[BamaPanda]

Anyone join in if you like.
Just thought I would comment on the M8 Pro and Pipo possibly rising to the top.
The first few renditions of Pipo tabs all showed promise ...the M1 & 2 , but it seemed to be a hit and miss when one was ordered, with a number of niggles having to be worked out.
Then came the M8 with all it's glitches.
I seem to remember Top Notch Tabs giving a negative when asked if thy would handle it, and at that time it was a no ...due to quality control.
Now the M8 Pro & M9 are really getting some good press. Even TNT places the M8 Pro as their best to sell tablet.
It is the only tab I have read of that give you English instructions. The tear down pics look good. Buyers seem to really love them.
Are they now the best tablet value from China?. Can they keep it up?.
I have my sights set on the M8 Pro.
Is there a Pipo in your future?

 

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Maybe it will last.
There have been quite a few makers who have shown better QC ...some names hat come to mind are Onda, SmartQ, Ramos ..but the buzz over the quality that Pipo is putting out ...especially in the M8 Pro, is very encouraging.
SmartQ, for many (I think) was the cream of the crop, but they seem to be hampered in getting goods to market. Pipo, on the other hand ...brings out new tabs fairly often, is quick with the updates ..and still manages very good QC.
Good for us!

 

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Im waiting for the M6

Roman, have you seen it, tried it, and finally going to sell it

Gavin

I had not been paying attention to the M6. That looks sweet!

Listed here with a 10,000 mah battery.
M6

If that tab has the good QC that has been reported for the M8 Pro ...it should be an iPad killer!

I would think that every rendition of the RK3188 will just get better and better. I can understand your anticipation!

 

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Pipo m8 pro might be to Pipo, what the RK3066 is to Rockchip.
I preordered it, so I've owned it a while now. It pretty much blows away all my other tablets. The really unique feature that I've never seen before, is how well it works on release software. It usually takes a few firmware and custom ROMs to get a tablet working with established chips like RK3066. And M8 pro, as one of the first,runs RK3188 like a charm! And it can only get better as new updates and ROMs comes along Big thanks to Roman and his ROMs! He saved my very first tablet buy, the pipo s1, and as I now return to pipo I'm very happy to see him working on the m8 now

I've owned quite a few tablets this last year. As a power tweaker nut I get bored when I have maxed out the performance of my current tech. So I sell off my pimped out tablets to friends and family, and get a new every few months. This one looks to be a keeper tho

To say it is a keeper, with your MO ...says a whole lot about the tab.
The comment about it working so well with apps and all speaks volumes. A similar comment was made by Roman in his praise of the Exynos 4412.
Looks like Rockchip has made an excellent chip. I look forward to getting an M8 Pro soon.
Thanks for the post.

 

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Of course, like you end with, to each his own. But I always had problems trying to use android tablets in some ways to be productive. For example, my company uses Quickbooks online. So I could, on an android tablet, use the mobile app, which was very limited. Or I could use a browser in desktop mode, which never displays quite correctly, and often has flash problems. Either way, it usually ended up with my getting frustrated and not doing what I needed to get done. Responding to emails and using google calendar works well on android.

But I also have to use some x86 only programs for work databases, so that limits what I can do with an android tablet. I've had seven android tablets over the last couple years, more than some people, less than many others. If I'm going to spend $200-250 dollars on a tablet, I would like it to do more than be a consumption device. But really, there's nothing that I know of that can do both gaming and productivity applications equally well right now.

So, I use my android tablets for relaxation-play music, videos, surfing the web, etc. The ASUS windows tablet and my desktop are for getting work done(with some playing around sneaked in ). It's a good mix.

I just need speed and stability. Other than a Ramos W42 with Exynos (sent back), I have had two Apads with the early A10 Allwinner and ICS. Slow, slow ....SLOW!

I use an Pad2 for business now, but it is mostly files I pull up for clients ...jpegs, pdfs ..and some MS Word and Excel docs.

If the next Android tab I buy has the ability to pull up these same files quickly, I will be happy camper. Ipads OS can be so frustrating.

I am beginning to wonder if the M6 is that tab.

 

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From my Pipo M8 Pro.

This has to be the best China tab I have ever had. It is not perfect, but no big issues so far.

After loading a custom ROM, no lag ...just clean performance. Not sure about games and such (not a real gamer), but for all other options very nice.

Only quibbles ...batt will only change to 79% and the case is loose just a bit on one side. Both of things can be corrected in the future sometime.

Neat tab. Neat brand, it looks to be. I spotted some neat videos on Pipo and their history. They look to be a company looking toward a long, prosperous future.

 

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Update.

New Rileyrom 1.9 loaded a few weeks back. No more battery issues. Great tablet. Great Android experience.

Only problem.is... I tend to want to piddle, but I do not need to improve much with this tab.

Maybe I need a new Android challenge.

 

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Interesting!

I read recently that Pipo is doing only tablets. They sure are able to churn them out a good bit quicker than most, it seems.

The M8HD looks nice, but I am thinking M6 next. Have to save some funds!

As for my M8 Pro, I am now on the new RR2.0. Looking for Key Lime Pie in a new rom.