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Locked: amazon.ca: Le Pan TC 970 9.7-Inch Android Tablet ($90)

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DreamWeb wrote: I've yet to read a full review of the LePan II. Does one exist? Preferably a review that includes a thorough comparison to the LePan I. Thanks!

Amazon.com does have a few reviews, including from people that had the LePan I...
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I wonder if this will warrant a return. My le pan has been freezing up randomly and I hear its somewhat common. This only happens when I'm running multiple apps and the keep pan becomes somewhat overburdened IMO. I'm on the latest firmware.
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Anyone else leaking light by the soft touch panel? I created a return but says I can't exchange at this time only refund. Weird.

Not sure if i want to send it in now.
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I ordered the Lepan for a family member and tried it out for a few days ...and I returned it. It was 'choppy' and browser sometimes just closed on me. I have an Ipad myself, the experience is just so much better. I guess I spoiled myself from starting off with an Ipad initially. It is the benchmark for tablets anyhow. I just see the Lepan being swept under the couch in a few months time....just my 2 cents
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IAMTHEKING wrote: I ordered the Lepan for a family member and tried it out for a few days ...and I returned it. It was 'choppy' and browser sometimes just closed on me. I have an Ipad myself, the experience is just so much better. I guess I spoiled myself from starting off with an Ipad initially. It is the benchmark for tablets anyhow. I just see the Lepan being swept under the couch in a few months time....just my 2 cents

Yeah it is a pretty fair comparison between a $500~$600 tablet and $170 :facepalm:
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IAMTHEKING wrote: I have an Ipad myself, the experience is just so much better. I guess I spoiled myself from starting off with an Ipad initially. It is the benchmark for tablets anyhow. I just see the Lepan being swept under the couch in a few months time....just my 2 cents
I somewhat agree with you. I had iPAD, iphone and and android phone. So I knew what I'm buying.

I think iOS and android have different approaches for usability and friendliness. I would recommend iphone and ipad for my non-tech friends. You could not go wrong, except the price. As for me, I find android has more potential to play with it. Many of things I want on this tablet is not working very well and I should read and try different things and sometimes I should wait for someone to come up with a solution. I enjoy this, but not for everyone.

*** My 2 cents : Personally, and many people disagree with me, I believe Windows would kill android eventually. The main reason is that it would satisfy both the average Joe and guys like me. Microsoft failed on mobile version before, but they never give up till the final kill.
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jaszy wrote: I wonder if this will warrant a return. My le pan has been freezing up randomly and I hear its somewhat common. This only happens when I'm running multiple apps and the keep pan becomes somewhat overburdened IMO. I'm on the latest firmware.

I had this problem with mine so I sent it back to amazon and the replacement has been problem free since it arrived last week.
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SpectralMeat wrote: Yeah it is a pretty fair comparison between a $500~$600 tablet and $170 :facepalm:

Well...i did get my IPAD 1 refurbished for $369.00 from apple store ..Even now so, if I had to start all over, I would get the ipad 1 for $369 refurbished instead of the $179 Lepan...

But i guess its basically like driving a smooth engine 4-door highend car, then hopping into a 4-door cheaper variant brand. I won't name any cheaper car brands cause it'll just start a whole new topic itself.

If your a light user and getting your first tablet, go with the Lepan.
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IAMTHEKING wrote: I ordered the Lepan for a family member and tried it out for a few days ...and I returned it. It was 'choppy' and browser sometimes just closed on me. I have an Ipad myself, the experience is just so much better. I guess I spoiled myself from starting off with an Ipad initially. It is the benchmark for tablets anyhow. I just see the Lepan being swept under the couch in a few months time....just my 2 cents

I think this is a total fallacy that people keep talking about. I bought one for my wife for Christmas. I spent the time to load it with all the apps I thought she would like/use. Configured everything, set the main page links and such...and she absolutely loves it...and she is a techno-newb. She's used the iPad before, and feels like it's comparable. She's not a power user, she doesn't need to run major apps or multitask. Just browser, mail and to-do type tasks. Never seems slow to her, she has no issues using it. I think if you help with the setup, then it's as good as anything.
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jaszy wrote: I wonder if this will warrant a return. My le pan has been freezing up randomly and I hear its somewhat common. This only happens when I'm running multiple apps and the keep pan becomes somewhat overburdened IMO. I'm on the latest firmware.
If it does so under load, then just use any task manager from market to kill the apps you are done using.
https://market.android.com/details?id=c ... ller&hl=en
hyperactiveme wrote: Anyone else leaking light by the soft touch panel? I created a return but says I can't exchange at this time only refund. Weird.

I would call once more, the extended holiday return policy was for both returns and exchanges.
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for the price of the ipad 1, you can get the playbook AND the le pan, but yes i agree, if you're not a 'tech' type and the 'rich' type, stick with the ipad :-0
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Looks like the lepan II loses the soft touch buttons. Can anyone confirm.
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I was considering the LePan ..but after reading reviews on amazon...one in particular was interesting (2star review by B. Brinton on the .com site) "As I started to use it I realized that Android 2.2 (aka froyo) is really mainly designed for cell-phones rather than tablets. It doesn't use the screen space very well, doesn't support split pane gmail, and is incompatible with a number of apps you'd would hope to be able to use on your tablet" I will be waiting/hoping the LePan II will remain a good price when available..I can't quite take the leap yet!
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hyperactiveme wrote: Looks like the lepan II loses the soft touch buttons. Can anyone confirm.

honeycomb use software buttons, no need for hardware ones.
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Is it pissible to convert kindle book that I bought from amazon to pdf, so that I can read in ezPDFreader??
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harujk wrote: Is it pissible to convert kindle book that I bought from amazon to pdf, so that I can read in ezPDFreader??
Amazon purchases are locked with DRM. It is possible to remove the lock and convert using Calibre ..but it's a lot of work ..easier just to look for a non amazon version of the same book.
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harujk wrote: Is it pissible to convert kindle book that I bought from amazon to pdf, so that I can read in ezPDFreader??

Is it to be read on Le Pan? Then the easiest solution would be to install the Kindle reading app from the android market.
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jfd3220 wrote: I had this problem with mine so I sent it back to amazon and the replacement has been problem free since it arrived last week.
aasoror wrote: If it does so under load, then just use any task manager from market to kill the apps you are done using.
https://market.android.com/details?id=c ... ller&hl=en
Thanks for the responses. I'm already running ATK. Maybe i'll try the 'autokill' function. :razz:
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wlee wrote: honeycomb use software buttons, no need for hardware ones.

I love my soft buttons.
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Anyone know how long the return policy for Amazon is? I saw 30 days on this forum. How does it work? They send a box or I have to mail it to them at cost?

I'm thinking of getting Le Pan II. I have relative in NY, NY thinking of shipping to them from amazon.com and having them ship to me. Is that going to be problem through customs? Anyone else do that before, and have estimate of cost?

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