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Not wanting nor having a lot of money to spend on a new Android tablet computer, I did a lot of research on sub $200 tablets. This 7" Coby was one of my top picks. It's used by the family for a quick hop onto the web, check email, maybe play a few games but also to connect it to my HDMI-equipped TV. Overall, I'm very happy with it thus far. Being a low-priced tablet means you expect some corner cutting - such as a resistive screen (meaning you cannot do pinch-to-zoom) but that's not a big deal as either a firm press of the fingertip or fingernail helps the device register what app you want to use. Performance is pretty good and the screen is not all that bad - at least for indoors; haven't tried it outside yet. The speakers are pretty loud and the sound with the stock Coby headphones is pretty decent. This device also comes equipped with a mini-HDMI port and I'm looking forward to trying that when my cable comes in. Memory is only 4GB capacity, with under 3GB available. However, the 16GB micro SDHC card I have on order should take care of this well enough for my storage needs. Many people have complained that its stock marketplace, AppsLib, is limited as compared to the regular Android Marketplace. I agree however, AppsLib is not all that bad from what I can see. There are ways to getting Android Marketplace on this unit and I'll do it in the future if I need to (http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/coby-generation-2/15458-market-7024-without-rooting.html). The overall construction is pretty solid. The camera is low quality but again it's a cost-cutting move you can expect. The battery lasts several hours with wifi on and it's easy to graze the menu buttons on the side of the unit - which can unintendedly cause you to get out of the current app. But that's a minor complaint. On the other hand, I like how you barely touch these same buttons and the tablet responds nicely to that. In general, if you want an inexpensive device to use mainly for web surfing and light app usage, I'd recommend this. There are a TON of companies out there making tablets these days and many of those companies I've never heard of before. My advice is if you're going to buy a tablet in this price range, look at least for more popularly known manufacturers of low-cost electronics such as Coby, Sylvania or Craig. At least you know they've got a presence in the U.S. and support could be the better deciding factor.Read full review
Not even 5 minutes out of the box the problems started. Tablet freezes up and resets itself so often you cant even complete the initial setup steps. Found online that there was a firmware update to address the problem, ran the firmware update and the problems still continued. Called Coby customer support and they said the unit it defective and can either be returned to the retailer, or sent in for warranty service... its going back to the retailer. I guess you get what you pay for. This is getting returned and I guess Im gonna fork out the extra couple hundred for a better tablet. The worst aprt is this was a birthday present for my daughter's 11th birthday. She wanted a Kindle or Nook, but I figured a small tablet would be better for her. Guess she'll have to wait to get her present now.
could not get internet and download the applips market do not recommended this product to anyone i bought this for my son as a christmas gift and turned out to be a big disapointment but sometimes thats how we learn