Aakash Tablet Review – World’s Cheapest Tablet at US$ 28.99 from India [REVIEW]
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The world cheapest computer released whose name is ‘Aakash’. HRD minister Kapil Sibal released the Aakash tablet at a press conference in the capital. The Govt. of India even distributed 500 free tablets to students from different parts of India who had come to attend the event
Specifications
| Manufacturer | DataWind, India |
| Operating System | Google’s Android v2.2 Froyo |
| Battery | 2100 mAh lithium-polymer battery/ Runs 180 min on battery |
| Procesor | 366 MHz processor, on chip graphics accelerator and HD Video processor |
| Memory | 2GB (Internal) Expandable upto 32 GB micro SD |
| RAM | 256 MB LP-DDR2/DDR2 |
| Display | 7-inch at an 800*480 resolution |
| Screen Touch type | Multi-touch resistive touchscreen display |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi EEE 802.11 a/b/g connectivity |
| Weight | 350 gm |
| Network | GPRS |
Cost
| Students | Rs 1,300 (US$ 28.99) |
| Government | Rs 2,250 (US$ 50.18) |
| Retail Price | Rs 2,999 (US$ 66.88) |
What’s Missing
- Inbuilt Camera
- GPS
- Multi-tasking
Features
- The tablet is cheap and exciting too.
- It works as a phone if sim card and headphone is inserted in it.
- Has both GPRS and Wifi enabled.
- Not only that it can also work as 3G by enabling dongle
- With extended upto 32 GB micro SD it has a USB port.
- Document Rendering
- Supported Document formats: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP
- PDF viewer, Text editor
- Mltimedia and Image Display
- Image viewer supported formats: PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF
- Supported audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA
- Supported video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV
- Communication and Internet
- Web browser – Standards Compliance: xHTML 1.1 compliant, JavaScript 1.8 compliant
- Separate application for online YouTube video
- Safety and other standards compliance
- CE certification / RoHS certification
Review
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No doubt aakash is the cheapest tablet available in the world but it has got lots of drawbacks which makes it not usable by technical guys who need multi tasking and high speed processor. In design point of view the tablet has got a simple design but is thick comparitively with the ipad and tabs like Dell Streak, Hp, Amazon Tablet ‘Kindle Fire’, Samsung Galaxy Tab. The best thing about this tab (aakash) is its price which makes it affordable to the masses which is the main target of HRD Minister Kapil Sibal. It is expected that 416 Universities and 20,000 colleges all over India will be connected under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT). The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) has proposed 18 different line items for content creation. All content that is created under this Mission needs to meet the following criteria:
- It should be related to education delivery.
- It should involve faculty from different institutions
- All IP (Intellectual Property) created under projects funded by this Mission will vest with MHRD
- All content should be created using open-source software.
- All content created under this Mission is for open access by all and cannot be charged for in any way
Where To Buy From
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Commercially Aakash Tablets will be available in the market for the masses from November. Pre-booking of the Aakash Tablets have been started from now itself. You can even book your first World Cheapest Tablet now. Click here to book.
Govenment has rolled out 100,000 units of AAkash-Tablet initially and they will be available only to the students. Government has annonced to distribute the Aakash-Tablets to various institute and students can avail one from their institute itself. So the best way to get one for you is contact your concerned department of your college/institute.
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Good article,not the tab
LOL … yeah …. i feel the same way … haha
when and where it available for students
Hi all necessary stuffs have been added in the post please go through the post once again.
ITs good to here that its made for the masses.
Bt let me that where we can buy this Tablet
From when and where we can buy this tablet
Please read the post again as we have updated the matter of buying Aakash-Tablet in the post itself. Now you can book your first Aakash tablet:-) Have a nice day
Yes u can get it from http://www.akashtablet.com/
how do they sell this tablet pc for students by comming to college or else we have to show the id card in the shops.?
Hi Teja see everything regarding selling the product Aakash-Tablet has not been figured out clearly by the Government of India but they will be distributing the Tablets in various colleges to the department and students of their college can collect from their college concerned department. And as per the retail shops are concerned all the steps will be taken in coming November 2011. Lets hope we all get one by next month.
Hi Teja see everything regarding seling the product Aakash-Tablet has not been figured out clearly by the Government of India but they will be distributing the Tablets in various colleges to the department and students of their college can collect from their college concerned department. And as per the retail shops are concerned all the steps will be taken in coming November 2011. Lets hope we all get one by next month.
Is it available in Gujarat Technological University…?
Currently 500 pieces have been distributed to those who had attended the meeting and Aakash-Tablet will be available in your city also but may be next month…for further details b connected with us. When we get any such news we will inform you. Have a great day
pls let me know so that more and more students can get benefit about this… through me….thanks in advance..
do we get the tablet with full features through universities/institutions?
does these institution include gov. schools?
Hi sabin,
Really even we don’t have complete idea what are the govt plans ahead as it is still all jumbled up. But as per the knowledge it will be available with all those features in colleges and universities and in govt college. As per as schools are concerned govt. has still not figured it out. But stayed tuned to us we will give you more details as soon as we get some. Have a nice day.
do we get the tablet with full features through universities/institutions?
does these institution include gov. schools?
i hav red somwher that students of 9 to 12 wil also be benifited via this motto.
i m a 9 th student can i get this by this year
critics also said its touch respons really sucks and also is its battery life also the avi and otr dormats didnt were reported unsupported
plzz explain that to me
i hav red somwher that students of 9 to 12 wil also be benifited via this motto.
i m a 9 th student can i get this by this year
critics also said its touch respons really sucks and also is its battery life also the avi and otr dormats didnt were reported unsupported i think its jst modified chinise is it ??? ? ?? ?? ??
plzz explain that to me
i need good & cheepest tablet @ rs.1,300
Thanks for the article ! Even though, I will not buy it since it does not suit my requirements, it is a pretty decent options for all the students who are not earning yet and would NOT like to ‘kill’ their parents with ‘overly’ priced tabs like IPADs etc.
Hmm its a bit low on specs … but then again its so low priced
currently 3 lakh devices have been booked in advance
LOL … then seems its gonna be a pretty long wait to get one …
where i can buy or get please reply soon as pssible…..
how to buy akash tablet?
and is prize is what?
plz tell me????
Its good but if its get to repair than what happen. Is it can be repair in all mobile repairing centre as its parts may not be available. I am from Assam, Karbi Anglong District.
when & where it is available for students? If u know PLZ PLZ PLZ reply me on prdeepkpr@gmail.com