Originally Posted by Rogue Leader
If theres one piece of advice I can give you, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
Do not buy a $100 7" tablet
Do not buy something with a resistive touch screen
Do not buy based only on specs
Definitely and absolutely do not buy that one from flsuperstore
Contrary to belief they are not all clones of eachother, and the quality varies tremendously even between tablets of the same specs. I've seen some that should "blow away" others that instead run like complete crap. You can do all the "testing, tuning, and tweaking" you want you aren't gonna change a pig to a cheetah.
How do I know this? I have a degree in CS and write Android programs on my spare time, my current primary tablet is a nook Color that I rooted and installed CM7 on. I keep trying to justify a more expensive one but the Color does what I need. I have had my hands on and messed with countless other tablets. The recurring theme, especially on the noname tablets is that no matter what they suck. They use crappy screens, cheap slow memory, etc. many come loaded with old versions of Android (2.2.2 is REALLY old) which aren't tablet optimized, don't run as fast, and even if you install CM7 it works, but its not perfect, it has a lot of shortcomings. Can you get them to work and quickly? Yes. But unless you really really want to get into screwing with stuff you are never gonna get the performance of a well designed first party tab. And when you realize you only saved like 100 bucks, you are just going to regret it.
I love my nook Color, as I said it does everything I want it to do. I have tweaked it to hell, its really good. But then I try some of these other tabs that came out at the same time or a bit after (including the original Samsung Galaxy Tab which is nearly identical by specs) and I realize that as good as it is, the Samsung still runs better, is still more compatible, and still requires less dicking around when I want it to "just work" sometimes.
Do yourself a favor and go to cnet.com and read the reviews of some tablets there. Then get yourself something good for a few more dollars like an Asus Transformer, Acer Iconia, Motorola Xoom, Sony Tablet S, Toshiba Thrive, Samsung Galaxy, etc. You will be infinitely happier than jerking around with one of those noname heaps.
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