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Ainol Novo 7 Flame With Discounted for less than $170

Could not find a thread for this tablet so though I would make one myself, especially as I found a real bargain!
For anyone unfarmilar, here some tech stuff:
Description:
Ainol Novo 7 Flame is also known as the Fire or Burning. The Novo7 Fire is a Dual Core 1.5GHz tablet with 7 inch 1280x800 resolution IPS touch screen. Novo 7 Flame is fueled by a powerful AMLogic AML8726-MX 1.5 GHz Dual Core processor,1GB DDR3 RAM,2.0MP HD front camera & 5 megapixel Rear Camera,will lead a new age of 7 inch Android Tablet. Not to mention the Ainol Flame adds Bluetooth!
Ainol Novo 7 Flame Android 4.0 Tablet PC Specifications:
Model: Ainol Novo 7 Flame aka fire aka burning
CPU: Dual Core AMLogic AML8726-MX 1.5GHz
GPU: Dual Core Mali400
OS: Android 4.0.4 (ICS),preinstalled Google play, Facebook, Youtube, etc.
RAM: 1GB DDR3
Storage: Built in 16GB nand flash memory
Bluetooth: Yes, 2.1 version built in!
Shell Material: Plastic
Screen: 7 inch IPS screen, 1024x800 pixel
Screen Type: Capacitive Screen
Display Resolution: 1280x800 pixel
Visible: Angle 180°
Extend Card: Support TF card up to 32GB
Gravity Sensor: Yes
Multi-Touch: Yes, 5-points touch
Flash: Support Flash 10.2 (Flash Adbobe designed for Amlogic) Support HTML 5
Android Play (Market): Yes
Youtube: Yes
Video: 1080P, AVI/MOV/MP4/RMVB/FLV/MKV support HDMI 1.4
Music: MP3/WMA/WAV/APE/AAC/FLAC/OGG
Ebook: TXT, PDF, HTML, RTF, FB2
Skype: Yes
Dual Cameras: Yes – The Ainol Flame has a 5 mega pixel rear camera and 2.0MP front camera!
Email and Browser: Yes, built in
WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n
3G: Not built in, supports 3g dongle
Earphone Interface: 3.5mm
Ainol Novo7 Flame Battery – 5000MAh Battery:
Play Time : 7 Hours For Video
Play Time : Around 20 Hours For Audio
3D Game: Around 5 Hours
Web: Around 5 Hours
Size and Weight:
Size: 186.6x126.93x10.6mm
Weight: 366g
Videos:
http://youtu.be/plHzv7cHan4
http://youtu.be/PDIkZjV7NYU
Various sites are selling this tablet although I found a great deal from spemall as they have the english version and I found positive reviews of their site from various forums.The tablet is going for $179.99 on their site atm but I found a discount code so it is $15 off and becomes $164.99.
The discount code is: Flame15USDOFF
Discount will only work before the end of 27th March I believe.
Was planning to get it at its original price but the discount code sealed the deal for me, ordered mine eariler today!
You can the link where I got it from here:
http://www.spemall.com/Ainol-Novo-7...and-Amlogic8726-M6-Cortex-A9-processor_g.html

Kularam said:
Could not find a thread for this tablet so though I would make one myself!
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Really ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873359

sidthegreatest said:
Really ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873359
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Okay i must admit i did a silly and didnt look it up, sorry!

ASUS Tablet Choice

I was thinking of buying a tablet, so here are two tablets I saw that were affordable. I'm considering ASUS only, since some of the Acer tablets I saw that were affordable, didn't fare too well in some of the reviews I read.
Specs of the 2 tablets, ASUS VivoTab Smart and ASUS Transformer Book T100, differences in specs are bolded.
NOTE: The Transformer Book T100 does not have a rear camera.
ASUS VivoTab Smart
OS: Windows 8
Display: 10.1 inches (IPS LCD)
Display Resolution: 1366 x 768 pixels (155 ppi)
Processor: Dual core, 1800 MHz, Intel Atom Z2760
RAM: 2048 MB RAM (2GB RAM)
Built-in Storage: 64 GB (expandable via microSD, microSDHC)
(Rear) Camera: 8 megapixels (Aperture F2.2)
(Front) Camera: 2 megapixels
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ASUS Transformer Book T100 - Specs
OS: Windows 8
Display: 10.1 inches (IPS LCD)
Display Resolution: 1366 x 768 pixels (155 ppi)
Processor: Quad core, 1330 MHz, Intel Atom Z3740
RAM: 2048 MB RAM (2GB RAM)
Built-in Storage: 32 GB, 64 GB (expandable via microSD)
(Rear) Camera: -nil-
(Front) Camera: 1.2 megapixels
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The Transformer Book T100 isn't out yet, but if its really better than the VivoTab Smart, I'm willing to wait. Your views?

The smart is one of the first Win 8 tablets and there's extremely mixed reviews on build quality which scared me off of buying it at the time. Hopefully the TX will be a step forward from any problems...if time's not an issue, it'll surely be an improvement. In terms of performance, everyone's claiming Bay Trail will be far superior to the previous atom processors like in the Smart.

johnchad14 said:
The smart is one of the first Win 8 tablets and there's extremely mixed reviews on build quality which scared me off of buying it at the time. Hopefully the TX will be a step forward from any problems...if time's not an issue, it'll surely be an improvement. In terms of performance, everyone's claiming Bay Trail will be far superior to the previous atom processors like in the Smart.
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I also read about how Bay Trail is 'far far far better than previous Atoms', I'm ok to wait if its good, but if it isn't better than the VivoTab Smart, I would have wasted my time. I do hope it is better.

I'm waiting to get one of either of these 2 gems:
http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/mobi...-11-pro-vs-microsoft-surface-pro-2.htm?pgno=1
If I were you I would wait too.

Macmee said:
I'm waiting to get one of either of these 2 gems:
http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/mobi...-11-pro-vs-microsoft-surface-pro-2.htm?pgno=1
If I were you I would wait too.
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Oh yeah, the Dell Venue 11 Pro. I forgot about that maybe I'll consider that too since its around the same pricing as the VivoTab Smart (as per some reviews, USD499, same as VivoTab Smart). I wouldn't consider the Surface Pro 1/2, since IMO its an overpriced tablet. I think I'll wait.
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herobrine_second said:
I was thinking of buying a tablet, so here are two tablets I saw that were affordable. I'm considering ASUS only, since some of the Acer tablets I saw that were affordable, didn't fare too well in some of the reviews I read.
Specs of the 2 tablets, ASUS VivoTab Smart and ASUS Transformer Book T100, differences in specs are bolded.
NOTE: The Transformer Book T100 does not have a rear camera.
ASUS VivoTab Smart
ASUS Transformer Book T100 - Specs
The Transformer Book T100 isn't out yet, but if its really better than the VivoTab Smart, I'm willing to wait. Your views?
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Interested on T100. I heard it is speedy based on the review. I hope the RAM is upgradable by user

T100
Buy the ASUS Transformer Book T100

I've decided to use the money to buy a new laptop (since that was more or less what I really needed), its a Lenovo Ideadpad Y410p, but thanks to all for your opinions! (Someone lock the thread?)

HTC Volantis tipped with a Snapdragon 810, 5GB RAM, 64GB storage, BoomSound, and more

http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?t=856408
HTC Volantis tipped with a Snapdragon 810, 5GB RAM, 64GB storage, BoomSound, and more
Anybody heard about this beast or is this nonsense?

I'd say nonsense but who knows
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I kinda doubt it'll be a snapdragon 810... Qualcomm's website even says it won't be available till mid 2015...
http://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/processors/810
" The Snapdragon 810 processor is anticipated to begin sampling in the second half of 2014 and expected to be available in commercial devices by the first half of 2015."
I'm betting on the K1 processor from Nvidia. But if it's the 64bit version it'll only be a dual core... Not sure how well most tablet apps and the Android OS is coded for 4 threads... So dual core may be fine...

3 or 4 GB would sound more realistic to me. Btw, if this device actually releases with a 4:3 display, I´m not going to buy it :good:

Gorgtech said:
3 or 4 GB would sound more realistic to me. Btw, if this device actually releases with a 4:3 display, I´m not going to buy it :good:
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Yeah, most important specs are screen size and aspect ratio, if it is 8.4"+ with 16:10 ratio I am defintely getting it, but I won't ever buy a 4:3 tablet b/c how much I do video streaming on it.

jblaze10 said:
http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?t=856408
HTC Volantis tipped with a Snapdragon 810, 5GB RAM, 64GB storage, BoomSound, and more
Anybody heard about this beast or is this nonsense?
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Those specs are just a pipedream.
It was reported over 2 weeks ago on Android Police: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/06/21/this-is-volantis-htcs-nine-inch-nexus-tablet/
These specs are more realistic to me:
•8.9" Display at 2048x1440 (281ppi)
•NVIDIA Logan 64-bit processor (Tegra K1)
•2GB RAM
•16/32GB internal storage
•8MP OIS main camera, 3MP front facing camera
•Aluminum zero-gap construction
•Stereo front-facing speakers
•8.91"x5.98"x0.31" body (that's 22.63x15.19x0.79cm)
•418g (or 427g with LTE) (that's 14.74/15.1 ounces)

If it's the Tegra k1, benchmarks of the new nexus will blow everything out of the water... And wait till custom kernels with overclocking...

5 GB RAM.... I'm posting this from a PC with only 2GB of RAM xD Phones will be more powerful than PC's at this rate.

Wishful thinking has once again made it to the rumour mill, I see.
Fake.
No company is stupid enough to sell 5GB when there are none yet with 4GB. It makes more business sense to sell a 4GB one first. (same principle as why we've got 2K and now a few 4K tv's whilst they're already capable of making 8K for several years.)
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Lol at this thread

but we got light bleed!

i just heard about hTC One M9 will be release at MWC 2015. might use Snapdragon 810 under hood. Might lot of my dream specs especially LTE cat.6.
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Updating my Build

My build is 2 years old and I'm considering some upgrades and some pretty big ones.
This is the current build:
CPU - Intel Core i7-8700K
CPU COOLER - Noctua NH-D15 SSO2 D-Type Premium CPU Cooler
GPU ASUS - nVidia GeForce 1080 Turbo
SSD - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB
HDD - Western Digital Re WD3001FYYG 4TB 7200 RPM SAS 6Gb/s 32MB Cache (Storage Drive)
HDD - Western Digital 500GB 7200 RPM (Dedicated Linux Drive)
EHD - Seagate 4TB
RAM - HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 4X8GB
MBD - ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi AC) LGA1151
KBD - Hyper-X Origins
MOU - Logitech MX518 2019
MNT - 2 Samsung UE590 28" 4K 3840 X 2160 Resolution (UHD)
CASE - Thermaltake Core X71 Tempered Glass Edition
PWR - Rosewill Gaming Power Supply / PSU, 1000 Watt (1000W) 80 PLUS Bronze
OS - Windows 10 64Bit Pro
What I might Update:
MBD: Asus PRIME Z590-P WiFi - $210 (USD)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Processor - $435
GPU: nVIdia GEFORCE RTX 2060 = $500 (If I order by Tuesday)
SSD: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 2.5" SATA III 1TB - $200
I'd love to upgrade one Monitor to 144Hz refresh, but that's just not affordable and also, I think I'm in good shape with the RAM I have now but I'm open to ideas and suggestions.
One thing about monitors. I have 2 60Hz 3840x2160 4K Monitors. Every 144Hz I look at has a res of 2560x1440. Why would a higher refresh rate only be found on lower resolution monitors and what will the visual difference be?

@HipKat from my assumption, your setup isn't for gaming, right? Or why do you want 144Hz?

strongst said:
@HipKat from my assumption, your setup isn't for gaming, right? Or why do you want 144Hz?
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It's for everything,. Gamin is a big part of that as is Adobe Graphics programs, streaming, etc.
Looking at prices and the time of year, I'm going to work on the Monitors first

HipKat said:
It's for everything,. Gamin is a big part of that as is Adobe Graphics programs, streaming, etc.
Looking at prices and the time of year, I'm going to work on the Monitors first
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OK, you can see a difference in FPS games where usual 60Hz are not enought and you're facing tearing when you move or turn around very fast, but this might be wanted(some games have options for blurring, tearing, DOF).
So if you don't play FPS and need 144Hz, you can skip this option in my opinion. I played also with low end 8ms LCD's long time ago in times where 144 or even 60Hz monitors are not invented

I'm curious why you are upgrading to an RTX 2060? For that price you can get an RTX 3070 if you are patient.

bitpushr said:
I'm curious why you are upgrading to an RTX 2060? For that price you can get an RTX 3070 if you are patient.
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Price was the number one reason, but I've got some gamer friends who tell me the 20 series is pretty underwhelming. Right now, I'm standing pat until after the year ends to see where things are with GPU prices and chip availability.
A new primary Monitor is at the top of the list

AMD Build From 2019

I do some gaming and a lot of programming, among other things. I'm definitely a multitasker.
Mobo: MSI MEG x399 Creation
CPU: AMD Threadripper 2920X
GPU: Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX2060 w/6 GB
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 CL14 (64 GB)
Power: SeaSonic Focus Plus Platinum 750W 80+ Platinum
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower
Monitors: BenQ Zowie 24" @ 144Hz, BenQ XL2420T 24" @ 120Hz
OS: MS Windows 10 Pro / Linux Mint 20.3