Best £50 Tablet

was looking at one myself due to being burgled lost pc and tablet only got the tv to go onto the net with so this will fill the gap untill i get pc bits brought ,
 
My 6year old nephew has the 10.1 ultima tablet which I gave I gave him a year or so ago. Still working fine.
Price is little higher than the 8“ version but they all seem to be OK for the money. So much so I bought another one as a cheap Netflix/browser tablet.
 
Any opinions on this windows tablet ?

Hipstreet 7"" INTEL-WINDOWS Quad Core Tablet 16GB - W7

Hipstreet introduces their line of Windows 8.1 Tablets with the W7 16GB Tablet!

With a 1.83GHz Quad Core CPU processor, 1GB DDR3L RAM and Windows 8.1 operating system, the W7 is a customizable and fluid experience for any user. The 16GB of internal memory gives you the ability to save apps, music, and movies locally on your device. The device supports Micro SD cards (not included) up to a capacity of 32GB.

Change the way you use mobile technology with the Windows 8 operating system. Robust and powerful, Windows 8 brings you the flexibility of a PC without any of the hassle.
7” TFT LCD High Resolution screen – Built for entertainment, the W7’s High Resolution display is perfect for staying entertained on the go.

Microsoft Office 365- Redefine “mobile workstation” with the Microsoft Office 365 suite which comes with your Windows 8 tablet. Access all of your favourites like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, at anytime and anywhere. Microsoft Office 365 pre-loaded (1 year Subscription)

16GB of built in storage and Micro SD support – Store your music, movies, and apps on your device with the option for more storage utilizing a Micro SD card (not included).

Quad Core Processor with 1GB RAM – A Quad-Core processor means smooth video playback and unmatched gaming performance. It’s the only way to fly when on the go.

802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi – Stay connected over Wi-Fi without having to worry about compatibility.

Front (0.3MP) / Rear (2MP) cameras – Capture every moment and video chat with those you love using the built in camera.

-High speed USB 2.0 interface

-Built-in speaker (2 x 0.8W)

-HDMI output port (1080p)
 
mickyflinn said:
Any opinions on this windows tablet ?

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This sounds remarkably similar to my experience this weekend.

I bought into the hype of 'Windows 10' and was eager to test out Windows Phone or a Windows tablet. Coincidentally, I saw a 'HP Stream 7' (google it) in a local retailer for £89, including 24 months of OneDrive which I could use instead of my GoogleDrive (roughly = £36 off) so total cost = £53.

So I thought "why not". I'd been fancying a tablet and it seemed a good way to test Windows on a phone/tablet environment.

To be fair the hardware was fine - nice screen, fast-ish for a cheap tablet, felt good quality.

But, the Windows 8.1 experiance was awful. None of the apps I use were on there. Admittedly many of these are Google based, but to access them was only via third party interface apps.

A killer for me was that I couldn't access Google Calendar as a live update - I had to manually import my calendar each time.

But other apps were similarly clunky. The Windows App store was full of junk i.e.type in 'Google Calendar' and you get offers to download pdf instructions on how to use it for £1.50 - they are hoping people will pay it thinking they are getting a real app.

Other apps I used were also pretty poor - such as the Kindle app which was very basic.

This was a full implementation of Windows 8.1 so any program that runs on my desktop could run on my 'Stream 7'. But the tablet/phone things I wanted to do were just not well supported - unless I wanted to run them in a web-browser. Which I could do on a cheap android tablet anyway.

The Windows 8.1 interface looked good but was clunky. The hardware was nice. But the experience and availability of apps was awful.

Also the microphone for voice search didn't work. And the OneDrive offer was unavailable.

Bought it on Saturday, returned with a full refund on Sunday.

Sorry for the rant, but I was hoping for more, and I'll be sticking with android for phone/tablet for the forseeable future.
 
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