Pioneer Computers Dreambook 7" Tablet PC EBook Reader / ONLY $35 Delivered for OzBargain Users

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        CyberGenesys on 08/05/2012 - 21:43

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        Update: Battery life is about 3.5-4 hours with the screen on (min brightness) and wireless on as well. I think I still need to find a more efficient rom or I may have to learn how to make my own, and in that respect this is a good device to learn on. I'm almost tempted to get another as a guinea pig. Its a catch 22; for me to get another one I would need an efficient rom, but I need another one to make & test the rom :)

        Some apps from the market have some issues (eg DI Radio, it just says 'connecting' forever) and some are restricted to older versions eg Facederp.

        There also seems to be a bug in that when the device comes out of sleep it doesn't always remount the mu-sd card (or something like that).

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        CyberGenesys on 10/05/2012 - 21:47

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        Update: sigh, it still is just Android 1.6 :(

        I just spent the last 20minutes ripping literally every app out (uninstalling where possible or deleting the apk when not) of this (custom rom) just to see if performance could be increased and I am happy to say that it can be improved. I removed every app that required typing (chat/email etc)(because typing is pretty lame) or tried to boost performance (cache cleaner/swap etc)(they use more resources than they save), so now with only 18 apps installed (basically; market, opera mini, file explorer, gallery, music, xiialive) it now has about 100+mb ram free (145mb when no apps are running) and seems more responsive.

        Unfortunately, this device is pretty much limited to music playback and displaying images. The lack of video acceleration restricts video playback aswell as OS performance (particularly when scrolling). Some alternative launchers provender a more responsive interface eg ADW.Launcher is better then the stock one. There may be better ones still.

        Final comments;
        - Is it worth $35? Yes, but its not worth $49.
        - The battery life is actually surprisingly good, not the 10+ hours of other tablets of course but 4 hours is nothing to be sneered at
        - In reality the target user is now a tinkerer or someone willing to put in some time and play about with it, not the standard user.
        - As you may have guessed, if you want an actual tablet to use for tablety things, spend 10 times the amount and get something actually useful
        - After owning 3 tablets now; Acer Iconia A500, Acer Iconia A501 and this Dreambook, the Dreambook is the only one I would buy again

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        msbluberry on 15/05/2012 - 18:49

        Agreed, thanks heaps. I've just received mine today and will check out the links from Mike and yourself and see what can come of it!

        First impressions aren't terrible tbh, it looks like a much more expensive device and isn't too difficult to navigate. It does lag somewhat, but nothing too terrible (I can think of some of my old 'smart' phones which were significantly worse!). My first trouble was that I couldn't connect to WIFI, each time I tried the application would have to force shutdown as it was non-responsive. Anyway for $35 I'm not disappointed at all

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    Bludger on 07/05/2012 - 22:07

    thanks for the hands on update mate.

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  pssibrahim on 07/05/2012 - 22:19

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  Hi what price will you give if I buy 25 pcs? Please send me a email. thanks, my email [email protected]

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  supafly on 09/05/2012 - 10:44

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  Just got mine in the mail now…it's not great, but not completely un-usable either (keeping in mind it only cost $35). I think I will be flashing it too and seeing what I can do with it. Worst case, I have a reasonable sized digiframe.

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  bt123123 on 18/05/2012 - 15:23

  is it still available now? I want to pick tomorrow

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