Tablet Deal that is too good to not tell people about
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:55 pm
(This is an actual Public Service Announcement of sorts, believe it or not, I get pretty excited about discount tablets.)
I know I have a somewhat worn tablet for sale currently, so it's probably stupid of me to tell you about this deal at the same time, but it's just too damn good to keep to myself. No, I am not affiliated with nor profiting from this in any way, shape, or form - I just like consumer electronics a lot.
Real simple, here we go:
BCS Computer on Kampuchea Krom
http://www.bcscomputer.net/
Google Maps Link BCS Computer = https://www.google.com.kh/maps/place/BC ... e0dfa38906
Is selling kind of an odd tablet, but it's odd in a good way ...
Kobo Arc 10 HD
10.1 inch screen with 2560x1600 resolution
2gb RAM and a 1.8ghz Nvidia Tegra 4 quadcore ...
4.2.2 Android Jellybean (with just a light Kobo skin on it that mostly has to do with reading books and the Kobo bookstore etc, it's close to pure Android right out of the box and while no custom ROMs exist for it, it can be rooted easily. I have no idea if they plan on updating it to KitKat or "L" - haven't seen it reported either way.)
Unlike a Kindle Fire you have full access to the Google Play Store and apps and it works exactly like any other Android tablet.
http://www.androidcentral.com/kobo-arc-10-hd-review
http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/20/kobo-arc10hd-review/
Those are two typical reviews where the main knock on the thing is the price, because at $400 there are a bunch of options within reaching distance that compete with it or best it in various areas. At THAT price ...
The cons? The battery life isn't bad, but merely average for a tablet with a large display (and considering that they call this a tablet for readers and even have a special Reading Mode built into the Android settings, you'd think they'd have pumped the battery up as much as they could but oh well.) Storage is limited to 16gb (with 12 available to the user out of the box) and there is no MicroSD slot or way to expand it. If you you make judicious use of "The Cloud" and delete old apps or apps that you aren't using ever I think most will find they can get by with that amount easily enough.
Aside from that, this thing benchmarks 29,000 on Antutu and few tablets get anywhere near that much less beat it. Samsung's Note 2014 beats it and I imagine their Pro and S line tablets will as well, but not much else.
It originally retailed for $400 new and about a year later it is still selling for $350 or so on average at all the usual online retailers.
BCS has them for ... wait for it ... wait ...
$235
That is one hell of a deal. Honestly. You will not get a nicer tablet brand new for that price anywhere. Tablets with a 2560x1600 display are $400 and up pretty much. The display is killer and the Tegra chip absolutely kills with 3D games and the like. A book jacket style cover that turns the screen on and off will run you an additional $20. They had about ten or a dozen of them on their shelf when I bought one the other day. I assume it's overstock because Kobo just isn't one of those brands that people flock to, even when they put out a quality product, but this is a really nice tablet at an unbeatable price.
Don't say I never did anything for you.
I know I have a somewhat worn tablet for sale currently, so it's probably stupid of me to tell you about this deal at the same time, but it's just too damn good to keep to myself. No, I am not affiliated with nor profiting from this in any way, shape, or form - I just like consumer electronics a lot.
Real simple, here we go:
BCS Computer on Kampuchea Krom
http://www.bcscomputer.net/
Google Maps Link BCS Computer = https://www.google.com.kh/maps/place/BC ... e0dfa38906
Is selling kind of an odd tablet, but it's odd in a good way ...
Kobo Arc 10 HD
10.1 inch screen with 2560x1600 resolution
2gb RAM and a 1.8ghz Nvidia Tegra 4 quadcore ...
4.2.2 Android Jellybean (with just a light Kobo skin on it that mostly has to do with reading books and the Kobo bookstore etc, it's close to pure Android right out of the box and while no custom ROMs exist for it, it can be rooted easily. I have no idea if they plan on updating it to KitKat or "L" - haven't seen it reported either way.)
Unlike a Kindle Fire you have full access to the Google Play Store and apps and it works exactly like any other Android tablet.
http://www.androidcentral.com/kobo-arc-10-hd-review
http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/20/kobo-arc10hd-review/
Those are two typical reviews where the main knock on the thing is the price, because at $400 there are a bunch of options within reaching distance that compete with it or best it in various areas. At THAT price ...
The cons? The battery life isn't bad, but merely average for a tablet with a large display (and considering that they call this a tablet for readers and even have a special Reading Mode built into the Android settings, you'd think they'd have pumped the battery up as much as they could but oh well.) Storage is limited to 16gb (with 12 available to the user out of the box) and there is no MicroSD slot or way to expand it. If you you make judicious use of "The Cloud" and delete old apps or apps that you aren't using ever I think most will find they can get by with that amount easily enough.
Aside from that, this thing benchmarks 29,000 on Antutu and few tablets get anywhere near that much less beat it. Samsung's Note 2014 beats it and I imagine their Pro and S line tablets will as well, but not much else.
It originally retailed for $400 new and about a year later it is still selling for $350 or so on average at all the usual online retailers.
BCS has them for ... wait for it ... wait ...
$235
That is one hell of a deal. Honestly. You will not get a nicer tablet brand new for that price anywhere. Tablets with a 2560x1600 display are $400 and up pretty much. The display is killer and the Tegra chip absolutely kills with 3D games and the like. A book jacket style cover that turns the screen on and off will run you an additional $20. They had about ten or a dozen of them on their shelf when I bought one the other day. I assume it's overstock because Kobo just isn't one of those brands that people flock to, even when they put out a quality product, but this is a really nice tablet at an unbeatable price.
Don't say I never did anything for you.