you know, I said I only got a little more than a hour hooking my phonejoy up to this when I owned it. Maybe I need to give more details, For me to use the phonejoy I need to have Bluetooth turned on and I use 2 apps to setup the controller plus the emulator. With the screen, Bluetooth and 2 apps and a emulator it just destroyed the battery. With just normal web browsing and checking emails but not constant use I could get close to 4 hours. If I was watching a movie I would get about 2 1/2 hours. Again this isnt the best tablet but its solid, my only real issue was the battery. For a light user this thing could be your best friend. For a heavy user this could work but you will always have to keep track of your battery.

Quote from dbpaddler : was that pre or post the ICS update?

so what is the next best suggestion, tablet wise, not dependant on price? With Nexus, folks are comparing it to Kindle Fire, which is a different category in my eyes. Is the Samsung Tab 7, the Tab Plus, or maybe the upcoming Asus 7" tablet (Memo 370T) a better buy, specs wise?

Quote from blackblaze : so what is the next best suggestion, tablet wise, not dependant on price? With Nexus, folks are comparing it to Kindle Fire, which is a different category in my eyes. Is the Samsung Tab 7, the Tab Plus, or maybe the upcoming Asus 7" tablet (Memo 370T) a better buy, specs wise?

Well if the memo comes out it should be the best 7" around besides my own. Jk, but seriously not taking price into consideration the best 7" right now is actually 7.7". Samsungs 7.7" at Verizon is a beast. I had almost bought a Galaxy plus but kept waiting for a deal on the 7.7 and now the Nexus is coming out. For me the Nexus is perfect because my 10" is my main tablet and the Nexus is mainly for work.

Originally I wanted the memo but just decided to settle for the Nexus because their is no real timeframe if the Memo does come out. What ever you do dont get the Galaxy Tab 2, thats basically a step back when compared to the prior release Tab plus.

I concur. I have "galaxy 7.7" entered on a craigslist search. Hoping someone bought one cheaper on contract and is selling it under $300 not knowing its value. Dual Core Exynos - the SAMOLED+ screen. Great combo. Plus it has microSD. I still think 8-9" are the sweet spot for portability and viewing area. I have the Galaxy 8.9. It's tegra 2. I always have it on me where as my Evo View didn't always get carried because it didn't seem enough of a step up over my 4" Epic. And I had three different 10" tablets (TF, Thrive and A500), and they just seemed a bit much to carry around. And with my Epic having a hard keyboard, I didn't even make use of the keyboard dock on the TF.

The Tab 2 over the Nexus: expandable storage, HDMI & USB Host via a dongle, IR blaster and dual cameras. But it loses out on the processor and screen (type and res). So it depends what is important to you.

The Tab 2 and Plus share the same screen I believe. Tab Plus has the 1.2ghz exynos processer. The Tab 2 has the 1.0ghz OMAP. Both dual core and the OMAP isn't necessarily bad. Neither are blessed with the 7.7's SAMOLED+ screen. I believe the rest is a wash between the two. And the PLS screens aren't bad by any means. I like it on the 8.9 quite a bit. That 800 res on the 8.9 screen is nice too.

Anybody get their A100 yet?

I got the shipping notice with a tracking number but the package hasn't hit UPS as yet.

John.

same. I got tracking number on 7/10 and no tracking 4 days later (today). That's very strange.

Placed an order on 7/8/12.
Received UPS Basic tracking number on 7/9/12.
Sent an email to 1saleaday to confirm the order status on 7/10/12.
Received an email response from 1saleaday confirming that the order was shipped on 7/11/12.
Sent the second email to 1saleaday asking where the tracking information is on 7/13/12.
Received an email response on 7/15/12 that they have system problems with the tracking information. Also claimed that I can expect the delivery shortly.

We will see how it goes.

Same type of issue here. When I ordered on the8th, it said I should receive it by the 12th. Well, on the 12th, the UPS tracking said that the label was generated at 4:00 AM on the 10th, but they hadn't yet received the package at their station. I am only a 20 minute drive from them, so it really shouldn't take an entire week to ship a little box up here!!!

I contacted 1saleaday twice and this was their second response:
JUL 15, 2012 | 12:58PM EDT
Stephanie replied:
Thank you for contacting 1saleaday.

I apologize for the inconvenience but we provide a tracking number once the label is created.
We are currently experiencing a slight delay with this item and for that I am sorry.
Please allow 24-48 hours for movement on your tracking to be updated
Please let me know if there's anything else i can assist you with
Sincerely,
Stephanie

I think Woot is the only one of the bunch that seems to ship in a timely manner. I generally order and forget about it, though I'm sure that's tough to do on a tablet as you want it yesterday.

Has anyone gotten theirs yet? I ordered directly from 1sale on July 5th and my status is still stuck at "Processing". Ugh, other buyers please beware that 1sale may not be the best if you actually want to play with what you've ordered

Sadly, I will take a Chinatab over this for two main reasons. Super low battery life, 3 hrs with wifi on and bad LCD.
Even Chinatab has 3700mAh battery and IPS screen these day.

My tracking number activated yesterday - ~1 week after the label was generated.

Should arrive Thursday.

John.

Quote from matthewsjl : My tracking number activated yesterday - ~1 week after the label was generated. Should arrive Thursday. John.

Same here.

My tracking activated yesterday about a week after the label was created. UPS indicates a Friday delivery.