Aakash 2 Tablet - Lenovo Says "Quality Tablet For Rs. 2276 Is Very Challenging"

Lenovo's business development director, Keith Liu said that the company may consider participating in the India's ambitious 'Aakash 2 Tablet' project but believes that it'd be very difficult to produce a 'quality' tablet with a great user experience for the proposed cost. Lenovo is aware of the project and already looking at the proposition. Liu heads the tablet business for Lenovo in China; which is the second biggest tablet player after Samsung. The Human Resources Development ministry of India plans to distribute over a million of these low-cost Aakash 2 tablets among Indian students. The biggest selling point for the Aakash tablets has been its price, which is about $41.

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Aakash 2 is currently being tested by the IITs and DataWind currently holds the contract to manufacture the initial set of Aakash 2 tablets comprising of about 100,000 units. The question that pops up in our minds is the quality standards Lenovo is talking about and what the IITs & DataWind are proposing. We'll of course follow up on this story as more information reveals. But we all know that there was a #-Link-Snipped-# between the IIT Jodhpur and DataWind executives regarding the quality of tablets. Those who've bought Aakash original tablet - we'd like to hear your opinions on the overall quality of the tablet and value for money.

Via: Samsung: Aakash 2: It's challenging to make a quality tablet for Rs 2276, says Lenovo - The Economic Times

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