Best deal on this tablet in a long time.
Good price for an android tablet.
Expandable memory. Tegra K1. Really high performance for gaming.
Wil wait for a better deal on this
Has anyone seen/purchased a decent keyboard cover/case for the Mi Pad?
Whats the recommended method to pay at aliexpress?
i cant see paypal?
or just rely on their buyer protection?
Aliexpress buyer protection is arguably better than PayPal.
How is this compared to the recent deal on the Sony Z3 compact?
This is quicker in the CPU. Otherwise its just about price, brand and whether you want to wait 6 weeks before you get it from China.
Seriously 6 weeks? Most stuff I order from China arrives within 3 weeks.
Depend on who you buy it from and if they have it in stock along with the postage method you select. The quickest I've had was about 5 business days via courier ($30 on top). Slowest is about 12 or so weeks where I think they got someone to row the damn thing over by boat whilst being captured for some time by Indonesian pirates. Its a luck game with postage from China.
Not sure but I just got my z3 and it is brilliant.
Really tempted. Good android pad.
Which processor is better Tegra K1 or Intel Atom? The Teclast X89 here seems to be a good option too at lower price. It is also a dual boot for those who don't like Android. Also it is from a much reputed seller. Anybody has any hands on with Teclast X89 before?
Rvsure the k1 makes the basic Intel look silly
That's interesting as mi pad 2 comes with an intel Atom processor. Why would Xiaomi downgrade the processor on a newer version of tablet?
Are you SURE? Are you absolutely positive? I have the x16 pro by teclast which also runs the intel atom and I can run not too demanding games such as the desktop version of minecraft (via windows 10 dual boot) 50-60fps easy
this or mi pad 2?
Mipad 2 no SD card slot. This makes the decision easy.
what about the difference in processors? Is the Intel better than Nvidia?
Any recommended drop proof case with stand?
Rvsure the Intel chip in teclast you mentioned is the 3735f basic chipset.The new mipad runs the new z8500 chipset there would not be a great deal of difference from k1 to the z8500 but a huge difference between k1 to 3735f k1 is a beast 192 core no comparison to 3735f.But new mipad no sd
Thanks for the detailed explanation. Now it make sense why Xiaomi went for Intel Atom processor in their new version.
One concern is that the battery may not last long if the tablet has been sitting in the warehouse for a while.
It does not say original, does it mean it is fake?
neither does the ipad mini that's on sale on apple store :)
same seller is selling "Original" Mi Pad 2.
http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_pad_7_9-review-1121.php
best full review. beats all the top tablets in its range performance wise.
The price looks tempting for a decent retina tablet with SD card, and Android isn't bad at all, so I did a bit of research before buying. But I actually decided not to buy.
By most the reviews I read, Mipad is a good piece of hardware, but the software and support are mediocre. Xiaomi seems to have abandoned the product already. Here is a frustrating voice after 1 year of using Mipad http://en.miui.com/thread-128970-1-1.html, he said he terribly regretted buying the tablet. In reply to him, another guy shared the frustration and even created a thread calling for releasing kernel source http://en.miui.com/thread-129276-1-1.html, just to get banned (scroll a little down in the thread). It is a shame all that happen when Xiaomi is still marketing Mipad in their website. I would get mad and throw the tablet to a wall if I used that buggy thing.
Can't see why there'd be so much drama about the ROM that it comes with.
Usually takes about 20-30 minutes to root the device and change the ROM on it - and there's normally a heap of tutorials on how to do it for the not-so-tech-minded out there.
So you can usually completely move away from the crappy shipped ROM that it comes with and do exactly what you want with it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mi-pad - lots of helpful stuff there (like the CyanogenMod ROM).
I bought one for the gf anyways and I've used CyanogenMod on a good few devices already, so I'll try it out on this whenever it arrives and give an update (unless someone who has one already wants to do it for me).
+100500
I'm not really tech savvy, but I was able to rewrite ROM in 20 minutes.
There are plenty of step-by-step guides on youtube.
Custom ROMs aren't great on this device. I mentioned above that Xiaomi didn't release the kernel source, so that custom ROMs are rare and buggy.
I'm using ROM from xiaomi.eu (with google play and all the bells & whistles) for about a year now - not a single bug or freeze so far.
How does this compare to the nvidia?
@corvusman which ROM are you using on this device currently?
Intended use is just browsing web, and Youtube, and maybe Whatsapp if its possible to install.
Will this tab cut it for say about 2 years given it is not going to be updated by Xiaomi?
Or should I buy the mipad 2 instead?
The former prime minister must have a lot of time on his hands now.
Any deals on 64GB Mr Abbott?
Deal seems to be over. USD$175 now.
Mine was delivered today. I have installed google launcher the interface is looking just like my nexus 6p, even though it is running kit-kat. Screen looks pretty good. Performance is very acceptable. A good buy.
Got mine few days ago. Noticeable lag right from the start with minimal apps installed and lags within apps eg. chrome and keyboard opening up. I thought it was a one off and continued to test. Today I finally got over it and found a fix from what I can tell so far need to play with it more though, but it feels much more responsive and faster.
Still experiencing lag, but not as often I think.
I did not experience any lag.
I flashed the latest ROM but can not launch Google play.
Update: Problem occurred after I flashed using rom from http://en.miui.com/thread-262703-1-1.html, however after I reflashed using rom from http://en.miui.com/download-229.html the problem is gone.
MI PAD 2 was selling on Banggood tablet clearance sale for US$164, but unfortunately its no longer listed.
http://www.banggood.com/collection-156.html
Source - http://techtablets.com/2016/03/daily-deals/