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Sc, thks. .they awaiting stock arrival, not to late, considering IPS, changing to Cube U9GT, thou they also hv a new U9 with A10 and Hdmi US$249 (to big $ diff). thank you once again.

But rockchip 2918 (still arm?), not too laggy or slow cf. A10 rite?
 
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touchme said:
Sc, thks. .they awaiting stock arrival, not to late, considering IPS, changing to Cube U9GT, thou they also hv a new U9 with A10 and Hdmi US$249 (to big $ diff). thank you once again.

But rockchip 2918 (still arm?), not too laggy or slow cf. A10 rite?
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RK2918 is builded on A8, which is the same as allwinner A10.

Personally I hate RK2918 for 2 main reasons.

1. The update tools and driver not always the same, and update can be troublesome especially those lesser known brands.
2. The video codecs/format compatibilities not as good as allwinner A10.

Although RK2918 GPU is not as fast as A10, but most of the time it is more stable as it's been in the market longer. Operation speed is about the same for normal usage.

IIRC, U9GT2 does have custom roms on slatedroid and xda, which is one of the reasons I would recommend getting U9GT2 at 799RMB, dispite most allwinner A10 9.7" IPS will be dropping prices to 899RMB soon.

100RMB is not big of a diff for us in Singapore, but if you think about 299RMB can buy a normal A13 (crippled of A10) 7" tablet, 100RMB is actually 1/3 of that price:D

No point going for A10 9.7" if you need pay US$250. A10 9.7" IPS are slowly now back to 999RMB, and can drop another 100RMB soon.

Haipad been hard advertising on IMP3 that their A5 7" IPS tablet will be 499RMB. Battle of IPS tablets is slowly heating up again:s13:
 
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michael_thm said:
Just ordered a Teclast A12 for evaluation purposes.

8GB/10"/ Allwinner A10 Cortex A8/ Capacitive Screen/ 1GB/ Wifi,Multi Touch,HDMI,G Sensor,Camera

Android 2.3 upgradable to ICS
1024x600 10 point Capacitive touch
WIFI:802.11 b/g/n
Camera:0.3MP
HDMI:2160p
G-sensor:Three way
Size: 10.1 inch

Drawback, no HDMI input, horrible camera.

Why did I buy it? USD134 with free DHL delivery. I dun need the camera and hdmi output ( Already waiting for a Teclast A10t which has hdmi and already own a new iPad with a nice camera). :D

But if it is good. I'm gonna to get another 4 of these. :D
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nice...u order a A10T while your A12 is here?
 
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kyleongwl said:
wat?
as gift?:p
wat r the other 8 in line...
Gee..now i found another insane user.

we shd meet n xchg our thoughts on MIC tablets
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uh HALF a dozen not a dozen.

Using them as textbook/workbook replacements. plus can watch mathematics videos. explore mathematics apps to verify concepts,use graphing apps to observe how graphs behave and to check solution using wolfram alpha for calculus etc.

Anyway, the last 4 tablets would probably be teclast a10t also. Since the price of a10t is around USD160+ only. Now struggling a bit to decide if I just buy now as I don't have all my materials electronically ready. Only half my paper to tablet prep is done... if I buy later, USD160+ would be getting me duo processor tablets but do I need duo processors...? Head spinning abit.
 
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Hi guys just received my g3 and im impressed with what my ~$100 got me. However im having trouble signing into market. Whenever i try to sign in i receive the following message.

"Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server

This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not not be provisioned for data services, If it continues, call customer care."

Help anyone?
 
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michael_thm said:
uh HALF a dozen not a dozen.

Using them as textbook/workbook replacements. plus can watch mathematics videos. explore mathematics apps to verify concepts,use graphing apps to observe how graphs behave and to check solution using wolfram alpha for calculus etc.

Anyway, the last 4 tablets would probably be teclast a10t also. Since the price of a10t is around USD160+ only. Now struggling a bit to decide if I just buy now as I don't have all my materials electronically ready. Only half my paper to tablet prep is done... if I buy later, USD160+ would be getting me duo processor tablets but do I need duo processors...? Head spinning abit.
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u r a teacher...:p
a10t shd b fine...8g shd b around 999rmb...while 16g around 1099rmb.

if u need some huge qty, the supplier shd gv u discount.
 
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Hi guys,

after attempting to flash my G3 to ICS, it can not longer turn on. Whenever i plug it into my computer, the popup from livesuite to choose upgrade mode(format or don't format) appears. Seems like my G3 is still in update mode(which i entered by pressing vol+ button while spamming power button.

Help anyone?
 
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BeanFarmer said:
Hi guys,

after attempting to flash my G3 to ICS, it can not longer turn on. Whenever i plug it into my computer, the popup from livesuite to choose upgrade mode(format or don't format) appears. Seems like my G3 is still in update mode(which i entered by pressing vol+ button while spamming power button.

Help anyone?
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I recall this happening to me once too. Nothing happened when I pressed or spammed the buttons; as such I unplugged the USB cable.

To resolve, I plug the USB cable and when I got the Livesuit message, I clicked "Don't Format" and the Livesuit progress bar started moving. After which, the tablet worked! Hope you are successful too.
 
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yongkc said:
I recall this happening to me once too. Nothing happened when I pressed or spammed the buttons; as such I unplugged the USB cable.

To resolve, I plug the USB cable and when I got the Livesuit message, I clicked "Don't Format" and the Livesuit progress bar started moving. After which, the tablet worked! Hope you are successful too.
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Tried not formatting but still didn't work. In the end i had to revert to gb for the screen to even light up lol
 
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BeanFarmer said:
haha i meant the tablet is fully functional in GB. Pity...really wanted to see what ICS is like
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What tab are you having and the RAM? My exp if it's only 512, stick with GB. Mine when I upgraded to ICS, it was slooooooooow annnnnnnnnd lagggggggggggggy. Moved back to GB and happy again.
 
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yongkc said:
What tab are you having and the RAM? My exp if it's only 512, stick with GB. Mine when I upgraded to ICS, it was slooooooooow annnnnnnnnd lagggggggggggggy. Moved back to GB and happy again.
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Gemei g3 512mb ram. Thats suprising cause the videos on youtube of g3 on ICS look smoother than my current GB experience
 
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Gemei g3 512mb ram. Thats suprising cause the videos on youtube of g3 on ICS look smoother than my current GB experience
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GB would be better than ics for stability. GB is more refined, less bugs, better battery life. ICS looks good, but battery life is not that good compared to GB. In videos the experience will always be better than what you finally get because they are trying to promote the product. I noticed on some videos that they take a long time to swipe from one homescreen to the next so there would not be a lag. Same with browsing through the apps drawer and also while playing angry birds. :s8:
 
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