One of the Best Tech Deals Ever

For our kids' entertainment on long road trips we've been using portable dvd players. Though they work fine, they are a pain to install and remove before and after each trip.  So I thought what would be better would be to provide each child with an Android tablet, with which he or she could watch videos, play games, track our progress, etc.  I had been looking for some inexpensive 7" tablets that were powerful enough to play video and games smoothly, for under $150.  The top contenders were the Asus Memo HD 7 , and the Barnes and Noble Nook HD.  I was hoping a good deal would turn up on Black Friday, but it wasn't until Cyber Monday that I found a deal that turned out to be one of the best deals on tech that I have ever gotten.  The tablet is the Hisense Sero 7 Pro.  New ones are only sold through Walmart, for $129.  On Cyber Monday, Newegg were selling refurbs for $85!  I couldn't pass that deal up!

Spec-wise, it's pretty good.  Not top-tier this year, but it would have been up there last year.  Some of the specs: Tegra 3 quad core running 1.2GHz, 1 GB memory, 8 GB storage, microSD card slot, GPS, mini-HDMI, 2.0 MP front camera, 5.0 MP rear camera with flash, 1280x800 display with 5 point multitouch, 4000 mAH battery, runs Android 4.2.  The price was so good that I bought three of them!

I got the cases on Amazon, a different color for each kid.  Guess which one is Jessica's.  The only problem I ran into was a bad usb cable for one of the tablets.  Rather than send it back, I just bought another one cheap on Amazon.  Otherwise, the tablets are awesome!  Noticeably faster than my Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0.  Everything works and works well.  Video is smooth.  Games work well.  GPS works well.  Sound is good.  Couldn't be happier.  These would be good tablets at $150.  They are fantastic at $85.