Tuesday, July 12, 2011

July 2011 Prices of Tablets at PCX.com


Here is a screen copy of the latest prices, taken July 13, 2011  of tablets available at http://pcx.com.ph site. 

ARCHOS 7C Tablet V2-8GB
7" Screen Size / 8GB / VGA CAM / Wifi / Android 2.1
Php 8,999

ARCHOS 70 Internet Tablet 8GB
7" Screen Size / 8GB / VGA CAM / Wifi / Android 2.2
Php 12,999

ARCHOS 70 Internet Tablet 250GB
7" Screen Size / 250GB / VGA CAM / Wifi / Android 2.2 
Php 14,999

ARCHOS 70 Internet Tablet 16GB
10.1" Screen Size / 16GB / VGA CAM / Wifi / Android 2.2 
Php 15,999

Motorolla XOOM 3.0
10.1" Screen Size / 32GB / Wifi / 5MP Camera / Android 3.0
Php 30,995

Samsung Galaxy Tab
7" Screen Size / 16GB Micro SD / 3MP Camera / Wifi / Android 2.2
Php 16,990

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3G
7" Screen Size / 16gb+Micro SD up to 320GB / 3MP Camera / Wifi / Android 2.2
Php 21,990 

Friday, March 18, 2011

Samsung Galaxy tablet dramatic price reduction!!

Just visited SM City Annex, March 18, 2011:


The Samsung Galaxy tablet is now only P21,500 pesos far below the original 34,995 pesos, and the 27,000 pesos price quoted at SM Clark. Maybe this will help Samsung get a foothold in the Philippines than Apple for tablet devices as it offers much!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Samsung gives the iPad stiff competition with a 10.1inch tablet!

I just read from Gizmag has released new versions of the Galaxy phone and Galaxy tablet!
Here is a photo of the upsized 10.1 in tablet.


click on Gizmag.com for description of the newest members of Samsungs powerful lineup.

Hope the introduction of newer models from samsung and other manufacturers will drive down prices of the older models FAST!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Tablets Galore from Amazon !

I wanted to present a table of computer tablets from Amazon, but there are just too many to list!
Instead I will just present a link to the first page:


Amazon tablet first page

Sunday, February 6, 2011

News of Hacking the Galaxy tablet.

From Froyo to Gingerbread?

Click on PCWorld.


Ubuntu runs in Galaxy Tablet.

More of a stunt since Ubuntu is not designed well for tablets yet.
gottabemobile.com

Voice calling on the Galaxy Tab

Isnt the Galaxy tablet also a phone? talkandroid. Maybe some distributors do this on purpose to add more features at a higher price?

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Unbelievable Price for Tablet: 16,500 pesos??!

Click on Sulit.com. Be careful as the pic shows it is from dhgate, a Chinese wholesaler. but the ad is enticing to say the least!



Amazon current best price for the Samsung Galaxy is US 629.99$ with a contract from T-Mobile. That tranlates using 44 pesos per dollar to 27,719.56 PHP.


I was canvassing the device in Mega recently and the average price was around 29,000PHP. My students claim that they saw the Galaxy tablet being sold for 25K Pesos in SM at San Fernando.


Compare with the original 34,995 PHP prices last December 2010. Stores will tack on extra interest payments for those wishing to pay monthly installments using credit cards!

Sugggestion: Wait in March-April. Apple will introduce a new model iPad in March. No news about the availability of Motorola's Xoom tablet in the Philippines.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Welcome to my newest Blog, birthed January 24, 2011

I already have an ipad, so why should I buy a Samsung Galaxy tablet?
Firstly I am an aspiring technology blog writer and I appreciate that I really
must have my hands on the things I write.

The Samsung Galaxy tablet sounds so good to be true and fortunately it is really true!
Unlike the iPad, the galaxy tablet has two cameras, front and back!, has wifi and is a
phone, though it may look a little funny to hold a big phone to your ears!



(Photo from Amazon.com)


Incredibly, it is a wonder that there is no tablet category in samsung's homepage at
http://www.samsung.com! and entering tablet, galaxy tablet give us something about green memory products and the Galaxy S phone, which we are not interested since we have a capable cheap Nokia C3 already.

Here is a spec list of the Samsung tablet (from an Ayos Dito seller).

  • Connectivity
  • -Compatible with the HSPA network -Global access -Wi-Fi -GPS -Bluetooth® 3.0 -Samsung AllShare
  • Operating system
  • -Android 2.2
  • Messaging
  • -Email: Exchange ActiveSync and Gmail -Text, picture and video messaging -Instant messaging
  • Web browsing
  • -HTML browser -Flash Player 10.1 -Zoom capabilities -Layar Reality Browser (augmented reality app; download through Android Market)
  • Multimedia
  • -Camera: 3 megapixel camera with auto focus and LED flash -1.3 megapixel front-facing camera for video chat -Video: 720p HD video player and recorder (720 x 480 pixels at 30 fps) -Media player -Samsung Media Hub -Supported audio formats: MP3, FLAC, OGG, AAC, AMR-NB/WB, WAV, MIDI, WMA, RTTTL/RTX, OTA, i-Melody, SP-MIDI -Supported video formats: DivX, XviD, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 and more
  • Services
  • -Mobile TV -Remote PVR -GPS Navigator -Zoompass -Self serve -Kobo eReader
  • Productivity
  • -View and edit Microsoft® Office documents -Calendar -Contacts -Calculator -Memos -Clock with alarm -Readers Hub -Media Hub -Android Market -Voice search -Daily briefing
  • Physical attributes
  • -Full touch screen -Screen size: 7" -Screen resolution: 1024 x 600 pixels (169 ppi TFT) -Internal memory: 16 GB -Expandable memory: up to 32 GB -Lock/unlock button -3.5 mm headphone jack -Speaker -Size: 190.09 x 120.45 x 11.98 mm -Weight: 380 g
  • Accessories
  • -3.5 mm stereo headset -Travel charger -Data cable -SIM card -User guide
  • Network 2.5G
  • (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz 3G (HSUPA 5.76Mbps, HSDPA 7.2Mbps) : 850/1900/2100 MHz

The features alone might impress the iPad Owner, but NOT! iPad owners are SNOBS :)
But of course the real test would be is Are you productive today?