expiredNavy-Wife | Staff posted Oct 08, 2024 05:52 PM
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expiredNavy-Wife | Staff posted Oct 08, 2024 05:52 PM
64GB Lenovo 9" Tab M9 Android Tablet (Arctic Grey) $89 + Free Shipping
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But my knowledge is 1 year out of date so there may be better things out now? I am seeing the device I just mentioned is $150 but prime big deal price for $118 today.
Just trying to figure things out so I would appreciate feedback.
Basically you are giving misinformation.
Also, I would say you should look for 8GB of RAM... not 4GB.
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You can get a Lincplus T3 for $110 and it sports....
G99
8GB
128GB
4 speakers
micro SD card
Android 13 (no bloatware)
I have this tablet and nothing comes close at this price range.
You can get a Lincplus T3 for $110 and it sports....
G99
8GB
128GB
4 speakers
micro SD card
Android 13 (no bloatware)
I have this tablet and nothing comes close at this price range.
Those are great specs for the price. But plenty of Android devices have turned out poorly due to software issues or short OS update life cycles. And it seems like the trend is for cheap Chinese branded hardware to be released at a great price, but offer poor or non-existent long term support.
EDIT: I'm not trying to argue that the Lenovo tablet in this deal would be better in this area.
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Those are great specs for the price. But plenty of Android devices have turned out poorly due to software issues or short OS update life cycles. And it seems like the trend is for cheap Chinese branded hardware to be released at a great price, but offer poor or non-existent long term support.
EDIT: I'm not trying to argue that the Lenovo tablet in this deal would be better in this area.
But the best part of this tablet is PURE ANDROID (zero bloatware... pure OS), nothing to slow you down.
About Android being venerable... I would personally put more importance on having a good updated browser. You may have a updated OS but if your browser is not updated you are dead in the water.
So, I have this tablet. It is amazing. And for a few bucks more you can get a Android 14 version with similar specs. My FAVORITE tablet is 8.4" "Iplay 50 pro NFE", another CHEAP Android tablet with same specs and Android 13 and for a few bucks more you can get one with Android 14.
It was not too long ago that you were able to order Lenovo Tablets directly from China for 30% less... But there were issues with the OS and updates.
Finally, there is always that nagging fear that cheap Chinese devices like this could compromised from the beginning. I know, there's a similar risk with even name-brand hardware and software that we tend to trust. But it is still something to keep in the back of our minds. I got something similar in a GMKtec K3 mini PC. But at least with that I had the easy option of wiping and loading my own fresh OS on it. Assuming there aren't any low-level hardware or BIOS shenanigans going on, that takes care of the low hanging fruit.
I wish that these cheap Android devices were in a similar spot with a few relatively reliable open source OS options. That way a vendor like LincPlus could get by with little the way of software support. Users could put their own supported OS on them. Even better would be if vendors like LincPlus could ship their devices natively with the open source OS. I remember some router vendors did that with DD-WRT in the past.
Rambling aside, for double the cost, it might be worth it to get something like a Samsung tablet. Just for the piece of mind on the software side. But I think your suggestions are correct. Those specs are very competitive at this price point. If you've only got < $150 to spend on a tablet, I can't say that you are better off with a Lenovo or Samsung.
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