BSNL Penta IS701R Tablet puts check to Aakash & Ubislate

Last year, DataWind in association with the Government of India came out with a 7 inch Android tablet for students. Named Aakash, the tablet costs Rs 2,999 in the market; while it’s subsidized rate is just Rs 2,250.

Aakash, which was hailed as the cheapest tablet in the world, was projected as revolutionary and was talked about the world over. In fact, its makers got lakhs of preorders.

Before the euphoria could die down, though, public sector telecom operator BSNL has come out with an extremely low cost tablet of its own. Manufactured by Noida based Pantel Technologies, the Penta IS701R tablet has WiFi and is priced at Rs 3,499.

Now we have two tablets in the same category - at around Rs 3,000. Here we try to compare the Aakash and BSNL tablets in terms of availability, price, specifications and value additions.

UbiSlate 7 - a 7 inch Touch Screen Tablet (Indian Made) - Features & Specifications

I hope already most you must have already heard about the world's cheapest touch screen tablet - Aakash! - a sensation in the world of digital gadgets. And now, the long awaited Aakash tablet has been launched by the Telecom and Education Minister, Kapil Sibbal. He quotes "The rich have access to the digital world, the poor and ordinary have been excluded. Aakash will end that digital divide." Aakash is unquestionably a great initiative for the internet penetration in the country including the rural areas. It is definitely a boon for the students across the length and breadth of the country. 

This is the official platform where you can book Aakash tablet for yourself in an easy and hassle free manner. So wait no more. Fill in the form and book your Ubislate now (As per my understanding these bookings are exclusively for Students).

Indian Ipad - Touch Screen Tablet - at just Rs.3000

A sibling of the world's cheapest tablet computer -- the Aakash, launched in India last month -- promises a cheaper, worry-free and therefore travel-friendly alternative for mobile computing. The tablet's "proudly made in India" and the base version (meant for students) was launched on October 5. It was christened the Aakash tablet, after the Hindi word for sky.

London-based DataWind, a leading provider of wireless web access, will make a commercial variant of the Aakash available in India by the end of November. The varient will have a less romantic shelf name of UbiSlate 7. 

UbiSlate 7 costs US$60, or a maximum retail price of Rs 2,999, including all taxes and a 12-month warranty.