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rawat89 said in April 4th, 2011 at 6:33 am

Hats off to Kapil Sibbal man…
@$35, i dont care if its sluggish or slow responsive. WI-FI, Office, ANDROID, flash, WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT??????

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PancakePlease said in April 4th, 2011 at 7:28 am

This review makes me feel weird.

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learninganimation said in April 4th, 2011 at 7:52 am

i want one, where to get, ebay?

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Ilovehalo12334 said in April 4th, 2011 at 7:54 am

India lol

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gorays0003 said in April 4th, 2011 at 8:29 am

where can i buy this??

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jipidibipity said in April 4th, 2011 at 9:02 am

hype hoax

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puneetludu said in April 4th, 2011 at 9:27 am

Govt. of India making us fool .. it is actually 99$ laptop by HiVision (chinese based vendor)
Govt. of India making us fool .. it is actually 99$ laptop by HiVision (chinese based vendor)
search hivision-has-a-99-android-tablet

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Link22551 said in April 4th, 2011 at 10:13 am

where do u buy it

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FlashGameDev said in April 4th, 2011 at 10:58 am

@2ruthfox82 Atleast, the Government decided to reduce the price.

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FlashGameDev said in April 4th, 2011 at 11:39 am

@2ruthfox82 Verizon can’t change the price in India. This is funded by the Government, so verizon can’t do anything.

BUWUHAHAHA

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Fifty1stState said in April 4th, 2011 at 12:28 pm

“…it’s a prototype…” darn, that sucks for $35 let me have one.

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ROYRULZ1989 said in April 4th, 2011 at 12:47 pm

well its not 4 evry1.. d students of reputed institutions will enjoy it… so wat about us??? when can i get this??? if ny1 knows plz rply 2 my mail id—- 770550@gmail.com

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MrRfitz27 said in April 4th, 2011 at 1:13 pm

is this thing buy able where the hell can i get one and is $35 american money or indian money

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champbronc3 said in April 4th, 2011 at 1:40 pm

“low-cost computing-cum-access device”

Intersting… I came

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SuchHD said in April 4th, 2011 at 2:25 pm

this $35 “low-cost computing-cum-access device”
WTF?

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2ruthfox82 said in April 4th, 2011 at 2:55 pm

wont be 35 $ to the consumers, guarented that verizon will but this thing out as there ipad competetor for over 350 $ 10x the original….. capitalism at its best = (

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amanjsingh said in April 4th, 2011 at 3:04 pm

Android is linux based. this review needs fixing. Can’t believe they make anyone a reporter (or a technologist) these days

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UglyBetty70 said in April 4th, 2011 at 3:36 pm

@bradagain Apple for example admitted too using child labor in sweatshops when building the IPHONE product. Alot of people don’t know this information before purchasing products and what work ethics it supports.

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UglyBetty70 said in April 4th, 2011 at 3:46 pm

@bradagain Once I know these facts from this company and they start talking about the company itself..maybe.

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UglyBetty70 said in April 4th, 2011 at 4:08 pm

@bradagain Oh, I believe that the companies mark products up like no tomorrow..
and all products do have problems. However, reputation is big for me, how the company treats and pays workers is also a factor in purchasing the product..Thats the clinch, I don’t buy from places like walmart who support companies that pay workers fifteen cents an hour. I’ll pay more for a reputable company even with the markup.

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HenkPoley said in April 4th, 2011 at 4:48 pm

Similar EKEN ‘apads’ cost arounf $100-$150. Are a tad bit slower, and with less peripheral connectors. No way this is going to be $35.

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bradagain said in April 4th, 2011 at 5:21 pm

@UglyBetty70 Tech products are a lot cheaper than you think, what we pay for is the brand, markup and I hate to say it, Gimick. I know companies produce things to make money but given the fact that the cost of an iPad is 260$ to produce but the starting price is 500, it seems entirely possible to build a low cost tablet alternative. Mashable . com had an article on the actual ipad cost
Reliability is relative, show me one tech product that doesn’t have problems and i’ll call you a liar

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UglyBetty70 said in April 4th, 2011 at 5:22 pm

@bradagain just sayin..

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UglyBetty70 said in April 4th, 2011 at 5:24 pm

@bradagain The reliability for this brand is also a problem, it has not developed a reputation in North America yet..the brand/company name is huge when I consider purchasing a product even for other people. If it’s only $35.00, how do they get it that cheap without cutting on quality or cutting on the workers pay of labor?

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bradagain said in April 4th, 2011 at 6:04 pm

@UglyBetty70 so, you’re for giving them a pc built by any numerous companies that charge from 300-2000$ usd? They’ve already been sending kids computers with versions like the OLPC which is about 150$ per laptop. Honestly at 35$ and looking at what it can do in real time, this thing is a steal. I admit that perhaps the “brand” isn’t there, but realistically could you work out the budget for sending every kid an apple or a pc? It just isn’t possible. This however offers a solution.

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