Best tablet under $400

anonymoususer on 24/01/2012 - 15:10

Hello friends,
I am looking for new tablet under AU$400. Here are my requirements :

Large 10” Display
Processor Speed atleast 1GHz Dual Core
Better quality of graphics card
Atleast 32gb on board memory ( + expandable)
Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)
Good battery life
Full HD Video Play
An Entire Suite of Google Services
Wi-Fi and 3G enabled
Atleast 2MP webcam and 5MP camera

Usage : General internet use, video, movies, average amount of typing, e.g. docs, note taking, E-mails etc.

Please suggest the best tablet under my budget.
Also share any recent bargain on it.

Thanks

Find Me A Bargain

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nicksnoobie on 24/01/2012 - 15:16

+1

Xoom 3G 32GB for $399. Been going for that price for a while.
- anonymoususer on 24/01/2012 - 15:26
  
  ahh I see, is it better than the ACER tablet?
  BTW…any suggestion for store to buy XOOM from?
browser on 24/01/2012 - 15:36

It's available from Online Computers: http://www.onlinecomputer.com.au/product_info.php?products_i…

Got mine price matched at JB Hifi. They also have the Xoom portfolio case which you can ask for a better price.
- anonymoususer on 24/01/2012 - 15:40
  
  wow…on JBHIFI website its showing up as AUD 597…
  How did you manage to price match it? What did you say to JBHIFI? any tips?
  http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/tablet/motorola/xoom-10-1…
  - browser on 24/01/2012 - 16:24
    
    At the time I bought it they were asking $644!
    
    I just brought a print out and asked the guy at the tablet section "do you guys price match?", he said "sure, where from?", I flashed the print out and he responded by saying "that's insane, let me ask the manager". He came back after a few minutes with a thumbs-up.
    
    No dramas at all, not sure if it's to do with the competitor just down the road. I guess it wouldn't reflect very good on their price guarantee if they can't even match a competitor a couple of blocks away.
    
    Reasons that I bought it from JB were: no credit card surcharge (for extra year of warranty covered by the credit card and award points), better reputation, optional portfolio case, and they are closer.
    - anonymoususer on 24/01/2012 - 16:30
      
      ahh cool.
      How much $$$ did you manage to get portfolio case?
    - browser on 24/01/2012 - 16:48
      
      It's a tailored Xoom case by Motorola, the listed price is $59 (yeah rip off, it's only $30 in the US). I asked if he can do better, he said $47 and I took it.
      
      The cheapest I can find was an US EBay seller asking $35 plus $10 shipping. Amazon has it for $25 but they don't ship to AU (for that item). Anyway I needed a case without waiting for weeks, so I figured $47 wasn't that bad.
      
      If you read the reviews, many people are complaining that the charge port is covered, so you have to open the case to charge. The ones from JB has a cut out for the charge port, so it's no longer a problem. Must be revised design.
anonymoususer on 25/01/2012 - 08:01
After bit of research I found there are two good options within my budget :

Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 32GB (WiFi + 3G )Tablet

Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi 32GB (WiFi + 3G )Tablet

Any specific pick from these two?
Also looking for the store/shop for best price of "Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 32GB (WiFi + 3G )Tablet" ?
- slowmo on 25/01/2012 - 16:23
  
  I will go for asus if it's cheaper, for the fact i can pay a bit more to use it with a keyboard dock+battery.
- FabMan_UK on 26/01/2012 - 01:21
  
  Where are you looking at the ASUS TF101 and what is the cost?
  
  Thanks
Brick50 on 13/04/2012 - 12:35

-4

I'm selling my wifi xoom if anyones interested

Best tablet under $400

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