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Old 23-10-2015, 20:00
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That doesn't surprise me. I doubt Tesco could sell enough Hudl3 tablets to justify a whole new device, when most users who are interested in it will already have a Hudl2 which is "good enough" for most purposes.

They shot themselves in the foot by making the Hudl2 too good value for money last year, and now the tablet market is pretty much stagnating as the devices themselves are powerful enough for all normal needs, much like how most people don't need a more powerful PC than what they have had for years (unless they use it for games).

It does seem slightly odd that Tesco would discontinue sales of the Hudl2 only a few weeks after releasing what is a major software upgrade for it, but say that they will continue to provide software updates (presumably security related fixes) for it. Plenty of other companies decide to abandon cheap Android devices almost from day one. Kudos to them for that. Don't tell their shareholders
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Old 24-10-2015, 09:51
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It's such a shame you can't still get the Nexus 7, or that Google didn't release a successor (the 9 and Pixel C aren't really aimed at the same market) as native Android makes my Nexus 7 nicer to use than my wife's newer Galaxy Tab S which lags with TouchWiz despite a far superior chipset.

For value, I'd still say the Hudl 2 is best but a portable battery charger is maybe advisable if you use it a lot away from mains power. That's about the only issue though.
Argos still had stock a few weeks ago. Obviously varies from branch to branch but they were still there to buy if you shopped around.
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Old 24-10-2015, 21:46
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Hudl has practally gone from the Tesco website with no stock available. Only listings they have are for refurbished models at £79. I've set up stock alert thought cos got around £40 in Clubcard vouchers
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Old 24-10-2015, 22:04
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Maybe they are going to just let the stock sell out and that will be it. A shame as it's perfectly good for another Christmas.

They should have continued production in my opinion.
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Old 25-10-2015, 00:24
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Maybe they are going to just let the stock sell out and that will be it. A shame as it's perfectly good for another Christmas.

They should have continued production in my opinion.
Is it making a profit for them though?

And could they use the space the Hudl uses to sell something else that could make more?

Tesco are going through a lot of big changes at the moment.
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Old 29-10-2015, 20:30
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Now people are asking £150 plus for these on Ebay!

They are good, but not that good.
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Old 29-10-2015, 20:39
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Now people are asking £150 plus for these on Ebay!

They are good, but not that good.
Someone will always try to cash in.

It's ironic this thread is called 'Hudl 3' when it will never exist.
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Old 30-10-2015, 07:02
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Sorry I completely forgot about this thread!. It's bloody ironic my sons Hudl decided to die on the day Tesco officially said they won't be making it anymore!. I'm so annoyed, I can't even get the Hudl 2 anymore!. I've managed to get a refurbished Hudl 1, for now and he can have it for Christmas. I know it won't last long though.

What's the next best tablet for the same sort of price? (£100). It's for a 5/6 year old for games and watching YouTube/Netflix?
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Old 30-10-2015, 07:46
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Watchdog on BBC1 last night had a segment about some 'Hudl's screens was cracking during charging and Tesco are denying its a fault and charge £70 to repair them ... Watchdog has asked people to contact them if anyone else has had same problem .
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Old 30-10-2015, 09:02
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Watchdog on BBC1 last night had a segment about some 'Hudl's screens was cracking during charging and Tesco are denying its a fault and charge £70 to repair them ... Watchdog has asked people to contact them if anyone else has had same problem .
I wonder if that's why the digitiser on mine stopped working properly. The screen was not cracked and you could see all of it, but only part of the touch screen worked
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Old 30-10-2015, 10:12
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Sorry I completely forgot about this thread!. It's bloody ironic my sons Hudl decided to die on the day Tesco officially said they won't be making it anymore!. I'm so annoyed, I can't even get the Hudl 2 anymore!. I've managed to get a refurbished Hudl 1, for now and he can have it for Christmas. I know it won't last long though.

What's the next best tablet for the same sort of price? (£100). It's for a 5/6 year old for games and watching YouTube/Netflix?
We were in a similar situation to you. My sons Hudl 1 is almost ready to die after 2 years of plenty of usage so was planning on getting the Hudl 3 for Xmas. After a fair bit of looking around I bought the lenovo yoga 2 8 inch. £130 at John Lewis so 2 year warranty aswel. It's very similar spec to Hudl 2 but with a bigger battery. It ships with kitkat but is upgradable to lollipop and it's a close to stock android skin after the lollipop upgrade. It feels 10x faster than the Hudl 1.
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Old 30-10-2015, 10:45
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We were in a similar situation to you. My sons Hudl 1 is almost ready to die after 2 years of plenty of usage so was planning on getting the Hudl 3 for Xmas. After a fair bit of looking around I bought the lenovo yoga 2 8 inch. £130 at John Lewis so 2 year warranty aswel. It's very similar spec to Hudl 2 but with a bigger battery. It ships with kitkat but is upgradable to lollipop and it's a close to stock android skin after the lollipop upgrade. It feels 10x faster than the Hudl 1.
The reviews of the Yoga 2 on the JL site are not encouraging, citing WiFi dropoff and failure to wake from sleep as common faults.
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Old 30-10-2015, 10:52
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I wish Google would make another affordable tablet too. Amazon does them, but they're much more like what you'd expect from something cheap - even before considering the restrictive nature of the Amazon Fire OS.

It's a shame Tesco stopped making the Hudl 2, and that Google stopped making the Nexus 7 (even older than the Hudl) because both are still excellent and fit for purpose.

I know the industry doesn't work like that. Too many people would just write off a 2013-made device in 2015/6 as outdated, obsolete, trash - without even using it.

I haven't had Android M for my Nexus 7 yet, but when it comes it's going to have another year at least in it. Possibly the only tablet I've owned that will still be usable right up until the battery is all but dead, or I break or lose it.
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Old 30-10-2015, 13:50
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The reviews of the Yoga 2 on the JL site are not encouraging, citing WiFi dropoff and failure to wake from sleep as common faults.
The John Lewis reviews aren't the most reliable as there is only 3 reviews to begin with, one very positive and one is complaining about the first gen yoga. Reviews on every other site looks good. Ive been using the yoga 2 at night when my son is in bed and haven't had any issues. If there was any wifi issues they may have been fixed in the update to lollipop.
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Old 30-10-2015, 21:24
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Now people are asking £150 plus for these on Ebay!

They are good, but not that good.
Yeah we've seen this too. It's a great bargain at £99, but at £150...I think I could buy something better anyway somewhere else for the same price or not much more. It's stupid. I hope no-one falls for it.
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Old 30-10-2015, 21:41
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Yeah we've seen this too. It's a great bargain at £99, but at £150...I think I could buy something better anyway somewhere else for the same price or not much more. It's stupid. I hope no-one falls for it.
Someone will. When EE was offering those free portable batteries to charge phones, a lot of them went straight on eBay for £15 or £20 quid, even though they're technically property of EE. Some were even selling the information on how to get one (fiendishly difficult - you have to send an SMS to a number that was on EE's website)
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Old 31-10-2015, 18:47
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I was think of getting a Hudl 2 but decided I'll opt for something else.

I looked at the yoga tablets but I worried about Lenovo, because of them having spyware/malware on their devices. So fenlander, you should check if it spyware/malware is pre-installed on that yoga.

Yeah we've seen this too. It's a great bargain at £99, but at £150...I think I could buy something better anyway somewhere else for the same price or not much more. It's stupid. I hope no-one falls for it.
For about £156, you can get a Linx 1010 tablet, which runs windows 10. Over £170 to include a keyboard. It has a Quad core Intel Atom CPU, 2GB Ram and 32GB storage(expandable with 32gb SD card). The only down sides are the screen resolution, being an IPS display with 1280 x 800 resolution, and both front and back cameras are only 2MP. This is probably the tablet I'll think about getting, as others are out of my price range and this will help with my work. I don't see them releasing another Linx tablet, as this was just released back in July.
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Old 02-11-2015, 09:44
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Yeah we've seen this too. It's a great bargain at £99, but at £150...I think I could buy something better anyway somewhere else for the same price or not much more. It's stupid. I hope no-one falls for it.
To get a better *Android* based device, you need to spending £200.

Win10 tablets will be better for some people - like my mum who only uses her tablet for browsing and email. If you want casual gaming, W10 tablets are fairly lousy compared to Android.
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Old 02-11-2015, 19:00
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Watchdog on BBC1 last night had a segment about some 'Hudl's screens was cracking during charging and Tesco are denying its a fault and charge £70 to repair them ... Watchdog has asked people to contact them if anyone else has had same problem .
I have never seen such a lazy and misinformed bit of "journalism"! As someone in this technology field for many years I can say it was complete and utter b0llox! It was like suggesting that your car windscreen would crack coz you filled the petrol tank!. Just the sort of dumbed-down, lowest-common-denominator ("Sun -reader") dross that Watchdog specialise in.

Yes, they are fragile touchscreens - they're built to a price so not "bomb-proof" (so take better care, you f'ckwits) but to link charging to touchscreen damage is bloody ridiculous.... <and breathe...>

Touchscreen cost to me is around £30, the LCD is often damaged too by the impact - so another £35 if it is - and it takes me about 40-45 minutes to change one (first one took over an hour). £70 is a bargain!
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Old 02-11-2015, 22:47
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Noticed in my local Tesco today all traces of the Hudl2 have vanished and in its place a Windows tablet display has appeared.
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Old 03-11-2015, 01:02
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Tesco are going to sell re branded tablets under the name connect, I have been told.
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Old 03-11-2015, 12:31
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Tesco are going to sell re branded tablets under the name connect, I have been told.
They've already been selling Connect tablets alongside Hudl tablets for some time now. The connect tablets aren't necessarily rebranded Hudl tablets, as I believe they are Windows 10 tablets, and with much lower specs than the Hudl. I don't see these tablets catching up, to the specs from Hudl 2 any time soon.
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