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Title: £30 tablet PC
Post by: Rods2 on 16 December 2013, 18:50:48: Datawind that launched this cheap tablet in India to get people connected to the Internet have now launched it in the UK for £29.99.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2524605/Worlds-cheapest-tablet-UbiSlate-7Ci-costing-just-30-launches-Britain.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2524605/Worlds-cheapest-tablet-UbiSlate-7Ci-costing-just-30-launches-Britain.html)

Before people deride it specification, no it is not an Ipad, a Nexus or Kindle Fire and comparing them with these I think that misses the point. £30 to get on the Internet for a poor household, or £30 for a young child for their first steps in computing and to run the educational apps. If a child breaks it at that price does it really matter?

I may well get one for my young daughter for the next time I go across to the Ukraine, where she is keen on simple arithmetic and I been thinking of writing a few simple apps to help her.
Title: Re: £30 tablet PC
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 16 December 2013, 20:08:07: Impressive for the price
Title: Re: £30 tablet PC
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 16 December 2013, 21:14:47: Nah, can't be true Rods, it's in the FAIL!! :o Disgusting, sensationalising stories like this just to sell more papers!! Pah!!! >:(
Title: Re: £30 tablet PC
Post by: tunnie on 16 December 2013, 22:17:58: Think we might order one or two, see how they work. As at that price they will sell quite a few I think.
Title: Re: £30 tablet PC
Post by: AndyRoid on 17 December 2013, 05:06:56: Quote from: Fuse18 on 16 December 2013, 20:08:07
Impressive for the price

+1

It can't be knocked at all at that price IMO, and it will bring tech to even the poorest of families.
Title: Re: £30 tablet PC
Post by: Mr.OmegaMan on 17 December 2013, 06:59:59: Looks interesting... :y .. Best place to buy ?
Title: Re: £30 tablet PC
Post by: MR MISTER on 17 December 2013, 07:42:04: Quote from: Mr.OmegaMan on 17 December 2013, 06:59:59
Looks interesting... :y .. Best place to buy ?
From here:
http://www.ubislate.com/ubislate/

£10 shipping though. :-\
Title: Re: £30 tablet PC
Post by: MR MISTER on 17 December 2013, 07:44:27: Can't find anywhere else to buy, maybe worth waiting a while.
Title: Re: £30 tablet PC
Post by: Mr.OmegaMan on 17 December 2013, 07:49:37: Thanks I'll have a look see.. It's a wonder there isn't any on eBay, Double or even triple the price ::)
Title: Re: £30 tablet PC
Post by: Rods2 on 17 December 2013, 14:24:42: Quote from: Sir Tigger on 16 December 2013, 21:14:47
Nah, can't be true Rods, it's in the FAIL!! :o Disgusting, sensationalising stories like this just to sell more papers!! Pah!!! >:(

I read it on 3 websites including the BBC and believe it or not theirs was the best report and the only one with a comparison table, so even they get it wrong sometimes with a good bit of journalism. ::) ::) ::) ::)