Buying advice for low-end tablet

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Hey TDF, I'm new around here. Please advice me on buying a low-end tablet. I don't have that much money and can only shell out around 5k but NOT more than 6k. I want a tablet mainly for reading books and PDFs and some other general stuff..

I have considered Micromax Funbook. Is it worth it?

Also I looked at Kindle and Nook Simple Touch but neither of them ships to India. I would have bought Simple Touch immediately had i got it here. I'm from Pune, btw.

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aanderful said:
Hey TDF, I'm new around here. Please advice me on buying a low-end tablet. I don't have that much money and can only shell out around 5k but NOT more than 6k. I want a tablet mainly for reading books and PDFs and some other general stuff..

I have considered Micromax Funbook. Is it worth it?

Also I looked at Kindle and Nook Simple Touch but neither of them ships to India. I would have bought Simple Touch immediately had i got it here. I'm from Pune, btw.

micromax funbook is an excellent choice...good build quality and great price...the cheapest one around
theres also mercury mtab....follow the link...itll compare the above two and aakash tablet too...hope it helps :wink:

Compare Micromax Funbook vs Mercury mTab vs Datawind Akash Tablet

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The micromax Funbook is a good tablet in budget range with good screen, 1080 hd video support, in all a good package.
micromax-funbook/

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thank you very much scarecrow and samir_mankar

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^ +1 for Micromax funbook

I will also suggest you to go for Micromax Funbook. Check my review before buying. Its totally hit product. Developers also releasing custom rom for it.

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/reviews/155854-micromax-funbook-review.html#post1633075

+1 to Funbook.
Cant wait for ever for a capacitive version of Aaaksh.
Though lack of a SIM Card in funbook is sad..

Micromax funbook rocks man !. I recently bought it and I am totally satisfied with my purchase. It's an awesome tablet at that price

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Tried aakash. placed order but not delievered yet... any news whats happening???

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techiepedia said:
Tried aakash. placed order but not delievered yet... any news whats happening???

Dont wait for Akash.
If your requirement is reading better buy Kindle/nook .Even expensive tablets can not match their reading performance.

I am using Ainol Aurora with IPS screen for ebook reading and have read continuously for 4-5 hours without any eye strain.

Those who have bought funbook can confirm if they can are comfortable reading mobi/epub format books (using fbreader,alkindo etc) for long duration...

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mastervk said:
Dont wait for Akash.
If your requirement is reading better buy Kindle/nook .Even expensive tablets can not match their reading performance.

I am using Ainol Aurora with IPS screen for ebook reading and have read continuously for 4-5 hours without any eye strain.

Those who have bought funbook can confirm if they can are comfortable reading mobi/epub format books (using fbreader,alkindo etc) for long duration...

Yes..I dont find any problem reading ebooks for long duration.. but sometimes my hands get soared

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aviatcogni said:
Yes..I dont find any problem reading ebooks for long duration.. but sometimes my hands get soared

Thats the problem with all tablets.Kindle is much lighter..
another thing is battery performance.I have observed that when i am using my tablet while charging (with USB) the battery remains at more or less same level.

How much time it takes for funbook for complete charge (from 10% to 100%)?