Cube U30GT RK3066 Dual Core Android Tablet 10.1" IPS Screen 16GB Free 2day Fedex $182.75

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Cube U30GT RK3066 Dual Core Android Tablet 10.1" IPS Screen 16GB Free 2day Fedex $182.75

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bashar20 on 27/10/2012 - 20:43 mp4nation.net (2529 clicks)

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I have personally tested this tablet and its quite decent for the price. the screen is beautiful and the bulild quality is decent. furthermore an official Jelly Bean firmware is available.

Google Android 4.04 (upgradable to 4.1 Jelly Bean)
Processor: Rockchip RK3066 Dual Core; GPU: Mali-400
RAM: 1GB DDR3
Internal storage: 16GB
Expansion: MicroSD expansion
10.1 Inch IPS LED display (16 million colors) - 180 degree viewing angle
1280x800 screen resolution (16:9 wide screen aspect ratio)
Capacitive multitouch touchpanel
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
1080p video playback capable
G-sensor
HDMI Out
Built-in microphone
2MP front & back facing camera + sensors for controlling screen brightness
7200mAh battery (average w/ WiFi on is 8hrs)
3.5mm headphone jack

Jelly Bean Firmware including videos:
http://www.arctablet.com/blog/featured/cube-u30gt-h-android-…

Comes with free Fedex 2 day delivery. The following code brings the price down to $183ish (AUD):
Code: fb2012fiver
If you're OK with it, my referral link:
http://www.mp4nation.net/?acc=aab3238922bcc25a6f606eb525ffdc…

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CarbonTwelve on 29/10/2012 - 15:25

Hmm, it's only available in white… Really wish I could get a black one…
- btubby on 29/10/2012 - 15:45
  
  good spot. Assumed I was buying black one.. metal note to use my eyes next time. White is fine. not fussy.
  - CarbonTwelve on 29/10/2012 - 15:49
    
    I ordered one anyway as it's quite a discount from other places plus free FedEx priority shipping. I'm hoping I'll just get used to it being white… If not maybe some black electrical tape will do the trick………….
    - bashar20 on 29/10/2012 - 15:53
      
      Note that the black version is white from the back.
      so not much hard in having a white front and back.
    - CarbonTwelve on 29/10/2012 - 16:28
      
      The front is the only thing I look at, so black front was what I was after. I'll get a case for it so that'll cover up most of the white. Should be ok.
chid on 29/10/2012 - 16:58

Hahah I was on the fence with this one (since I already have an iPad 3)

But shame the offer expired.

http://www.mp4nation.net/cube-u30gt-rk3066-dual-core-android…
- bashar20 on 29/10/2012 - 21:15
  
  works out to be AUD195 now after the sale price has ended. so its $12 more.
  - chid on 30/10/2012 - 02:02
    
    good point, :)
    
    Well now there's no rush !
twisterflake on 29/10/2012 - 22:28

the code still seems to be working?
does anyone know if there a warranty on this? the website has no info on this other than a 30-day refund policy.
hatts on 30/10/2012 - 14:26

I bit the bullet and cancelled my back-ordered Ainol Fire (I waited for confirmation that buysku would actually refund) and grabbed this one, still got some discount and free expedited shipping, worked out to 195.28 USD which should be ~195.29 AUD on the good 'ole 28 degrees card.
- hatts on 30/10/2012 - 14:28
  
  Another thought, has anyone got a shipping notification on this one, I hope they have plenty of stock…
  - paul_5666 on 30/10/2012 - 14:31
    
    i have, the notification was sent yesterday BUT it hasn't been picked up yet…
  - CarbonTwelve on 30/10/2012 - 16:18
    
    I haven't yet. I spoke with J.V. through their online chat thing and according to him it'll be shipped today. Apparently the 1-5 days FedEx shipping is still accurate for Australia, so I'm still hoping it'll arrive this week.
moolah on 31/10/2012 - 16:14

Just received the tablet from the FEDEX courier. The screen is not IPS, it's MVA. Cover is white in front and back.
- hatts on 31/10/2012 - 16:28
  
  :(
- paul_5666 on 31/10/2012 - 16:31
  
  They delayed the shipping of my tablet so won't get it tmr - not that pleased alrdy.
  This news just makes me sad…
  - CarbonTwelve on 31/10/2012 - 21:41
    
    I think they did the same for mine… FedEx has notification of the shipping details, but hasn't received the items.
    
    Edit: Lol, just as I posted that, I check my email and…
    [email protected]
    9:41 PM (0 minutes ago)
    
    And now the estimated delivery is November 5th. So much for getting it this week……..
- G-Dawg on 31/10/2012 - 17:20
  
  Say what?!
  
  Pretty sure that's a returnable offense:
  
  "Cube U30GT RK3066 Dual Core Android Tablet 10.1" IPS Screen - 16GB …"
  
  (from website)
  
  Also there is this forum topic on the issue:
  http://www.pandawillforum.com/showthread.php?12776-CUBE-U30G…
  - moolah on 31/10/2012 - 17:44
    
    Screen quality is a little disappointing but I can live with it.
    
    IPS screens might be of questionable quality too (from your link):
    
    "I think Cube is once again having problems with IPS screens supply so they are using different type of screens and try to be silent about it. It happened once before - there were problems with getting "A" class screens, so Cube used "B" class instead (light bleeding, bright spots, dead pixels) and units with those screens were send to retailers. I think many of first batch tablets had "B" class screens, including mine that had light bleeding and LCD failed after 2 weeks usage."
- paul_5666 on 31/10/2012 - 20:59
  
  This is the email reply I received from MP4Nation regarding this issue.
  
  Hi
  
  I passed on your last message to our purchasing staff, they have checked our current stock and also called the manufacturer, this is what i have been told:
  
  Cube considers MVA a IPS screen and MVA screens are commonly passed off asn 'IPS' screens on android tablet models. They use either MVA or IPS from different makers of screens depending on availability. They now mark on boxes and on the tablets the word MVA or IPS to indicate which was used.
  
  Cube does not consider a U30GT with MVA or IPS markings as different, both are the same product to them.
  
  We checked our stock and they are marked with 'IPS', this stock arrived Monday and the bulk of which has been used for the recent weekend sale.
  
  As we were not aware that two screens were being used we did not take notice of what screen was being used. We get stock of the U30GT weekly so it could be stock from last week had the MVA screens but stock of this week are IPS.
  
  Checking when your order was packed i would suspect the model is from this weeks stock as there were not many units left of the U30GT over the weekend. You will need to double check when you get the tablet. The color of the tablet is white with black front but we do have all white also, as the unit is almost all white we do consider the color to be white.
  
  I am sorry for any confusion or inconvience, our side was not aware of Cubes policy of using two different screens in their productions and calling both 'IPS'.
  
  As alwauys if you are are unhappy with a purchae you can send everything back within 30 days to get a full refund.
  
  Thanks
  - CarbonTwelve on 31/10/2012 - 21:21
    
    Wtf? I asked J.V. if they had black ones and he said they only stock all white models… Sucks about the screen. I'll check it out and if no good then return I guess…
    - GreenGuava on 31/10/2012 - 21:33
      
      With the kind of response above, I wouldn't be surprised if they won't cover return post :(
moolah on 31/10/2012 - 17:35

For those of us on Windows 8. You will encounter an error whilst trying to install the supplied windows 7 driver necessary for rooting the device. I find it strange there are no topics on rooting the tablet in Windows 8. Follow the link below to disable driver signature enforcement, install the driver and then root with a custom firmware (I used 990supersport, easy to root without playing around with hardware buttons).
http://tivadj-tech.blogspot.in/2012/09/certificate-check-err…
majormick on 01/11/2012 - 11:18

Bit annoyed that shipping has been pushed out from tomorrow (Friday 2nd), to Monday, and now to Tuesday. It was advertised as '2-day' Fedex, and then at check-out this became '1-5' day Express shipping. I guess it was 5 day all along?

Also hoping for IPS instead of MVA screen, annoyed again that it was advertised as IPS.

Finally, to those that have received this batch already - what is running on the device by default? Does this come with chinese language and marketplace? I'm flying out late next-week and am worried I won't have time to play/root the device before I go. I just wanted to load some movies and tv shows on it, and download facebook and a couple games.
- paul_5666 on 01/11/2012 - 11:33
  
  +1
  
  I'm in Sydney and it landed this morning, has cleared customs so should be with me by 5pm. I'll try and help answer your questions once I get it. It's probably 2 day shipping to major Australian centres but MP4nation were also a bit slow with getting it picked up so it missed the cutoff times, etc.
  - CarbonTwelve on 01/11/2012 - 12:12
    
    For me it was ordered about 3:40PM on Monday, but FedEx didn't receive it until late last night. According to the FedEx tracking it still hasn't left Hong Kong ("At local FedEx facility LANTAU ISLAND HK"). Priority express shipping doesn't really mean much when you wait over 2 days to give it to the courier…
    - the discombobulated… on 01/11/2012 - 12:14
      
      -1
      
      Priority express shipping doesn't really mean much when you wait over 2 days to give it to the courier…
      
      I'm sure you were the only person to order and that's all they were doing. Sitting there and biding their time.
    - CarbonTwelve on 01/11/2012 - 12:16
      
      The priority shipped items should be at the top of the list for the pickers/packers. It shouldn't take them 2 days to get around to an order.
      
      Perhaps 'take over 2 days' is more appropriate than 'wait'…
- moolah on 01/11/2012 - 12:16
  
  It's a H model with the official 1.03 firmware that comes with bloated chinese apps installed. Unfortunately, I've bricked mine yesterday with after flashing a 1.7 kernel hastily without flashing a corresponding loader for that version. I'm now waiting for a Torx T2 screwdriver to be shipped from dealextreme to remedy the situation.
ReqMan on 01/11/2012 - 15:28

Well, I just got mine, and it was a pre-opened box set to chinese language/kb. Is this normal?
Everything plays well enough but it has one MAJOR flaw…
I found there is a bubble 6mm diameter in the top right corner of the screen (5cm from top, 7cm from right). This is a bubble in the actual screen, not the protection film that I took off. It's very distracting and shouldn't be there.
What should I do now?
- CarbonTwelve on 01/11/2012 - 15:32
  
  Return it under warranty I guess… Any chance you could check if it's a IPS or MVA screen? It should say on the side of the box.
  - ReqMan on 01/11/2012 - 15:38
    
    It says IPS on the box and the back of the tab.
    - moolah on 01/11/2012 - 16:06
      
      Lucky you
G-Dawg on 01/11/2012 - 16:45

Received mine. Haven't looked on the device itself, but the box says IPS.
moolah on 01/11/2012 - 17:25

Does anyone have personal experience with their return policy? I'm contemplating an exchange for one with an IPS screen.

Didn' like what I found when I googled their return policy though.
https://sites.google.com/site/mp4nationwarning/
- G-Dawg on 01/11/2012 - 17:35
  
  Because they're selling products in Australia they can't opt-out of the statutory warranty. Check out the department of fair trading's website.
  
  Edit: best to ask nicely first though.
  
  Double Edit: Also based on people vouching for them here they'll probably be happy to provide a refund. You'll probably have to foot the postage costs though.
  - moolah on 01/11/2012 - 18:11
    
    Opened a ticket with them. I hope they will stick to their return policy of covering up to USD 20 for return shipping.
    
    Planning to use this for returns as they seem cheaper than Auspost or most couriers: http://www.skippypost.com.au/
paul_5666 on 01/11/2012 - 18:49

Hi guys, just opened it up. Changed language to english and it seems flawless so far so I guess I'm one of the lucky ones! IPS screen as well =)
- moolah on 01/11/2012 - 18:54
  
  So far, it seems like I'm the only unlucky one.
  - paul_5666 on 01/11/2012 - 19:01
    
    Did you order really early? they may have used old stock for you =(
    - moolah on 01/11/2012 - 19:27
      
      Still unsure whether to proceed with return shipping. It would cost me ~$30 and I would be taking my chances with those Lithium batteries. Their incorrect item policy only covers up to $20 so I'll have to fork out $10 out of my own pocket. Then it wouldn't be a bargain. :/
Jimpower on 01/11/2012 - 19:17
Very disappointed with what I received:

There's a very tiny bubble on the screen (not screen protector, quite noticeable when the screen is dark).

The charger is defective, it was totally bent (most likely bad packaging)and can't be inserted into any powerpoint.
- ReqMan on 01/11/2012 - 20:54
  
  I also got the bubble on the screen (about 6mm diameter). Charger looks ok, but havent tried it yet.
  Not sure what to do with it now.
- G-Dawg on 01/11/2012 - 22:50
  
  I have two bubbles on the screen. A little disappointed.
- paul_5666 on 01/11/2012 - 22:58
  
  Hmm… don't think I can see any bubbles on mine at all. Hope MP4Nation have good service then.
- Kambo_Rambo on 05/11/2012 - 13:34
  
  Charger is not bent, its just not an AU plug, you will need an international adaptor.
G-Dawg on 02/11/2012 - 11:16

Changed software as per OP's link and it's working pretty well.

The bubbles in the screen are a shame, but not really a big deal when the screen is on.

The screen isn't what I'd describe as 'beautiful', but good. For $200 I think it's worth it (assuming the hardware lasts!).

Will be interested to hear what other people think when they arrive at their respective doorsteps.
Easy Money on 02/11/2012 - 15:45

My cube made it to Melb this afternoon and missed the courier dispatch time. Looks like a Monday delivery for me. Some 5 full business days for delivery. Gettin nervous with all these reports of bubbles and MVA screens..
- paul_5666 on 02/11/2012 - 15:50
  
  I think if its taking this long to get to you then I would think you would be getting an IPS screen, can't guarantee no bubbles though. What does FedEx say for the estimated delivery? It's usually quite accurate.
  - Easy Money on 02/11/2012 - 16:52
    
    Estimated delivery: Fri 2nd Nov but the last update says it missed the courier despatch for today. Ordered on Sat night.
CarbonTwelve on 05/11/2012 - 09:26

+2

My tablet just arrived and while it's an IPS screen it does have several bubbles in the screen, including one right in the middle. It actually looks like it might be a second screen protector on though - I'm half tempted to try and remove it…

Edit: Ok, indeed it was a second screen protector. Anyone with bubbles in your screen you can peel it off. Just use a fingernail and start in the corner and once you get a corner up the whole thing will come off.

In the end, I'm now very happy with it :)
- G-Dawg on 05/11/2012 - 09:54
  
  I had assumed it was permanently attached after trying to get the thing off on the weekend, but I managed to remove it. Screen now has more bubbles than before but I've only got myself to blame for that :)
  
  Much happier now that I know it wasn't a manufacturing fault. Screen is still a little dull and washed out, but for $200 it was definitely worth it.
  - CarbonTwelve on 05/11/2012 - 10:01
    
    Yeah, it doesn't come off easy, but once you get the corner up the whole thing peels off no problems. I'm not sure if I will install another screen protector… It's basically just going to stay at home anyway so it shouldn't be in situations where it's likely to get scratched.
    - G-Dawg on 05/11/2012 - 10:10
      
      Yeah I was wondering whether to bother or not too.
      
      I did some googling and couldn't work out whether it's gorilla glass or not. If it's gorilla glass I don't think a screen protector is necessary.
      
      Can somebody do a drop-test of their cube and upload the video to google? :)
    - CarbonTwelve on 05/11/2012 - 10:18
      
      Looks like the U20GT was gorilla glass, but they seem to have intentionally removed that from the U30GT specs, so I'm guessing it's not gorilla glass.
CarbonTwelve on 05/11/2012 - 10:22

The only other thing I hadn't considered was the power adapter isn't for AU (not surprising). Anyone able to suggest/link an AU 2A adapter?
- fchis on 05/11/2012 - 11:11
  
  try DX or Buyincoins
- KevinFine on 05/11/2012 - 11:15
  
  I just received mine, ordered late 29th. The charger is a <b> 2pin South African charger </b>. Good thing I still have my travel adaptor.
  - CarbonTwelve on 05/11/2012 - 11:18
    
    Isn't the two pin just standard US? And yeah, I've got a travel adapter, but between the extended plug and the travel adapter they never sit well in a power socket. Would rather get an AU one.
KevinFine on 05/11/2012 - 11:28

Any idea where to get a screen and case protector quick?
- majormick on 05/11/2012 - 12:27
  
  +1
  
  I bought two of these. US $12.59 a piece.
  http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/205210876.html
  
  I did pay for express shipping (+ US$14.91) though, as I needed it before I went overseas. Then found a standard $5 off coupon code online
  
  So totalled US $35.09 for two cases, delivered within 6 days
  
  They feel pretty cheap but do the job for ~$17 each
majormick on 05/11/2012 - 12:41

+1

Received my two devices today. I ordered last Monday afternoon - so just under 1 week from the time I ordered to delivery at my desk in Sydney CBD.

Both boxes say 'IPS' on the side, and no bubbles on screen.

They come with a 2-pin charger which I think is more likely Euro than South African (I remember SA sockets as having fairly unique 3-circle prongs?)

Anyway, switching to English is easy (it comes with instructions to do this on a slip of papar) and I've transferred a video file just to see if it worked.

And it was easy, for one of the units - just drag and drop into the 'Movies' folder. but when I tried this on the other unit - the root directory was almost bare. i.e the 'Movies folder' was missing (along with 'Alarms', 'Music', 'Ringtones', 'DCIM', 'Pictures' and a few other standards. Any ideas on an easy way to transfer video files?

(am going overseas soon so not sure if I have time for the full root and custom rom)
- majormick on 05/11/2012 - 14:55
  
  I've figured out a quick workaround - just needed to create my own folder called 'Movies' and it looks like the software is still scanning for this directory - picked up the video file without a problem
- KevinFine on 05/11/2012 - 14:56
  
  There is also a 2 prong South African version ( may also be in Euro version ) have not seen them, but it definitely fits my South African travel adaptor.

This was posted 11 years 6 months 16 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.

Cube U30GT RK3066 Dual Core Android Tablet 10.1" IPS Screen 16GB Free 2day Fedex $182.75

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