lastlid
27th November 2012, 23:50
You would be a mug to pay more. :biggrin:
The Aakash 2 is made by UK-based company Datawind
"Technology writer Prasanto K Roy tests the upgraded version of the world's cheapest tablet computer Aakash 2 and discovers a significantly improved product.
The world's cheapest tablet computer, Aakash 2, has risen from the ashes and is poised to take advantage of India's target that all its 220 million students should have a tablet in the next seven years.
Unlike the much-panned first version version launched a year ago, the new Aakash - which means sky - is very usable. It's slim, smart and light, and performs well.
Launched on 12 November by India's president, Aakash 2 will be sold via the government to college students at a remarkable 1,130 rupees ($21, £13) per unit, thanks to a waiver of customs and other duties and a 50% subsidy.
Without those concessions, its identical commercial twin, the UbiSlate 7Ci, sells online for $78. It has company in India at that price: the BSNL Penta IS709C tablet, with similar specs. There are others in the $80-90 range."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20440907
The Aakash 2 is made by UK-based company Datawind
"Technology writer Prasanto K Roy tests the upgraded version of the world's cheapest tablet computer Aakash 2 and discovers a significantly improved product.
The world's cheapest tablet computer, Aakash 2, has risen from the ashes and is poised to take advantage of India's target that all its 220 million students should have a tablet in the next seven years.
Unlike the much-panned first version version launched a year ago, the new Aakash - which means sky - is very usable. It's slim, smart and light, and performs well.
Launched on 12 November by India's president, Aakash 2 will be sold via the government to college students at a remarkable 1,130 rupees ($21, £13) per unit, thanks to a waiver of customs and other duties and a 50% subsidy.
Without those concessions, its identical commercial twin, the UbiSlate 7Ci, sells online for $78. It has company in India at that price: the BSNL Penta IS709C tablet, with similar specs. There are others in the $80-90 range."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20440907