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Local Tablet Round-up for March 2011

In expectation of newer generations of tablets, the current ones available in the market have made some price adjustments of late. I’d like to share this little round-up to give you a better picture and help you decide if you’re not still sold to the idea of owning a tablet.

I did an earlier comparison back in October 2010 between the Archos 70, CM Superion and Galaxy Tab here.

The line-up has since increased to include the iPad, WindPad and other Android tablets.

Apple iPad (1st gen) 16GB WiFi
Suggested retail price: Php19,990
Pros: Tons of iOS apps, solid build, great performance & battery life
Cons: No Flash, 3G model is more expensive

Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000
Suggested retail price: Php21,990
Pros: Tons of Android apps, portable/handheld, 3G SIM card slot included
Cons: plasticky, a little thicker than most tablets

Archos 101 Internet Tablet
Suggested retail price: Php19,990
Pros: Affordable, tons of Android apps, thin and light, decent battery life
Cons: Low screen resolution, no 3G option

Archos 70 Internet Tablet
Suggested retail price: Php16,990 for 250GB and Php15,490 for the 8GB
Pros: Affordable, tons of Android apps, thin and light, decent battery life, huge storage option
Cons: Low screen resolution, no 3G option

Cherry Mobile Superion
Suggested retail price: Php19,990
Pros: Affordable, tons of Android apps, thin and light, decent battery life
Cons: Un-impressive build quality, significant number of bugs

MSI WindPad W100
Suggested retail price: Php27,990
Pros: install any Windows 7 applications, possibility of multiple OS or multi-boot
Cons: Expensive, Windows 7 OS not fit for tablet, laggy and a bit slow

RedFox WizPad
Suggested retail price: Php31,999
Pros: install any Windows 7 applications, possibility of multiple OS or multi-boot
Cons: Expensive, Windows 7 OS not fit for tablet, laggy and a bit slow

Huawei S7
No SRP, locked to Globe at the moment.
Pros: tons of Android apps, thin and light, has 3G SIM card slot included
Cons: network-locked

From the looks of it, it’s a toss-up between the iPad and the Galaxy Tab while the Archos 70 250GB warrants a special mention for the huge storage capacity and very affordable price. The Galaxy Tab also enjoys brisk sales from the recently announced discounted price.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

38 Responses

  1. Avatar for Edwin C Edwin C says:

    Wala ka bang bagong reviews tungkol sa mga tablets? Wala na ba? Bagal naman ng tablet news mo.

  2. Avatar for dinoalbert dinoalbert says:

    hehehe kahit ano pang sabihin nyo…..ANDROID is the future. Look around…observe. :)

  3. Avatar for arj arj says:

    no 3g ang archos, is it possible to install a globe tattoo stick or a smart bro in android stick? it would be awesome. otherwise, a superstick will be better but they are costly

  4. Avatar for metal1369 metal1369 says:

    the archos 70 is what i’d like, 250gb at around 17k Php. no 3g nga lang.

  5. Avatar for arj arj says:

    good wrap up in order for me to decide what to buy.

  6. Avatar for Gumz Gumz says:

    Galaxy Tab or IPad….

    bababa pa yan next few months…

    • Avatar for Pinoy Androd News Pinoy Androd News says:

      They are slowly removing the stocks in the market, expect the galaxy tab gen-2 this Q3 and iPad 2….

      I am an android fan but for the price of iPad first gen, its a good deal…

      The galaxy tab 7-inch is kinda small for me…:)

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