“If you could get a tablet for the price of a smart phone, and if it also worked on one of the new, faster, 4G-class cellular networks, you’d jump at the chance, right? Dell and T-Mobile hope so, and that’s why they’ve brought out the Dell Streak 7, at just $200 with a two-year service contract,” Walter S. Mossberg reports for AllThingsD.
“The Streak 7, Dell’s second effort to compete with Apple’s $500 iPad, is the least expensive tablet I’ve seen from a major manufacturer, and claims to be the first capable of 4G cellular speeds (it also has Wi-Fi). Like many planned iPad competitors, it runs Google’s Android operating system,” Mossberg reports. “It’s also the first I’ve tested using a fast new processor from nVidia, the Tegra 2, which will power a number of new tablets this year.”
Mossberg reports, “Unfortunately, after a week of testing, I found the compromises Dell made to get to that low price make it impossible for me to recommend the Streak 7. Its screen, battery life, and software are all disappointing, and vastly inferior not only to the iPad’s, but also to those on the Samsung Galaxy Tab… In other words, you get what you pay for.”
Read the full review here
MacDailyNews Take: SIDAGTMBTTS.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews reader “Dow C.” for the heads up.]
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somehow, I’m reminded of this old Ray Steven’s song every time I hear about the Dell Streak 🙂
…and Dell’s products seems about as modern as the tech seen in the above video too (“looka dat, looka dat”)
“Impossible to recommend” hahahaha I love it!!!
THE HORROR! the horror:
“…The Streak 7 conked out after a pathetic two hours and 10 minutes of watching movies… underwhelming for a tablet”
“Screen resolution also was so low as to be fuzzy at times”
“It’s an older version of Android, called 2.2, which was never intended for tablets”
“Dell can’t promise that Streak 7 buyers can upgrade to Honeycomb”
“Even on a tight budget, the Streak 7′s deficiencies might not make it worth the price.”
“You can buy the Streak 7 without a contract, but then it costs $450, too much for a device with its drawbacks”
∑ = POS
Seriously Dell: SIDAGTMBTTS
@Fred Mertz: It’s so good to see your face at last.
That can’t be his real face, that guy was on tv in the fifties and has to be dead by now. Gotta be an alias ; )
cant wait to get hold one myself and check out
Well I didn’t expect to read that. All around I saw good reviews about Dell Streak, The design is still appealing to me. But they have sacrificed in quality huh?