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Cheap Android Tablets Flood The CES 2011 Show Floor

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Posted on 1/10/2011 21:46 EST

Given all the cheap Android tablets at CES 2011, you'd think consumers would be having a field day. Not quite, cautions Skattertech.com, which casts a dispassionate and critical eye on the lot. Read this before you even think about buying.

"Tablets absolutely stole the show at CES 2011. Just about every company had one. While the idea of a tablet may sound exciting, the majority of these were unfortunately poorly put together Android tablets. I shouldn't discredit premium tablets such as the Dell Streak 7, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the Motorola Xoom, but the rest were an utter disaster.

It felt as though some companies had merely glued a screen, a battery back, a processor, and some memory together and loaded Android onto it thinking it would sell. Aside from a few brand-name tablets, the majority on the show floor were still running Android 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2..."

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