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HP Stream 8 Wi-Fi 8" Tablet $139 C&C @ Dick Smith

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HP Stream 8 Wi-Fi 8" Tablet $139 C&C @ Dick Smith
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lyl on 25/08/2015 - 14:43 dicksmith.com.au (299 clicks)
Last edited 25/08/2015 - 15:12 by 1 other user
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Found this nice deal when doing my daily refresh of dicks. Very good price, but dicks usual tricks means that there is next to no stock.

Places where stock show up:
Mount Gravatt - Qld
Ellenbrook - WA
Midland Gate - WA
Karrinyup - WA
Miranda - NSW
Bathurst - NSW
Shellharbour - NSW

A really solid tablet for its price, so I'll let the specs do the talking:

Memory 1GB Main Memory
Operating System Windows 8.1 w/Bing 32 bit
Audio Out Built-in speaker 1w x 2; M/phone x1; 3.5mm headset
Battery Life 4000 mAh Li-ion
Built-in Storage 32GB eMMC
Included Accessories AC charger, Micro USB cable, Quick Start Guide
Screen Resolution 1280 x 800
Screen Size 8-inch diagonal multi-touch IPS wide viewing angle
Tablet Weight (grams) 380 grams
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Camera 2MP Front Facing, 5MP Rear Facing
Processor Intel Atom Quad-Core 1.8GHz Baytrail-T CR Z3735G
Expandable Memory *Up to 32GB of expandable storage. MicroSD card sold separately.
Dimensions (mm) L x W x H 209mmx124mmx8.9mm

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Electrical & Electronics 8inch HP Tablet Windows

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  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2015 - 14:46

    how many in stock?

    • lyl on 25/08/2015 - 14:50

      no idea, but i assume not many, considering that its out of stock at most places.

  • spackbace on 25/08/2015 - 14:47

    WA - Ellenbrook, Midland Gate, Karrinyup

    • lyl on 25/08/2015 - 14:51

      Thanks, added. I only tried all the capital city postcodes, so I guess I missed quite a few.

  • johnn on 25/08/2015 - 14:55

    NSW- Miranda, Bathurst, Shellharbour

  • adam149 on 25/08/2015 - 14:55

    "Dicksmith" = maker of d*cks

  • freakthe on 25/08/2015 - 15:00

    Bought one at the same price from shoppingexpress.com.au a few months ago.

    Not the best - esp that it has only 1GB ram

    And for sure it's not the best deal around. Don't fall into the trap of buying it for the discount

    • lyl on 25/08/2015 - 15:08

      I bought the Unisurf tablet in the Harvey Norman deal a while ago (for considerable cheaper), and 1GB of ram is enough for all my browsing needs. IMO, its worth the price for the Processor, display, storage and camera. I would definitely rather this over ipads.

  • nocure on 25/08/2015 - 15:00
    +1

    1GB ram..no thanks.

  • Rage Roze on 25/08/2015 - 15:18

    Tbh, dat deal isn't good considering dat HP Stream 7 & 8 has buzzing headphone issue. It's not dat bad as people say but it's not worth paying less to have this tablet.

    youtube.com/watch?v=KhJHcWhUZKM

    • nocure on 25/08/2015 - 15:33
      +2

      I agree with dat guy 👆

  • mackaxx on 25/08/2015 - 16:22
    +2

    Hold up, why is 1gb of ram considered not enough for a windows tablet.

    We aren't talking the latest version of android here…

  • jackau on 25/08/2015 - 17:05

    If it is windows store (modern) apps, that's enough, but we all know where the desktop apps come from and for those, you need more ram the better, period.

  • jackau on 25/08/2015 - 17:09

    If it is windows store (modern) apps, that's enough, but we all know where the desktop Software come from and for those, you need more ram the better, period.
    That's why I call these tablets new rt, it doesn't have the guts to run full size traditional desktop applications, go test it with seven chrome browsers open and music streaming antivirus crap in the background, then you know why 1gb is not enough

    • mackaxx on 25/08/2015 - 17:53

      For me the intent wouldn't be to use full sized desktop apps. Nor should it be for anyone else, treat it like a windows phone with desktop access.

      I do wonder if upgrading it to windows 10 would be a bad idea though.

      • Krosbow on 25/08/2015 - 18:11

        Have a similar Pendo Pad 8" with the same specs and chipset - runs Windows 10 OK, dont expect it to be fast however for reading the news, facebook and some casual browsing in MS Edge is fine. Found once Chrome (or similar) is installed it slows down, mainly due to the 1GB of RAM, however after running HWInfo on my device it seems to mention a second memory slot, might open it up to confirm this one day..

        Also - Windows 8.1 on these devices will not upgrade in the same manner as other devices, the 8.1 install uses WimBoot and therefore will not allow a "Windows Update" style upgrade, although mounting the ISO from an SD got me installed and activated fine, those that want to take it further can use the compact install options in an unattended.xml to reduce the x86 footprint to around 10GB, although I would upgrade first to reserve the activation on the device.

  • mackaxx on 26/08/2015 - 07:38

    Relented and grabbed one last night after checking out a few review. Perfect device for my needs and the flexibility of a full os is appealing to me.

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