faux ipad $99 ($79?????)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OBLAMA2009]

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/may...047418-product

Maylong 7-inch M-150 WiFi Middie Universe Tablet Powered by Android

according to the in store ad it is on sale this week for $99. it may be out of stock or maybe they havent gotten it in yet. it is listed as a "cyber monday special" and the price isnt listed as 99 yet so probably they are holding them and the sale price for monday so if youre interested check first thing monday

also in the in store ad there are coupon codes

5 off 15 CYBER5
16 off 60 CYBER15
20 off 75 CYBER20

so maybe you can get it for 79


they have other stuff on sale this week as well:
camcorder, digital camera, led tv ($99)etc.... see the in store ad

if anyone has one of the maylong tablets id like to know how it is.

THANKS!!!!!!!

 

[Steltek]

You get what you pay for.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/reviews/2010/11/worst-gadget-ever-ars-reviews-a-99-android-tablet.ars

 

[MagickMan]

I messed around with one, it's junk. Not worth $79.

 

[amanoai]

Plus, it's Walgreens. Not exactly known for cutting edge. Maybe more known for cutting employees.

 

[muskie32]

Would rather waste $$$ on a ipad

 

[PottedMeat]

You get what you pay for.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/reviews/2010/11/worst-gadget-ever-ars-reviews-a-99-android-tablet.ars

Hahah from that link to this:

http://bbyopen.com/2010/11/maylong-android-tablet-more-versatile-than-you-think

Makes a good coaster / frisbee / whiteboard!

 

[foolish501]

sorry but i have to warn people on this, a friend bought one when it was first advertised, and unless all you want to do is read books on it, look elsewhere. the screen is unresponsive, it's dog slow, it's extremely flimsy, and the battery lasts just a couple of hours. my friend returned it within a week

 

[Raider1284]

and the battery lasts just a couple of hours. my friend returned it within a week

The battery lasts 2-3 hours when in STANDBY mode... standby mode!! the reviews ive read say this thing will last about an hour when you are actually using it.

Products like these make me smile.. Many people attack the ipad saying its way too expensive for what you get. This this is 1/5 of the price but its complete and utter junk. Can anyone here post a tablet with similar specs and battery life to the ipad for less then what the ipad costs?

 

[God Mode]

The battery lasts 2-3 hours when in STANDBY mode... standby mode!! the reviews ive read say this thing will last about an hour when you are actually using it.

Products like these make me smile.. Many people attack the ipad saying its way too expensive for what you get. This this is 1/5 of the price but its complete and utter junk. Can anyone here post a tablet with similar specs and battery life to the ipad for less then what the ipad costs?

Nope. And if somehow there was, support and a shitty interface with broken english would still kill it. An Ipad would also retain its value down the road.

 

[mleejr]

.... Can anyone here post a tablet with similar specs and battery life to the ipad for less then what the ipad costs?

My friend bought one of those Galaxy S things recently and it was SLICK! I'm an android fan anyway but this was so cool! If you want android then that is the way to go. I played with an IPad and it was nice. His was the 7'' Galaxy and the size/form factor seemed to work better, IMO, than the IPad. I wouldn't want that big. It even fit in his pocket. They do have a bigger Galaxy.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

My friend bought one of those Galaxy S things recently and it was SLICK! I'm an android fan anyway but this was so cool! If you want android then that is the way to go. I played with an IPad and it was nice. His was the 7'' Galaxy and the size/form factor seemed to work better, IMO, than the IPad. I wouldn't want that big. It even fit in his pocket. They do have a bigger Galaxy.

i just watched theregister review of the galaxy and it looks really nice which lot of features ipad doesnt have yet like camera and storage. but its way overpriced

 

[ericlp]

One day ... They are getting there... I really want a pad running on a droid OS. We'll see. Wait long enough and eventually they will challenge the ipad.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

i just watched theregister review of the galaxy and it looks really nice which lot of features ipad doesnt have yet like camera and storage. but its way overpriced

16GB Galaxy Tab with 3G $599
16GB Ipad with 3G $629.
So the Galaxy Tab is $30 cheaper, easier to carry around, has 2 cameras, and flash support. Upgradable memory, more RAM, lighter.
Seems like a better value to me.

 

[MagickMan]

16GB Galaxy Tab with 3G $599
16GB Ipad with 3G $629.
So the Galaxy Tab is $30 cheaper, easier to carry around, has 2 cameras, and flash support. Upgradable memory, more RAM, lighter.
Seems like a better value to me.

Well, that's all true. But the iPad has a more responsive UI, better apps, and is a better browsing experience. A lot of that will be fixed with Gingerbread, but who knows when it will come out?

 

[postmortemIA]

Well, that's all true. But the iPad has a more responsive UI, better apps, and is a better browsing experience. A lot of that will be fixed with Gingerbread, but who knows when it will come out?

No flash is not better browsing experience. flash is nasty - but still better than nothing.

 

[mleejr]

Well, that's all true. But the iPad has a more responsive UI, better apps, and is a better browsing experience.

The Galaxy I used was just as snappy, if not snappier than the IPad I used, the apps are over 100K and growing (easier to develop for and more open for developers) and as for browsing experience...flash anyone?

 

[babyburner]

wow....

 

[MagickMan]

The Galaxy I used was just as snappy, if not snappier than the IPad I used, the apps are over 100K and growing (easier to develop for and more open for developers) and as for browsing experience...flash anyone?

I thought the iPad was quicker, still more apps for iOS, and I really don't care about flash on something like that. I don't care, I don't own either unit. I'm just saying that the iPad still feels like a more polished product.

 

[KDKPSJ]

16GB Galaxy Tab with 3G $599
16GB Ipad with 3G $629.
So the Galaxy Tab is $30 cheaper, easier to carry around, has 2 cameras, and flash support. Upgradable memory, more RAM, lighter.
Seems like a better value to me.

And 7" vs 10" screen.

IMHO, with that 3" smaller screen of Galaxy Tab, it should be cheaper, lighter and faster than it is right now.

And about Flash support.. Koreans who bought Galaxy Tab actually complains that if you go to the website that actually use Flash (not just for one simple Flash ad), it slows down quite bad. The solution was, obviously, disabling Flash.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

I'll take my 12" Asus netbook over either, dual boots Linux and Windows 7, and I'm not locked into an extremely closed source OS where every app has to be approved before you can even look at it.

I do have an iPhone, and it's nice because it goes in my pocket and I can IRC or play poker while I'm sitting on the toilet, but it's not a replacement for a PC. Neither of these are either.

 

[LumbergTech]

yea, that thing appears to be a piece of crap, but makes you wonder what COULD be made for an extra $100 or so

 

[OBLAMA2009]

yea, that thing appears to be a piece of crap, but makes you wonder what COULD be made for an extra $100 or so

...or what could have been made for even an extra $50 if it had been designed by engineers instead of pharmacists

 

[OBLAMA2009]

isnt the viewsonic tablet only 399. has anyone tried that one?

 

[Thinkpad2]

This.

You get what you pay for.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/reviews/2010/11/worst-gadget-ever-ars-reviews-a-99-android-tablet.ars

 

[cheesehead]

Does anyone know if this will run Bento Linux?