I got my Cube U9Gt2 now..
www.51cube.com

1. Brand
CUBE U9GT2

2. Budget
RM850 (from China)

3. Specs. (Processor / RAM / OS Version / screen size)
a. ARM A8 1GHz
b. 1G RAM & ROM
c. 16GB flash
d. 9.7" screen

4. What you need in the phone (Sense UI ? Touch Witz ? Battery life? Form factor?)
a. capacitive 10 points multi touch
b. NO built-in GPS
c. ~1024*768 resolution
d. wifi
e. NO HDMI port.

I would like to seek your pro advise, traders are welcome to give me recommendation too..
Thanks

This post has been edited by tnchsg: Mar 16 2012, 06:54 PM

With a budget that high, you should consider more established brands like the Huawei Mediapad or Zenithink Zt-280 which runs the amlogic A9 processor.

Capacitive touchscreen is quite standard on most RM500++ tablets sold in the market now.

For GPS support, the zenithink zt-280 has a build-in gps chip but you would need an external antenna for it to work.

i am quite intersted at zenithink 280, but i had checked from their website, I didn't find any specification of GPS for C91 & others.
can u confirm this?
thanks

Asus Transformer Prime or Galaxy Tab 10.1

Well you can with budget above 1k. Lol see what TS requirements

How to read this?
Within RM1500 - RM2000
or
Less than RM1000

altered the mistake

Might be able to get a top notch 7" tablet from Asks with Quad Core, just announced by Asus hours ago.

Your pick

either this if u can wait, or the viewpad 10s if u can't

This one

http://www.zenithink.com/Eproducts_Z102.php

Zt-102 or Zt-280 they are the same model running on amlogic A9. they quoted resistive screen but I believe its the newer generation of resistive touchscreen that has multi-touch support like the iphone. It should be comparable to capacitive screen

C91 and C71 does not come with GPS

This post has been edited by 779364: Jan 10 2012, 09:36 PM

i m looking for something below 1000, so galaxy tab is too expensive for me, if i m not mistaken, there is a problem to gps features of asus

---

Added on January 11, 2012, 9:17 ammay i know how good the resistive response?
i will think about it, thanks..

This post has been edited by tnchsg: Jan 11 2012, 09:17 AM

resistive never give user pleasant experience, you need to use your nail to scratch your screen, i dont think u would consider that.

if u looking for the below one bettter check on the ainol novo version tablet.. yes is MIC = made in china but the tablet spec are real better.. save money!!

novo is 7 inch only, isnt it?

support huawei media pad =)

too bad, huawei 7" only.

My budget and requirements about same as you.
Waiting for asus MEMO370T.

Releasing for USD250, should be below RM1k when it hits us.

But, it is 7".


This post has been edited by MYstombox: Feb 9 2012, 03:06 PM

ONDA VI40 Elite 9.7" IPS 16GB Tablet?

this is one of choice, but don't know where to get it..

This post has been edited by tnchsg: Feb 12 2012, 01:25 PM

But no GPS support?

erm any idea when it will release n arrive in malaysia

TS, can i tumpang ur thread??need recommendation as well

but i'm looking for cheapest 7inch tablet that can support 3g and got built in GPS chip

anyone can suggest to me..thnx

bro u need GPS and 3 G ar.. wat i know is d TABS 7+ o P1000 ... if idea pad A1 dun have 3G

sure, go ahead..

---

Added on February 13, 2012, 9:30 ami found the u9gt2 is preferable compare to vi40, especially from the user feedback in china website and forums.

---

Added on February 18, 2012, 2:03 pmfinally i bought the Cube U9GT2 for my 1st tablet...
it is a china brand (www.51cube.com). After months of comparison and review.. i decided go for this brand and model, although the spec is lower than onda vi40, but the negative feedback of vi40 is much much higher by the china users compare to u9gt2..
i got it from my fren in china at the price of rm820 compare to 1000++ to buy in malaysia.
Need to take the risk of warranty lo

Hopefully I will post some reviews and user experience to share with you after i get it..
Thanks for all your feedback and answer for this thread..thanks

This post has been edited by tnchsg: Feb 18 2012, 02:03 PM

hi can i ask ur feedback using this tablet??

sorry that i was quite busy recently and didn't post any review here.
so far i used, the PRO of the tablet are:
1. large (same size as ipad2) to read and play games
2. good support from Yuan Dao and Cube, frequently get new firmware update (surprisingly, firmware from either N90 or U9GT2 can be used for this tablet and works well.)
3. responsive multi touchscreen
4. camera so far so good, so so quality 2.0mp, but better tan Ipad2
5. by using firmware, you can simply increase the RAM to 3GB, but your storage will reduced as well. Important if you used A4.0 ICS
6. the storage is large enough (16gb)

Cons:
1. lagging sometimes
2. short battery life ~6hours with wifi on
3. Android 4.0 - can't move the apps from RAM to SD card
4. Android 2.3 - need to use physical buttons to home or back (but this can be resolved by installing Button Savier 1.41, you can get virtual buttons on screen)
5. low volume even set to high
6. not yet test the video playback and quality
7. quite heavy to carry while reading or playing games, ur hands will feel tired.

This post has been edited by tnchsg: Mar 12 2012, 05:02 PM

Great review. I was thinking of getting the Cube also but there doesn't seem to be any sellers in Malaysia. Onda vi40 also looks nice but prices have been going up a lot recently.

Just wanted to ask a quick question. How do you find using the Cube to read pdf's, ebooks and/or comics. Main reason for me to get a tablet is because I think it's easier to read than on an LCD screen.

Rgds

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=44227671
i will recommend motorola xoom for TS but seem like i'm too late...lolz

galaxy note

Galaxy Note really nice ~ but if going for large bigger screen i guess ...Galaxy Tab 7 will be better

i found seller here, but the price far too expensive, it was somewhere at 1000 - 1200 in lowyat and lelong. fortunately i can get a cheap one from china. risk of warranty lo..
u can simply installed a cracked apps expdf reader to read pdf, comics, epub...no worry
the size of this tablet is just nice for reading book..

but ipad2 price is dropping to 1200 now, might consider it again.

---

Added on March 13, 2012, 11:20 amthanks for recommendation. but honestly if 1200 to be paid, i will get an ipad2 now.

This post has been edited by tnchsg: Mar 13 2012, 11:20 AM

Go go for Ipad2, sell me your Cube cheap x3

This post has been edited by agewisdom: Mar 13 2012, 11:26 AM

Yeap I pad 2 really cheap now...but i dont like the restriction on IOS~ wanna bluetooth file also cant

Tumpang tanya, if want to transfer files from PC to Ipad - easy or hard? Seems like very hard.

All my files are PC based - movies, comics and pdf, dunno whether easy to transfer. Seems like USB port also cannot use? True?

U need to use I Tune ,

Movies - MP4 format ...

PDF files no problem if u have pdf reader .... .

for comic i not sure

2nd hand u also want?

Aino Novo 7

Depends on price lor. On a tight budget, just want to use to read e-book mainly.

Hope the unit so far is ok, cos' definitely no warranty liao... once u pass to me. If you're planning to buy Ipad2, no point hanging on to the Cube right. Hope you are in KL, cos can COD mah

haha..no..
i just said that if i not yet get a tablet now, i will consider ipad..
now i have oledi, not really think of change...
but u can tell the budget, i can ask my friend in china to bring in one, if u trust me

Hey, thanks for the kind offer. I think it would be troublesome for you and your friend to do this. But if you ever plan to sell your Cube or get your friend to get another one, let me know. Maybe I can tumpang.

i had tuned and flash my tablet a lot, i don't think it is good to sell u...
i bought that for my little son to learn words..

OIC. Thanks for being frank
Yeah, definitely a good learning tool. Better than the overpriced talking dictionaries and what-not ...

to revise my review of the Cube U9GT2, just after flash with new firmware:

50s to turn it on..

Cons:
1. lagging sometimes
2. short battery life ~6hours with wifi on
3. Android 4.0 - can't move the apps from RAM to SD card - it is solved now by flashing with the new moage 4.35 firmware
4. Android 2.3 - need to use physical buttons to home or back (but this can be resolved by installing Button Savier 1.41, you can get virtual buttons on screen) - ignore this if using Android 4.0
5. low volume even set to high
6. quite heavy to carry while reading or playing games, hands will feel tired.

This post has been edited by tnchsg: Mar 21 2012, 02:32 PM

Hehe... don't poison me-lar ... I'm trying to avoid tablets for a while cos' I think prices will go down once they solve the shortage of IPS screens.

But... can't resist....

How much did it cost you overall i.e. RM800++ just for Cube or did you manage to snag other goodies as well i.e. kickstand keyboard, sd card, cover etc.

just for the tablet, i just bought a case for this at 100

Hehe... thanks for the info. Looks like there's about 20% profit margin for bringing back these tablet back to KL. Can let me know why you decided the Cube over Onda vi40?

Anyway, Onda Vi40 selling for about RM900 right now, so it's even more expensive than the Cube @ current prices.

i read a lots of review of these pad online, especially the feedback from the china forum. And I just found that the negative comments of Onda Vi40 are a lot, such as:
1. 5MP camera looks like 2mp
2. short battery life
3. poor quality of the design

bla..bla..bla

you could read from here :
http://club.360buy.com/review/573509-1-1-1.html

Hey, thanks

You seem to have put a lot of due diligence into this. Wow, the feedback from the China forum is so negative. From the English sites, I visited, it's quite the opposite. That's really strange but I guess the China forum is more reliable.



This post has been edited by agewisdom: Mar 14 2012, 07:52 AM

haha..have to, that's not cheap..
hope that this is helpful for u guys..
anyway questions are welcomed...
i will upload some of the machine pictures if free later..

lolzz....wat's the price for ipad 2 now??

RM1199

Man, anyone here manage to have a look-see at the Ipad3? I really wonder how much better is the display compared to Ipad2?

Can our eyes really see the difference at such high reso? Seems a bit of an overkill to me.

Well....Saw it at Singapore ..... last few days ..well.....what I can said is slightly different , I mean from what I saw ....different ppl have different opinion ....~

Thanks for the feedback. I don't think it's worth paying such a premium for some 'slightly' better visual screen.

IPad 2 now 1199 for 16 gb wifi only version...i think that is a pretty good deal, even though i dont like apple.. i prefer android, but everyone has their own preference

but a tablet without 3g these days kinda useless..

Yah tempting but I heard you can't transfer files from PC to Ipad direct. Have to upload to the Internet via drop box....

BTW - Is it easy to transfer files and create folders for Android tablets?

yes, u can easily access to the android content by using RE explorer of android.
Maybe the ipad apps are more attractive and fun than android, but i still prefer android after playing it and get a very reliable firmware for my android now.
the moage 4.3.5, the best ever i used / flashed.

In most cases, their local (China) market gets the slightly worse quality ones, while exported models get better quality, hence the difference in feedback.

Hah... didn't know that. Just like our Proton cars then....

yes, local proton cars are utter crap

save for the new P3-21A though. i heard got 4 airbags. first for a local car but will the airbags work?

Hey ericmaxman,

What do you think about china tablets? Can they withstand constant use? I plan to use it heavily as an e-book reader and video occasionally. Will they conk out quickly?

The price differential between the China tablets vs. Iconia/Transformer is pretty steep.

I'll have to test mine extensively to draw a conclusion, and mine's just a few days old

I think how one abuses the tablet should decide how long it'll last

Haha... which one did you get? Share your knowledge lar...

just an ainol novo7 aurora..i still noob

Hehe... I've also never used any tablet b4. Please share your experience yah...

my dad has a viewsonic viewpad 10s. runs on a tegra2 processor..cant decode even 720p smoothly.. then earlier today i was at AllIT, played with the msi windpad7.. 7" 480x800..not that great when compared to other tablets..hehe

So how does the branded tablet (Windpad, Viewsonic, Asus, Acer) compare to the Chinese brand one? You think better?

I kena 'poison' already. Eager to get one, but still undecided between Acer W500 (windows mah) and China Android brand one.

i'd say see the specs, and whether do u need all the features or not. even for chinese tablets, there are a lot of different models out there.

what tabs u have in mind?

The 9.7 inch ones. Either Onda vi40 16Gb or Zenithink C91 10" 8GB 1GB RAM or Cube U9GT2

or

Acer W500.

Android > Windows

mind share me the link?? interested

Only if you're a techie and like fiddling with new O/S. Me, I prefer less hassle ...

ahnee92,
Ipad 2 16gig wifi is RM1,199... just go to Malaysia Apple Store lar... Price makes me drool but so leceh to transfer from PC to iPad...
http://store.apple.com/my

Just walk in to any apple store

hi there, am interested in buying a tablet from an online merchant in China. but i was wondering if there's any other charges that i need to fork out when the package reached Msia. like tax or duties? anyone have bought before? pls advise. Thanks

Although buying from China is cheaper, are you sure it's a good idea? If there's problem, you can't really claim warranty when you factor in the shipping charges. Further, there's a lot of dodgy on-line sellers, so you need to be careful.

hmm.. true that. thanks for that info

Hah... sama x2
I'm also like you. There's quite a no. of vendors in Garage Sales as well as Lelong, so you can check them out. COD is possibly the best method. There's a bit of mark-up but I think fair-lar, for support and warranty claim + overheads.

yeah bro but then the model i am finding semua out of stock lor... looking for 9-10 inch tablets with IPS screen ma... there's one Gemei G9 but cant find any seller with this. what tablet you have in mind?

Yep, we're thinking of buying at the wrong time. There's quite a huge shortage at the moment, so prices have spiked up quite a bit for tablets of 9-10 inch size.

There's 3 choices, mainly:
1. Cube U9GT2 is probably the most reliable, though not the best specs. Downside is that it's quite expensive, almost RM1.1K on Lelong.

2. Onda Vi40 16gb is the next best model. Specs are even better than Cube but there's been some complaints about it on the China forum. It's selling for about RM880-900. Now that's pretty ok for seeing as iPad 2 is selling for RM1.2K, you might want to think.

3. Zenithink C91 1gig RAM - this is the cheapest 9 inch but its' width is less.... Both cube and Onda vi40 is 1024 x 768 resolution but this one is 1024 x 600. Cost about RM680. Only 1 seller is selling the latest model with 1gb RAM.

I haven't seen the physical product yet... but I'll most probably go for 3. If buy 2, might as well go for iPad2?

Don't worry, new stocks are coming in soon - wait for 1-2 weeks at most.

I got my Onda Vi40 edy!!! happy happy

Who did you buy from?
What price?
How you find it? Review + Pix lar....

huhu.. last unit wor.. i rush rush and go get it , next batch in 2 weeks time i believe. you looking for this model too? if yes, pm me, i give you details.
review ar? i am trying to update firmware to latest first, got slight hiccup with my PC, after that then i try come up with review ok...

Sure PM me... Ok teach me also how to flash and/or update. You are now my sifu

wahlau , no sifu, very newbie...
1) managed to flash v1.0
2) also perform Marketfix but ....
can see apps like facebook , draw some, etc but cannot install ler.... seeking advice from android forums on this issue. I'm sure the solution is somewhere around. hopefully can fix this quick....

Heh... u know lar... in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king... eric
but where the PM?

Oh how is screen? Good for reading comic/e-book?

This post has been edited by agewisdom: Mar 21 2012, 12:51 AM

hi guys..i would like to sell off my cube u9gt2 tablet now, anyone interested at this 2nd hand unit (2months old), and I will give the leather case together.

as you read from my previous post, i bought this for my son to learn, but the android tablet has too many buttons, and seem like not suitable for little kids to use. he keeps on mis-press the button and get out from the apps.

** please take note that there is a scratch near camera (1st pic), it was originally found when I got it.　The tablet is in good condition, never dropped at all.

You will get (pic5):
1. Charger
2. USB cable
3. OTG cable (to plug ur USB device, such as pendrive)
4. manual
5. leather case
6. ear phone (never used yet)

if interested, just PM me...

This is the photos of my tablet:












This post has been edited by tnchsg: Mar 25 2012, 02:55 AM

SOLD OUT