expired Optus MyTab from Dick Smith Online $99 Delivered
This was posted 1 year 11 months 13 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal
I just ordered a couple. You might want to combine this with the $20 Paypal cashback deal, or the AMEX cashback deal and MoneyBackCo. Enjoy!
P.S. if you are experiencing the issue of cann't add it to cart, please try search "MyTab" and add it directly in the search result page. It worked for me.
And one more tip, if you want to buy two and take the Paypal deal, there is a $2 SIM pack which can make the purchase eligible: http://dicksmith.com.au/product/E7310/amaysim-2-sim-pack
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+7 votesspawnpoint on 09/06/2011 - 18:24 ¶this is good otherwise if a store only had one in stock it would turn into
2 ozbargainers 1 mytab
TimOfBellbowrie on 09/06/2011 - 14:01 ¶yep, agreed, like the idea, but resistive is a game stopper.
she_spools_180 on 09/06/2011 - 15:15 ¶Can some one please explain the difference?
I have read about the two and how they work a while ago, but don't recall reading any significant drawbacks of one over the other.
All I have been able to gather is that cap. is better than res. just by reading posts on OZB
+12 votestoomuchdogfur on 09/06/2011 - 15:51 ¶wisc is correct - resistive cannot do multitouch. Also resistive screens require you to actually put some force into your presses for them to register, whereas capacitive only requires the lightest of touches. Because of this resistive screens are not great at performing swipe/drag gestures as you will have to press hard on the screen through the gesture to make sure it registers properly.
Resistive screens however will respond to pokes from anything - hands, gloved hands, styluses, retracted pens, etc - whereas capacitive screens will only respond to bare fingers and perhaps uncooked deli sausages.
- she_spools_180 on 09/06/2011 - 17:55 ¶
interesting, because my phone (Xperia X10) as far as i know, has a cap. screen, and when it was released it did not have multi touch,
It does now, but the multi touch is just usable at best
- +1 votespawnpoint on 10/06/2011 - 01:44 ¶
capacitive is not all good
Resistive touch screen provide much better note taking functionality due to the use of the stylus
This is perfect tablet for a uni student who doesn't quite have the budget to but the HTC Flyer.
I've seen people take notes on this and it is amazingly accurate and with a bit of OCR software, you can transfer them to Onenote as well.also uncooked deli sausages..Brilliant
Korean Sausages they use something of that sort already in Korea
+4 votesTo be honest, the resistive screen on my MyTab is nicer than the capacitive screen on my Huawei Ideos 8150. I don't have a problem with the MyTab screen at all.
Acutally, it would be nice to be able to use a fingernail or stylus (ie resistive screen) on the Huawei because the screen is so damn small and it's clumsy to use a fat fingertip.
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Try that:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1713293&p...I am very happy with it (I have got one from PO), or even the optus Android 2.2 update will significantly improve the experience. With the stock Android 2.1, no wonder the lady wouldn't recommend them.
+1 votesirdinotheice on 09/06/2011 - 20:25 ¶It's a pretty good tablet for the price. It really does all the basic things well like web browsing and simple games (e.g. Angry Birds) so I'm really happy with it. Important to install Android 2.2. though as it becomes much faster and more responsive after the update.
+2 votesThere are a truckload of owner opinions on here and several more hours of reading on WP and other review sites. Beware of people that pass an opinion that have never used one or have "IT block".. :-)
That lady at the Optus shop would definitely qualify somewhere there.
I read a review about diamonds once where they said they were no good because the corners were sharp..!! Get it?
+3 votesHm… maybe the Optus lady would not get as high commission on a $99 device as she would get on a $500 device?
Funny she would have one and not being happy when she obviously got the chance of playing around with the device in the shop….
Put it that way (and I am little biased here, bought 3 of them :-)), this $99 device can:
- Act as a 3G Wifi router (tethering) - I originally wanted to purchase just such a device
- Act as a picture frame :-)
- Portable Media Player
- Mobile Web browser, E-Mail,
- Portable gaming device
- GPS navigation
- eBook reader
- zilion of other things… (and yes, make calls too)
(OK would not mention a camera, as that one is not too nice)It can be unlocked for free in seconds, HUGE user base (great for any kind of support from the community - quite a thing for android!), you don't need to worry too much if you would brick it (as you would for >$500 device), it can not do everything the $500 device can, but it definitely can do much more than 20% of it :-)
Screen is good and despite it being resistive it is quite responsive (ok, not as great as iPad, but quite good).
It can't play flash, but use the skyfire browser with the videopack ($2.49) and you can watch whatever video on most webpages. So yes, if you want a large display (10") and multitouch than this device is not for you and go and spend >$700 for iPad (BTW - also owning iPad 1st gen). If you want a handy device which is like a swiss army knife for really bargain price - go for it!
+5 votesTo anybody that grabs one of these, make sure to get the 2.2 Froyo Update from here:
http://www.zte.com.au/optus/V9.htm
Very tempting…
+7 votesAnd if you are really adventurous follow http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1713293 and upgrade to 2.3. Did it last night, gets rid of all the bloatware and runs pretty well.
iChopstick on 09/06/2011 - 14:36 ¶Not saying that you're wrong, but you do realise that ZTE is a chinese company :P
- spawnpoint on 10/06/2011 - 13:47 ¶
could the mytab be sold in myers as well
Goes well with their slogan Myers is MyStore!
cameldownunder on 09/06/2011 - 16:04 ¶I have a general 7" android pad (8650 cpu) and a ZT-180 V2
The difference is quite substantial
ZT-180 is quite fast, with 512MB memory, 4GB "Disk" (about 2.7 avail)
Acceptable Resistive touch screen, 1024x600 resolution.
Oc course NO 3G built in (but you could get a portable 3G Wifi
+3 votesfreeradical on 09/06/2011 - 14:29 ¶I can understand peoples hesitance with the screen. No pinch to zoom or multi-tap, but that's all you miss out on.I actually found the screen to be quite good. And, $99!!!!!!!!!!!!
The official 2.2 update makes a big difference. And then installing a custom ROM is even beter!!!
When all my orders come through, there will be 4 in our household :)so i guess you could say i'm impressed
awkwardpaws on 09/06/2011 - 14:35 ¶Does this work with just wi-fi, like, if you dont buy a sim card?
Also - i dont understand how android updates work - do you need to pay to get the 2.2?
cardiology on 09/06/2011 - 14:37 ¶I just received the delivery from Optus, I bought it online last Wednesday $99 delivered.
Anyone know where to find the WiFi MAC address??
+2 votesi bought one, it really depends what you want/need for a tablet. i like it, i think it's a great bargain, consider a ebook reader or a cheap android phone something similar cost much more. i have an ipad, a HTC Desire HD, i didn't expect much from this tablet, but surprised what it could do.
i unlocked it and, if you don't want to root this device, then you could upgrade it to 2.2, not the oputs version, but an international version, which is about 150MB to download, 180MB for the aussie 2.2 version.only thing i could complaint is the small ROM/RAM… no much room to install apps.
justhooked on 09/06/2011 - 14:46 ¶not the oputs version, but an international version, which is about 150MB to download, 180MB for the aussie 2.2 version.
what is the difference and do you have the download location for the international —thanks
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try this, this is distributor of ZTE in HK, which offers Official Android 2.2 upgrade, no customised apps, like a clean installation. it's only 115 MB.
http://www.camdenville.com/PDF_/upgrade/ZTE Light V9 android 2.2 Upgrade Tool.zip
i am using it now, can't tell the difference from the Optus 2.2, without the built-in optus apps i think. it offers more languages, Optus 2.2 only offer English and simplified Chinese, if you care.
please follow instruction, and install at your own risk.
+2 votesThere is a search function on Ozbargain. Did you ever try that?
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And here is the paypal deal:
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random123 on 09/06/2011 - 15:12 Comment score below threshold (5).- +8 votesfreeradical on 09/06/2011 - 15:12 ¶
My Tab screen is a world apart from the Telstra offering
-1 votewith a resistive screen you can use a sharp point and it is much more responsive to a point (e.g. fingernail and stylus) on a capacitive screen a fine point will not work but it has the added advantage that you only need to use feather light touches so its much more responsive.
Generally on phones, resistive screen give a really poor experience (I guess due to their size so you really need to use a stylus) compared with a capacitive screen.
So you might find you do have to apply more pressure with the resistive but the screen size here means it works really well with your fingers.
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altomic on 09/06/2011 - 15:40
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