Hello Friends ,
"Aakash - worlds cheapest tablet" has been launched in India. Although student edition of Aakash is very cheap , only 1750 rupees BUT think twice before investing in it. Here are some facts which you should consider.
1. The device which was positioned as 'Made in India' , is basically assembled in India. Kuljeet Singh , Director , Unique Mobinet Surfers Pvt Ltd ( a distribution partner of datawind), said "We are getting the components from outside, but assembling them in India."
2. The device include 800 components which come from all across the world. 29% from south korea , 24% from china , 16% from India , 16% from US and rest from other parts. Assembly is done in Quad Electronics Solutions facility in Hyderabad.
3. Aakash runs on Android 2.2 'Froyo' instead of 'Gingerbread'.
4. Student edition of device supports only wifi not 3G.
5. One major problem is that while operating device heats up very quickly even in air-conditioned room.
6. The reviews mentions that the device is 'incapable' of playing common formats like AVI and FLV on stock player.
7. Users cannot install apps from Android marketplace , which is a major drawback.
8. The battery life is just 3 hours , very poor.
9. The components and wires are held within tablet using simple electric tapes.
10. Technology experts rejects the device completely.
Specifications :
- 360 MHz processor
- 17.8 cm / 7 inches
- resistive touch screen
- 350 gms
- 256 MB RAM
- 32 GB expandable memory
- 2 usb ports
- Android 2.2 'Froyo'
- 2-3 hours battery life with 2100 mAh battery
- WiFi connectivity
- microphones and stereo earphones
- HD video streaming and playback
- Supports file formats like doc, docx, pdf, pptx.
- 12 months replacement warranty
- social networking , ebooks , instant messaging, 150000 free applications and 100 hours of free online lectures for students
source : Linux for you , nov 2011.
.
"Aakash - worlds cheapest tablet" has been launched in India. Although student edition of Aakash is very cheap , only 1750 rupees BUT think twice before investing in it. Here are some facts which you should consider.
1. The device which was positioned as 'Made in India' , is basically assembled in India. Kuljeet Singh , Director , Unique Mobinet Surfers Pvt Ltd ( a distribution partner of datawind), said "We are getting the components from outside, but assembling them in India."
2. The device include 800 components which come from all across the world. 29% from south korea , 24% from china , 16% from India , 16% from US and rest from other parts. Assembly is done in Quad Electronics Solutions facility in Hyderabad.
3. Aakash runs on Android 2.2 'Froyo' instead of 'Gingerbread'.
4. Student edition of device supports only wifi not 3G.
5. One major problem is that while operating device heats up very quickly even in air-conditioned room.
6. The reviews mentions that the device is 'incapable' of playing common formats like AVI and FLV on stock player.
7. Users cannot install apps from Android marketplace , which is a major drawback.
8. The battery life is just 3 hours , very poor.
9. The components and wires are held within tablet using simple electric tapes.
10. Technology experts rejects the device completely.
Specifications :
- 360 MHz processor
- 17.8 cm / 7 inches
- resistive touch screen
- 350 gms
- 256 MB RAM
- 32 GB expandable memory
- 2 usb ports
- Android 2.2 'Froyo'
- 2-3 hours battery life with 2100 mAh battery
- WiFi connectivity
- microphones and stereo earphones
- HD video streaming and playback
- Supports file formats like doc, docx, pdf, pptx.
- 12 months replacement warranty
- social networking , ebooks , instant messaging, 150000 free applications and 100 hours of free online lectures for students
source : Linux for you , nov 2011.
.
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