Dell Streak 7 Wi-Fi Tablet on sale

Pastor J Say: Dell Streak 7 Wi-Fi Tablet
Defective Product Design, 2011-06-23
This review is for: Dell Streak 7 Wi-Fi Tablet
To Whom it may concern:PLEASE BEWARE!!! This product has a design defect the manufacturer had to have known about. I purchased 3 Dell Steak 7 Wi-Fi Tablets about 30 days ago. Without fail, in about 30 days, two of them stopped receiving a charge. Knowing that it was just a matter of time before the 3rd one failed, I have decided to return all three. If you are noticing that your Dell Streak 7 is no longer receiving a charge, immediately go to your settings menu and erase all information from the tablet via the privacy option, which will reset the tablet to factory settings. If you don't do it as soon as you notice it is no longer charging, you will not be able to do so once the battery goes fully dead.

Fredrik Nyman Say: Dell Streak 7 Wi-Fi Tablet
If you can live with its limitations, it is a great deal., 2011-07-23
This review is for: Dell Streak 7 Wi-Fi Tablet
I picked up one of these the other day, when unnamed-office-chain emailed me (and everyone else in the US, apparently) a "$100 discount on any tablet" offer I couldn't refuse.Before I bought the tablet, I had done some research, knew its weaknesses, and knew that those weaknesses weren't going to be a big problem for me. So far I am quite happy with my purchase.So let me start out by confirming the tablet's weaknesses. Compared to the iPad2 and the best Android tablets: the battery lifetime is poor, the screen is poor, the camera is poor, and it is running an obsolete version of Android (Froyo, 2.2.2).If these weaknesses are a problem for you, forget the Streak 7 and get a different tablet.For me, they weren't really issues. I'll be using the tablet for reading email and e-books, browsing the web, occasional games and occasional geocaching. It will not be my primary device for anything except maybe reading e-books, so its limitations just don't matter much to me.And now that we have gotten these limitations out of the way, let's talk about what is good about it: at $200, it is a great value. Performance is quite good thanks to its dual-core 1GHz processor, and with 16GB internal storage and an available slot for a (up to 32GB) SDHC card, it has plenty of storage. The device can easily be rooted if you want to live on the edge and install a not-provided-by-Dell version of Android. If you prefer to stay supported, Dell is rumored to be releasing Honeycomb in August.

Sleepspeed Say: Dell Streak 7 Wi-Fi Tablet
Exactly What I Wanted!, 2011-05-24
This review is for: Dell Streak 7 Wi-Fi Tablet
I spent a lot of time looking at and reading reviews of tablets. I did not want a 10 inch-Ipad size. I felt it was too large for me to consider the device portable. A lot of my coworkers have Ipads and the size is beyond allowing placing in a pocket. I wanted to take it with me everywhere even though I also carry a laptop with me for work. I also wanted a fast dual processor like the Xoom, and Gorilla glass for durability. Since I have an Android phone (Samung Fascinate), and had just gone through purchasing new apps when I changed from an old Windows phone to the Android I did not want to learn new apps or repurchase apps for the tablet. I also wanted to share materal between my phone and tablet. I did not want 3/4G cell connectivity since I have a Mifi for wireless use. And I did not want to pay more than $400 for a device.With these specs in mind I went to the mall and looked at the Samsung Gallay, the Dell Streak 7, the Xoom, and the Ipad 2. The Samsung has a brillant screen but the difference to me compared to the Streak in the 7 inch size was not enough to offset the price difference and the "hope" that it would be upgradable to Honeycomb. The Xoom was too large and expensive for the wifi version. I looked at the Ipad 2 last. The display was impressive, but the size, cost, and operating system were not what I wanted.I then found that Amazon was advertising a pre-order of the wifi version. I immediately ordered one and waited a long time! When I finally got it I found it to be kind of anticlimatic since it worked just as expected! The display is great and I don't notice the decreased resolution that reviews seem to focus on. The screen is responsive to touch and swype works well in the portrait orientation. The rear camera works well, but I have not used the front facing camera for video conferencing yet. But most of all when I went out to the Android Market it had all my apps listed that I had purchased and I was able to download them without buying them again. The sound through the speakers is amazing. I ordered a stand to use it for music at work and as a electronic photo frame (pictures on the SD card I added). While I have a Kindle the ability to download my Kindle books to the Streak makes this a great e-reader, enabling me to just carry one device. It did take a little practice to adjust to holding it without accidentally hitting the home button. Yet I don't find it hard to hold, or heavy at all as others have found. The battery does have a short life, but usually meets my needs. I'd reccommend purchasing a car charger.Overall this is a great device for the price, which is now $80 less than what I paid! You cant beat the portability, speed, ability to upgrade, and flexibility of the Android operating system.