Hands-on with the Dell Streak 7 tablet
Starting from 02 February, the Dell tablet Streak 7 will be available for $ 200 after $ 50 mail-in rebate and two-year contract, T-Mobile announced. Excluding the contract, the tablet has a cost of $ 450.
The new line of 7 inches is a bump in the size of Dell offering the latest 5-inch, and a price cut of $ 300 charged for the 5-inch AT & T version.
But unlike his predecessor Teensy, Series 7 is going to be able to connect to HSPA + 4G T-Mobile - although it has recently noted, the term "4G" seems to be in the eye of the beholder.
We have in our hands the number of 7 days, and our first impressions were positive.
E 'chunkier that the condition of the iPad, but the rounded edges of the Galaxy card. It rests comfortably in one hand or two, which suggests that it works equally well on a passive reading and watching videos, because it increases the active browsing.
The interface is familiar to anyone to use Android and T-Mobile and Dell have mucked the basic components of the operating system widgets too.
The screen is bright and a bit sensitive, but a little "nervous." Although the screen moves quickly, is not as smooth as the IPAD to track your movements by sliding your finger or pinch the screen.
It is as if officials decided to compensate the lack of tactile sensitivity by raising the screen faster and the result is that the screen sometimes feels like he is slightly ahead of your finger.
Web browsing and video playback were pretty flat all the speakers, and built-in stereo in the case to allow a decent if somewhat anemic voice.
The packaging sequence one of Nvidia vaunted dual-core 2 Tegra processors while boasting after the first tablet latest standards - SD card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 tied behind 5 megapixel face Camera and photos 1.3 Megapixel camera with face video chat.
T-Mobile is the end to lower market prices compressed the tag of $ 200, beating the Galaxy form Samsung, which recently reduced its price by $ 250 after $ 50 mail-in rebate.
Although Streak $ 450 off contract is not exactly a bargain price, it is still $ 50 cheaper than the cheapest iPad.
The debut of the run of seven is at the head of an assault in early 2011 tablets. Rumors of a statement of Mars with the new HP power webOS Topaz have been circulating recently, the Motorola Android Xoom before continuing.
While the series may be a step ahead of Motorola in terms of price - screenshots leak suggest an exorbitant $ 800 for the tablet from the beginning - there may be a disadvantage to run the outdated version of Android 2.2 (Froyo) cons Version 3.0 honeycomb-powered Xoom.
But despite the problems of fragmentation of liberation, a relatively inexpensive solution as Streak 7 be sufficient impetus for buyers to jump on a large shelf of the first deals of the year.