Cheap Android tablet for gaming?

[Kaladron]

Hi all,

Not sure if this is the right forum for a question like this, or if this has been covered elsewhere. But I'd like to get a really really cheap Android tablet (sub-?50) just for gaming. Can anyone recommend one?

[Kaladron]

Having thought about it, maybe sub-?100 is more sensible.

[ETC]

HMV are/were selling off some android tablets for ?80-90 iirc not sure how far they will upgrade to though

[monel]

Didn't someone post a review of a Chinese tablet in the general forum? I was given link to a retailer that seemed to have new models coming in all the time, don't have it anymore sorry. Best to look around and read some reviews as well as look at upcoming models.

[Kaladron]

Cheers for the replies. Looked into the thread you mentioned and eventually found this... http://www.willgoo.com/jxd-s5100-del...4gb-p-266.html

Seems ideal.

[charlesr]

Have a look on www.dealextreme.com too

[davek22]

Cheers for the replies. Looked into the thread you mentioned and eventually found this... http://www.willgoo.com/jxd-s5100-del...4gb-p-266.html

Seems ideal.

Hi mate, that machine doesn't have shoulder buttons so be carefull if you want to use emulators. This one has shoulder buttons:

http://www.willgoo.com/jxd-s5110-game-console-android-40-wifi-otg-4g-p-247.html

For lots of info on these try this forum :

http://boards.dingoonity.org/android-devices/

[paulus]

For info guys:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18618521

[ETC]

There is a 4.0+ android tablet on ebuyer at the moment for ?80, I don't do android so couldn't tell you if it's any good or not

[Colin]

Just had to nip round to maplin for a psu. They have a 10.1" arnova tablet for ?150, with a memory card slot. Android 4.0 ice cream sandwich (Whatever the **** that means?) Any good? Designed by Archos, who used to make some decent gadgets.

[paulus]

Just had to nip round to maplin for a psu. They have a 10.1" arnova tablet for ?150, with a memory card slot. Android 4.0 ice cream sandwich (Whatever the **** that means?) Any good? Designed by Archos, who used to make some decent gadgets.

Not sure if ts good or not but as soon as the Google Quad Cored Nexus appears these cheapo Androids are gonna get much much cheaper?

[ETC]

Just had to nip round to maplin for a psu. They have a 10.1" arnova tablet for ?150, with a memory card slot. Android 4.0 ice cream sandwich (Whatever the **** that means?) Any good? Designed by Archos, who used to make some decent gadgets.

You can get a second hand iPad for that so for me I wouldn't but I think hmv were selling the same for ?119 could be wrong like

[eastyy]

wanted to ask are there actually many good games for android that really need a powerful machine ? the only game i have seen for a pad that interested me was infinity blade and that is for ipad

[davek22]

I wouldn't touch an Archos or Arnova with a barge pole. Cheap and very nasty. They are shocking for support and prone to design flaws. Their most recent tablet had a screen ripple where the battery touched the LCD ever time any kind of pressure was put on rear. Even picking it up would cause it to ripple. The nexus 7 will hopefully deep six these budget brands who think cause it's cheap the user will accept shoddy goods

[kryss]

My first Android tablet was an Archos A101T and it was awesome. Zero complaints about anything from me except that I cracked the screen and had to replace it. And they won't ship directly to Canada anymore. I'd read similar reports, but did you ever actually use one yourself Davek22?