Disgo 8100 Slim 10.1 inch Android 2.3 Touch Screen Tablet PC

Im not normally one to write reviews but feel I should to save anyone else going through this. I advise you not to purchase this tablet, I too ignored the reviews thinking that mine would be ok and its total rubbish. Its un-responsive, the net is so slow tried on 3 different connections now, The getjar store is pants tried 5 times on some apps then the eventually download. I know its a 100pound tablet but honestly its a waste of 100pound, if it could just browse the net at a reasonable speed that would of done me thats all I wanted but it doesnt! Avoid at all costs! Mine is back in the box awaiting return, these are not fit for purpose.

This seemed great value for money and was delivered very quickly but....the tablet soon started to shut itself down even though the battery was well charged. Then it froze completely on start-up and despite a factory reset it never again got past the start-up stage.

Play.com very quickly arranged for a courier to pick up the defective tablet, although the first time they went to the wrong address! I said I was willing to try one more Disgo 8100 but was told that the whole batch was defective, with so many people returning their orders.

So I asked for my money back, which Play.com also did very quickly. I can't fault Play's service but as for the actual tablet...be warned!

I wanted a reasonably priced tablet with a more than reasonable performance, just for messing with - not to replace the desktop or laptop - but mainly to browse and update my Cocktail Audio etc. 100 sovs is a steal as they are 170 on other sites. Not the quickest tablet in the shop, but not the most expensive either. Its certainly not THAT slow. Its like having a massive version of my HTC Desire HD - no surprise as it has the same processor etc.

Admittedly, my wife and I initially bought two tablets and both had screen faults amongst other things (mine had a faint horizontal line that wasn't too bad, but the wife's had a thick pink live vertically down the screen), so both went back. Play's customer service wasn't as good as I has had previously and took a few calls and messing about with deliveries/collections/delivery to get the replacements, but now they're here, they both work fine. The speakers were better on the replacements too - tho still not great (fine with decent headphones) and both tablets seemed quicker - so some people may have also been playing with faulty units.

If you have a bit of IT knowledge (and can use Google!), you should get past most of the obstacles detailed on other reviews. The first tablet took a reset to get it to work, but the 2nd was ok out of the box. Its easy to find better App Stores than Getjar and 90 per cent of the apps I've installed work fine (more than I expected).

I definitely recommend using a different browser as both pre-installed ones aren't the best available (Skyfire seems to crash as soon as you use it). Plenty of e-type readers and free games to go for - all downloaded quickly, installed no problem and even updated within days. Dolphin HD appears to have a 'gesture' function which I wasn't aware of - so drawing a back arrow on the screen makes the browser go 'back', 'G' for Google, 'f' for Facebook etc. Funky.

I loaded a couple of music gig videos on it and they play absolutely fine. Ideal for traveling etc. I won't bother with music as I intend to use alternative devices for that, but I was surprised it played an album recorded in flac.

No problems whatsoever with wireless set-up and email, but I do know what I'm doing with regard to what ports to set etc. The hardest part was remembering the password I set 4 years ago.

I put an 8Gb micro SDHC card in and all was well, so ordered a 32Gb one mainly for video (an average one is around 15 quid). The unit is fairly well equipped port wise, mini USB lead is handy and the whole thing feels well made and nice and slim (for the money). The camera is average and front facing, but I wouldn't use it anyway.

If you have 600 notes to throw at a tablet, or you can't be without a fruity logo then this isn't for you, but at less than a ton, all in all, its great value for money - even if you only play games on it! And browse the web.......and pick up your email........and use it when traveling.......

had to return mine:-

Turned it on after charging used it for a bit all seemed ok then it appeared to turn off, screen went black and nothing seemed to work tried reset as described on Disgo's website and still did nothing, I guess you really do get what you pay for gonna shop around a bit more before buying another pad, I can't afford Ipad but its looking likely I might have to save up for one, also should point out USB cable was missing from the packaging.

I have had 2 of these sent from Play and both have been faulty, the first would not recognise any wireless connections, the second has a constantly flickering screen, this has now gone back for a complete refund, the few minutes I did spend with it were not impressive, the screen was unresponsive and apps were slow loading (if they did at all) overall very poor, sometimes you really do just get what you pay for...

When the tablet first arrived I was really pleased, for the price it didn't look too cheap. Turned it on and it booted up at a reasonable speed, happy so far.

I wouldn't say the touch screen is very responsive but it is fine, I didn't have any issues with it. When I started using it I found it to be very laggynwhen doing things like typing. Getjar is a bit of a waste of space but there are other applications you can use to get over this.

Another reviewer said he was a photographer and was going to use it to show clients their work. That is one of the reasons I bought it as I too am a photographer but there is no way I would use it for that, the screen quality is fine for playing games and such, but there is no way I would show my work to a client on it.

Had a bit of an issue with some apps crashing when you rotated the tablet too.

So to sum up, i'd say all in all the tablet is worth the money, but if you are expecting a great deal and to get something special, you'd be dissapointed.

The 8100 arrived last night, so far it's been booted a few times whilst I have a quick look at the setup and so on. Like a few other reviewers who've posted I too have a similar problem to them. The device refuses to progress past the Disgo loading screen when booted (yes it's fully powered, although this can only be surmised, as the 'manual' doesn't really indicate too much beyond this button is for such and such...).

The disgo website is useless; their FAQs and support pages are a joke (as someone who works in IT support I'm appalled that I can't find the information I require on their site and HAVE to send in a request for support by web form ... 24 hours later still no response, apart from an automated reply).

Will I be returning this for a refund? You bet.
Would I recommend this device to anyone? HELL NO!!!

Play should stop stocking this rubbish.

I bought this for the price mainly and was pleased when I opened the box. After about five minutes of browsing the internet, enough was enough. it is very slow and won't play anything flash which rules out catch up tv etc.

The internal memory is actually 1g not the stated 4.

I have now returned to play as it was miss sold and not fit for purpose.

We now own an ipad3, which is over priced but it works, and is quick.

bought this just over 2 weeks ago. got a cheap one as i wasn't planning to use much and just to surf net. problems with calibration to start with then after that was fixed the tablet wouldnt load past the disgo screen. contacted the manufacturer and received no reply. probably could have found a patch to fix it but life is too short.

Play happily refunded it so as always, good service from them

Was reasonably pleased when the item arrived. Hooked it up to wifi nicely, screen was good and responsive. First couple of apps from Getjar downloaded nicely. Then as I delved into Getjar further only 1 out of 4 apps would download. I tried using an sd card but it wouldn't recognise it 50% of the time. Finally after about 2 weeks, say 25 hours of use it failed completely. Upon switching on it wouldn't get past the 'Disgo' screen. Now useless. I have returned it to Play for refund. In my experience this is a poor quality product.