Android Laptop Review: Hivision PWS700CA

This is a worlds first video-review of an ARM9 Powered Android Laptop, the PWS700CA by Shenzhen based Hivision, find more info at: http://hvsco.com/ProductsView.asp?articleid=789

It is based on a Rockchip RK2808 600mhz ARM926 processor, 128SDRAM, 7" 800x480 screen, 720p Video playback support, WiFi, Ethernet, audio input/output and weights only 650grams.

The price has not yet been announced officially because Hivision is looking for worldwide distributors of this product, who will then decide how much it will be sold for to end consumers. But you can understand that if Hivision was able to sell those types of laptops for $98 more than a year ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKQbN6tpYXw, then surely the price has not gone up since then, at least if you consider what might be the manufacturing costs when this Laptop would be mass manufactured. My guess is that if a giant consumer electronics retailer like Amazon, Walmart or Best Buy approached Hivision to order high quantities of this laptop, it could be sold even below $99 to end users.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• arm
• rockchip
• hivision
• android
• laptop
• netbook
• smartbook
• pws700ca

[ORIF9]

Who is your mifi provider? Sprint?

[Charbax]

@ORIF9 in Denmark Telenor, in UK Three, in Germany Tchibo, in Spain Yoigo. In Europe we get the Mifi for less than $100 unlocked to use on any network which provides HSDPA for anywhere between 0 and 20€ per month with no contracts needed. I'll post a video review soon.

[mediamantx]

Android can't play DivX files nor Flash so this laptop will be veery limitated on those two aspects.

Also, On-Screen KeyBoard totally useless as the laptop's screen isn't touch. xDD

I'm an Android user for my smartphone but Android for Computers is quitely useless, instead they should mount another Linux distribution at the same price.

[Charbax]

@mediamantx Android can be made to play DivX and Flash 10.1 support for Android is coming next month. Modifying Android for laptops (no touchscreen keyboard showing up for example), I think that should be rather easy to do.

[partymastersdj]

Nice laptop ...i wold like to be a distributor in oklahoma U.S.A.

[Charbax]

@partymastersdj Just send them an email and let us know when you have them in stock and for how much you will sell them!

[Grothraw]

It's basically a massive mobile phone!

[wolfbite6]

i would by a shit covered stick b4 i buy an ipad

[ongchorcool]

where to buy!

[ongchorcool]

try installing adobe flash

[FourtySven]

how can i buy this laptop from canada

[volure1]

Dose this support java ? Android is pretty cool. Better then Window ce.

[Joshloft]

lol the mifi is probably more than the thing

[combat808]

Fucking mexican

[desenagrator]

@PenultimateRun Haha! Good luck with a shitty processor!

[ouberman]

touchscreen ?

[shortie446]

Try not talking for like a second

[anilraj420]

@mediamantx now it does with android 2.2 so yeah