Days After I Buy This Lenovo 59346799 A2107 7 Inch Tablet
We like the Kindle but wanted something about the same size and slightly more general purpose. Paying way north of $300 to Apple just to browse, shop and listen to online music seemed not a good value. We are more of Kindle readers, Web Shoppers and not much of the "Apps" folks.
Works well, been a week so far, the Android and Google marketplaces take some navigating and getting used to. Battery life seems fine. Cameras are good. Music is decent.
Display - if you have an IPad, you may find it slightly less in resolution, but we haven't tried to change it. We have both, but the kids understand the price and value points.
Bottomline: We were torn between Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD and this, and went with this since we wanted more flexibility and have had great experiences with Lenovo in the past.
I've been through multiple tablets and am used to the Android OS. I bought this to give to my parents as a christmas gift and as I'm setting it up, I find that this is an excellent tablet for the price. I have an iPad and have to say I wouldn't mind this tablet. There is a very slight lag, but it is overseable. The only issue I have w/it is the Display. It is a nice display when viewed right on, but if you change the angle slightly it is difficult to view. Other than that it works great. If this tablet gets the Jelly Bean Update, then this tablet would be perfect!
BalasHapusUpdate: Received a Lenovo firmware update while setting up. After a reboot, the lag is absolutely gone.
Update (a little over a month later): It is still a fairly good tablet for the price, but the display is really starting to bother my eyes. It looks fine when held horizontally, but when held vertically it gets washed out when turned ever so slightly on an angle. I don't know if this is a defect or it is a problem w/the type of display they used. I believe I saw one other review that mentioned the display. I may be returning this due to this issue as it is making my eyes crazy when I hold it vertically.
The Lenovo A2 is easy to use, and it works great for my needs. Being my first tablet and Android operating system both at once, I took it out of the box, powered it up and was using it. No propblems connecting to my network, setting up my email or adding it to my Kindle account.
BalasHapusUsing it mostly for Kindle books and checking email, it works like a charm. No issues with it so far. I keep the wifi and bluetooth turned off when I'm not using them and get better battery life than I ever expected. It's rated for 10 hours with wifi, my first full charge went well over that using it over several days with a mix of using wifi and having it turned off. I do keep the tablet turn off when I'm not using it since it only takes a few second to boot up.
I've played around with the camera and loaded some music on it. Both worked OK, display quality is very good and sharp, vivid deep colors. The sound quality is acceptable for something so small, sounds even better with a good set of headphones.
Over all, I'm really happy with the A2.
BalasHapus12/28/2012 UPDATE: After 1 month, I am loving this! I just inserted a 16GB SD card which allowed me to move 2.5 GB of photos and music so I now was able to load Need for Speed! You will need some type of file manager (I am using ES File Explorer) to use the SD card (it took me a while to figure it all out but now that I have, it is working great).
BalasHapusJust a comment- I was hoping to find a Garageband type app. I couldn't find one that worked but I found Reloop which allows me to put .wav files down on different tracks. And the app creator even has different free Reloop track packs on the Play Store which I now store on my new SD card. As for recording voices or music/sound, I purchased Aubade Audio Studio which can save as a .wav file which I can then bring into Reloop. A lot of fun!
ORIGINAL REVIEW: So I bought this after giving the Kindle Fire (not HD version) a try because of some limitations I found with the Fire (a deal at $129 on Cyber Monday) which were as follows: limited memory with no expansion option, no camera or mike for Skype-ing, Amazon Appstore access only.
I got the Lenovo Ideatab A2107 for $149 and am pleasantly surprised. I have 2 Lenovo Thinkpad notebooks and they have been trusty notebooks, so I thought I'd give the Lenovo tablets a try. The Ideatab has a micro-SD card option, two cameras, a mike, and Google Play access. Plus I can download Google Chrome which allows me to use Google Docs.
After three days of using it, I am enjoying it. Internet browsing may not be instantaneous, but it is fast enough for me, especially considering that I only paid $149. Netflix works just fine, sometimes a little fuzzy as it buffers, but again, considering what I paid, the mostly clear video I get is great.
I have a friend who recently spent over $500 on an iPad and who loves it. I would too, for $500. But as I can only afford $150, I must say that the Ideatab has more than exceeded my expectations and works great. I guess I could have put down $50 more for a Google Nexus 7, but hey, that is $50 more worth of apps and accessories for me.
If something changes in the near future, I'll let you know, but for now, I'll give the Ideatab 5 stars.
Just got it last week and it works amazing. Really easy to use which is great because it is my first tablet. I can load all my favorite apps that I usually use on my phone and display is really good. Pictures have been just ok but then again the lightning on my end hasn't been the greatest either. Bought it for business but I have to say I've been using it more for skype and game apps. Have to say it is definitely the best tablet you can get for the price.
BalasHapusIs super easy to use, very useful and is cheap compared to other tablets. Got ir extremely fast and I really recommend it.
BalasHapusAfter a few weeks of reviewing the best LOW COST tablet that had a camera, GooglePlay, GPS and a good brand attached to it, I found this Lenovo. I'm pretty happy with my purchase. I got it on sale (not on Amazon :(). I ordered a case and a headrest holder too (from Amazon :) If you don't want to spend a lot of money and want a decent tablet for movies, emails, GPS and games, this Lenovo is for you. You won't be disappointed.
BalasHapusIt may not have the best camera resolution (so what!). It's a bit on the heavy side (get a tough case). It doesn't have a lot of memory (get a 32 GB flash card). Other than that, no complaints.
Bought as a gift for my girlfriend. She doesn't play processor heavy games so I figured the 1ghz would be sufficient . After it arrived I gave it a spin, and found it was much more smooth than I expected. It also is very reliable as far as staying connected to wifi (even connects solidly to a tether signal from a cell phone (non adhoc)).
BalasHapusI see complaints about the view plain for the screen. I will say that I don't see an issue with it at all. It takes effort to turn it enough that the screen can't be seen correctly.
I installed Nova laucher prime from android market and everything looks good. I have tried various games and apps from Google Play and its run them all well. As long as you use the "recents" function to close open programs you do not notice the 512mb of RAM.
in my opinion it is a good solid value. well built and more than solid for the price