$200 in Hand, Gun to Head - Which Would You Pick?

[Empyrean]

Hi everyone,

I've been reading around this and other forums and this seems to be one of the most commonly-asked (but never really answered) questions:

You've got $200 in your hand, you want good bang for your buck. What tablet do you get?

You're into a good amount of productivity (PDFs, Office docs, etc.), a fan of movies and shows (HD video playback), Skype-ing with relatives, and playing the occasional game (a decent 3D GPU).

Even though quad cores are under-utilized by any current Android app/OS currently, Key Lime Pie (Android 5.0) is rumoured to require a quad-core processor, so let's just add that to the preference to future-proof your purchase. Further to that point, let's make 2GB of RAM your benchmark.

You don't particularly care about a specific size, so the entire gamut's fair-game.

So you read and search and narrow it down to three:

Window N80 - (RK3188; 1.8GHz; Mali 400 MP4; 2GB RAM; 4000mAh)
Chuwi V88 - (RK3188; 1.8GHz; Mali 400 MP4; 2GB RAM; 5000mAh)
Hyundai T7S - (Exynos 4412; 1.4GHz; Mali 400 MP4; 2GB RAM; 3300mAh)

Which do you choose and why? Or do you have a better option?

 

[Empyrean]

Well, if anyone's interested, I decided to go for the Chuwi V88 - it's got stellar specs (RK3188, 2GB RAM, 5000mAh battery, etc.) in a teeny form factor all for around $189 or so. It's on pre-sale now but is being released next week according to resellers.

I'll post a review when I get mine - probably won't be for at least 3-4 weeks though, given how lovely the shipping process to Canada usually is with shipments from China.

 

[Spider]

Hi Empyrean, congratulations on your new tablet and welcome to the forum. Unfortunately, there isn't a forum specifically for your tablet. If/when you have a problem or a question, the Android Tablet Q&A section would be the place to go. Just click that link and you'll be there. While you're waiting for the tablet to arrive, I'd also suggest you check out http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...-one-guide-how-start-your-android-tablet.html. Enjoy your new tablet and the forum!

 

[Natey2]

You've got $200 in your hand, you want good bang for your buck. What tablet do you get?

Google Nexus 7 (32GB model).
But I think it's $250, so I would save another $50.
I have the 16GB model (that may be around $200), and I'm very happy with it.
Here's my criteria for choosing a tablet: http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/showthread.php?p=255207