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19 Sep, 2011
Update: Now becoming excellent value due to price drops.
12 of 13 found this helpful The main snags with this device are the scratchable screen surface. (If you get one of these buy an oleophobic screen protector pronto - it picks up fingerprints horribly easily and its easy to scratch it even with soft optical cleaning cloths.) Its also a bit heavy to hold in your hands and very slippery. Means getting a case is a must. The screen is nice, its fairly quick and does exactly what you would expect from a tablet. I'd say the full price however (Currently 400 quid or so) is obscenely high for what it is. At half that its a reasonable deal but I would not pay more than 250 for one of these. Also this is no replacement for a home pc or laptop.
Update: I gave mine to my parents who have armored the poor thing in cling film (!) and added a home-built amplifier and external 2.5" harddrive to hold all their media. They then have since dragged it all over europe twice on camping holidays on a motorbike. The original leather case may now be duct taped together and its a bit more weathered. It also gets trickle charged brutally (poor thing) from a 12V bike battery using my dad's home built converter.... However as their primary entertainment (music, movies, ebooks) and GPS system - Its lived. As a result I feel I need to boost its rating to 4/5 for this units general toughness.