Have been looking for one of these for the kids for a while and this is by far the cheapest price for a 64GB Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 I've seen (based on other OzB posts it could be the cheapest its ever been).
For reference, JB HiFi just sent out a Back-to-school offers email with $50 off this and its still $329 on their site. I got them to price match to $287 and was able to use the $10 Perks discount to get it down to $277.
Have at it.
Oof, gutted I missed that one!
I got 2 from that deal
I hadn't been an optus customer before that deal so it might cost me more in the long run.
Was looking at my calendar just yesterday and saw it marked for the plan cancellation end of April :)
Does it automatically cancel or you have to do it yourself?
Have to do it yourself. Make sure to set a reminder.
I noticed logging into my optus and checking plan it states when plan taken out for device and when fully paid off (12 months from when taken out)
Yea and it was the more expensive 4G version too. Also the Wi-Fi version has been under $200 at times, so this deal is actually far from the cheapest ever even if you exclude the Optus deal.
lol it was good minus detail leak
Are you in NSW?
Does anyone know whether we can use the NSW back-to-school vouchers for this?
At officeworks yes not sure about JB
Is it still the case where if these do not explicitly specify/include S Pen support it indicates a variant that is incompatible (no S pen digitiser)
https://news.samsung.com/ca/breaking-the-rules-with-galaxy-t…
[4] S Pen is included with Galaxy Tab S8 Series.
Well this is confusing
Would think it would at least be advertised in product description
— Tab A8 models A 8.0 that support S Pen do appear to exist
There were some great s6 lite (2022) deals that I'm hoping come back if you want s-pen and Dex
if u wanna ur kids spend less time on gaming and youtubing, u got the right tablet.
Mine use these for gaming and tubing every day! Do you find it too slow?
mine never looked back after getting her ipad. Cant say its really slow but definitely not as smooth as an ipad. I know its not fair comparing these two, one is at 1/3 cost of another.
Much less than a third if you got the Optus deal :)
Had this but found the screen quality sucks compared to another top range Sammy 2014 tablet from a decade ago (still working).
Concur
Seems like many recent lower end Samsung tablet models (even up to ~<$500) have cheap panels that have bleed or washed out effects.
Would expect improved components to be mainstream
That's right. Even the Galaxy Tab S1 from 2014 has SuperAmoled.
Agree, still using my Galaxy Note 10.1 from 2014 and it is great. Especially for my 5 y.o. to use now. It even has a real leather cover at the back… 😍
I wish Samsung wasn’t using a cheap Chinese chipset in these. Plenty of other options the could have chosen even if the price is marginally higher.
They're all Chinese chipsets
Just more superior chipsets and inferior chipsets
I had this from Amazon last month. Good tab. Install family link app and can manage kids screen time, battery, lock the tab and apps installation. Suggest to create a separate profile for kid.
I got this one for free when I pre-ordered the S22 (also came with free buds).
Not sure I'd pay ~$300 for it, but it works ok for the occasional youtube/netflix/browsing, etc.
Shame it doesn't support a proper pen though.
how does this compare to the Alldocube iplay 50?
It can only play sd Netflix (like Alldocube), less ram, slightly less ppi, heavier, no 4g.
At the price point the Alldocube it’s a much better tablet. I have the 64gb/6gb and it’s a fantastic little tablet on sale at $136-140 at times.
I was about to buy one of these for my daughter at Costco for $270 as it was on coupon. I ended up with a Samsung Tab S6 lite second hand for $260. Definitely would suggest a used S6 lite over this if you don't need new.
But how would you know if you never bought it..?
I have another A8 in the house.
Heck even my old Samsung tab S4 runs better than the A8 under load with Multiple apps.
S6 Lite > A8 any day.
S6 lite 64gb still $447 OW. Find a S6 lite 128gb for <$260 and you are winning imo.
https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/samsung-ga…
Source: I have three children and many tablets 😂
The A8 struggles to render a Barbie game
Definitely S series > A series for both Samsung Phones and Tablets.
Haha i haven't played a barbie game.. but im assuming it's not like Forza Horizon 5 level graphics
Good to know
I got one from the Optus deal but while I have no complaints with the performance considering the low price I would recommend anyone to pay a little bit extra to buy the S6 Lite 2022 instead if you can find it under $400 for better processor.
Dont we all already have this???
I really only use mine as a data hotspot lol
got the free one Optus was giving away
that's about as much as I would pay for it
I'm still annoyed by the inability to purchase the tab S7 in aus. I want a 10" amoled screen and a pen. Why is this so hard Samsung? The s7fe and s6 lite are not amoled and the s8 is still too prohibitively expensive
Maybe have a play with one in Officeworks before buying. Screen not much good, heavy. Bought for free with Optus $12.50 per month deal on OzBargain, and not feeling that great about it.
There are so many models from Samsung, which one's have OLED? I'd only change Tablets from my iPad to go to an OLED for better black levels in movies etc.
S8 plus and s8 ultra in the current range. S7 plus in the previous generation.
Cheers mate!
I have this tablet. Do your self a favour and Don't buy it. The screen is absolutely terrible. Battery life is good but crap screen totally ruins the positives.
Also 10 inch screens need a 2k screen in my opinion.
I got one for basic tabletting needs (reading, youtube etc) and quite happy using it. Good battery life
Cheapest ever would be the $150 deal with 12 months of 4G from Optus