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Getting off into a bit of a tangent here, but you may have an idea. I'm looking for the cheapest possible tablet with 1 or more USB host ports and WiFi. It do

by daeken 16y ago

Getting off into a bit of a tangent here, but you may have an idea. I'm looking for the cheapest possible tablet with 1 or more USB host ports and WiFi. It doesn't have to be pretty, large, or have decent software, just needs to be open enough that I can roll a little Linux distro for it to ship some custom software on it. I've got a SmartQ v7 on the way (for unrelated purposes mainly), but they're upwards of $200, so they aren't a perfect fit. If you have any ideas, I'd greatly appreciate it.

nl 16y ago
The reviewed tablet may be good enough for you - it runs Android, so you can ship a custom app on it (unsure why you need a custom Linux distro). Apart from that, try alibaba. http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=linux+tablet http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=linux+tablet is a good start. http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/278705581/Cheapest_Linux_MID_UMPC_Tablet_PC.html http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/278705581/Cheapest_Linux_M... looked pretty decent. They say the min order is 100, but a lot of vendors are flexible on that. Often you can find some on ebay, too. Edit: This is $88 and is currently running WinCE on ARM. If you are lucky, the vendor might know if Linux will run: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-7-Mini-Netbook-Laptop-Notebook-WIFI-Windows-2GB-HD-/140413130622?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item20b146577e#ht_6082wt_1042 http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-7-Mini-Netbook-Laptop-Notebook-WIFI-...
- silasb 16y ago
  http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/296708176/3G_tablet_pc_With_WIFI_Win_CE_Android_OS_E_reader_PDA_HDMI_media_Player.html http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/296708176/3G_tablet_pc_Wit... This seems like the King sub $100 unit. Someone please buy then and test it out!!! Edit: Found another awesome sub $100 unit. http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/313429636/Come_here_the_Android_OS_tablet_pc_hot_new_coming_.html http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/313429636/Come_here_the_An...
aaronblohowiak 16y ago
sheeva plug!

by daeken 16y ago

nl 16y ago

The reviewed tablet may be good enough for you - it runs Android, so you can ship a custom app on it (unsure why you need a custom Linux distro). Apart from that, try alibaba. http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=linux+tablet http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=linux+tablet is a good start. http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/278705581/Cheapest_Linux_MID_UMPC_Tablet_PC.html http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/278705581/Cheapest_Linux_M... looked pretty decent. They say the min order is 100, but a lot of vendors are flexible on that. Often you can find some on ebay, too. Edit: This is $88 and is currently running WinCE on ARM. If you are lucky, the vendor might know if Linux will run: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-7-Mini-Netbook-Laptop-Notebook-WIFI-Windows-2GB-HD-/140413130622?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item20b146577e#ht_6082wt_1042 http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-7-Mini-Netbook-Laptop-Notebook-WIFI-...

silasb 16y ago
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/296708176/3G_tablet_pc_With_WIFI_Win_CE_Android_OS_E_reader_PDA_HDMI_media_Player.html http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/296708176/3G_tablet_pc_Wit... This seems like the King sub $100 unit. Someone please buy then and test it out!!! Edit: Found another awesome sub $100 unit. http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/313429636/Come_here_the_Android_OS_tablet_pc_hot_new_coming_.html http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/313429636/Come_here_the_An...

aaronblohowiak 16y ago

sheeva plug!