Toshiba Excite 10" 16gb Tegra 3 quad-core tablet Refurb $250 + FS bensoutlet.com

Quote from ninedayfall75 : It's a 10" screen correct? Then the resolution is fine.

Not really. I would get the 32gb nexus 7 over this any day. It has the same resolution at 7 inches and thus the screen looks much sharper. Plus, you know that Google will update the software for you. With this Toshiba tablet you will probably have to root it.

Quote from ninedayfall75 : I have a 26" that I watch from about 1' away on my treadmill and it seems fine to me. Unless you plan on doing photo editing, or graphic design (which this really isn't made for), then you wouldn't need a higher resolution. The retina display is a marketing scam, because most of the people using an ipad don't use it for anything that they'd be able to see the difference.

retina display is a marketing scam because it really does have high pixel density but people don't use it? What kind of reasoning is that?

Oh, try reading a book or a schematic design, resolution difference is immediately noticeable.

Quote from FriendlyFires : retina display is a marketing scam because it really does have high pixel density but people don't use it? What kind of reasoning is that? Oh, try reading a book or a schematic design, resolution difference is immediately noticeable.

yupe you took the words out of my mouth.
thats the main reason I got the TF700.
everything is clearer.


also even if you game. try playing say GRAVE DEFENSE, DEFENSE ZONE 2 HD, SENILE 3 HOME WORLD.

when you zoom out all the way to the battlefiled. you see everything clearer and need to zoom in and out less.

but I would say 1280x800 is still enough for most folks. as most apps I tried doesn't really take advantage of high resolution display anyway.

Quote from FriendlyFires : retina display is a marketing scam because it really does have high pixel density but people don't use it? What kind of reasoning is that? Oh, try reading a book or a schematic design, resolution difference is immediately noticeable.

So you're saying you can't read a book on the ipad without the retina display? What is the resolution of an e-book reader, do they use retina displays on the basic Kindle? A majority of people would not be looking at schematic designs on their tablets.

Quote from ninedayfall75 : So you're saying you can't read a book on the ipad without the retina display? What is the resolution of an e-book reader, do they use retina displays on the basic Kindle? A majority of people would not be looking at schematic designs on their tablets.

if you buy from the amazon store, books are fine.

Bring your own pdf, a document scan, thats a totally different story.

Theres a reason industry professionals use ipads over androids.

I have this tablet and love it. Yes, there's some light bleeding that you can see if you're looking at a black screen. But, to me, it's not all that noticeable.

A Jelly Bean update was released around the holidays, and it makes this already responsive tablet run even better.

It is not rootable. That's disappointing, but actually hasn't been much of an issue for me.

Oh, and Gameloft games aren't officially compatible with this. From what I understand, they aren't compatible with any Tegra 3 based device.

My only issue is that it only has a 90 day warranty on a refurb and it is a company that I never heard of, meaning that the probability of them honoring the 90 day warranty is about the same as getting a warranty from the guys selling stereo equipment from the back of their van.

Quote from LordAthens : Oh god, get over it. You act as if it is unusable or something. There are low end tablets with low end specs, there are high end tablets with high end specs. If you want the 1920 res like the A700, please, be my guest and go blow $400 on it. Otherwise, for many people, a device at nearly half the cost with a low res display is perfectly suitable. You really come off as an elitist asshole with that post.

Seconded.

This is just "FULL" HD all over again. As if I need a 2048 x 1536 resolution to read E-books, or Reddit.

Sure, some stuff looks better at that resolution but it's not like we should just chuck everything that isn't 280ppi because it's trash now.

This res is perfectly fine. The higher res androids are "nicer" but usually much more $. Plus the high res tabs suck up more juice, so you need a larger battery to get the same runtime.

and, MANY android apps are not even designed for 1200x800 let alone a something higher.

Is this a reliable site. I have visited this website couple of times thru 1saleday website. Most of the products are refurbs here but have never purchased any

Quote from Requisite : Is it rootable? Did a search and saw a few different sites complaining that Toshiba locked the bootloader http://androidforums.com/toshiba-...0-usa.html

Bootloader is definitely locked.


This means: No root, no cyanogenmod, no AOKP, no development community. When Toshiba is done providing updates, you'll never see another new Android release.

Quote from FriendlyFires : Theres a reason industry professionals use ipads over androids.

Their company bought it for them?

Quote from msavy11 : What is replacing Flash? Theres so much in the web that uses it still.

HTML5 is replacing Flash. Just download and use the Dolphin browser. I have it on my Nexus 7 and have no issues on the web.

Quote from navidjan : Do you guys think this is a good deal for a tablet with this specs? Will there be better deals in the near future? Around $200?? I have been wanting to get a 10" tablet for a while.

This is a GREAT deal for a very nice tablet... You would be hard pressed to find something nicer ( 10" display wise) at this price... I would pull the trigger if that's what you are looking for. You won't regret it