LePan TSV

Ainhisg · ‎03-09-2010

Question concerning Thursday's TSV...the LePan 8" tablet. I've never owned a tablet before as I either use my laptop or away from home...my smartphone. But the reviews on Amazon are pretty good for this, and I wondered if anyone here has experience with this brand. I thought I might use it in the kitchen for recipes vs. dragging my laptop in there and don't want to commit several hundred dollars for a tablet to find out if I will really use it or not. TIA!

PINKdogWOOD · ‎05-13-2010

Both my sister and me bought a 7" LePan a while back from here. Then they came out with an Acer 7". We both had the LePan for about 2 weeks and sent it back. Didn't really like it, she was more familiar with tablets than I was. It was my first. She was diappointed with many features and some features she wanted weren't there.

She bought something else and I went to amazon.com and bought a great 7" Acer. Love it, great customer service at Acer. I already had an Acer laptop (actually so did my sis). I now have a brand new Acer Aspire laptop which I absolutely love, does SO MUCH!!! And again, Acer CS is great! If I were you, I'd check out Acers on amazon, just saying.

circles · ‎03-10-2010

My sil bought five Lepan tablets for her grands...she got them last year for Christmas...everyone loves them...she was sorry she didn't buy one for herself...but they were a TSV and sold out....

All of her sons and dil's are very computer/tablet savvy....and they said the LePans were great...they set them up as soon as the kids opened their present....

So she bought herself an Acer tablet and she likes that, too...

May I asked how much this tablet will be...I might buy myself one..

nomless · ‎03-10-2010

I've had one for over 1 8months with no problems. For web browsing and recipes, it would be fine. But it's not good for reading books becuase the resolution is low. Books can be read, but it's not nearly as nice as reading on a tablet with higher res. For a starter tablet that's inexpensive, it's fine. But if you think you'll do a lot of book reading, I would suggest you pass on this in favor of one with better resolution.

nycgrl · ‎05-08-2012

I have one from last year. For me personally, it does what I need it to do. I do my real work on my laptop. I did put an SD card in for more memory which is a good feature to have. Also, mine didn't come with a cover. Depending on budget and what you want it for, it's an OK tablet. It's great for just sitting on the couch surfing or playing a game. I like to find restaurants, look at menus, check out the shopping channels, etc. Would be good for recipes b/c you can just ask "Google" - that feature works extremely well. Very accurate on voice commands. I know the other channel has a tablet on sale also - I believe it is a Samsung - to me personally, that might be a better deal and comes with more. I would definitely comparison shop.

LadyAmara · ‎11-10-2010

If you type LePan in the space just above your post titled, "Search Forums and Blogs," you should come up with all the previous posts about this tablet. I have the original one offered during the Christmas in July (2014) promo and the only reason I got it was because I had until January 31, 2015 to try it out. Mine is still going strong. Great that it comes with a cover now. I purchased my cover from ebay as soon as I placed my order for the tablet.

I'm not a big gamer but do play an occasional game here and there. I do more reading via Amazon Kindle app and search the web - it's fast. Voice command is superb and like that I could add the micro SD card for more storage which is where I placed all my mp3 music stash. There is also a website around with very helpful people who really know their LePans (I'll try to insert a link, but if that doesn't work, copy and paste this in your browser http://lepanforum.com/index.php?action=forum).

For this price point of $69.96 w/$5 ship and the 30 day trial, I say give it a shot - only you know what works for you.

Nitefall · ‎03-10-2010

I bought the last LePan TSV for my husband so when we travel he can watch movies and he loves it! So do I , it's vey light weight has great processing power works great on the airplane and generally really easy to use. I really didn't want to take a laptop when we travel and this fits the bill perfectly. I've had very little tech questions (ours came with lifetime tech support) but to tell you the truth Google tech support was more help.

I just looked upthe invoice we bought ours in January 21015. Great product, no problems so far. Oh yes, I almost forgot my husband liked it so much he also uses it for most of his work realted issues.

ChynnaBlue · ‎05-22-2012

The LePan tablet I bought last year was a piece of junk I wouldn't recommend to anyone. I found the operating system more difficult than other Android devices. Andoid allows for a memory card, but you cannot put Apps on the memory card, only documents, pictures, music, or video files. I did not know that before I bought it and I bought it primarily for games and note taking in conferences. It worked for the notes, but I quickly found I was out of space when I started loading games and other Apps on.

The display was not HD and it wasn't very clear, which is another bummer for games.

After I had it for about a month, it stopped charging or took 3 days to charge. I tried multiple different power cords, so it wasn't the cord, it was the tablet. Because it wouldn't charge even with a cable plugged in, I couldn't use it even when it was plugged in.

I would recommend avoiding this at all costs and finding another affordable tablet.

With electronics, you get what you pay for. You don't need to go out and buy an expensive iPad, but you should definitely consider that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. You won't get a good tablet for $70. Last year this was a TSV TWICE for $99 and I should have known better.

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Nuttmeg · ‎03-09-2010

@Ainhisg wrote:
Question concerning Thursday's TSV...the LePan 8" tablet. I've never owned a tablet before as I either use my laptop or away from home...my smartphone. But the reviews on Amazon are pretty good for this, and I wondered if anyone here has experience with this brand. I thought I might use it in the kitchen for recipes vs. dragging my laptop in there and don't want to commit several hundred dollars for a tablet to find out if I will really use it or not. TIA!

It can be difficult to get a quality tablet for $70. I suggest you look at a Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8" http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-8-4-Inch-Tablet-Titanium/dp/B00KHA2DQM?

You may want to consider the Kindle Fire 7" HDX tablet. You would be happy with the quality of these products.

Ainhisg · ‎03-09-2010

@circles wrote:
My sil bought five Lepan tablets for her grands...she got them last year for Christmas...everyone loves them...she was sorry she didn't buy one for herself...but they were a TSV and sold out....

All of her sons and dil's are very computer/tablet savvy....and they said the LePans were great...they set them up as soon as the kids opened their present....

So she bought herself an Acer tablet and she likes that, too...

May I asked how much this tablet will be...I might buy myself one..

Circles, here is the link to the TSV...

http://www.qvc.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?partNumber=E227555&storeId=10251&TZ=EST&...