Maylong 7-inch M-150 WiFi Android Tablet

My first journey into Android tablets started with the Maylong M-150 7″ Android Tablets. Right before Christmas, Walgreens had a special offer on the Maylong M-150, so Santa picked up two of them for $99 each. :-)

I was very impressed with both of the tablets. Built-in WiFi, webcam, 2GB Flash, battery, color touchscreen and even a stylus. It also had a dongle for USB and hardwired Net connections. Not bad for $99.

The first thing I noticed was that it was running Android 1.6 and the Android Market was crippled. It was not the same market I was used to on my Samsung Moment.

However, as luck would have it, the Maylong had been rooted and 2.1 was available. I quickly rooted and upgraded both tablets to 2.1. How sweet it was! And, the official Android Market was unlocked.

I downloaded dozens of apps. Having 2GB of Flash was great. Once I converted my movies to the .3gP format, I was able to download dozens of movies for my kids onto the tablets.

A couple other disappointing things about the Maylong was the battery life and webcam quality. But, hey, what do you expect for $100?

Unfortunately, the screens on them are EXTREMELY fragile. My boys managed to break both of them within a few weeks of having them. And they did take extremely good care of them.

All in all, great tablet experience for $99, and I am looking forward to the next generation of $99 Android tablets!

About Sean Gum

Father of 5 children - 4 boys and 1 girl - living in beautiful, sunny Florida.
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