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Cheap Google Android tablets from China
are a dime a dozen, but what about Chinese tablets that run Windows? These are
certainly not nearly as common.
Today let's take a look at the Haina
Digital Windows tablet, mainly for fun.
First, the specs:
- 1.66 GHz Atom N450 processor.
- 2GB DDR2 RAM
- 10-inch1366 x 768 resistive multitouch display.
- Blutooth.
- Wi-Fi.
- 3G.
- VGA and LAN port.
- Accelerometer.
- 3.5mm headphone jack.
- USB and mini USB ports.
While resistive screens aren't exactly
great, the other specs are on par with what you'd expect from a netbook at
least. So how does the unit actually perform?
We'll start with design:
Look and Feel
While I personally haven't put my hands on
this unit, from everything I've read up on it, it feels extraordinarily cheap.
Its all plastic and certainly not of high quality design, still I must admit
that it is actually rather attractive at first glance. The red/black design
looks trendy, though certainly it has more of a casual appeal than a business
one.
Additionally, a resistive screen is pretty
much garbage unless you are using a stylus. This alone might be a deal breaker
for many users out there.
Hardware Performance
Consider its specs like a netbook, Atom
and just 2GB of RAM. For basic browsing and usage, it will do. I was unable to
directly find weight, but based on looks alone I'd say around 2 to 3 pounds.
This processor is a very basic one, but it
is OK at least.
Windows 8 Potential?
Actually... yes, it should work just fine,
as long as you are willing to overlook its resistive screen. Oddly enough, its
resolution is above the minimum for Windows 8's METRO interface. So you should at
least get decent performance with Windows 8.
Summing It Up....
Going into this review, I was basically
just showing our readers that there are cheap 'clones', even in the Windows
world. Do I recommend getting this unit? If you can find it, maybe. Right now
I've had trouble locating any importers that carry this unit.
From what I've gathered, this unit goes
for as little as $250-$300 in China, but even if you find an importer I would
imagine it wouldn't be any cheaper than $350-$400 by the time it actually
arrived to you.
A good place to start looking is in fact
Ebay, where I found one auction that would send it from China to the US. It had
already ended at $375 (With Shipping)... but I'm sure there might be other
auctions out there if you really are interested.
So who would benefit from a cheaper
Chinese model? Gadget-folks that love to tinker, for one. Still, at $300-$400,
this is a lot of money to spend for a device that is mostly for tinkering.
I suppose once you are done tinkering with
it, you could resell or regift it with Windows 8 as a game/e-reader device.
Still, I suppose there are at least some
users that might find this model worth purchasing. If you know of a Chinese
importer that carries this device, let us know in the comments below.
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