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Digiland tablet review

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:00:05 +0000

The Digiland DL718M tablet is an inexpensive (sub-$40) tablet sold at consumer electronics stores like Best Buy. Make no mistake, a Digiland tablet is a basic tablet for basic needs. But given reasonable expectations you can buy one of these and be happy

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A $99 tablet that doesn’t stank

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:00:40 +0000

‘Tis the season for cheapie tablets. They’re everywhere, and they cost $89, $79, even $59. About the only place I haven’t seen one is at a convenience store. But you don’t want them. They’re always underpowered and cheaply built, so

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The Asus Memo Pad HD 7 review: It’s a nice inexpensive tablet

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:00:14 +0000

I’ve been messing with an Asus Memopad, the 7-inch version. I think it’s a well-built, good-performing tablet for $149, and when you can get it on sale for less than that–and this is the time of year for that–I think

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Up and coming low-end Android chips

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:13:25 +0000

I decided to dig into what the low-end Android chipmakers like Mediatek and Rockchip are up to, since they’re the ones who are likely to drive prices down. Mediatek has a quad-core A7 chip out now, and it’s being used

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Asus gets into the sub-$200 tablet fray

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:35:40 +0000

Now Asus is jumping into the sub-$150 tablet range too, but with a device that’s much more subdued than what Polaroid and Archos are offering. It appears to me that Asus is trying to remain mid-tier, and hope that name

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Polaroid’s M7 and M10 tablets make me glad I didn’t buy a tablet last month

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:41:53 +0000

I didn’t buy a tablet last month. I knew about Acer’s new low-end tablet, the Iconia B1, and that they were at least initially reluctant to release it in the United States, but I hoped that either Acer would change

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