Insignia 8 Flex Tablet from Best Buy Review - $99 Full Windows Tablet vs. HP Stream 7
Buy it at Best Buy - http://lon.tv/066w9 (affiliate link) VIDEO INDEX: 0:03 - Hardware overview 3:45 - Modern / Metro UI Demonstration 4:26 - Web browsing performance and benchmarks 4:59 - Minecraft and 3DMark Benchmark / Gaming Performance 5:53 - Disk speed benchmarks of the internal SSD 6:14 - Demonstration of HDMI port and 1080p output 7:37 - Conclusion and Final Thoughts I have a feeling we are going to see a lot more of these cheap $99 tablets from many manufacturers. This latest entrant comes from Best Buy and sports an 8 inch screen but a measly 16 gigabytes of internal storage. We previously looked at the HP Stream 7, also $99, which has a smaller screen but more internal storage. Both tablets have the same Intel Atom processor and only 1 gigabyte of internal RAM. The Best Buy device performance nicely, on par with the HP Stream 7 in just about every way. It has a larger 8 inch screen that is a little easier to look at given as compared to the HP's 7 inch display. The Insignia's display is an attractive and crisp IPS panel. Unlike the HP the Insignia does have an HDMI port for connecting external displays. If the internal display is disabled the device can output at a full 1080p! this means that if you use a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse you can essentially have a $99 desktop PC that can be disconnected and taken on the road. But the minimal amount of available storage space is frustrating and severely limits its usefulness. Like the HP I also wish it had a little more available RAM. Subscribe to my email list to get a weekly digest of upcoming videos! - http://lon.tv/email Visit the Lon.TV store to purchase some of my previously reviewed items! http://lon.tv/store Want to help the channel? Start a Patreon subscription! http://lon.tv/patreon Follow me on Facebook! http://facebook.com/lonreviewstech Follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/lonseidman Follow me on Google+ http://lonseidman.com
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yea but again best buy sell micro sd card 64 32 gb at 20 doolar cheap!
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can u have the hdmi plugged in to a TV and charge it simul?
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You talk to Damn fast to even understand- you went straight to outlook express makes no sense the way you explain- not a good presentation IMO
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what is the best bluetooth keyboard to use with this tablet?
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Dayummm that boots faster than my phone. Step it up Android
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Nice detailed review Sir. Thanks.
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is it 16 gb really? or that's the capacity you can add with the microsd card, ram capacty ,proccesor please answer me
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Mine is having issues connecting to my wifi....
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you would buy an Xbox to connect one or the table intel stick lo siento por mi inglés
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nice review!
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could it run cs go on low graphics settings?
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How do you bypass the "lock screen" and logon screen so that it never appears when the computer is powered on? What I need a Windows tablet to do is load one program by default without any hindrance such as an annoying "lock screen". I believe the newest iteration of this tablet has 32 GBs of storage, 2 GBs RAM, supports up to 2 TB via SDXC memory cards (when they become available), supports any capacity USB 2.0 Flash drive (currently tops out at 1 TB), and appears to have a dedicated charging port via micro USB. With the headphones jack it can be adapted to a 1/4 inch size.
The user will be my older mentally retarded brother who has slowly lost his vision. He will forever be 4 years cognitively, regardless how old his body ages (he turned 52 in August). As a music player and audio book / story teller this type of machine is perfect for his needs. I'll have physical controls made that will sit in a custom-made protective case that he can't break. When he presses on the physical buttons they will activate the virtual buttons on custom-made .MP3 playback software. Getting past the annoyances of the "lock screen" and logon screen are the real hurdles for now. -
hey lon dont no if i ask this already but can it download steam and run it?
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Hello,
I see you have your tablet connected to pc screen. How did you connect it? -
I have it
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runs windows 10 pretty awesome
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How do you boot a live operating system through bios on this thing. The reason i bought a windows tablet was so i can run android, linux and windows but hell i cant even boot anything from usb on this thing. Any help?
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whats the battery life compared to the hp stream7?
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how do you connet tablet windows 8 with keybord ?? please tell me i really want to play minecraft with it
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I saw in your video that you don't use the hdmi port. I tried many times with direct hdmi to hdmi and this is not working for me.
Another guy on youtube tried with hdmi/VGA and that works perfectly with 2 screens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-5h0n1nSho
Just for information before anyone buy a micro hdmi to hdmi cable or adaptor.
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