$35 Indian Tablet ‘Sakshat’ Finally Ready to Ship on Oct 5

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Finally after experiencing a delay earlier, this year the low cost $35 Sakshat, an Android Tablet is now ready to go on sale from 5th October.

This low-cost Android tablet, estimated around $35 which is around Rs 2000, will be ready ship to institutes and universities and in another way the government is helping students by reducing the cost. However, Government of India is covering half the tablet cost by 50% for students. So a student would have to pay only Rs. 1,100/ for the Android Tablet.

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Good news...........

Cheap tablet = no custom ROM. :nono:

A basic Nokia cell phone costs higher than 1,100 INR and you are getting an Android tablet. Its a great deal i would say.

I will still wait till its really out. :)

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Originally Posted by Alpha

A basic Nokia cell phone costs higher than 1,100 INR and you are getting an Android tablet. Its a great deal i would say.

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I didn't say

It wasn't a great deal, just suggesting that it won't have Custom ROMS, which is what basically makes an Android device powerful :(

Great news.

Some more details about the Tablet: Indias 35 tablet to be unveiled tomorrow - Mobile Phone | ThinkDigit News

The latest known specifications of the $35 tablet are:
Froyo OS,
Wi-Fi and USB connectivity,
256MB of RAM,
2GB inbuilt storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD (2GB microSD card bundled)