Hi Guys,
Im trying to decide between the Advent Vega and the Archos 101 8GB?
They both seem to be a good deal for the price.
Im happy with wireless \ Capacitive screens
The Advent has a better CPU, but less memory and is nearly twice the weight.
Im primarily going to be watching videos and using it as an ereader.
Is there anything else I should take into account?
Which is the better of the two?
Thanks
I seriously doubt that the Archos will ever get Honeycomb on it, but the Vega it is a good possibility. That's an easy dealbreaker for me.
Other than that, the Vega bloody rocks...
Vega!
Hi there,
I've tested both of them and the same time and decided to keep the Vega.
The Archos looks finer, but the framed display collects dirt in the corners.
It's not so heavy and has a bigger accu.
The viewing angles are the same (bad, but I can live with that).
My reasons to keep the Vega:
- 1GB DualCore Tegra2 CPU (Archos: SingleCore 1GHz)
- 512MB internal (!!) Memory (Archos: 256MB, the 8GB is external like a sd-card)
- 1080p Playback (Archos: 720p)
- HDMI Out (Archos: Mini-HDMI -> Adpater needed)
- and it's much more fun to use it because it's all smooth, no matter how many applications are running. The Archos becomes laggy when google maps, market, browser are running at the same time.
- And the Vega is highly customizable (custom roms etc.).
But the main disadvantage is the Archos big advantage: accessing NTFS is (by now) not possible with the Vega. On the Archos, just plug in an usb external harddisk with ntfs and it works. But I think it's just a matter of time to get it on the Vega...
Dino
Hope, I could help you a little bit...
Where to buy so, if I dont live in UK? (EU area btw)
Hi,
sethman search for the Point of View Mobii Tegra
It's worthy to remark that at least in Spain, the Advent Vega is cheaper than the POV Mobii (both are sold in stores).
dinompl2 said:
Hi there,
I've tested both of them and the same time and decided to keep the Vega.
The Archos looks finer, but the framed display collects dirt in the corners.
It's not so heavy and has a bigger accu.
The viewing angles are the same (bad, but I can live with that).
My reasons to keep the Vega:
- 1GB DualCore Tegra2 CPU (Archos: SingleCore 1GHz)
- 512MB internal (!!) Memory (Archos: 256MB, the 8GB is external like a sd-card)
- 1080p Playback (Archos: 720p)
- HDMI Out (Archos: Mini-HDMI -> Adpater needed)
- and it's much more fun to use it because it's all smooth, no matter how many applications are running. The Archos becomes laggy when google maps, market, browser are running at the same time.
- And the Vega is highly customizable (custom roms etc.).
But the main disadvantage is the Archos big advantage: accessing NTFS is (by now) not possible with the Vega. On the Archos, just plug in an usb external harddisk with ntfs and it works. But I think it's just a matter of time to get it on the Vega...
Dino
Hope, I could help you a little bit...
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Hi Dino,
Thanks for that useful post, it was helpful.
You are welcome. Have fun with your...
Advent Vega? ;-)
very interesting that dino...has I was contemplating either archos 101 or the advent...as I originally had a ipad...gave to son for xmas...but wanted android..so bought the galaxy tab...but I find the 7" screen to small..guess steve jobs was right...anyway..i think getting honeycomb on the vega is more likely...so got mine ordered and being delivered on wed morning...so will test it out for a week and decide which I decides best...for me that is...so I hope really to sell the galaxy tab...
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Hey guys.
Got a chance to buy an hp for £180. Would you say it was better than the vega? At the moment running vega comb I must admit I'm loving my vega! What are your thought please?
in harvey norman in australia they just cleared all the hp as they will no longer carry it in australia.. they all sold for 98 for 16g and 148 for 32g, my friend got one and i got the viewsonic and i have now vegacomb 8.1 on it and showed my friend and he was jealous and loved the viewsonic/vega .. he said that the viewsonic was better then his hp.. after using it on 3.2 build 8.1
Cheers mate, after much humming and hmmmming, gonna keep the vega!
an extra question for ram issue.
512ram enough for a tablet?
Depends on what you do on a tablet.
If you do:
- browsing the internet
- playing music / videos
- e-mail
- playing games
then 512MB RAM is enough.
But if you hog your phone/tablet with background processes and all kinds of widgets, custom launchers, keyboards then you will have some serious RAM shortage.
For most stuff you do, 512MB RAM is more than enough!
Wow, can't beat this deal!!!
http://www.focalprice.com/CE0031B/H...een_Android_40_Tablet_with_3G_WiFi_Black.html
Is 512MB RAM enough for ICS? My brother is looking for a cheap e-reader, I might ask him to look at this if it is good enough..
asdfuogh said:
Is 512MB RAM enough for ICS? My brother is looking for a cheap e-reader, I might ask him to look at this if it is good enough..
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Ya 512 is fine runs fine on phones with that much atleast
I actually ordered one (couldn't resist) - should have it in 4-6 days - I'll report my thoughts on it.
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dont blame you, it looks really smart
I had to order one too, My transformer has been stepped on a couple times and glitches out a lot, I've been using it as a receiver with my baby monitor but its unreliable. Hopefully this little guy works out.. thanks for the link btw thats a really good deal for an ICS tablet.
They also have white models on that site too, in case you want a white tablet...
Also - I heard that both colors sell out very fast though (just came back in stock), so if you want one, better grab it quick!
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Did you see
Display Technology LCD
Max Resolution 800x480
No GPS
I did see that - not an issue for me - don't use or need GPS at all. And for a 7" tablet, 800x480 is fine with me (I have a few 7" tablets at that resolution as they are fine).
Geez, what do you want for $110?!?!?
Eww, 480x800 is ****ty on a 7" screen...
I'll pass on this... especially with a nexus tablet coming soon for only $40 more and it supposedly has twice the memory, twice the cores, newer architecture CPU, and 1280x800 resolution.
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Is 512MB RAM enough for ICS? My brother is looking for a cheap e-reader, I might ask him to look at this if it is good enough..
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512k is ok for ics but it will be a little slow. My other tablet is an Archos 80 G9 16GB Turbo with 512kb and it cab struggle a little. As long as you keep your multitasking to a minimum, and dont have too many widgets on home screen, it should be ok.
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MY wife also has the Archos 80 G9 Turbo and it has no issues at all with ICS. I don't think she even understands the concept of multi-tasking and I deleted most widgets since she has no use for them anyways.
I own a Novo 7 Basic with basically the same features (except it runs MIPS), and ICS is quite a lot slower with 512MB RAM compared to 1024MB. Its really noticable.
If it was me, Id rather buy an Ainol ELF (or Auroa, hard to get though). 1024x600 res compared to 800x480...
I dont know the price in US$, but they arent much more expensive than the one OP linked.
Of course, if youre in need of 3G, the one in OP is better.
ICS with that music player and keyboard?
Doubt it, but we'll see once they're shipped.
Djhg2000 said:
ICS with that music player and keyboard?
Doubt it, but we'll see once they're shipped.
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So you think they aree straight up lying in the description??? I would think that there is a better chance that he photos are just old or "faked'....
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512 on a phone isn't the same as on a tablet.. (the size makes a difference in processing power right?)
asdfuogh said:
512 on a phone isn't the same as on a tablet.. (the size makes a difference in processing power right?)
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No the size does not the resolution does. and considering the res is 480x800 which is the same as the original galaxy s i do not think it will be a problem
If anyone is wondering, this Hyundai brand is NOT the same Korean company that makes cars and electronics. It's a Chinese knock off.
Goatshocker said:
I own a Novo 7 Basic with basically the same features (except it runs MIPS), and ICS is quite a lot slower with 512MB RAM compared to 1024MB. Its really noticable.
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It could be the MIPS cpu... ICS seems relatively snappy on the Kindle Fire which has only 512MB but also a much faster cpu.
a.mcdear said:
Eww, 480x800 is ****ty on a 7" screen...
I'll pass on this... especially with a nexus tablet coming soon for only $40 more and it supposedly has twice the memory, twice the cores, newer architecture CPU, and 1280x800 resolution.
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Hi, when did you read about it?
Hi Guys,
I am having problem deciding which tablet to buy. Surface Pro is a joke with battery life/weight/performance. You might have i5 cpu but Intel hd4000 is a joke. So you get bad battery life and no gaming performance (online games). Better bet would be Acer w700 lasts much longer on battery, is cheaper but is to big and hate the stand arrangement. Not to mention again Intel hd4000.
Currently I have old Acer W500 and am happy with general performance on my daily tasks including battery life. Have a small gripe with pure cpu performance on it. Win8 makes up a bit using ati integrated gpu chip but as soon as there is 50% or more usage on hdd or sd card or so entire unit gets bugged down. Biggest problem miserable screen resolution.
I know atom in w510 is much, much faster cpu in comparison to amd c-50. However graphics integration in c-50 means that full hd playback uses virtually 0 cpu resources as entire job is done by gpu, same using IE, metro and so.
I use the tablet mainly as internet device, Skype, hd video player, I use office a lot and listen to music lots while doing that.
Which would be better to stick with current W500 that now has about 4.5h battery life (barely enough) or move to W510?
Having some trouble understanding your gripe with HD4000 GPU, given that it is low power and for what you need it for, you don't need anything more?
Screen resolution on W500 vs W510 isn't that much different with the Atom processor model. It's 1280x800 vs 1366x768.
Biggest difference for you would be the battery life. W510 should give you at least 2.5hrs more than what you are getting now.
However, the W500 has a faster storage system than the W510, which uses eMMC flash as storage.
Screen resolution is not that much different but tell it to MS who disabled snap that worked perfectly in beta's.
Regarding graphics on W500 I can play eve online and medium details (high if not in huge space battle), can play bsgo on high.
Tried mates i5 laptop with HD4000 and eve is in essence on low (all special hardware accelerated effects are off) and it was still doing only 30fps.
I'm happy with my W500 in everyway except not able to snap apps... :/ battery is okay, graphics is good and over all performance is great for a tablet.
That is my thinking. If resolution of the screen was like in W510 I would not think about upgrading for another year or longer.
Hm wonder if we could purchase a higher resolution LCD?
Does anyone know if digitizer on W500 is glued to screen like in phones? At the end as it is normal PC digitizer is nothing more then another USB device and it actually shows as HID enabled mouse.
Did anyone bought Kingsing W8? I got it few days ago.
This is seams to be cheapest Windows 8.1 tablet.
Basic info:
CPU Intel Baytrail-T Quad Core 1.8GHz
GPU Intel HD Graphic(Gen7)
System Windows 8.1
RAM 1GB DDR3L
Capacity 16GB
Screen 8 inch IPS Capacitive Touch Screen
Resolution 1280*800
It has great hardware for that price. Some would say that 1Gb is not enough but I have this tablet and I can say it is. Tablet is a fast, fluid. 1Gb ram on this optimized OS is enough for a tablet. Google Chrome and Internet Explorer can without any problem show all sites, games can also run smoothly. (Despicable me is working great)
All sites tell that this CPU can run on 1.8ghz but Intel Atom processor Z3735G for me works at 1.33 GHz. Is there any way to enable "turbo" or what?
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=f3BMy2DrLEY
This is my first Windows tablet and it is even faster than Android which I bought for same price- 116$.
I am glad that Windows tablet are becoming cheaper and cheaper and Kingsing W8 is working great for me.
Are there any more users here?
ag008 said:
Did anyone bought Kingsing W8? I got it few days ago.
This is seams to be cheapest Windows 8.1 tablet.
Basic info:
CPU Intel Baytrail-T Quad Core 1.8GHz
GPU Intel HD Graphic(Gen7)
System Windows 8.1
RAM 1GB DDR3L
Capacity 16GB
Screen 8 inch IPS Capacitive Touch Screen
Resolution 1280*800
It has great hardware for that price. Some would say that 1Gb is not enough but I have this tablet and I can say it is. Tablet is a fast, fluid. 1Gb ram on this optimized OS is enough for a tablet. Google Chrome and Internet Explorer can without any problem show all sites, games can also run smoothly. (Despicable me is working great)
All sites tell that this CPU can run on 1.8ghz but Intel Atom processor Z3735G for me works at 1.33 GHz. Is there any way to enable "turbo" or what?
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=f3BMy2DrLEY
This is my first Windows tablet and it is even faster than Android which I bought for same price- 116$.
I am glad that Windows tablet are becoming cheaper and cheaper and Kingsing W8 is working great for me.
Are there any more users here?
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yes, i see gizchina has reported that this is the cheapest windows 8.1 quad core smartphone at $100, i guess it's official price, not for reseller, and also know good news that Kingsing s2 and Kingsing W8 has a giveaway activity from 1949deal. See here: h ttp://goo.gl/RttCym , i guess it has no ram 2gb version now. Maybe in the near future.
This looks like a better deal, not sure if it is a scam, though. At least it is from aliexpress, so you should get your money back.
http://m.aliexpress.com/item/204241...042418613&tracelog=wwwdetail2mobilesitedetail
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433Mhz said:
This looks like a better deal, not sure if it is a scam, though. At least it is from aliexpress, so you should get your money back.
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This is the lastest Onda model, I already have one.
Onda V975W thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-8-rt/general/onda-v975w-9-7-qhd-intel-z3735d-quad-t2892998
I got one 2GB RAM and 32GB storage from China with US$115.
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please help me. I need drivers for this tablet. you can make a backup of windows 8.1 or backup drivers ?
and write the link to download...
Just ordered one of these out of curiosity, will let you guys know what I think of it once it arrives in about 18 days!
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Best, cheap 8-inch Windows Tablet's the TW801. Hands down.
I picked up the TW801 from MicroCenter open Box for $118. Best $118 I ever spent. It's got a reliable HDMI-out, a Full-sized USB 3.0, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a miniUSB for charging (and you can also use it for data, I tried).
I run Fedora 17 (I'm in a Linux 101 course at my community college) using VMware while running Chrome and Amazon Kindle all at the same time while taking notes in Chrome--and I use a Motorola Lapdock for a second screen. This thing runs absolutely brilliantly. Only downside is the pathetic battery life. But for about $120, it blows the Dell Venue 8 Pro, Lenovo Miix2 8-inch and the rest of the 8-inch tablets (for me) way out of the water. I've been able to play 1080p videos on a 60hz TV with minimal stutter at the beginning and smooth sailing from then on (using YouTube). I'm sure I wouldn't have a problem watching anything else, either. If the Venue 8 Pro can handle games, this one probably can too, though the only thing I tried on it was Second Life, haha, and that ran decent.
If you're in the market for a cheap 8-inch with HDMI AND a full-sized USB 3.0 slot, nothing quite touches this little guy. Here's some specs.
CPU Baytrail-TZ3735D, 1.33GHz Normal (1.8 GHz Turbo Mode)
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Storage
EMMC (it's soldered on, sadly) 32GB, and a MicroSD card slot up to either 64GB of 128GB (the advertising is misleading in store and on the website, and on Amazon... I haven't tested it myself)
RAM
2GB DDR3
Display
8" IPS LCD, 1280x800, 16:10 Widescreen
5-Point Multi-Touch
Cameras
Front (2MP) Back (2MP)
Stereo speakers on one side on the back
They're actually... pretty decent.
Msc
Integrated Microphone, 3.5mm Microphone Jack
No GPS
WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0,
I/O
1 x Micro USB 2.0
1 x USB 3.0
1 x SD (SDHC/SDXC)
1 x Micro HDMI
1 x 3.5mm Audio Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack
Battery
POWER
Battery
1 Cell Lithium Polymer Battery
AC Adapter
10W 5V 2A 100-250V/50-60Hz
My sad Kingsing W8
I've bought this tablet since 2 weeks ago and it was great... But now it won’t turn on anymore. I guess it happened after some auto updates installed. Do you have any idea....? Thanks.
Ryou_Concord said:
I picked up the TW801 from MicroCenter open Box for $118. Best $118 I ever spent. It's got a reliable HDMI-out, a Full-sized USB 3.0, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a miniUSB for charging (and you can also use it for data, I tried).
I run Fedora 17 (I'm in a Linux 101 course at my community college) using VMware while running Chrome and Amazon Kindle all at the same time while taking notes in Chrome--and I use a Motorola Lapdock for a second screen. This thing runs absolutely brilliantly. Only downside is the pathetic battery life. But for about $120, it blows the Dell Venue 8 Pro, Lenovo Miix2 8-inch and the rest of the 8-inch tablets (for me) way out of the water. I've been able to play 1080p videos on a 60hz TV with minimal stutter at the beginning and smooth sailing from then on (using YouTube). I'm sure I wouldn't have a problem watching anything else, either. If the Venue 8 Pro can handle games, this one probably can too, though the only thing I tried on it was Second Life, haha, and that ran decent.
If you're in the market for a cheap 8-inch with HDMI AND a full-sized USB 3.0 slot, nothing quite touches this little guy. Here's some specs.
CPU Baytrail-TZ3735D, 1.33GHz Normal (1.8 GHz Turbo Mode)
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Storage
EMMC (it's soldered on, sadly) 32GB, and a MicroSD card slot up to either 64GB of 128GB (the advertising is misleading in store and on the website, and on Amazon... I haven't tested it myself)
RAM
2GB DDR3
Display
8" IPS LCD, 1280x800, 16:10 Widescreen
5-Point Multi-Touch
Cameras
Front (2MP) Back (2MP)
Stereo speakers on one side on the back
They're actually... pretty decent.
Msc
Integrated Microphone, 3.5mm Microphone Jack
No GPS
WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0,
I/O
1 x Micro USB 2.0
1 x USB 3.0
1 x SD (SDHC/SDXC)
1 x Micro HDMI
1 x 3.5mm Audio Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack
Battery
POWER
Battery
1 Cell Lithium Polymer Battery
AC Adapter
10W 5V 2A 100-250V/50-60Hz
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Lucky you. In europe you can't buy that tablet i found it on internet. And was like woow i want. But imposible to buy here. Yes for like 220euro way to overpriced.
But yeah realy nice tablet for that price witg full usb 3.0
The 5-Point Multi-Touch is a weak point of this tablet.
Well after an interminable wait, largely due to US customs sitting on it for 8 days, the W8 finally arrived last week. After 6 days of using it I am more than impressed. Very responsive, and certainly fast enough for the sort of things you do on tablets. The cameras aren't too impressive but that isn't a priority for me. Using a full windows desktop on an 8" widescreen is a bit of an interesting experience but you can do it. I think I'll pick up stylus as my fingers ain't all that dainty! Battery life isn't stellar but it is no worse than my nook HD+, and the display is a whole lot better than the nook's. Overall worth the $116 and quite pleased with my purchase.
W8 Windows version?
Does anyone know the exact Windows version that these tablets use?
I have one that has a standard Win 8 install but the touch is not operational.
The touch is working as it operates when I did the recovery process, so I am assuming that it just doesnt have the correct version installed
Any ideas?
Hello,
I'm looking for a gaming laptop. Since I always had a stationary PC before and had no experience with laptops, I wanted to get some advice from you.
Right now I'm playing CS:GO, Apex Legends and Cod Modern Warfare.
Conditions:
- large display 17 "
- Windows 10 should be included as the operating system
- I would prefer a backlit keyboard
- As described above, it should be suitable for gaming
I am ready to spend up to around $1500.
You have some HP models right now and 1500 USD will get you at best RTX2070 and 10875H on HP. I compared here some great models {Mod edit: Commercial link removed}
I recently purchased a Dell XPS 17, and I've been loving it so far. The keyboard is perfect for long typing sessions, and compared with dedicated gaming laptops, I thoroughly enjoy using the keyboard for playing games (so far I've been playing a lot of CS: GO and Resident Evil Village). But the XPS is a little out of your budget because it's starting at $1,749.99
hallil said:
Hello,
I'm looking for a gaming laptop. Since I always had a stationary PC before and had no experience with laptops, I wanted to get some advice from you.
Right now I'm playing CS:GO, Apex Legends and Cod Modern Warfare.
Conditions:
- large display 17 "
- Windows 10 should be included as the operating system
- I would prefer a backlit keyboard
- As described above, it should be suitable for gaming
I am ready to spend up to around $1500.
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I have no experience.
hallil said:
Hello,
I'm looking for a gaming laptop. Since I always had a stationary PC before and had no experience with laptops, I wanted to get some advice from you.
Right now I'm playing CS:GO, Apex Legends and Cod Modern Warfare.
Conditions:
- large display 17 "
- Windows 10 should be included as the operating system
- I would prefer a backlit keyboard
- As described above, it should be suitable for gaming
I am ready to spend up to around $1500.
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For $1500 it can be hard to find a quality laptop with a decent amount of power, but I would suggest looking at Clevo, Sager, or one of the resellers like iBuyPower. Most of these will be fairly modular to make upgrades easier, although quality is questionable and support is nonexistent. Pretty much everything on the market is going to have Windows 11. With Thunderbolt 4, there's the potential for using an external desktop GPU, but I'm going to assume you want an integrated discrete GPU.
Here's an option, OS is extra but you get a RTX 3050 paired with a Ryzen 5 5600H, 16GB 3200, and a 512GB SSD.
Here is another, comes with Windows 11 Home, RTX 3050 Ti, i7 11800H, 16GB 3200, 512GB SSD.
Yet another.
So around $1300, it looks like you'll be looking at a RTX 3050, a mid-upper range CPU, 16GB RAM (which is plenty IMO), and a 512GB SSD. Most of these won't offer a GPU upgrade, but they should use MXM cards which are pretty easy to upgrade. You might be able to get deals on m.2 SSDs and 2.5" HDDs on Amazon.
9 years ago, $1500 got me an Alienware 17: i7 4700MQ, GTX 770M, 16GB 1200, 240GB SATA3 HDD, and Windows Vista. I upgraded to twin 1TB HDDs a few years ago, and am about to upgrade to a 980m and a 512GB SSD this weekend.
If you don't absolutely need a laptop, you can build a decent PC for under $1000 with similar specs to the laptops.
hallil said:
Hello,
I'm looking for a gaming laptop. Since I always had a stationary PC before and had no experience with laptops, I wanted to get some advice from you.
Right now I'm playing CS:GO, Apex Legends and Cod Modern Warfare.
Conditions:
- large display 17 "
- Windows 10 should be included as the operating system
- I would prefer a backlit keyboard
- As described above, it should be suitable for gaming
I am ready to spend up to around $1500.
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You can get a base model Alienware Aurora R13 desktop pc with midrange specs for $1500