Works but not very well in today’s tech savvy students’ hands., May 15, 2012

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J. Roberts “Techno Geek” (Southern California) –

  

Bought the Coby Kyros 7-Inch Android 4.0 4 GB 16:9 Resistive Touchscreen Internet Tablet, Black MID7033-4 for my 11 year old son to use in his classroom where they allow students to bring in their own devices. With today’s capacitive screens dominating the market, I knew that resistive screens would be different but was not aware how poorly they perform after being used to capacitive screens. You really have to push hard and I can see why they ship with screen protectors. After a month of using this I would think there would be scratches all over the screen. I did my research, unfortunately the one thing I should have done was go out and get my hands on a resistive screen first. That was the deal breaker; well that and the inability to easily use Google Play store for apps. Yes GetJar has some and yes there are ways to get the rest, but not worth the trouble. Sent this back after a few days. It really felt more like a toy than anything else. Call me spoiled, but with smartphone screens, ipads, ipods, etc. out there, there really is no reason to get the resistive screens unless it’s for a young child or you want to save a few bucks. There is a similar model with capacitive screen technology for about 25.00 more. Just be aware that many of the less expensive tablets are not going to be able to get to the Google Play (formerly Android Market) store without some rooting, modding, or other “fun” stuff.

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Expect to get what you pay for., May 12, 2012

I bought this tablet knowing I wasn’t buying an iPad or even a Kindle Fire. I wanted a cheap tablet that I could take with me when I travel (I usually go out of the country twice a year and the travel times can be lengthy). I only needed something that could give me decent internet and the ability to play games, music, and movies. The Coby Kyros gives me those options and does it pretty well.

Cons:
The touch screen isn’t nearly as responsive as it is on my Android phone, you really need to push down to make your selection.

This tablet is not an authorized Google tablet, so there is no Google Play Store (Android Market) to download apps from, it does have a 3rd party app store, but the apps kind of stink. I did find out that a simple “root”ing can give you access to put Google Play on this tablet (which I will be doing shortly).

If it weren’t for those two minor inconveniences, this tablet would easily get 5 stars from me.

Definitely worth the money!

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Caution parents…, May 8, 2012

I bought this product after reading the reviews and recommendations of many. This 4.0 tablet is light, responsive and fast. If you don’t follow the directions on how to touch the screen it will be very frustrating.

My real reason for writing this review is to let parents know that the tablet is not able to be administrator locked. All of the apps so far are free, and some of the apps are clearly not age appropriate for those under 18(yikes). Now that I have bought it, I am not sure how to tackle this issue.

This android tablet is not compatible with the google play app store, cnet app store, and one other one that I can’t remember, but it does allow third party app downloads.

For the price, it is well worth the money. I will update my review after my children have manhandled it for a while.

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