The phrase
"budget slate" refers to a limited amount of money set aside to spend on a specific set of things or activities. It means that you have a financial plan or limit for what you can afford to spend.
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As an 8 - inch tablet, the 8.07 x 6.13 x 0.45 - inch Nextbook 8HD is a bit taller and thicker than
other budget slates such as the $ 149 ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7 (7.7 x 4.7 x 0.40 inches), the $ 129 Hisense Sero 7 Pro (7.9 x 5.0 x 0.40 inches) and the $ 99 Hisense Sero 7 LT (7.6 x 4.7 x 0.4 inches).
With the proposed Buffalo
school budget slated to pull millions of dollars out of thinning reserves to balance the spending plan, board members spent several hours Wednesday night looking for savings.
But perhaps one of the most notable characteristics is the device's microSD card slot, which isn't common for smaller -
size budget slates.
The Visual Land Prestige 7L costs a very low $ 76, and for that price you get more storage space than your
average budget slate (8 GB versus your typical 4 GB).
This tablet is lighter and thinner than most 7 -
inch budget slates, yet packs a larger 7.9 - inch screen for enjoying all of your apps, not to mention a full web experience, on the go.
This is one the
best budget slates out there, and it only goes for $ 99 online these days, with a 25 % price cut over its list price.
Competing budget slates, like the Hisense Sero 7 LT ($ 99.99), offer soft - touch finishes and flush displays that don't reveal such glaring imperfections.
The $ 129 Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 is a cheap Android tablet with good speakers, but its performance falls short of
other budget slates».
During a meeting in Makowski School, the District Parent Coordinating Council voted «no confidence» regarding
the budget slated to be approved a week from today.
The budget slate outperformed the MeMO Pad HD 7's score of 3,414, but came up a bit short of the Sero 7 Pro's 4,109, the Sero 7 LT's 4,141, and the category average of 4,426.
Unfortunately, you won't find a microSD Card slot, which is a real bummer because
this budget slate ships with just 8 GB of memory.
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab Iris in India,
a budget slate aimed at government and businesses.
Will the new Kindle Fire 2 gadget compete with the Google Nexus 7 and the cloud of Apple iPad Mini hovering on
the budget slate market?
But is that enough to distinguish itself as a front - runner in
the budget slate space?
One glance at the SuperNova, and its designation as
a budget slate is all but confirmed.
We got a chance to go hands - on with the S2109 and A2107 at Lenovo's IFA Berlin boot today and came away intrigued, though not blown away, by
the budget slates.
Anyone interested in picking up
the budget slate?
However, the Prestige 7L's poor screen resolution, unimpressive performance and short battery life add up to
a budget slate that should stay on the shelf.
Of course, it's
all budget slates and now there's another reason to be excited by that: MediaTek has announced a new CPU.
But the Iconia Tab 8 is worth considering if you want
a budget slate that's slightly faster and lighter.
However, it's not the speediest tablet in its class, and the audio doesn't sound great, even for
a budget slate.
This budget slate measures 7.6 x 4.7 x 0.4 inches and weighs 12.6 ounces.
If you're looking for a low - priced 10 - inch tablet and you're fine with a low - resolution screen, Lenovo's A10 is a decent choice with an IPS screen and good speakers (for
a budget slate).