Kind of a crap display, 1280x800 is pretty meager.

I got a refurb asus prime infinity with a 1920x1200 display on a 10.1, I 
can't look at other tablets with distaste that fall into less 
resolution.  I use it with the keyboard dock, vpn to work, remote 
desktop, vnc, or ssh to my systems, and life is good for work or play.  
I was at a conference a few weeks ago, connecting to my linux desktop 
there, working with it pretty well.

I don't know why manufacturers produce less, when a used infinity or 
even nexus 10 can be had occasionally for 350 on refurb - mine was a 
year ago, and has been terrific.  I'd argue it's worth more all day, 
even used, especially with the keyboard dock for a real geek.  I got a 
good 12 hour day using it, imap push, vpn, remote desktop, and 
everything with the dock, and made it functional for email and detailed 
apps.  I think I charged my phone on it once too.

The prime infinity is unlockable, running cyanogen mod on it, I could 
install ubuntu on it, but I've actually grown to like using it simply 
with android for what it was intended for - a desktop extension when 
needed.  The display is what makes it what it is.

There's supposedly a new gen of asus tablets coming out, and 1080p is 
commodity now, so the cost will come down. Just find one that is 
bootloader unlockable, and rom's will follow.  Even the nexus 7 has 
1080p now, it's worth the battery life imho if unlockable.

-mb


On 10/22/2013 10:20 PM, der.hans wrote:
> moin moin,
>
> while looking at the ZaReason site I see they have a new version of their
> tablet.
>
> http://zareason.com/shop/ZaTab-ZT2.html
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