Sumvision Cyclone Voyager Tablet PC

[LosOjos]

I'm starting to get tempted by a small tablet... and I've particularly got my eye on this for the price: Sumvision Cyclone Voyager Tablet PC - Tablets | Ebuyer.com

 

Has anyone used one?

 

The missus has a Nexus 7 which I love, but this is less than half the price with what appears to be a very good spec and so it's extremely tempting...

[ricki]

Buy a nexus 7 or a 10 if you can afford on.

[LosOjos]

Buy a nexus 7 or a 10 if you can afford on.

 

Why do you say that?

 

I know the Nexus 7 is great, as I say the missus has one, but this is less than half the price so I'm really looking for what people think of this one...

[gtg93]

I got a Sumvision Astro + Plus from Ebuyer - I think I paid £70 after cashback with Quidco.

 

It's not amazing, but for £70 it's great. Manages everything I want it to do, can be a bit slow at Web Browsing with the standard browser, but if I use Firefox it's fine.

 

The Astro+ specs aren't as good as this either - 1.2GHz single core CPU and 1GB RAM + 8GB storage - Not sure on the GPU though, but can't imagine it being quad like the Voyager.

 

If you're not expecting top notch performance, and will only be using it for media playback / web browsing etc I'd say go for it!

 

EDIT:

http://www.quidco.com/ebuyer/ - Quidco link for ebuyer - it's not much at the moment but better than nothing.

Edited February 28, 2013 by gtg93

[LosOjos]

I got a Sumvision Astro + Plus from Ebuyer - I think I paid £70 after cashback with Quidco.

 

It's not amazing, but for £70 it's great. Manages everything I want it to do, can be a bit slow at Web Browsing with the standard browser, but if I use Firefox it's fine.

 

The Astro+ specs aren't as good as this either - 1.2GHz single core CPU and 1GB RAM + 8GB storage - Not sure on the GPU though, but can't imagine it being quad like the Voyager.

 

If you're not expecting top notch performance, and will only be using it for media playback / web browsing etc I'd say go for it!

 

EDIT:

Ebuyer Voucher Codes, Cashback & Discount Codes | Quidco - Quidco link for ebuyer - it's not much at the moment but better than nothing.

 

Sounds promising... I'd like to play games on it but really it's main purpose would be web, books and viewing photos when out and about... so if yours can handle that with it's lower specs, I might just take the chance!

 

What would you say the build quality is like?

[gtg93]

It's not too bad for games such as Angry Birds and Temple Run (I have to turn notifications off for the latter) but for games such as NFS or GTA I've no chance... Although I'd imagine the Voyager would handle it. It's similar specs to my SGS2 and that runs them well.

 

The build quality isn't bad for an £70/80 bit of kit. Feels a little plasticy, but that's because the back cover is plastic - but looks quite good and feels pretty solid. The screen isn't amazing, but I've happily sat and watch movies/TV on it without any issues. It's a sustained a good couple of drops from hand height onto concrete and kept running. I've had mine apart and it all seems pretty compact and tidy on the inside too (I tried flashing it, bricked it, and needed to disconnect the battery).

[john]

I know @robk bought some cheap Android tablets from the net a bit since cannot remember if his was one of those though....

[robk]

I used the cheap scroll excel tablets from cpc for a ebook scheme. Does iPlayer and kindle ok, not sure I would go for games play too much.

[JJonas]

Did you look at the ReevooMark link?

[Danp]

We have a batch of these on their way

 

Acer Iconia B1 Tablet PC - Tablets | Ebuyer.com

[LosOjos]

Did you look at the ReevooMark link?

 

Yeah and it sounds pretty good for the money, but I prefer to hear straight from people I trust - too many numpties on those review sites, especially when it comes to tech!

 

We have a batch of these on their way

 

Acer Iconia B1 Tablet PC - Tablets | Ebuyer.com

 

I saw those too - they look interesting. Not as good spec as the Sumvision, but it's a name I trust... having said that, I've owned a few Sumvision products over the years too and have always found them to be impeccable VFM, just not as good build quality as Acer...