Android Retina Tablet – quad core, retina display, $259

rcjordan · June 25, 2013, 05:18:00 PM

read the specs on this one

http://www.chinavasion.com/china/wholesale/Android_Tablets/8-9_Android_Tablet_PC/Quad_Core_Android_Tablet_Freelander_PD800_-_9.7_Inch_HD_Retina_Screen_2048x1536_Resolution_1.6GHz_CPU_2GB_RAM_16GB/

Ipad, put your head between your knees and kiss your ass goodbye.

Brad · June 25, 2013, 05:28:19 PM

If it works reliably that is a stunner. I just paid $200 for a refurbished Toshiba with a lot less specs.

rcjordan · June 25, 2013, 05:38:03 PM

It'll be $150 by Christmas.

>works

No problems that I've heard with that cheap android tablet I gave the grandkids. Hell, Foxconn is probably making all of them anyway and the hardware bits are becoming generic.

Chunkford · June 25, 2013, 07:10:42 PM

This ones a bit cheaper

http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10003937/1381302-cube-u9gtv-ips-97-quad-core-18ghz-android-411-jell

rcjordan · June 25, 2013, 07:31:50 PM

>cheaper

OK, I stand corrected ...$129.99 by Christmas

rcjordan · June 25, 2013, 08:25:24 PM

Probably related

"Barnes & Noble said future Nook color-screen tablets will be co-branded with third-party manufacturers it has not yet announced."

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-barnes-noble-nook-stop-manufacturing-20130625,0,2966033.story

bill · June 26, 2013, 02:23:55 AM

I wish it had a newer version of Android. 4.1 is already a year old. However, those are some great specs for the price. No need to waste money on Apple products at that price.

Brad · June 26, 2013, 01:42:00 PM

>>Apple

No way could I order an iPad for $500 or more when these are available. At around $150 price it starts being worth the gamble that it will workout of the box.

Watch for flood of used Android tablets as everybody upgrades every 6 mo. to a year.

Also, this might kill off the Google Nexus program, because Google will see no reason to subsidize hardware in a bid to show manufacturers how to do it right, when the generic makers are obviously getting it.

IrishWonder · June 26, 2013, 06:48:13 PM

Seen the iPad 4 in the store - will definitely get one some day soon

jetboy · June 28, 2013, 02:24:59 PM

Stunning spec. My 7" Kindle Fire HD wasn't a lot of use until I put Cyanogenmod on it, but now it's a very usable stock-Android tablet. There's already some movement on custom roms for this tablet (link below). It'd be great to see Cyanogenmod support this kind of hardware, as it'd ensure an upgrade path as new official Android builds are released.

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?5591-Freelander-PD800-RileyROM-1-0-Feedback&s=98b024bd831c728f4da6389c1b6b8ad6&p=75079#post75079