Merry Christmas: $120 7" ICS Tablet - Page 2

Danske · 14th December 2011, 11:46 AM

Has anyone got one of these yet? I'm pretty keen to buy one right now lol.

mother fucker it's out of stock.

TrennaHowar · 14th December 2011, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Danske

Has anyone got one of these yet? I'm pretty keen to buy one right now lol.

mother fucker it's out of stock.

Also keen.

Would be awesome as a squeezebox (music) remote.

sanjay · 14th December 2011, 2:47 PM

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Originally Posted by xxxxxx

because ebay doesn't exist and all.

you would have to be a complete nong to pay ebay prices for a HP touchpad considering asus transformers have been selling for as little as $279 recently.

hobo man · 14th December 2011, 6:16 PM

I ordered one of the basic ones, mainly because it's definitely getting official ICS (from what I've heard the manufacturer is going to be discontinuing the advanced model, and as it's going to be sold locally in a lot of places overseas, I'm expecting a bit of a dev community.)

Only issue I really see is the MIPS processor, and the lack of apps compiled specifically for it, though, for most open source things I'm more than happy to recompile myself, plus I'm mainly planning to use it for internet browsing anyway.

Downloaded the stock 3.2 ROM last night, and it's all deodexed

So I've started porting the ICS theme from the dell streak to it (the only other 800x480 honeycomb tablet I could find), hopefully should be pretty easy to root too.

So, yeah, I've already got the starts of a custom rom underway

Will let you guys know more when it gets around to arriving (ordered it 2 days ago, paid the extra for express post and it still hasn't been shipped. not overly happy, and will be firing then an angry email tomorrow afternoon if it still hasn't by then)

Agg · 14th December 2011, 7:31 PM

I didn't pay any extra for shipping, but mine apparently shipped on the 10th, which would be within 24h of my placing the order. Will also advise if/when it turns up.

hobo man · 16th December 2011, 5:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Agg

I didn't pay any extra for shipping, but mine apparently shipped on the 10th, which would be within 24h of my placing the order. Will also advise if/when it turns up.

Finally got shipped about midday yesterday

My f5 key is now getting a workout on the DHL website

sw1tch · 18th December 2011, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Agg

I didn't pay any extra for shipping, but mine apparently shipped on the 10th, which would be within 24h of my placing the order. Will also advise if/when it turns up.

I went with the free airmail aswell...ordered on the 8th...tracking page is showing it departed outward office on the 13th....what's the chances it will arrive before xmas?

edit- bit more info found: About Your Order
Dec 10, 2011 7:52:54 AM
Good day! We have posted your order by (Order ID: x) reg. post office on 2011-12-10 23:11:06. the tracking number is x. It will takes about 15-25 days,+/-

can only hope it will be here before xmas...if not it won't be too much longer

Agg · 18th December 2011, 12:18 PM

Which tracking page are you using? Track-trace has sod-all info on it.

I may have slightly derailed The Plan somewhat by getting my localish telstra shop to hold a galaxy nexus for me this afternoon..

edit: departure from outward office of exchange on the 13th too, whatever that means.

hobo man · 18th December 2011, 11:11 PM

Mine's in Brisbane, just awaiting customs clearance now, so kind expecting for it to show up either tomorrow or tuesday.

I'll be sure to post a little review once it shows up

What is the preferred format for a review these days? video or text and lots of pictures?

gregpolk · 18th December 2011, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sanjay

you would have to be a complete nong to pay ebay prices for a HP touchpad considering asus transformers have been selling for as little as $279 recently.

That price on ebay or a specific store you know? Also include keyboard? Been contemplating getting one if I found them cheap.

Agg · 19th December 2011, 12:03 AM

Text and pictures is probably best, but video if it's easier for you.

gregpolk · 19th December 2011, 12:29 AM

Video is always nice

xEnt · 19th December 2011, 1:34 PM

greg before you do a review, best to mod it a bit first. apparently it comes pretty crappy but after some modding its great.

xEnt · 22nd December 2011, 9:05 AM

my tablet still has not arrived

sammy_b0i · 22nd December 2011, 9:22 AM

Was looking forward to a review. When it's that cheap, it'll be interesting to see.

14th December 2011, 6:16 PM	#19
hobo man Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SE, Queensland Posts: 417	I ordered one of the basic ones, mainly because it's definitely getting official ICS (from what I've heard the manufacturer is going to be discontinuing the advanced model, and as it's going to be sold locally in a lot of places overseas, I'm expecting a bit of a dev community.) Only issue I really see is the MIPS processor, and the lack of apps compiled specifically for it, though, for most open source things I'm more than happy to recompile myself, plus I'm mainly planning to use it for internet browsing anyway. Downloaded the stock 3.2 ROM last night, and it's all deodexed So I've started porting the ICS theme from the dell streak to it (the only other 800x480 honeycomb tablet I could find), hopefully should be pretty easy to root too. So, yeah, I've already got the starts of a custom rom underway Will let you guys know more when it gets around to arriving (ordered it 2 days ago, paid the extra for express post and it still hasn't been shipped. not overly happy, and will be firing then an angry email tomorrow afternoon if it still hasn't by then) __________________ Phenom II BE 550 (unlocked to quad) @3.6ghz \| Gigabyte 880 Motherboard \| 16gb DD3 @2000mhz \| HIS 4850 512mb @ 680/1060 \| 1TB WD Green

14th December 2011, 7:31 PM	#20
Agg Lord of the Pings Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: A Reported Post near you Posts: 25,460	I didn't pay any extra for shipping, but mine apparently shipped on the 10th, which would be within 24h of my placing the order. Will also advise if/when it turns up. __________________ www.overclockers.com.au - also now on twitter and facebook.

18th December 2011, 12:18 PM	#23
Agg Lord of the Pings Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: A Reported Post near you Posts: 25,460	Which tracking page are you using? Track-trace has sod-all info on it. I may have slightly derailed The Plan somewhat by getting my localish telstra shop to hold a galaxy nexus for me this afternoon.. edit: departure from outward office of exchange on the 13th too, whatever that means. __________________ www.overclockers.com.au - also now on twitter and facebook. Last edited by Agg; 18th December 2011 at 12:22 PM.

18th December 2011, 11:11 PM	#24
hobo man Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SE, Queensland Posts: 417	Mine's in Brisbane, just awaiting customs clearance now, so kind expecting for it to show up either tomorrow or tuesday. I'll be sure to post a little review once it shows up What is the preferred format for a review these days? video or text and lots of pictures? __________________ Phenom II BE 550 (unlocked to quad) @3.6ghz \| Gigabyte 880 Motherboard \| 16gb DD3 @2000mhz \| HIS 4850 512mb @ 680/1060 \| 1TB WD Green

19th December 2011, 12:03 AM	#26
Agg Lord of the Pings Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: A Reported Post near you Posts: 25,460	Text and pictures is probably best, but video if it's easier for you. __________________ www.overclockers.com.au - also now on twitter and facebook.

19th December 2011, 12:29 AM	#27
gregpolk Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,325	Video is always nice

19th December 2011, 1:34 PM	#28
xEnt Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 148	greg before you do a review, best to mod it a bit first. apparently it comes pretty crappy but after some modding its great. __________________ Trade Sheet\| Main: i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz \| 2x HD6970 \| 120GB Intel 530 SSD & 1TB Samsung F3 \| Seasonic Gold 650w \| 12GB DDR3 \| Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow \| 27" Yamakasi Catleap Q270 File Server: HP N36L Microserver, 8gb non-ECC, 250gb OS, 2TB WD Green, WHS 2011, esxi 5

22nd December 2011, 9:05 AM	#29
xEnt Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 148	my tablet still has not arrived __________________ Trade Sheet\| Main: i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz \| 2x HD6970 \| 120GB Intel 530 SSD & 1TB Samsung F3 \| Seasonic Gold 650w \| 12GB DDR3 \| Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow \| 27" Yamakasi Catleap Q270 File Server: HP N36L Microserver, 8gb non-ECC, 250gb OS, 2TB WD Green, WHS 2011, esxi 5