Hi All!
I'm somewhat new to the Android world. Several months ago I got a hot deal on a Nook Simple Touch, rooted it (more or less) successfully, but then mostly just used it as a boring old Nook e-reader. More recently I found another cheap deal on a MK808 Android mini-TV ... I've played with it a bit but haven't done any hacking/modding - just used it to watch movies on a hotel flat-screen while on vacation. On that same vacation my Nook was stolen, so I've been on the lookout for a good sale on either the same old NST or on the Glowlight - in either case I would root it again and try to do a better job of making some use of it as a pseudo tablet.
Just today I've turned up some low-priced Android tablets, and I've been thinking of getting one to use as an e-reader and to play around more with Android. I'm not sure whether I'll be OK with them as e-readers, since I quite liked the whole e-Ink deal on the Nook, but I figure if I don't like it I won't be out very much money and I'll still have a decent tablet that's easier to carry around than a laptop.
I also have (for 2 years) an iPhone 4 & iPod touch, both of which I've jailbroken - I've spent a fair amount of time learning about jailbreaking and the things one can do with a jailbroken/unlocked iPhone. That has worked out well for me, but for various reasons I'm now considering switching to an Android phone, so I think buying a cheap tablet and playing/learning on it seems like a good idea.
The two models that I'm looking at are (I hope it's OK to post links to deals - if not please tell me and I'll take them down - I swear I'm not trying to plug the vendors, in fact I'm eager to hear if either is un-trustworthy in any way):
[later edit after a gentle wrist-slap ... I guess I can't post links, I'll just describe what I'm seeing for sale instead of posting the link]
Google Android 7" Touchscreen Color WiFi Tablet & E-Reader w/ Android 2.0 OS, SD Card (model RR7T10WWH7) for $50
MID 729B Google Android 4.0 1.2GHz 4GB 7" Tablet PC for $71
I'm guessing that most of you will say that the latter is clearly worth the extra $21: Android 4.0 OS vs 2.0, weight 12 oz vs 19 oz., 512MB Ram vs 256MB, 4GB internal storage vs 1GB, etc. Am I right about that or is there any reason to consider the cheaper tablet seriously? Are there any other ultra-low-cost models out there or great deals I should be considering as well or instead of these?
Thanks for any guidance you can provide.
I'm somewhat new to the Android world. Several months ago I got a hot deal on a Nook Simple Touch, rooted it (more or less) successfully, but then mostly just used it as a boring old Nook e-reader. More recently I found another cheap deal on a MK808 Android mini-TV ... I've played with it a bit but haven't done any hacking/modding - just used it to watch movies on a hotel flat-screen while on vacation. On that same vacation my Nook was stolen, so I've been on the lookout for a good sale on either the same old NST or on the Glowlight - in either case I would root it again and try to do a better job of making some use of it as a pseudo tablet.
Just today I've turned up some low-priced Android tablets, and I've been thinking of getting one to use as an e-reader and to play around more with Android. I'm not sure whether I'll be OK with them as e-readers, since I quite liked the whole e-Ink deal on the Nook, but I figure if I don't like it I won't be out very much money and I'll still have a decent tablet that's easier to carry around than a laptop.
I also have (for 2 years) an iPhone 4 & iPod touch, both of which I've jailbroken - I've spent a fair amount of time learning about jailbreaking and the things one can do with a jailbroken/unlocked iPhone. That has worked out well for me, but for various reasons I'm now considering switching to an Android phone, so I think buying a cheap tablet and playing/learning on it seems like a good idea.
The two models that I'm looking at are (I hope it's OK to post links to deals - if not please tell me and I'll take them down - I swear I'm not trying to plug the vendors, in fact I'm eager to hear if either is un-trustworthy in any way):
[later edit after a gentle wrist-slap ... I guess I can't post links, I'll just describe what I'm seeing for sale instead of posting the link]
Google Android 7" Touchscreen Color WiFi Tablet & E-Reader w/ Android 2.0 OS, SD Card (model RR7T10WWH7) for $50
MID 729B Google Android 4.0 1.2GHz 4GB 7" Tablet PC for $71
I'm guessing that most of you will say that the latter is clearly worth the extra $21: Android 4.0 OS vs 2.0, weight 12 oz vs 19 oz., 512MB Ram vs 256MB, 4GB internal storage vs 1GB, etc. Am I right about that or is there any reason to consider the cheaper tablet seriously? Are there any other ultra-low-cost models out there or great deals I should be considering as well or instead of these?
Thanks for any guidance you can provide.
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