This review is from: 7″ inch Capacitive Touch Screen Allwinner A13 1.0GHz CPU (up to 1.5GHz maximumly)Processor Android 4.0.3 (Latest Ice Cream Sandwich OS) Tablet PC 4GB HDD 512MB WiFi MID Epad Flash Player 11.1 – Compatible with BBC iPlayer / Youtube / Facebook (Electronics)
I was astounded at the functionality of this little tablet bought for my wife so that she could watch live international bridge via BBO. This works beautifully via a dedicated free app downloaded from the Google Play store. It works like a dream!
I was aware that a tablet could handle email easily enough but what amazed me was the performance of the BBC iplayer app – the video and sound were great for such a small thing. ITV player was pretty good too but it seemed to insist on displaying in portrait mode so that the screen was not as big as it could have been. Note that these apps were downloaded from the Google Play store which offers many free useful apps as well as ones you pay for. Incidentally the supplied manual is almost useless – chinglish and undecipherable illustrations. The tablet comes partially charged and takes only a little time to charge fully. Don’t be put off if it does not appear to start as soon as you press the start button as you may need a long press and it will kick in eventually. Later start ups are much easier. I have loaded a few free apps (Skype, gmail etc) but it’s worth the price for the tv programmes via iPlayer etc alone. Terrific tablet – much of the functionality of an iPad at maybe 10% of the price. Unbeatable value for money.
Further comment, 27 Sep 2012. This may be useful to others gathering from what I saw on Google. Yesterday I was unable to access Google Play Store where one can download and update apps you like and try what may (restart, reinstall etc) could not manage to link to it, though my wireless and internet connections were excellent. I gather this is a very common problem. After fruitless Googling for a few hours I found the solution to be very simple. For some reason the date and time had been reset to somewhere in 1970 (I suspect the battery had been completely discharged which is not recommended). Resetting the date and time to the current value completely solved the problem.
The more one uses this little tablet the more one realises what a bargain it is.
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This review is from: 7″ inch Capacitive Touch Screen Allwinner A13 1.0GHz CPU (up to 1.5GHz maximumly)Processor Android 4.0.3 (Latest Ice Cream Sandwich OS) Tablet PC 4GB HDD 512MB WiFi MID Epad Flash Player 11.1 – Compatible with BBC iPlayer / Youtube / Facebook (Electronics)
Bought for 8 year old who wanted and ipad for christmas not a chance! Easy to use have downloaded games and kindle app it’s also much much cheaper than some other tablets but still looks good quality and is very light. If you have faddy kids who constantly want to play on your phone a great buy, worried about security you can easily download a parent control app which allows kids to only access the things you want them to. Arrived quickly and was already partly charged so could get going straight away. Definately happy with my purchase
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This review is from: 7″ inch Capacitive Touch Screen Allwinner A13 1.0GHz CPU (up to 1.5GHz maximumly)Processor Android 4.0.3 (Latest Ice Cream Sandwich OS) Tablet PC 4GB HDD 512MB WiFi MID Epad Flash Player 11.1 – Compatible with BBC iPlayer / Youtube / Facebook (Electronics)
I got my epad a one day before estimated delivery date and I am happy with it. Unfortunately the case of the epad was cracked when it arrived which is a shame but doesn’t stop it working. The pad is works well for basic things like surfing the web and reading books, playing games but its not an iPad so don’t expect it to be if you buy one. It’s quite small and light and the screen is good, battery is ok and runs well, overall I have given it 4 stars which I think is fair for what it is. It is only £51.00 so I think it’s a good buy.
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Superb little device,
I was astounded at the functionality of this little tablet bought for my wife so that she could watch live international bridge via BBO. This works beautifully via a dedicated free app downloaded from the Google Play store. It works like a dream!
I was aware that a tablet could handle email easily enough but what amazed me was the performance of the BBC iplayer app – the video and sound were great for such a small thing. ITV player was pretty good too but it seemed to insist on displaying in portrait mode so that the screen was not as big as it could have been. Note that these apps were downloaded from the Google Play store which offers many free useful apps as well as ones you pay for. Incidentally the supplied manual is almost useless – chinglish and undecipherable illustrations. The tablet comes partially charged and takes only a little time to charge fully. Don’t be put off if it does not appear to start as soon as you press the start button as you may need a long press and it will kick in eventually. Later start ups are much easier. I have loaded a few free apps (Skype, gmail etc) but it’s worth the price for the tv programmes via iPlayer etc alone. Terrific tablet – much of the functionality of an iPad at maybe 10% of the price. Unbeatable value for money.
Further comment, 27 Sep 2012. This may be useful to others gathering from what I saw on Google. Yesterday I was unable to access Google Play Store where one can download and update apps you like and try what may (restart, reinstall etc) could not manage to link to it, though my wireless and internet connections were excellent. I gather this is a very common problem. After fruitless Googling for a few hours I found the solution to be very simple. For some reason the date and time had been reset to somewhere in 1970 (I suspect the battery had been completely discharged which is not recommended). Resetting the date and time to the current value completely solved the problem.
The more one uses this little tablet the more one realises what a bargain it is.
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|Good Value,
Bought for 8 year old who wanted and ipad for christmas not a chance!
Easy to use have downloaded games and kindle app it’s also much much cheaper than some other tablets but still looks good quality and is very light.
If you have faddy kids who constantly want to play on your phone a great buy, worried about security you can easily download a parent control app which allows kids to only access the things you want them to.
Arrived quickly and was already partly charged so could get going straight away. Definately happy with my purchase
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|Very good,
I got my epad a one day before estimated delivery date and I am happy with it.
Unfortunately the case of the epad was cracked when it arrived which is a shame but doesn’t stop it working.
The pad is works well for basic things like surfing the web and reading books, playing games but its not an iPad so don’t expect it to be if you buy one.
It’s quite small and light and the screen is good, battery is ok and runs well, overall I have given it 4 stars which I think is fair for what it is.
It is only £51.00 so I think it’s a good buy.
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