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Just got a Xoom. Please tell me I didn't waste $500.

Android 2.0, eh. Is this upgradeable? Usable?

This is not the cruz tablet... this is mislabled... this is the Cruz 7" READER. Which it is a piece of junk compared to the tablet. The reader has a resistive touch screen the tablet has a capacitive

In evolutionary terms it's a giant step from paper. WTG Cruz!

Android 2.0 and no access to Google's official Android market? SOLD!

Wait, no.

can this run angry birds smoothly ?

brendan948725 wrote:Just got a Xoom. Please tell me I didn't waste $500.

You did not.

This is not a good tablet. Resistive touch instead of capacitive means it's one of those older squishy-touch screens that almost need a stylus to work well. No Android market or other Google apps. And it runs very, very slowly.

Avoid.

This is actually not that bad a deal. You just need some custom firmware, and then KABOOM! You have a great tablet.

brendan948725 wrote:Just got a Xoom. Please tell me I didn't waste $500.

You didn't waste $500.

Maybe you wasted $300? I mean, I guess it depends what you're going to use it for. If you just want to play Angry Birds in the john, this would probably have worked just as well. But only the Xoom is going to let you have a Google video chat with your boss from the toilet.

*edit - oops, guess you can't even play Angry Birds on it. Maybe you can pull up Twitter in the browser?

Is it the tablet or the reader???

theiking wrote:This is not the cruz tablet... this is mislabled... this is the Cruz 7" READER. Which it is a piece of junk compared to the tablet. The reader has a resistive touch screen the tablet has a capacitive

Mmmm. Are you sure? If you are, I have to think a while..

OK. I decided to buy a Coby Kyros MID7015 7-Inch Android Internet Touchscreen Tablet instead..

Resistive touchscreen, processor is less powerful than 90% of all android phones on the market.

Also no Google Android market, it takes a bit of skullduggery to get it on there.

hobbie wrote:Android 2.0? Is this upgradeable? Usable?

I have this, I would not recommend it even at this price.
It is upgradeable to some lighter ROMS that allow you to install a few more apps, but the memory for apps is really low, so no angry birds.

Also, a problem with this table is that it is not easy to connect to your home WiFi if you have the basic security settings.

So, to answer the other question, no, it is not really usable.

Is the internal Micro SD card user upgradeable?

So... can I get the item in the screenshot?

troller11 wrote:Is the internal Micro SD card user upgradeable?

No

No because even if you root it and run it on custom software you still cant play games like angry birds on it. I have two of these (got them for christmas) had to return them 4 times before I got 2 models that didnt die and brick the same day opening

Resistive touch, too many cookies! If it had Capacitive touch, then sold.

NOTE: Google does not permit access to the official Android Market at this time

This has me worried. I wonder what the story is behind this?

Product picture disqualified:
"No Woot References."

Bought one. It says it does the internet with a browser, and that's good enough for me.

These make great gag gifts.

I just bought one of these for $100 like a week ago.
The screen is resistive touch, so grab your kids Nintendo DS stylus if you don't want to drive yourself crazy trying to navigate.
I am pleased with it so far, but don't expect too much from it. A good cheap e-reader.

hobbie wrote:Android 2.0, eh. Is this upgradeable? Usable?

Does 2.0 even exist in the wild? I thought we went straight to 2.0.1.

Anyone know how the Borders bankruptcy will affect getting e-books for this?

ipad knockoff? well they all are....

onetruekodiak wrote:You didn't waste $500.

Maybe you wasted $300? I mean, I guess it depends what you're going to use it for. If you just want to play Angry Birds in the john, this would probably have worked just as well. But only the Xoom is going to let you have a Google video chat with your boss from the toilet.

Angry Birds in the john FTW!!!

I got this a few months back at Best Buy for $100. As mentioned above, it's the Cruz READER, not the Tablet.

Anyway, used some custom firmware, and the thing is still a piece of crap. I bought it mainly for reading comics. It does that....but not well.

Really, I can't say AVOID THIS enough.

tionject wrote:Mmmm. Are you sure? If you are, I have to think a while..

With velocity you can always tell by the model numbers the tablets are T101 or T102 or T103 the Readers are R101 and R103 ...nearly all of the R103's are defective to some degree also...so even tho woot isnt exactly false advertising because they have the R101 model number the title of the product is severely misleading

Hmm, it's a resistive screen but lacks a stylus. Seem like a bad idea. Resistive screens are fine and normally more precise than their capacitive counterparts. A stylus allows the point of interaction to be better defined, compared to a finger.

Forum with extra ROMS for these can be found here:
http://www.slatedroid.com/forum/93-velocity-micro-cruz-reader/

Good luck!

This can run flash unlike Apple's iPad correct?

I think there's a way if you jailbreak the iPad/iPod/iPhone to force it run flash or trick it, but I am not sure.

theiking wrote:This is not the cruz tablet... this is mislabled... this is the Cruz 7" READER. Which it is a piece of junk compared to the tablet. The reader has a resistive touch screen the tablet has a capacitive

The R101 model number in the product description *does* correspond to a Reader model, not a Tablet, which, if this really means a resistive vs. capacitative touchscreen... well, it makes a WORLD of difference. I have a phone with a resistive touchscreen, and I'd rather have a prepaid brick it's so damn frustrating to use...

It only has an 800x600 resolution

cdheer wrote:You did not.

This is not a good tablet. Resistive touch instead of capacitive means it's one of those older squishy-touch screens that almost need a stylus to work well. No Android market or other Google apps. And it runs very, very slowly.

Avoid.

It's not hard to get the Android market or Google apps on there. Just sayin.

vicmacs wrote:ipad knockoff? well they all are....

Well, except with the resistive touch screen on this one, you will be very disappointed.

ryanarand wrote:can this run angry birds smoothly ?

More importantly, what about Plants vs. Zombies??!!?!

ryanarand wrote:can this run angry birds smoothly ?

No, but I have heard that it CAN make birds very angry if you lob one of these at them.