7 Inch AllWinner A13 1.5GHz Android 4.0 Tablet - €55.44

balkieb2002

After seeing this in the morning but looking at reviews for it during the day and while not spectacular, it's exactly what I am looking at for the price so ordered one along with an android mini-pc I wanted. Going to get stung for customs as larger package but can't see it being too much.

giftgrub

balkieb2002 wrote: »

After seeing this in the morning but looking at reviews for it during the day and while not spectacular, it's exactly what I am looking at for the price so ordered one along with an android mini-pc I wanted. Going to get stung for customs as larger package but can't see it being too much.

Was looking at one of those mini-pcs as well, We have a small flatscreen tv in the kitchen that would suit it...

Next month!!

balkieb2002

giftgrub wrote: »

Was looking at one of those mini-pcs as well, We have a small flatscreen tv in the kitchen that would suit it...

Next month!!

Should have mine for the month after

Off topic but yeah couldn't resist as was going to order off another Chinese shop anyway. Got the UG802 Android 4.0.4 Dual Core Rockchip 3066 as was thinking about the MK802 but this had Dual Core, 1GB RAM and 4GB Mem for not much more.

ThunbergsAreGo

Anyone tried to flash a custom Rom to this?

vicwatson

stevire wrote: »

Looks like I'm going to get stung with customs. Anybody else get stung? Also, any idea how they calculate the charges?



I did the above, so hopefully it speeds up the process!

Steve, will you give us a run down on this when you get it. Mad into buying one (Ainol Fire/Flame) but am afraid that it will turn out to have problems and I need it for a Christmas present so can do without any hassle.

Please lets know how you get on.

stevire

vicwatson wrote: »

So are you just paying VAT & Clearance based on the $25.00 ?

Excise duty is based on the paypal receipt of €145. €39 euro duty due on it.

vicwatson wrote: »

Steve, will you give us a run down on this when you get it. Mad into buying one (Ainol Fire/Flame) but am afraid that it will turn out to have problems and I need it for a Christmas present so can do without any hassle.

Please lets know how you get on.

It's due to be delivered this morning so I'll get back tomorrow when I have a good go at it tonight. I plan on flashing the ROM to Flambe pretty much as soon as I get it

Sgt Pepper 64

I just bought this from Argos for €120.

CnM 7 Inch Touchpad

Seems solid, fast enough etc and you can connect to your TV

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5088656/Trail/searchtext%3ETABLET+7.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WQ9YxZaieY
http://reviews.argos.co.uk/1493-en_gb/5088656/reviews.htm


theres also a 9 inch one for another 30 euros

vicwatson

stevire wrote: »

Excise duty is based on the paypal receipt of €145. €39 euro duty due on it.



It's due to be delivered this morning so I'll get back tomorrow when I have a good go at it tonight. I plan on flashing the ROM to Flambe pretty much as soon as I get it

Cheers for that, be interested to hear.

Excise duty is based on the paypal receipt of €145. €39 euro duty due on it.

Sure it's not VAT? I thought they were rated at 0% for duty

Do-more

vicwatson wrote: »

Sure it's not VAT? I thought they were rated at 0% for duty

Once the taxman gets his greasy paws on it, does it really matter which black hole your money goes into?

vicwatson

Do-more wrote: »

Once the taxman gets his greasy paws on it, does it really matter which black hole your money goes into?

Yes, otherwise I wouldn't have asked.

stevire

vicwatson wrote: »

Sure it's not VAT? I thought they were rated at 0% for duty

Sorry yeah you are correct:
Customs Duty - € 0.00
VAT @ 23% - € 33.46
An Post Fee - € 6.00

To update on the tablet, I played with it out of the box for 30mins and the touchscreen went dead. From reading the forums I should have updated to a more recent FW straight away without turning it on. There's a bug in the older FW which causes an overload to the touchscreen blowing some of it's components. It came with FW 815qm, I've since updated to 921 and 930 but no joy. In touch with the seller now to get it returned.

Anyone know if you have to pay VAT again for replacement unit?

Cork Exile

Ordered the following from geekbuying
http://www.geekbuying.com/item/7-Inch-Android-4-0-Tablet-PC-Capacitive-4GB-AllWinner-A13-Q88-1-2GHz-WIFI-Camera-Black-305216.html

Just trying to track the delivery through the sc.hongkongpost.com site but not having much luck. Has anyone else been able to track their deliveries via this site.

Thanks

vicwatson

stevire wrote: »

Sorry yeah you are correct:
Customs Duty - € 0.00
VAT @ 23% - € 33.46
An Post Fee - € 6.00

To update on the tablet, I played with it out of the box for 30mins and the touchscreen went dead. From reading the forums I should have updated to a more recent FW straight away without turning it on. There's a bug in the older FW which causes an overload to the touchscreen blowing some of it's components. It came with FW 815qm, I've since updated to 921 and 930 but no joy. In touch with the seller now to get it returned.

Anyone know if you have to pay VAT again for replacement unit?

Jeez Steve sorry to hear that. That news has deffo put my order on hold, I've read about so many problems with this unit and apparently the 2nd generation is ok? Was yours a 2nd gen?

Is it even possible to update the firmware without turning it on, you should have been informed of this by the seller pre purchase?

Are you required to pay for the return of the unit - I wouldn't?

On more VAT issue, I think as it's a replacement they'll issue an invoice showing a value of €0.00 so you might just have to pay for the clearance - €6.00. Might be worth throwing off an e-mail to dmc@revenue.ie to clairfy the situation but I don't think you'll have to pay VAT again.

vicwatson

Cork Exile wrote: »

Ordered the following from geekbuying
http://www.geekbuying.com/item/7-Inch-Android-4-0-Tablet-PC-Capacitive-4GB-AllWinner-A13-Q88-1-2GHz-WIFI-Camera-Black-305216.html

Just trying to track the delivery through the sc.hongkongpost.com site but not having much luck. Has anyone else been able to track their deliveries via this site.

Thanks

I think in general you cannot start tracking till in come into the An Post system, so you just have to keep an eye on it.

giftgrub

Well I've been tracking my order...today i get this message.

01-Oct-12 DUBLIN MAIL CENTRE DUBLIN 12, ITEM SENT TO CUSTOMS

Am I due to get stung?

vicwatson

giftgrub wrote: »

Well I've been tracking my order...today i get this message.

01-Oct-12 DUBLIN MAIL CENTRE DUBLIN 12, ITEM SENT TO CUSTOMS

Am I due to get stung?

Yes, it will be €6.00 for customs clearance and VAT will have to be paid - that is the invoice price converted to Euro by the Customs rate of exchange, plus any shipping cost @ 23%.

Best e-mail them now with the invoice to avoid delays in delivery by An Post. You pay An Post on delivery for the clearance and VAT.

stevire

vicwatson wrote: »

Jeez Steve sorry to hear that. That news has deffo put my order on hold, I've read about so many problems with this unit and apparently the 2nd generation is ok? Was yours a 2nd gen?

Is it even possible to update the firmware without turning it on, you should have been informed of this by the seller pre purchase?

Are you required to pay for the return of the unit - I wouldn't?

On more VAT issue, I think as it's a replacement they'll issue an invoice showing a value of €0.00 so you might just have to pay for the clearance - €6.00. Might be worth throwing off an e-mail to dmc@revenue.ie to clairfy the situation but I don't think you'll have to pay VAT again.

Yeah mine was second gen but was on an old firmware. It had the QM screen which made me think it was second gen, TM screen is the first gen afaik. The seller has sent me back a different FW, i've tried the two latest ones but didn't want to admit that to the seller, I'll reflash it with their recommended one and send it back.

Not sure if I have to pay for shipping back, probably will have to! I'll email revenue see what they say about a replacement unit, they could just think it's another way to get around having to pay the VAT.

eamonnq

stevire wrote: »

Yeah mine was second gen but was on an old firmware. It had the QM screen which made me think it was second gen, TM screen is the first gen afaik. The seller has sent me back a different FW, i've tried the two latest ones but didn't want to admit that to the seller, I'll reflash it with their recommended one and send it back.

Not sure if I have to pay for shipping back, probably will have to! I'll email revenue see what they say about a replacement unit, they could just think it's another way to get around having to pay the VAT.

Sorry to hear about your trouble, but if this was the item you bought from Dealsprime (Chinagrabber), your problems are probably only beginning.

I think you can probably kiss your money goodbye as you will get no satisfaction from them, despite what they say in emails and on their website.

From their website:

Q: What is your Return / Repair Policy?

A: All Sales are final; Products come with a 1 year warranty. In the event an item needs to be repaired, please contact us a info@dealsprime.com and we will send you repair address. To see our full return policy click here

Rest assured China Grabber is managed by Westerners living in China so we place the highest importance on Quality Control; Also products are stringently tested before shipping out.


Best of luck with it, but if you pay for shipping it back to them you are probably only throwing good money away as they will deny receiving it or refuse it or return it to you as bad as when you sent it back.

Or you could send them a link to this thread and they might look after you to prove me wrong!!!

podge3

stevire wrote: »

Anyone know if you have to pay VAT again for replacement unit?

I got a refund on an item that I had to send back to America. You need to prove that you exported it again.

NeVeR

I bought 2 of theses.

1 works the others touch screen doesn't work. -- Any ideas ?

I've contacted the seller to ask them about it.

vicwatson

NeVeR wrote: »

I bought 2 of theses.

1 works the others touch screen doesn't work. -- Any ideas ?

I've contacted the seller to ask them about it.

Read through the last ten to fifteen pages of the thread as there are links to blogs and forums about the problems you've encountered. Once such forum is slatedroid

NeVeR

vicwatson wrote: »

Read through the last ten to fifteen pages of the thread as there are links to blogs and forums about the problems you've encountered. Once such forum is slatedroid

Thanks.. But i've only got 12 pages ..

Baked.noodle

Bought the tablet in the op. €48 from geekbuying. Slipped past customs. It's a bit laggy where flash is concerned, but the YouTube app runs perfectly. All I want it for is to use it as a jukebox, so I'm happy. Screen resolution is acceptable, and build quality feels good. Don't know what the battery is like, but I'm not concerned. Well worth the money.

vicwatson

NeVeR wrote: »

Thanks.. But i've only got 12 pages ..

If you've only got 12 pages then read the whole 12 pages then...

Jebus, no helping some people:rolleyes:

ronano

I couldn't find the previous recommendation for this tablet in the thread

http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/202430587.html

Just wanted to say it in total came to 44 euro including 3.50 parcelmotel, i got two of them. One took 2 weeks to arrive and the other took 8 days, avoided customs/no hassle. It works grand for what i want it for (pdf,email,few vids)

giftgrub

Got mine yesterday....does the job just fine for the money. Might get another soon.

2 things, was anyone having issues using the facebook andriod app? I cant log on

also for future reference... how do you avoid customs?

balkieb2002

giftgrub wrote: »

Got mine yesterday....does the job just fine for the money. Might get another soon.

2 things, was anyone having issues using the facebook andriod app? I cant log on

also for future reference... how do you avoid customs?

Good to hear to its good value for money as still waiting on mine. How much was customs for yours? Did it delay arrival?

Don't think you can avoid customs, people just seem to be getting lucky. Also i think there was a couple people that had some facebook issues from a quick search of this thread but they were sorted.

giftgrub

hollands wrote: »

Solved the facebook problem guys, just wondering about which shdc card now?

What did you do to solve it...I'm having issues

m4r10

giftgrub wrote: »

Got mine yesterday....does the job just fine for the money. Might get another soon.

2 things, was anyone having issues using the facebook andriod app? I cant log on

also for future reference... how do you avoid customs?

Which one did you get, the one in the OP?

giftgrub

m4r10 wrote: »

giftgrub wrote: »

Got mine yesterday....does the job just fine for the money. Might get another soon.

2 things, was anyone having issues using the facebook andriod app? I cant log on

also for future reference... how do you avoid customs?

Which one did you get, the one in the OP?

yeah that's the one.

Cantona's Collars

giftgrub wrote: »

Got mine yesterday....does the job just fine for the money. Might get another soon.



also for future reference... how do you avoid customs?

Try parcelmotel, or get it sent to an NI/UK address then forwarded on.

SCOOP 64

ronano wrote: »

I couldn't find the previous recommendation for this tablet in the thread

http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/202430587.html

Just wanted to say it in total came to 44 euro including 3.50 parcelmotel, i got two of them. One took 2 weeks to arrive and the other took 8 days, avoided customs/no hassle. It works grand for what i want it for (pdf,email,few vids)

Did you use aliexpress site to get this Tablet, just after reading this, not sure now?

http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=138767

Do-more

nig1 wrote: »

Did you use aliexpress site to get this Tablet, just after reading this, not sure now?

http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=138767

Aliexpress is a marketplace just like eBay and you need to treat it with the same care as would eBay. So look at the sellers feedback score and go on others recommendations of specific sellers.

If you take a little basic care in who you buy off you will be OK.

paulztag

Just looking around alliexpress and found the tablet below with HDMI. Looks to be very similar to the original OP but with the added benefit of HDMI for a few dollars more

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/7-Allwinner-A13-Q88-tablet-pc-5-point-capacitive-Screen-android-4-0-1-2GHz-512MB/629596324.html - $57.23 with 3000mh battery

heathersonline

My fire (not flame) just arrived. Looks great but don't want to mess around too much till I get the fw updated. €31 customs

vicwatson

heathersonline wrote: »

My fire (not flame) just arrived. Looks great but don't want to mess around too much till I get the fw updated. €31 customs

Gis the low down Heathers.

Where did you buy it?

Is it 2nd gen do you know?

Baked.noodle

I got the tablet in the original post, the Allwinner a13. I just figured out that it is rooted right out of the box. I imaging they all are.

balkieb2002

Baked.noodle wrote: »

I got the tablet in the original post, the Allwinner a13. I just figured out that it is rooted right out of the box. I imaging they all are.

How long did yours take to arrive? Customs issues?

heathersonline

vicwatson wrote: »

Gis the low down Heathers.

Where did you buy it?

Is it 2nd gen do you know?

Time for me to confess that I havent a clue what I'm doing!! I've figured out its a QM version, not sure if thats good or bad, but am downloading Pat Mosses Rom v15 for it at the moment. Now to figure out how to format the memory card, unzip the ROM and apply it. Long night ahead me thinks!!

I bought from Mcbub and had ordered during the preorder stage, so feels like an age ago. Realistically it took 2 weeks from the time they got stock. Fingers crossed all goes well with the update and I'll be posting from it later. The screen is a beaut, bit heavier than I thought.

Watch this space (probably for me looking for advice on unbricking it in around an hour!!)

Baked.noodle

Two weeks. No custums.

heathersonline

All done much easier than expected. Its my first tablet but so far loving it. Camera is very good although I probably won't use it that often. Still finding my way around a bit but no regrets here

heathersonline

Baked.noodle wrote: »

Two weeks. No custums.

Jammy git!

reni10

I ordered from Geekbuying and got stung for nearly €17 from customs and it has taken about 3 weeks to get to Ireland. Should be delivered today so looking forward to receiving it and will post my impressions here once I have used it for a bit...

Joeface

reni10 wrote: »

I ordered from Geekbuying and got stung for nearly €17 from customs and it has taken about 3 weeks to get to Ireland. Should be delivered today so looking forward to receiving it and will post my impressions here once I have used it for a bit...

Same as u I hope , customs letter this morning . bah ., it should be here with me in exactly 15days form order which isn't bad.

Joeface

So it arrived

Well packaged , lots of bubble wrap , turns on fine , connects to wifi fine ,
surfing is ok , not used it much only had 15min on break to mess with it .

I did install netflix app from market ,but for some reason its not loading. this could be me or something I missed .

This will be going to my niece to use and its Netflix and Facebook that will mainly be used...........so if anyone has got netflix to run let me know.

it is responsive enough when using the tablet , and display isn't bad quality. Viewing angle is fairly narrow but that could be the same with all tablets. Web cam is low quality but still , it works and image is clear enough. so far its not bad for an all in off 66euro .Only time will tell if its junk or value for money

balkieb2002

Cheers for the mini review. Was that delivery time in 15 working days? Much delay with customs?

Mine was shipped on the third so trying estimate delivery. Tracker still says in eastern China!

Joeface

i ordered on the 20/9 and arrived 11/10, customs got it Friday 5/10 and I got the letter from them Monday , it arrived today (€17.25 to customs)

I ordered from geekbuying , i think that works out at 15 working days so its not far off what geekbuying had stated when I ordered.

can someone also recommend which reader I should be putting on this.

forgot to add one thing to my mini review

the DC jack :its not pretty , it doesn't sit flush with the side of the tablet when plugged in. It does look like this could be snapped off quiet easily.

dunworth1

anyone know of someone here or in the uk that has imported these tablets

vicwatson

Is www.geekbuying.com the same crowd as www.buyincoins.com - they have a very similar website?

Joeface

no idea , just used geekbuying cause there was paypal.
so I have had a few hours with this .
battery life is about 4 hours , watched 2 tv shows (avi) off a usb stick , this took battery down to close to 50%, and the rest went as i was surfing and other stuff. still have not got netflix to work . I know there are other options but i will spend a little bit more time to see if i can sort it out.Image quailty for the shows was perfect. the Speaker is not good at all. max volume is hard to hear. headphones work fine.
I also have had issues using the facebook app to log in.
Most of youtube streamed fine. I did run into problems when I went to watch H+ which i subscribed to on youtube. I am sure there are solutions to these .

also usb adapter does not insert in full either , same as the DC jack . don't like that as it does not look secure
so far 6/10

Got everything I needed working last nite.

Facebook : uninstall app on tablet and download latest version (they are the same but different fixes the login issues )
Youtube app : same as above . not sure what the deal i might be a region thing but fixes this as well

Netflix : uninstall /or do not take the app from google play store , down load netflix 1.6.0 apk .go to www.iapktop.com/netflix-1-6-0.html and download here (do not select the link for android market take it from iapktop). It asks when it launches do you want to update ,i said no. bit slow scrolling through the shows but plays perfect.

also add Charge time on this is very slow as well, it takes hours . still leaving it 6/10 but a much happier 6/10.
Perfect of kids and casual users and those obsessed with angry birds .