HP Stream 7 £50 @ Microsoft Store
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EdwardTeach
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I have talked myself out of buying it (wasting an hour or so of my time in the process!). Read the anandtech review, it mentions that there is interference via the headphone jack, such that you will constantly hear static noise. This is also mentioned in some Amazon reviews.
I already have a large phone (note 2), 10" tablet, several laptops etc I can't see when I would use this.
I already have a large phone (note 2), 10" tablet, several laptops etc I can't see when I would use this.
ph1l0z0ph3r
Member
Got one have a Android and iOS tablet so wanted a Windows one to mess around with. Will be great to upgrade to Windows 10
It can, but you don't want to play it with touch controls. TouchMousePointer works if you don't want to use a wireless mouse.Can this tablet play homm3 natively? I may buy it just for that
Damn. You just chose Germany and entered a shipping address?
brain_stew
Member
I did this with the very similar Linx 7 and can confirm it works. Of your interested in Office or cloud storage at all then this is the best deal around.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
That's quite a nice deal, full Windows 8 too not just Windows RT, right?
There is, but it's only a problem when you have headphones plugged into it and aren't listening to anything. So if you just take them off whenever you aren't using them, it's not a big issue.
JimmyHoffa04
Neo Member
Full Win8.1 and Win10 ready.
I bought one of these at the MS store for $79, plus a student discount (10% off), plus the $25 gift card (bought an X1 game).
The tablet is a Hearthstone machine, really nice for in the bed.
lordfuzzybutt
Member
I put in my Finnish shipping address, but the Paypal billing address is still UK.
Order went through and confirmed.
I'll see how it turns out at the end.
Order went through and confirmed.
I'll see how it turns out at the end.
Is there still an issue with the audio jack? I'll test mine out when it arrives tomorrow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhJHcWhUZKM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhJHcWhUZKM
Ordered two, one for me and one for my partner.
Really happy with this as I was going to pull the trigger at £75 just last week but decided against it.
Edit: I found there was an issue with the transaction payment page 'looping' when I was using paypal, in the end I had to use my card.
Really happy with this as I was going to pull the trigger at £75 just last week but decided against it.
Edit: I found there was an issue with the transaction payment page 'looping' when I was using paypal, in the end I had to use my card.
daisysmurf
Member
Apparently on HUKD new code is "ft6kn75gg". Not sure if working but some on HUKD said it has worked.
Hm, I got it down to 49,99 but it doesn't let me check out - after I input all of my information it just loads me back to the last page, where I have to check out.
Edit: The new code worked btw, thanks daisysmurf
daisysmurf
Member
No problem at all, I bought it yesterday using the old code, was just checking the HUKD thread this morning. Glad it worked
No problem at all, I bought it yesterday using the old code, was just checking the HUKD thread this morning. Glad it worked
Only works part way - it recognizes the code, but doesn't let me check out..
daisysmurf
Member
Are you trying to use Paypal to check out ? some people were having problems with Paypal yesterday. I had to use a different browser to complete mine as it kept conflicting with one of my Firefox addons?
Tried Chrome and Firefox already - maybe I'll use my CC instead.
Edit: Aaand it worked, thanks for the tip
I bought this about a month ago. Good thing is you get a year of Office 365 and a $25 Microsoft App Store/XBOX Live gift card (at least in the US).
The tablet itself works relatively well as long as you know what you are getting. The 1GB ram really kills its performance on most things, but as a light-use tablet it works great.
For the $25 gift card. On the stream 7, use the desktop version of IE, there are instructions on the website that you will need to change security settings in order to validate that you have a hp stream 7.
Going from memory, visit http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/HPStream/, click sign in. You will then need to go to (under IE) settings > security, add microsoft.com as a trusted website. After, click custom level and enable "initialize and script activex controls not marked as safe for scripting" under activex controls After that, check the checkbox for enable protected mode. After, click verify, a dialog box should show up on the bottom of your screen asking if you want to run the activex control, just click yes and you should be on your way.
I would guess this works in the UK but someone please check.
The tablet itself works relatively well as long as you know what you are getting. The 1GB ram really kills its performance on most things, but as a light-use tablet it works great.
For the $25 gift card. On the stream 7, use the desktop version of IE, there are instructions on the website that you will need to change security settings in order to validate that you have a hp stream 7.
Going from memory, visit http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/HPStream/, click sign in. You will then need to go to (under IE) settings > security, add microsoft.com as a trusted website. After, click custom level and enable "initialize and script activex controls not marked as safe for scripting" under activex controls After that, check the checkbox for enable protected mode. After, click verify, a dialog box should show up on the bottom of your screen asking if you want to run the activex control, just click yes and you should be on your way.
I would guess this works in the UK but someone please check.
J
JoJo UK
Unconfirmed Member
So tempted to pick one up to use at night when feeding the new born, at the same time money is tight soo.... I'll stick with books/my phone for now :/ . Great deal though, thanks for sharing!
Flintty
Member
Nice one, I just made my order. Thanks!
Also, Paypal wouldn't work so I used a card
Shift Breaker
Member
I'm on the verge of buying it for that reason alone. I've got a second gen Nexus 7 that's perfectly functional, but I'd like something that's going to run Windows 10 (although I don't quite know why) and this seems more cost efficient than any other option out there.
Ugh, I'm so undecided, I kind of wish a second code didn't come up to make things easier.
lordfuzzybutt
Member
No one ever does. Hah.
Diablohead
Member
These windows tablets are good for the price, you get more power out of a slightly more expensive android unit but the benefits of running a full windows OS is really nice, I have a 10inch linx and love it.
It's also worth noting that you can usually edit stuff in the bios to tweak performance, turning off speedstep helps with performance without much of a battery hit, you can also stream to twitch from these if you have a USB capture device using the built in quicksync on the processor at 720p in good quality.
These tablets can be rather useful.
*edit* another big thing is to run the intel driver update software, my tablet came with out of date drivers which made some games crash on boot or just not work, which both now work fine.
It's also worth noting that you can usually edit stuff in the bios to tweak performance, turning off speedstep helps with performance without much of a battery hit, you can also stream to twitch from these if you have a USB capture device using the built in quicksync on the processor at 720p in good quality.
These tablets can be rather useful.
*edit* another big thing is to run the intel driver update software, my tablet came with out of date drivers which made some games crash on boot or just not work, which both now work fine.
I practically only use these things to surf - I should be fine, right?
Edit: Oh, Hearthstone does sound nice...
Poodlestrike
Banned
Tempting, but if I'm getting a tablet like this it'd need to have a stylus.
Use a card not paypal
Its a great way to get a W8 device, lets me play around with it for cheap!
I ordered that this morning with almost no issue.
For those who have issues with the payment flow, I think there's a new code floating around: ft6kn75gg
I tried it with that one, and after a couple hickups, I placed my order!
I ordered that this morning with almost no issue.
For those who have issues with the payment flow, I think there's a new code floating around: ft6kn75gg
I tried it with that one, and after a couple hickups, I placed my order!
Flintty
Member
Are you paying with Paypal? If so switch to card.
I just found this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgsHcdgLjj4
Sofa Hearthstone gaming confirmed for Mr Flintty!
hurricanepilot
Neo Member
Are you using paypal?
Anecdotally, Flintty mentioned this a few posts up, and I also had the problem - checking out with paypal would look like it was working then just dump you back at the confirm order page.
Changing to a debit card for payment fixed it, and in my case it took a good 10 minutes before they updated the order history on the site or sent me an email confirmation.
Diablohead
Member
Should be possible but might not be the most smooth experiance, never tried it myself.
The CPU could really benefit from being better but you still get a bang for your money with these, you can do a lot with them since they run full windows OS.
stangend77
Member
I've currently got an ipad 2 that by this point is pretty darn slow. I like the idea of having a tablet with full windows on it. So my question is simple:
How would this compare for basic browsing to my ipad 2? Faster? Way slower? Really all I do on my tablet is surf (a few tabs at a time) and watch netflix. Thanks!
How would this compare for basic browsing to my ipad 2? Faster? Way slower? Really all I do on my tablet is surf (a few tabs at a time) and watch netflix. Thanks!