Monday, December 3, 2012

Would you buy a $60 tablet?

If it worked decently, I would.

And by 'decently' I mean, if I can do the core features I would demand from a 7" tablet and do them without frustrating me with lags, delays, crashes, and unresponsiveness, then I'm in.

This is quite an impressive spec list for any cheap device, let alone one with an approximate $60 price tag in India where it is being sold :
  • 7 inch, 800 x 432 capacitive touchscreen
  • Android 4.04 Ice Cream Sandwich
  • 1GHz Cortex A8 ARMv7 CPU
  • 512MB RAM, 4GB storage
  • Wi-Fi (a version with GPRS cellular capability is also available)
  • VGA front-facing camera
  • Micro SD slot
  • Power, micro-USB, and headphone connectors
Check out the Ubislate Website for more info.

I really don't know if this is going to be made available in America, or what the price will be if it does come. It's doubfull that this thing will ever be considered even a competitor in the tablet market, especially here in the US, but I think if it's successful in any way it can demonstrate a couple things:

1. A functional electronics device can be built for a very affordable price.
2. The market is no longer as dependent on specific hardware/software combinations to get what they want.

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