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Posted on 18/04/201424/10/2017

Acer Iconia A1-830 – a Cheap iPad Mini?

Acer Iconia A1-830 Review and RatingsIf imitation is truly the sincerest form of flattery, then the tablet we’re looking at here today, Acer’s Iconia A1-830, borders on idol worship.

Granted, in one way or another, every compact tablet (which we … Read More

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Posted on 18/04/201424/10/2017

ValueChain ValuePad VP112 (7-Inch)

ValueChain ValuePad VP112 (7-Inch) Review and RatingsWe predicted early in 2013 that entry-level Android tablets with list prices under $100 were imminent—and soon. Sure enough, budget-friendly models such as Hisense’s $99-list Sero 7 LT began to show up at Wal-mart, Sears, … Read More

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Posted on 22/12/201325/10/2017

Dell’s Venue 7 – Tiptoeing Back to Android

Dell Venue 7 Review and RatingsIn the closing months of 2013, we’ve seen tremendous growth—at least in terms of the sheer number of products—in the market for compact Android tablets (that is, models with 7-to-9-inch displays). It’s to the point, … Read More

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Posted on 01/10/201326/10/2017

Toshiba Excite Pro – Can it be Too Hot?

Toshiba Excite Pro VerticalToshiba’s Excite line of tablets has scored consistently high in our reviews over the last year. The Excite 10 we looked at in 2012, for example, was a highly impressive, premium-quality slate. Fully encased in … Read More

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Posted on 02/08/201326/10/2017

New Google Nexus 7 – other Tabs Play Catch-up

Google Nexus 7 (2013) Review and RatingsIn 2012, with the release of the Google Nexus 7 by Asus, Google literally redefined the compact-tablet market—erased the slate, you might say. It did that not by delivering anything truly ground-breaking, but instead … Read More

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Posted on 17/07/201326/10/2017

HP Slate 7 – Too Little, Too Late, Too Much

HP Slate 7 Review and RatingsEver since the webOS-based HP TouchPad debacle back in July 2011, many a pundit has pundit-ized about what role HP might end up playing in the non-Windows tablet scene. With the introduction of HP’s first … Read More

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Posted on 10/06/201326/10/2017

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 – Gotta Love this Android!

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Review and RatingsIn late August of 2012, Samsung brought some of the biggest news to the tablet market not named “iPad” with the debut of the Galaxy Note 10.1. It was the first Android slate we’d … Read More

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Posted on 10/04/201326/10/2017

Asus MeMO Pad Smart – Smart for 2013?

Asus MeMO Pad Smart ME301T Review and RatingsEver have a case of tablet deja  vu? We just did.

In early 2012, Asus was one of the very first tablet makers to release a slate built around Nvidia’s Tegra 3 quad-core processor—a metal-encased, … Read More

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Posted on 10/04/201326/10/2017

Kobo Arc – the Google Nexus 7 in Kobo Clothing

Kobo Arc Review and RatingsEver since the Google Nexus 7 by Asus set the 7-inch tablet market afire back in mid-2012, we haven’t seen much heat from other small-screen slates, barring the late-2012 debut of the Apple iPad Mini… Read More

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Posted on 22/12/201227/10/2017

Google’s Nexus 10 – Highest Resolution Tablet to Date

Google Nexus 10 Review and Ratings

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When you’ve got a success on your hands, it’s time to go big. That’s clearly the strategy Google has chosen to follow with its branded Android tablets. Hot on the heels of the immensely … Read More

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