[ale] how do i find cheap tablet with decent features

[Richard Bronosky]

If you are willing to spend $150, it's a shame not to spend a little more
to get the Google Nexus device. If you place ANY value on the time you will
spend trying to hack a $150 tablet, the nexus will be cheaper. I spent 60+
hours figuring out how to root and mod my Samsung Galaxy S3 and that is a
well supported device in the community.


On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

>
>
> Vernard Martin <vernard at venger.net> wrote:
>
> >On 12/7/2012 9:07 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> How do i find a 7" android ICS or jelly bean tablet for $150 or less
> >with the following features?
> >>
> >> * full support of google apps including modern google play
> >> * micro sd slot, pref 32 gb capable
> >> * 1 GHz cpu / 512 MB ram
> >> * capacitive screen
> >> * bluetooth
> >>
> >> I might be willing to give up bluetooth but would rather not.  Camera
> >is fine but not required.  Preferably easy to root.  Local store with
> >return privilege is best, but I could buy online.  Cheaper is better.
> >I would be even more impressed at $ 120 or $ 100.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >>
> >> Ron
> >That is a tall order actually.  Maybe if you get one of the no-name
> >brands and load up your own custom load you can get that. I've found
> >that the prices are dropping but haven't quite hit that market yet.
> >
> >Closest I can think is getting a refurb Nook Tablet (8GB) version and
> >load CyanogenMod 9 on it. THat'll get you IceCream Sandwich and
> >everything else that you asked for except blue tooth.
>
> That IS an interesting idea about the nook.  About a year ago, when I was
> first wanting to get into tablets, I actually bought a nook.  I didn't like
> all the restrictions BN puts on them and was considering romming it.  My
> research at the time indicated that they had made that much harder to do
> with newer models and I was afraid to brick it.  But, it is something worth
> considering.  They're selling refurbished ones for $ 130, so that's not too
> bad.  I know I could get something like a Nexus 7 in the $ 200 - 250 range,
> but, for the purposes I'm going to use the 2nd tablet for, it's just not
> worth that much money to me.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
>
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