I am a little confused about all these archos models. Can you install the gen 9 roms on the new Archos 97 Platinum HD?
I'm sure isn't possible: different hardware, different CPU ...
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It appears to be a rebranded Onda v972. So nevermind.
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It appears to be a rebranded Onda v972. So nevermind.
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Apart from the panel everything else is different, so no it's not. Actually the cpu/gpu part is like twice as fast than "AllWinner 31" but whatever..
Having said that it would be trully a shame if it's not to be supported by xda. It's by far the best archos tablet and (by far) the best tablet under $300.
It's one of the few android tablets I would be happy to shell out money for, the part that it is not being supported by XDA is what makes me rethink it...
edit: A oh, ok; thought this thread was about Archos *Titanium* HD ... my bad, carry on ... Still it would be a wonderful idea if any or all of those hi-res cheap tablets were to be supported by xda
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edit: A oh, ok; thought this thread was about Archos *Titanium* HD ... my bad, carry on ... Still it would be a wonderful idea if any or all of those hi-res cheap tablets were to be supported by xda
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What difference does it make if it's a 'Platinum' or a 'Titanium'?
Facts are, there were/are VERY FEW devices Archos has ever sold that worked right! And the very few that ever did they screwed up with bad firmware!
Believe it or not, there actually ARE devices that work as good (in some case actually even better) than ANYTHING from Archos.
The reason there is so little support here on xda-developers is simply because ALL Archos devices are set up in a NON-standard way compared to all of the other major manufactures of Android devices. Archos COULD be making some world leading Android devices, but they really do not want to simply because if they ever did that they could not sucker people into buying the NEXT WORTHLESS ARCHOS DEVICE. Archos is actually WORSE than most of the cell phone companies here in the U.S. in that regard.
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What difference does it makI it's a 'Platinum' or a 'Titanium'?
Facts are, there were/are VERY FEW devices Archos has ever sold that worked right! And the very few that ever did they screwed up with bad firmware!
Believe it or not, there actually ARE devices that work as good (in some case actually even better) than ANYTHING from Archos.
The reason there is so little support here on xda-developers is simply because ALL Archos devices are set up in a NON-standard way compared to all of the other major manufactures of Android devices. Archos COULD be making some world leading Android devices, but they really do not want to simply because if they ever did that they could not sucker people into buying the NEXT WORTHLESS ARCHOS DEVICE. Archos is actually WORSE than most of the cell phone companies here in the U.S. in that regard.
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I know how badly the software sucks which is why i don't buy those tablets, so much more the reason to have custom firmware to fix it. If anything custom firmware matters a lot less in devices like nexus that are already close to impeccable. It's companies like archos that needs the most to be supported by xda *because* their software sucks yet the hardware is decent and it all goes to waste...
AFAIK Archos is the only droid manufacturer that has produced decent 4:3 tablets (which dimension I find ideal for tablet usage) and as it stands it all goes to waste, because of archos bad software *and* xda's zero support to it :-\ , it's a shame trully...
It has an octo-SGX 544...I don't see how anyone who's interested in tablets could possibly pass this thing up. I wish it was possible to install Chrome OS, Ubuntu, or Windows RT on the Platinum because the GPU would be great for those things.
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hey im looking to buy this tablet but there are 2 versions. one is 30 euros more expensive than the other. i cant seem to find anymore info on them and the spec list is identical. can anyone help pretty please
the manufacturer codes are PA3895E-1ET1 and 404M602.Do anyone know the difference?
Cheers
Well, unless you are specifically looking for this device, I'd say none. Spare yourself a lot of trouble and time. Really, nowadays there are much better tablets at similar (or, however, not much higher) prices out there.
As for your question, might these P/Ns be related to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048462 ??? I'm just guessing.
Well il get it crazy cheap almost 40%off
Of course i would rather get the acer a500 or the xoom but i dont have that kind of money
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Well, unless you are specifically looking for this device, I'd say none. Spare yourself a lot of trouble and time. Really, nowadays there are much better tablets at similar (or, however, not much higher) prices out there.
As for your question, might these P/Ns be related to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048462 ??? I'm just guessing.
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Well il get it crazy cheap almost 40%off
Of course i would rather get the acer a500 or the xoom but i dont have that kind of money
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If i was in your place, i would save some more and get an asus transformer or the acer iconia. these are much better tablets than the folio. unfortunately for us, we were early adopters of the tablets, and at that time the most affordable was the folio, but now for some more euros, u can get urself a very decent tablet with honeycomb. folio has a lot of software issues and hardware issues. software issues are being worked on here by many users, but hardware, we cant do much.
save yourself the headache and get a decent tablet with android 3.0
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If i was in your place, i would save some more and get an asus transformer or the acer iconia. these are much better tablets than the folio. unfortunately for us, we were early adopters of the tablets, and at that time the most affordable was the folio, but now for some more euros, u can get urself a very decent tablet with honeycomb. folio has a lot of software issues and hardware issues. software issues are being worked on here by many users, but hardware, we cant do much.
save yourself the headache and get a decent tablet with android 3.0
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You are a great man, up until now no one had the balls to admit that. :') you my friend are an inspiration.
I gave in and bought the folio and man I Despise it(the screen stopped working 4 hours in and even before that it had a LOT of other problems and issues that frankly left me wanting to do a hitler video about buying this pos. Which in retrospect could've been quite popular i even had the dialog all planned out lol but enough about that. I sent the bastard in for a full refund and they even got me to pay the shipping never buying from them again way to much hassle to return a 3kg package.
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This is probably a dumb question in the wrong section but are there any reasons outside of something like a locked boot-loader that Android couldn't be compiled to run on the HP touchpad tablet?
I was just wondering the same thing. The CPU is a SnapDragon so the hardware at least has the potential to work...
I would imagine that it would be quite difficult because you would need to build your own kernel and custom version of android.
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I would imagine that it would be quite difficult because you would need to build your own kernel and custom version of android.
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Im not a Developer or anything but I would Assume that we Can wait for a Honeycomb Tablet to come out with Similar specs (I.E Same Processor and Ram) and port a Version of that to the TouchPad. It should work if Running HC 3.2 since it supports different Screen sizes too. I would assume only minor tweaking would be needed. But thats just me Guessing.
Sorry but I was thinking the opposite. I would kill to get WebOS running on my new Moto Photon!
ouchpad
+1 for android on HP ouchpad
http://cnnmoney.mobi/wk_snarticle?a...110818:hp_pc_spinoff:1&category=cnnm_business
especially now since ouchpad is dead
I think this is going to become a much more important question, now that HP is getting out of the consumer hardware business and WebOS is going to become unsupported very soon. I think a dual-core snapdragon would be more that enough to run 2.3, and the aspect ratio (4:3) makes it a lot more attractive to me than the existing 16:10 stable of Honeycomb tablets.
If the source code for Ice Cream Sandwich is released to the public, hopefully this can happen. For now though I hope someone will be interested enough to pick up a cut-rate Touchpad (prices are likely to plummet now that Retailers will be dying to offload them) and attempt to get CM7 on it.
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due to LTE:
Samsung Galaxy S II Hercules
Samsung SHV-E120S Galaxy S II LTE
use the modem-less AP8060 that the touchpad uses. they would be the target candidates to port to touchpad. could maybe do boot ->boot like IOS jailbreak where you strap webos to boot android.
Since AP8060 is SOC (all in one) - good chance of this working.
I would put up some cash to see this happen... really would... WebOS is nice.. the Hardware is nice.. but AS IT IS... is as it will be and it just doesnt have enough in it for me to enjoy it. Not enough quality apps.. and what happens when things need updates to make them work properly. call whom ever you want ... no one is there to pick up the phone they have all be WFR by hp lol
I really hope someone can get Android on those Touchpads. The big box retailers are dumping them right now. 16GB for $99.99 and 32GB for $149.99.
i know its not related but since its being sold for 99$im thinking of buying it the only question is that does it run divx movies without converting
id donate $20 towards this
The 16gb in Canada is going for $99....well worth it if a port was possible or in the near future!!!
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/19/let-the-liquidation-begin-hps-16gb-touchpad-on-sale-for-99/
It was possible with the HD2, with a little effort, Android will become possible!
someone please port android to this device!
What is the over-under on this getting Android? Is it worth a poor man's money?
I'm veerrryyyy interested too! This would be awesome.
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What is the over-under on this getting Android? Is it worth a poor man's money?
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I say its worth the 100....
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I say its worth the 100....
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I would want something with Android... that is my main concern. So, you think that it will get a port?
I've been lucky enough to snag a Viewpad 10e from Argos in the UK... Struggling to find any forums specifically for this pad though.
In a nutshell, its a great piece of hardware for £200 slightly let down by stuttery software. Very iPad like but with Android gingerbread.
Anyone else out there have any experience with this tab yet? Anyone know of any plans for it to get it's own forum/development community?
Cheers.
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I've been lucky enough to snag a Viewpad 10e from Argos in the UK... Struggling to find any forums specifically for this pad though.
In a nutshell, its a great piece of hardware for £200 slightly let down by stuttery software. Very iPad like but with Android gingerbread.
Anyone else out there have any experience with this tab yet? Anyone know of any plans for it to get it's own forum/development community?
Cheers.
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Is it a tegra 2 device? If so we all here would at least love a full working gingerbread rom.
No - sorry - its Cortex A8
Processor 1Ghz Cortex A8 Processor
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
LCD Monitor 9.7” IPS LCD 1024 x 768 ; XGA
Brightness 400 cd/m2 Brightness
Memory DDR3 512 MB
Internal Memory 4GB
Band Wifi only
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth BlueTooth 3.0 and 2.1 + EDR compatibility
External Memory Micro SD card slot
I/O Interface Micro USB/ Mini-HDMI/ 3.5mm headset audio jack
Audio Stereo speakers/ microphone
Sensors G-sensor
Cameras Front: CMOS 1.3MP
Battery Li-Polymer 5400mAh
Charger 12V/ 2Amp
USB Micro USB
Dimensions 241.6 x 188.6 x 9.1 mm
Weight 620 grams
Accessories Power adaptor (with plugs), Quick Start Guide, 1Mobile Market QSG, Compliance information, Micro USB cable
Dude, return the tablet right now. Boycott viewsonic!
Its been over 24hrs with new toy now. Will be posting a review soon. I honestly like the look and feel so much that I'm selling my Galaxy Tab 10. I'll have some money left over as well cause the Viewpad is so cheaply priced. All that extra processor power is not needed for me, I basically use the tab for web browsing, a few notes, check the weather and the kids play angry birds! This pad is definitely suited to the job.
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Dude, return the tablet right now. Boycott viewsonic!
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Ditto. For that price, you are better to go with a much wider support device like the Kindle Fire or Nook Color. Don't expect your new toy to get any substantial update to improve it beyond what it is now. The gTablet community has already been bitten by Viewsonic false promises. Your device will most likely had the same fate.
PS: a no name brand tablet from China can do all you want at an even lower price. Did you choose Viewsonic for the peace of mind of a name brand? Viewsonic don't make their own tablet. They outsource the manufacturing, the software and the support. All they really interest in is take your money.
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Honestly, I was really impressed by the response I had recently from their support dept. I really like the device and I have been through a few to say the least. Seems like it could be quite hackable and I may just use it to learn some new programming skills myself! (If I can drum up some support). In my experience, every forum/thread has loads of people frustrated by lack of support from the manufacturers/resllers but for me, the point of these forums is finding help... Ill keep my fingers crossed that the OEM is discovered soon and after that finding some hacks should get easier.
Third warning about Viewsonic, their products suffer longevity shortfalls. I am now the 3rd person telling you they have the consumer integrity of a wombat. Don't hold your breath waiting for anyone to pick it up and think it will be differently. So many people got burned via the g tablet and it's abhorrent lack of updates from the manufacturer (which when it comes to things like drivers etc for future OS upgrades becomes a critical part of the equation) not many people who have been around the android block are going to make another purchase from Viewsonic so you could very well be alone for the foreseeable future in this purchase. I don't even like having a Viewsonic monitor on my desk at work anymore. Again, take what you are hearing at face value, Viewsonic + android = meh. I enjoyed my g tablet when i purchased it and it does almost all that I need but I hoped for more and have gotten less. Keep it if you like, but 6 months from now when you are looking at another tablet you are going to be hard pressed to find anyone to buy your Viewsonic. The poor reputation flags are there already.
Keep in mind, Viewsonic is the same company that came to XDA saying they wanted feedback and input from this community about the g tablet. That was spring of this year and not a single thing has changed. They did that one firmware update in April and since then it has been nothing but pushed changes that then get pulled back.
Keep it if you are happy with it, I just wouldn't expect anything in terms of a large community ever coming of one of their devices.
It's been almost a year since they promised they'd release an update. Every time I've asked them about update, the only reply I've gotten is "we're working on it." I dare you to find any report of a different response than that.
Viewsonic needs to go back to producing nothing but display monitors and projectors. This company is not ready yet to play with the big boys in the computing market.
US vs UK - not exactly the same...
The G-Tablet was a US only product?!
The Viewpad 10e is only in the UK so far..... 9.7" IPS panel for £199, 9mm thick looks good value to me if your needs are not too demanding
Cant get my 10e to play videos from iplayer, any idea as to why not?
I decided to try one...
Works on live streaming for me from the app but not the others, think it could be to do with the Flash player version, read recently about other tablet users having issues with bandwidth / setting local storage to 0...
Which app did you use, couldn't find one in the 1mobile app store that came on the device
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Which app did you use, couldn't find one in the 1mobile app store that came on the device
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BBC iPlayer 1.04 apk from the web. It still is only working for me with live TV, Flash version 10.3, Flash 11.0 wasn't working...
Will play around with the different versions in the office today
Ok so I now have the Viewpad 10e working with BBC iPlayer.
I used BBC iPlayer 1.0.4 & Flash 10.3.185.25
I put these into a zip file on 4shared, not sure if I am allowed to share the link or not..
Hello
I'm very keen on the Viewpad 10e myself. Has anyone tried out the multimedia side of it? it would be great t be able to play 1080p movies, etc. By the sounds of the 3D stuff that comes with it, it should be a decent GPU in it, would be nice to know how it does.
Custom ROM
Does anyone know how to install a custom ROM on the device?
Hi all
I'm thinking of getting one of these too. But I'm a bit concerened about the 'dated' SC A8 CPU and the dated OS?
Some of the things I will want to do on this is video calling using Skype (yes, I know there are other alternatives, but it has to be Skype) and playing DivX/Xvid movies and some .MKV movies. Could anyone tell me if it will be good enough? I am quite impressed by the dimensions and the screen, but if the specs can't keep up then I'm thinking of a cheap and chunky Tegra 2 tablet like the POV which is actually £10 cheaper and I'll put a custom ViewComb 3.2 ROM on it...
Any suggestions/opinions?
Does anyone know how to root the device?
Just got one for my daughter.
First impressions : well-made bit of kit with a great IPS screen. worth it for the hardware, I would say.
Moon reader pro is great on it, as is perfect viewer for comics and pdf's.
Can't get the video calling working for some reason. Anyone had any joy with this ?
Have tried Tango and Fring. In both cases, the FFC doesn't seem to switch on. You can see the the other person on it, but they can't see you.
Also, with Tango, the mic is switched off, and can't be switched back on.
Some sort of firmware shenanigans going on here. Had a quick chat with Viewsonic customer support just now, who will email me back.
Bit concerned by the negative comments on this thread !
Wanted the archos 101 as HMV were doing it for £129 , but just missed the boat, and then this came to my attention in Argos. Hope I haven't landed a dud !
Well, so far, have managed to get all her bits on it. Their version of market is a bit limited, but there is enough to get you started. Go launcher was a must, after having it on my Galaxy S2 phone, and it seems to cope ok. Formatted some of her films as mp4's and the shipped 'vortex player' handles them well.
Video calling would have been icing on the cake really.
Oh yeah, and whatsapp functionality, but there are ways around that I am looking into now.
Overall so far - promising.
Root and custom rom's would really maximise this thing's potential.
Oh yeah, and won't talk to my macbook pro over bluetooth- first device ever to do that.
I bought a Nextway Fast 9 X from spemall.com as shown here:
http://www.spemall.com/Nextway-F9X-...PS-Screen-2G-Ram-1-5GHz-4K-Video-Black_g.html
After fully charging the tablet I started using it and it froze. I then restarted it and its froze a total of 5 times. Its had errors with the launcher, when opening the apps tab all the images would look like the background but pixelated.
Here is a link to the pictures i took: http://s1232.beta.photobucket.com/user/xstingstreetx/library/Defective
Next, I was able to disable some things for the tablet to run properly without crashing. However, this thing score terrible on benchmarks and is VERY slow moving. The processor is actually 1.08Ghz not 1.5.
I was able to root it thanks to Bin4ry see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
Video by Bin4ry see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7EpkrCq1gfM
I was able to overclock on the stock kernel and such to 1.152 stable.
I was hoping someone could help to develop ROMs, Kernels, etc to make this thing work better.
Any and all ideas or feedback is appreciated.
Things that I didnt notice when I bought it is: I dont believe there is bluetooth or GPS
Also the GPS and blutooth either does not exist or possibly the software in the tablet just doesn't work with it.
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Also the GPS and blutooth either does not exist or possibly the software in the tablet just doesn't work with it.
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so you bought a non-brand cheap chinese tablet and now you want someone to develop a ROM for it ?
edit: wait. that is not that cheap. why on earth would you buy a non-brand tablet with a budget at 200$?
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so you bought a non-brand cheap chinese tablet and now you want someone to develop a ROM for it ?
edit: wait. that is not that cheap. why on earth would you buy a non-brand tablet with a budget at 200$?
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Well no other tablet has competitive specs that I found. However I didnt know this tablet wasn't a 1.5 Ghz quad core as listed on the sellers site.
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Well no other tablet has competitive specs that I found. However I didnt know this tablet wasn't a 1.5 Ghz quad core as listed on the sellers site.
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if something sounds to good to be true. it probaly is..
sad to say the chances of someone making a ROM for non-brand products is pretty slim, since most ROM are created on the basis that a device is widely bought and used. Of non-brand phone and tablets there are such a variety that developing for them makes no sense.
Get your money back if you can, and get a branded device. For 200$ you can get a Nexus 7.
if you want the same size and format of the one you got, look around for what samsung, acer, asus, hell even what Point Of View have to offer..
Sorry, but you won't like it -
The main disadvantage of buying a no-brand device is although it may work better the known brands, in case of a fault (software or hardware), you're on your own.... Not many users have flashed/fixed/used this device. So if you brick it, get a bootloop or find a bug, not many can help you.
Not speaking about the variety of ROMs...
I've been there.... I've bought a no-brand phone and after a year it's main PCB failed. I couldn't find a replacement part and had to throw the device away.
Anyway.....
Use the device, enjoy and don't brick it
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Well no other tablet has competitive specs that I found. However I didnt know this tablet wasn't a 1.5 Ghz quad core as listed on the sellers site.
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If the moderators will give me permission, I can give you a link to where there are 4 custom ROMs for this tablet. I have installed the BETA4 and it better utilizes the Retina Display (unless you have bad eyes, and there is one geared for that one as the defective one you are using does). I honestly don't know if your problem can be helped with software, but it might... I can also give you a link to the newest stock ROM and a Windows app to install it. I would rather get permission first to post 2 direct links... one is to Arctablet (and you can do a Google or DuckDuckGo search and find it by the way) and the other one is to a tablet distributor who was good enough to create download links and instructions on how to use the hokey Chinese installer. The question is though, is your problem hardware or a botched ROM?
It does not have Bluetooth or GPS. My Archos outdoes it in that way, but it is a true quad-core retina display and mine works very nicely... nicer now that I have the better use of the resolution available. Its wildly vivid. I honestly can find no real issues other than a few I had from not wiping the thing before I flashed it (oddly it suggested I not do so... which caused me grief w/Google Play eventually). It comes rooted, and if you have one of those that are like partly-rooted or whatever some call it, do a factory reset and it will come back fully rooted. The ROMs of course are all rooted. I have a cheap 10.2", which honestly if I had not had something else would have given me ulcers, but hey... I only paid $14 for it from Quibids (including bid prices), so I can't complain. This one cost me around $150 with a few extras, so a little grief I can handle. But so far... those are interesting words... so far, it is actually very impressive. My daughter has a boyfriend who is an Apple fanatic, and he's kind of fixated on it from certain similarities to what he is coveting these days.
I have it going at 1.2ghz (quad-core), although I have gotten it up to just under the 1.5ghz it claims (1440). It will do it, but I wouldn't bet on its stability. It comes at 1.0 preset from manufacturer, but is easily changed with the cpu app of your choice. I use Setcpu... works for me. It has 2gb ram... can't complain.
I read some arguments on the cameras, but I don't see it... I took some pics tonight of my daughter on her way to a costume party... they are the best thing I have this side of my Kodak. I'm sure it takes better video than the Kodak though. Anyway... its responsive, sharp, and does what I want. You have to buy a Bluetooth dongle for next to nothing to have Bluetooth though for some bizarre reason it shows its there. The one page that I mentioned gives advice along with pics on how to do some interesting mods to it. It is capable of more than they shipped it with. I am sorry that you are having troubles with yours... I don't know if you still have yours or not. I've only had this a few weeks. If you are interested, let me know... and if the moderators allow it, I will post links.
I hate that you have had such grief with yours. If I can help, I am willing.
I'm trying to make a list of Android devices like the Xperia Z4 that have a touchpad and a physical keyboard.
The ones that I know of:
Asus Transformer Series
HP Slatebook Series
Dell Venue Series
Sony Xperia Z4
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Am I missing any?
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I'm trying to make a list of Android devices like the Xperia Z4 that have a touchpad and a physical keyboard.
The ones that I know of:
Asus Transformer Series
HP Slatebook Series
Dell Venue Series
Sony Xperia Z4
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My Note has a touchpad due to the mere fact of buying a keyboard/touchpad case.
I don't get the point that you're trying to drive. I think most/all Android tablets support a KB/touchpad, some come with it, others not, but that ought to make little difference, no?
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My Note has a touchpad due to the mere fact of buying a keyboard/touchpad case.
I don't get the point that you're trying to drive. I think most/all Android tablets support a KB/touchpad, some come with it, others not, but that ought to make little difference, no?
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Are you talking about a low quality Chinese case like this? http://www.amazon.com/TouchPad-Keyboard-TrackPad-Bluetooth-Samsung/dp/B00LQFY0ZY
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Are you talking about a low quality Chinese case like this? http://www.amazon.com/TouchPad-Keyboard-TrackPad-Bluetooth-Samsung/dp/B00LQFY0ZY
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There are high quality aluminum ones: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161704633039
Pretty much most high end tablets have at least one high end accessory with a track pad. It's nothing special, I should know since I'm running Linux alongside android on my tablets for a bit more than 2 years now (perfect laptop/tablet hybrids), so high end accessories is a must.
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There are high quality aluminum ones: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161704633039
Pretty much most high end tablets have at least one high end accessory with a track pad. It's nothing special, I should know since I'm running Linux alongside android on my tablets for a bit more than 2 years now (perfect laptop/tablet hybrids), so high end accessories is a must.
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Using one of the Chinese cases vs using an OEM Keyboard like is available on the Z4 Tablet or the Venue Pro is like night and day.
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Using one of the Chinese cases vs using an OEM Keyboard like is available on the Z4 Tablet or the Venue Pro is like night and day.
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Depends. For example the keyboards made by Logitech are better than most OEM's, some of the expensive Chinese accessories gave me the same feeling as Logitech's keyboard so I dispute that.
But you're right, there are some low end offerings too. Search for comments , see other's experience with them and you'll find non OEM accessories to fit the bill and others not to. Since I run Linux on my tablets (alongside Android), I actually burn through quite many accessories. Right now I'm using one from Logitech that I have modified, it honestly feels very good when typing.