In 2005 an Archos PMA400 cost $800. It had a 150 MHz OMAP processor with 64 Megabytes of RAM. The Indian tablet has 5 times the speed and 4 times as much RAM. It has 2 gig of storage and the Archos has a 30 gig drive, but the Indian tablet is less than $50 seven years later. It also has double the screen resolution which means four times as many pixels.
Yeah, the Nexus 7 has even more power and resolution but does that really affect what the user can learn if they use it as an educational tool? It is now a matter of what the user does with technology not how good it is relative to the competition. The media was not saying the Archos as a piece of junk seven years ago. You can't plug USB sticks with gigabytes of information into the Nexus.
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Is subsidizing the device has no effect on the listed Student Price?
The Android 2.2 tablet will be available to students at a subsidized price of 2,263 rupees, or US$39.
Quite often you can get a smart phone for nothing up front on a Contract from your Telco and here the Indian Government is effectively doing a similar thing for students.
There is no where in the article any mention of NonStudent Prices.
Col
The Android 2.2 tablet will be available to students at a subsidized price of 2,263 rupees, or US$39.
Quite often you can get a smart phone for nothing up front on a Contract from your Telco and here the Indian Government is effectively doing a similar thing for students.
There is no where in the article any mention of NonStudent Prices.
Col
I purchased an Akash tablet in May, along with a separate keypad. Seemed like a good deal for some 3000 + 500 INR (60+10USD). Assuming it worked, right? I got it soon enough, over eBay and opened it with some excitement.
It was an utterly shoddy piece of work, looked like some primary graders had been given some parts produced in a rural casting facility, and put it together! I pressed the power button - it started overheating immediately, no way I could hold it for more than a few moments. There were no apps on it, despite all the hyped announcements. The single sheet that served as manual stated something about charging it fully before using, so I went to charge it. Just would not charge - the charger was ok, its a generic thing and I got it tested. No real instructions of any kind, no user manual or contingency resolver.
Then the real nightmare started. I had purchased over eBay. Neither the vendor nor eBay would take any responsibility for it despite having taken my money - both simply said it was under warranty and that I should contact the manufacturer. I should have known something was fishy when before getting the device itself, the vendor sent a mail saying something to the effect that these devices sucked and they should not be held accountable!
So I called the manufacturer 800 number. And called and called and called and called. For a week. Either it was continuously busy, or no one picked up! I passed the duty on to a friend who set up an automated repeat calling thing, and he finally connected. After some 2 or 3 conversations over the following month, they finally agreed to pick up the damn thing. After another 2 weeks the pickup happened. After another 2-3 weeks of repeated calling from our side, finally they said they would call us back. Then suddenly one day someone calls - to ask - what the problem was with the device. On being informed that the damn thing does not charge or boot, another few weeks of silence. That's where it stands now.
And this thing is intended for rural students? People who have never seen a computing device before? Kids who may form their first impressions based on these devices? Good God! I am certain that eventually things will clear up! But what unnecessary pain people are put to for these egomaniacs who can't wait to announce the next latest and greatest thing, without having the slightest execution capacity. Shame on them!
It was an utterly shoddy piece of work, looked like some primary graders had been given some parts produced in a rural casting facility, and put it together! I pressed the power button - it started overheating immediately, no way I could hold it for more than a few moments. There were no apps on it, despite all the hyped announcements. The single sheet that served as manual stated something about charging it fully before using, so I went to charge it. Just would not charge - the charger was ok, its a generic thing and I got it tested. No real instructions of any kind, no user manual or contingency resolver.
Then the real nightmare started. I had purchased over eBay. Neither the vendor nor eBay would take any responsibility for it despite having taken my money - both simply said it was under warranty and that I should contact the manufacturer. I should have known something was fishy when before getting the device itself, the vendor sent a mail saying something to the effect that these devices sucked and they should not be held accountable!
So I called the manufacturer 800 number. And called and called and called and called. For a week. Either it was continuously busy, or no one picked up! I passed the duty on to a friend who set up an automated repeat calling thing, and he finally connected. After some 2 or 3 conversations over the following month, they finally agreed to pick up the damn thing. After another 2 weeks the pickup happened. After another 2-3 weeks of repeated calling from our side, finally they said they would call us back. Then suddenly one day someone calls - to ask - what the problem was with the device. On being informed that the damn thing does not charge or boot, another few weeks of silence. That's where it stands now.
And this thing is intended for rural students? People who have never seen a computing device before? Kids who may form their first impressions based on these devices? Good God! I am certain that eventually things will clear up! But what unnecessary pain people are put to for these egomaniacs who can't wait to announce the next latest and greatest thing, without having the slightest execution capacity. Shame on them!
Was that the Aakash 1 that came out last year at 366 MHz? Yes it has been reported to be junk. The Aakash 2 is 800 MHz and came out since May. It probably is not available in the US yet. People push whatever junk they can get their hands on, on eBay.
UK BASED DATAWIND IS BIG FRAUD AND ALREADY THOSAND PEOPLES IN INDIA THEY ARE LOST THEIR MONEY BECAUSE OF THIS FRAUD.
TOO MUCH PEOPLE THEY PAID CASH IN ADVANCE TO THIS FRAUD FOR TABLET,BUT MOSTLY PEOPLE THEY CANNOT CONTACT ALL CONNECTIONS THEY DISCONNECTED
THIS FRAUD THEY GOT A LOT OF ORDERS BY ONLINE AND THEY OFFERED THAT IF YOU PAY IN ADVANCE WE WILL DELIVERY YOUR DEVICES WITH IN ONE MONTH ALSO WITHOUT ANY POSTAGE CHARGE.
18001802180 THIS IS THEIR ALL INDIA NUMBER NOBODYWILL ANSWER
TOO MUCH PEOPLE THEY PAID CASH IN ADVANCE TO THIS FRAUD FOR TABLET,BUT MOSTLY PEOPLE THEY CANNOT CONTACT ALL CONNECTIONS THEY DISCONNECTED
THIS FRAUD THEY GOT A LOT OF ORDERS BY ONLINE AND THEY OFFERED THAT IF YOU PAY IN ADVANCE WE WILL DELIVERY YOUR DEVICES WITH IN ONE MONTH ALSO WITHOUT ANY POSTAGE CHARGE.
18001802180 THIS IS THEIR ALL INDIA NUMBER NOBODYWILL ANSWER
INDIAN GOVERNMENT THEY DONT HAVE TIME TO SERVE TO PEOPLE THEY ARE FIGHTING EACH OTHER AND THEY THINK HOW THEY CAN EARN MONEY. ALL PART CURRUPTION.
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