[Q] What is the cheapest Windows 7 tablet you know of?

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Im looking to grab a cheap windows 7 tablet for testing Windows 8 on.

I will probably (If I like it) get a better/higher spec device later but for now just want something cheap to play with.

So what is the cheapest device you know of atm, either old/new that runs Windows 7 or maybe Vista?

The Acer W500, iirc?

EDIT: there are Atom powered 300usd tablets, too. But the Acer W500 is powered by a tweaked AMD C-50 APU

If you're in the UK, even for cheap there's good and bad tablets!

The bad: there's an endless variety of form factors that you can probably obtain to run Win8 on, but the likelyhood of getting a return on value for money is questionable. Most of them are [shipped] from asia, and as such you have to factor in delivery times too. 70% will be between 800x400 to 1024x600, which won't be enough to run the Metro apps.

The good (AFAIK): There are only two relatively inexpensive (below £500) tablets that I'm aware of (the two other good/valued ones are over £500)
below: Zoostorm SL8, Acer Iconia W500/W501 - between £450 to £530
above: MSI Windpad 110w, Asus Transformer 121 - between £579 to £800

Of course you can try looking for the 'below' tablets second-hand; I saw the W500 listed at CEX [online]for £329 (b grade).

So have a search! (Hope that helps).

By the way the W500 is 1280x800 @ 10.1"; so can run metro but won't 'snap'
The Zoostorm is 1366x768 @ 11.6" and can 'snap'

viewsonic viewpad 10 is pretty cheap, the one that dual boots win7 and android. someone is selling one in the marketplace too

dell xt2 on ebay could be had for 500 or less
I don't know cheaper than that

@Davebu:

The Viewpad10 will barely have enough space to run the Win8 Install, neither will it run the metro apps (@1024x600)

Originally Posted by jeremyshaw

The Acer W500, iirc?

EDIT: there are Atom powered 300usd tablets, too. But the Acer W500 is powered by a tweaked AMD C-50 APU

This is probably the best choice, otherwise there's the Dell Inspiron Duo for $330 over at the Dell Outlet after coupon.

I would go the W500 the AMD fusion processors are better than atom IMO.

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The W500's processor performs quite well, I can say from personal experience.

I have told folks in work, and I am going to be running a corporate pilot with quite a few Acer W500s. I have one myself and love it.