Best Buy is selling for $299 the Lenovo IdeaPad A2109, a 9-inch tablet pre-installed with the year-old Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and a speedy 1.2Ghz quad-core Tegra 3 processor. The $299 device sold by the retailer has 16 GB of storage and comes with Wi-Fi connectivity only. The tablet has a thickness of just half an inch and has a rollcage for added durability.
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- Other specs include a decent 1280 x 800 resolution for the 9-inch touch-screen, 1 GB of RAM, micro SD card support, front (1.3 MP) and rear (3 MP) cameras, HDMI slot, and 2 Cell Li-Ion battery.
- There have been rumors about a similarly spec'd A2107 7-inch tablet, but Lenovo has not yet launched the device.
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If you compare it against the Google Nexus 7 and pay an extra $50.00 the Lenovo S2109 package is quite appealing. It has a bigger display, micro SD card support, twin cameras and an HDMI slot.- Sovan Mandal, Good E-Reader
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Lenovo IdeaPad A2109 Tegra 3 tablet hits Best Buy starting at $299
We haven’t heard much from Lenovo on this tablet but with specs and a price like that they should be telling the world.
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Lenovo IdeaPad A2109 packs a 9-inch HD display and Tegra 3 for $299 – available today
We haven’t heard much regarding this tablet but aren’t sure why, as this is a fairly attractive package. Lenovo also has a very similar device in the 7-inch form factor, the A2107, that we’d love to compare with the Nexus 7.
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Lenovo 9 Inch IdeaTab A2109 Tablet Surfaces on Best Buy, Priced at $300
The price is actually pretty good, however if you start thinking about the $199 Nexus 7, it doesn’t look that appealing.
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Lenovo IdeaPad A2109 Available Now For $299
One of the drawbacks on this new tablet is the Jellybean factor. Lenovo said it will receive an update in the next few months, so this may be more appealing towards the hollidays.
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Lenovo IdeaPad A2109 now just $300 at Best Buy
Sure, for $50 less you can get the 16GB Nexus 7 but it only has a 7-inch screen. If that’s a deal-breaker for you, perhaps Lenovo’s tablet will fit your needs.