Think this is the world's cheapest 3G tablet(blog.vodafone.co.uk)

4 pointsby bensillis14 anni fa5 comments

blog.vodafone.co.uk

Think this is the world's cheapest 3G tablet

http://blog.vodafone.co.uk/2012/11/16/meet-the-vodafone-smart-tab-ii-the-perfect-partner-for-your-mobile-life/

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I always found it interesting to see how carriers attempt to take existing products from other (well known) vendors and market them as their own.

So this is not a Lenovo tablet, despite saying so on the back. It's the Vodaphone Smart Tab II.

I would never consider buying electronic gadgets from a company which has no track-record making them, like a cellphone network operator. I want stuff made by Samsung, Asus, etc. People I know have made hardware I like in the past.

Why do carriers persist with this meaningless rebranding? Am I the weird one here?

thedrbrian14 anni fa

So why do I buy this over say an iPad mini 3G?

jamesjbell14 anni fa

And this is on HN...why?

philtar14 anni fa

That, and this isn't even the cheapest 3G tablet.

Toshio14 anni fa

We are never going to know the tablet's honest-to-goodness price point since it will never be sold without a data plan, so qualifiers such as "cheapest" don't apply.

Does anyone know how much a similar, not-rebadged tablet costs in a Lenovo store?