The Lenovo IdeaPad A1 isn’t the best 7 inch Android tablet around. It has a relatively slow 1 GHz TI OMAP 3 processor, just 512MB of RAM, and a 1024 x 600 pixel display. It also ships with Android 2.3 Ginger Bread instead of a newer version of Google’s mobile operating system. But the IdeaPad […]
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Deals of the Day (5-25-2012)
The Lenovo IdeaPad A1 may not have the dual core processor found in the Amazon Kindle Fire, B&N NOOK Tablet, or Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0). But Lenovo’s 7 inch Android 2.3 tablet is on sale for a little less money than any of those tablets this weekend, at just $169.99 from Newegg. What’s more, […]
Lenovo IdeaPad A1 tablet for $167, CyanogenMod port in the works
Lenovo is offering the IdeaPad A1 tablet for $167.20 this week when you use the coupon: EMPLOYEEPRICE0119. That’s more than $30 lower than the best price I’ve seen for this tablet to date. Update: It looks like the promotion ran its course a bit early. Prices are now back to $199.20 and up. The IdeaPad […]
The $199 Lenovo IdeaPad A1 tablet returns
Lenovo is again taking orders for the IdeaPad A1 tablet in a wide range of colors. Most of the 7 inch tablet configurations had been out of stock for most of the month of October, but the tablet is available in black, white, blue and pink, with all versions expected to ship by November 21st […]
Lenovo IdeaPad A1 tablet back in stock… for $249
The Lenovo IdeaPad A1 is a 7 inch Android tablet which went on sale in early October for $199. That wasn’t a huge surprise, since the company had been showing off the budget tablet and promising a sub-$200 starting price for over a month by that point. What was a surprise was when the price […]
Lenovo IdeaPad A1 tablet price jumps to $229
The Lenovo IdeaPad A1 is a 7 inch tablet which runs Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Unlike many other tablets in its class, the little guy includes full access to the Google Android Market and has a GPS feature that works even when you’re not connected to the internet. But the IdeaPad A1’s biggest claim to […]
Lenovo IdeaPad A1 tablet goes on sale for $199 and up
Lenovo has begun taking orders for the IdeaPad A1 tablet. It’s available for $199 and up from Lenovo.com. The 7 inch Android tablet has an estimated ship date of October 27th, so it looks like you’ll have to wait a little while to get your hands on the device, but it should still ship before […]
Hands on with Lenovo’s $199 Android tablet
Earlier this year 10 inch tablets with $500 price tags and Google Android Honeycomb were all the rage. But the second half of 2011 is starting to look like 7 inch tablet season. Acer, ViewSonic, and Lenovo are all trotting out 7 inch devices, typically for much lower prices than their big brothers. The Lenovo […]
Lenovo introduces a 7 inch, $199 Android tablet
Lenovo is adding a budget tablet to its lineup. The company already offers the 10 inch IdeaPad K1 Android tablet for consumers, a ThinkPad Tablet for professionals, and plans to launch the IdeaPad P1 Windows tablet soon. Now the company is adding a 7 inch model called the IdeaPad A1 to the mix. Not only […]