Dual-OS tablets – anyone used the Pipo W6S? And other questions.

[Kody]

Have you made any progress on this? I’m also very curious about the Pipo W6S, but cannot find any good reviews of it.

[Evan]

No progress so far. I found a new X98 Air 3G 64GB on eBay for $85 AU, which is almost certainly a scam, but the risk to the buyer is low when using PayPal. Assuming I never get that, I’ll probably wait around and see what turns up – if I find a super-cheap Venue 11 Pro on eBay then I’ll get that and use AMIDuOS to run the Android apps.

[Stijn]

Did you order it on ebay? I saw the same ad for $100 AU

[Evan]

Yep. A week later eBay banned the seller and refunded my money.

[Stijn]

Cool what tablet did you go for in the end?

[Evan]

So far, none. I was leaning towards the Venue 11 Pro until I found out about its overheating issues. Currently leaning towards a Teclast X98 Air 3G.

[TS]

Hi, did you end up with any tablet that works for you?  GPS & high enough resolution?  I am in the same situation – looking for such a device but doesn’t seem to exist but it appears to be a niche market.

I’ve read that GPS doesn’t work on Teclast X98 Air 3G well, and/or it doesn’t work at all in Windows.  I don’t know why and no one seems to have a clue on what’s going on, even though the GPS module appears to be detected in Windows.

If it would work, it be great – Windows 10 allow offline maps.  The only confirmed 8 inch tablet I had that work with offline Windows map & GPS is: Toshiba Encore 8 tablet – the earlier model has GPS.  I had one of these before I broke the screen, so now seeking alternative but found surprisingly nothing.

[Evan]

Unfortunately not. I largely gave up after finding that the new version of the X98 Air 3G doesn’t even have GPS (link). At this point I’m keeping an eye on the new models just in case something good turns up.

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