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[Cheri Francis <cheri703@xxxxxxxxx>]

My experience with ZaReason makes it a non-starter for me, regardless of
how wonderful the product might be, I won't do business with that company
again.

-Cheri

On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 12:13 AM, Jacob Peddicord <jpeddicord@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I've been looking for a tablet for a couple of months now, and saw
> this one pop up today. It looks decent, and the $350 is reasonable,
> but I'm not sure how much it will be able to compete with the $250
> Galaxy Tab 2 (and somewhat the Kindle Fire). If they actually license
> Google Apps (Gmail, Maps, etc) for the tablet then it could sell well,
> otherwise if it's just AOSP Android it'll probably be more of a
> developer toy. Not really a bad thing. Personally I'm going to keep
> waiting.
>
> Also, it's Saturday morning already? Yikes.
>
> On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 12:07 AM, Stephen Michael Kellat
> <skellat@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Good Saturday morning team!  Anybody have thoughts on the news below?
> > Either sound off on-list or call 702-714-0397 to leave a voicemail I can
> > play on LISTen.  Text messages should go to 440-361-0947.
> >
> > SMK
> >
> > ----- Original message -----
> > From: Daniel Clem <clem11388@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: ubuntu-tablet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [Ubuntu-tablet] Zareason is making a 10 inch Open Tablet called
> >       ZaTab!!
> > Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 23:50:41 -0400
> >
> > Firstly, sorry if this is a repeat message, I tried sending once, but
> > was with an email that wasn't registered on Launchpad. So I don't think
> > it posted properly. I hope it doesn't bother the moderators.
> >
> > Most likely alot of the people on this list have already seen the
> > article on OMG!Ubuntu. But Just wanted to put the info about it here
> > also and link to the ZaTab page.
> >
> > ARM A8 Cortex CPU @ 1.2Ghz (Single core)
> > Mali400 GPU (Handles 1080p, 3D games etc)
> > 1GB DDR3 RAM
> > 16GB internal storage
> > 9.7? (1024×768) capacitive touch-screen
> > 14 hour* battery life
> > Front and back cameras
> > Metal-back casing
> > Weighs 630 grams
> > Wi-Fi
> > Headphone, MicroSD card, 2x microUSB ports, and 1x microHDMI port
> >
> > Link to the ZaTab page: http://zareason.com/shop/zatab.html
> >
> > And its only $349. Much cheaper than the Transformer is (we are talking
> > new hardware, not refurbished) And this would be entirely open. Zareason
> > offers it with NO Operating System at all, or with Android 4.0.3. They
> > actually state on the page,
> >
> >    "Some manufacturers consider "root" to be a four-letter-word. We
> > don't. The ZaTab is an open device. The bootloader is unlocked. Root
> > access is available. We welcome the community to develop custom ROMs and
> > port other Linux distros to the ZaTab."
> >
> > What more could we ask for?? Yes the CPU is single core, but Ubuntu is
> > native code and doesn't need as much power, and with the Mali400 GPU
> > being as powerful as it is. The CPU only being 1.2 single core would be
> > just fine. What ya say guys?? :-D
> >
> >      P.S. Side note for those that might be concerned about the Mali400
> > using a proprietary driver, this is the same GPU as in the Vivaldi
> > Tablet. There is a reverse-engineering project to get a full driver
> > stack for the different Mali GPU's (they are said be to very easy to
> > write for due to their logical and simple design) and if the Ubuntu team
> > got together with the reverse-engineering dev's and the (Vivaldi Tablet
> > dev's to help with testing) then the Mali GPU's could be the best ones
> > on the market for Open Hardware. And the Mali's are used in SOOO much
> > hardware, from dirt cheap chinese tablets, up to some high-end Samsung
> > smart phones (different spec's of course, but would only be tiny
> > differences in the drivers) So having great open source drivers could
> > really open up so many possibilities for the hackers out there that love
> > finding and playing with new open hardware. Just a bit of a side note :)
> >
> > Link to an article about "Freedom based" Open Source Mali drivers:
> >
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=arm_mali_reverse&num=2
> > <
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=arm_mali_reverse&num=2>
> >
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