Haleron's iLet 10-inch tablet starts cheap, gets expensive, ships next week
By Tim Stevens 
posted January 5th 2010 10:46AM
posted January 5th 2010 10:46AM
You have no shortage of tablet options these days and trust us: by the time the week is through you'll have many, many more. The Joojoo has been the most notable of late, but if you're looking to save a little money and don't mind a clunkier form-factor, Haleron's Mio iLet (internet tablet) could be an alternative. It starts at $419 and for that you get a 10-inch, 1024 x 600 multitouch screen, 1.6GHz Atom N450, a 160GB HDD, 802.11a/b/g wireless, and a lovely pleather carrying case. Cough up another $100 and you'll get 3G, a further $50 for quad-band GSM, and upwards of $260 more for a bigger drive. Finally, GPS will set you back another $75, turning what was a solid value into something a bit... more. Windows 7 is at least free, but instead of Tablet edition it seems instead to feature a special version celebrating the Seven Deadly Sins. The iLet is said to be shipping next week, so if you order now you could find out what comes in the box before the month is through.
This device makes me more happy than the archos tablet with Win 7 ...
@rock99rock
It sounds a bit fishy .. agreed ..
well, had to pay same shipment fee for my Archos 5 IT from Archos.de ...³
Lets just say, this unit's spec-sheet sounds way better than the one of Archos 9 (except the screen size though I prefer this unit's size ...)
@rock99rock It's not fishy, just cheap. Hey it's an Asian OEM, it's more interested in bulk sales than retail.
I hope it has an upgradable memory slot inside. I want more than 1GB! Looks like 2010 is going to be the year of netbook and tablet wars.
My Bad it has 2GB!!
1. Processor -- Intel N450 clocked at 1.66GHz
2. Master Chipset -- NM10
3. Display:10.1’ TFT LCD+Touchscreen,1024*600 (Multi Touch Optional)
4. Dimensions 226.1mm (Length) X 166.7mm (Width) X 24.5mm (Height)
5. Memory: 2GB DDR2
6. Hard Disk 160G SATA (Optional 250, 350, or SSD)
7. Weight 1Kg
8. Accessories Battery Adapter, Battery, Instruction Book, USB Flash Driver, (Optional Bluetooth Kit...Keyboard, mouse, hands free earpiece)
9. Camera: 1.3M pixels camera
10. Network: 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3G( WCDMATD-SCDMACDMA2000) GSM Quadband 850/900/1800/1900/ 3G 850/2100
11. Operating System: Window 7, SIP for dialing cellular calls
12. Network Card LAN 10100 Base-TX
13. Battery: 3 Cell Lithium Ion Polvmer Battery about 5.5 hours’ duration 3500mah 6 Cell Option about 10 hours
14. One sim card slot for cellular and 3G Data connections, IO Three 2.0 USB interfaces, One Card 4in1 Reader SD/MS/MMC/ms-pro, One external monitor interface, One network, RJ-45 connector, One DC-in connector, One Microphone connector, One Earphone connector
15. Input:100-240v/50-60MHz1.7A Output:19V 3.5A Max Power 65w
@One Love
where did you get this number from ?
What number? 2GB? its in the specs.
Hmm, long as there is no monthly charge for the 3G service I'd be willing to pay an extra $100 for it.
@Brokinarrow
I think the idea is you would put your T-Mobile, AT&T, or other carrier's SIM in the device to use the data plan you're getting from them. A hardware manufacturer would be hard pressed to grant infinite 3G service for a flat fee.
@CtrlBurn - Ah, yes I see that on Halerons site now. Yup, I'll just stick with wi-fi then.
Semethng about the name. ilet.
I don't get it. R manufacturers just sticking an I in front of there products in hopes that uninfirmed will all of a sudden think it's made by apple n generate massive iphonelike sales? Lol!!
@logic thinker the i- tag has been around a long time before the iphone.
@logic thinker
I was thinking that it having an OS that allows you to install whatever you want was a bigger selling point.
@logic thinker : iLet = (Internet Tablet)
@Brokinarrow Yea since itunes right. Any way that has nothing to do with logic thinker's question. Whether or not apple started the iProduct naming they certainly popularized it. So it is a fair question to ask if the name iLet was used to play off apple's popularity.
@One Love
iLet sounds like something found on a shoe.
Or a toilet.
@Edobe I was gonna go with iRiver....
@Brokinarrow You're not saying that iriver popularized the iProduct naming convention are you. Yes the wildly popular iMP-100 is what started this all, Except no one knows what the hell that is.
@Edobe Was it then perhaps the iPaq line from Compaq (Pre HP acquisition). The original iPaq PDA came out in about 2000. The desktop line of products was already on the market...
@OddManOut I agree, it was the iPAQ line that really brought about the popularity of the lower case i. They were the top of the line PDAs at the time, and the iPAQ desktops were the most popular low end business model.
Of course if you look for a precedence of attaching an I to the front of an otherwise known word, then Iomega predates that by several years (just not lowercase). There were Iomega Zip or Jaz drives at virtually every desk by 1997. They were certainly a household name.
@Edobe The point I was trying to make was that Apple was not anywhere near the first to use the i prefix. As you can see, there have been plenty of other products using it long before Apple further popularized it. See, I was just pointing that out, not trying to start an argument on the internet over something so pointless and stupid as to who popularized what.
@Edobe And further, if they were really trying to tag onto Apple's popularity, I think they would have made the case white and much more streamlined. This product just doesn't scream "i'm an Apple wannabe!" to me... which is why I will buy it.
I do not think this kind of tool can be really popular. Big we have PC, Portable we have laptop, Small we have smart phone. The market niche is too small of this one.
@ATS
and where do you put the iSlate ?
@kiyu727 In the garbage.
@ATS
So you completely missed 2008 when the netbook market exploded and turned out to not be a niche but mainstream after all?
this is a good option for corporates !
there are also 100$ laptops for kids which will be available soon - http://bit.ly/6G5sQp
@madmax123
They suck. Why not spend another $150-$200 bucks to get a better computer. I am 14, I have a job, I have 4 computers. I spend my own earned money to buy my tech shit, including my new Asus EeePC 1000HA. No kid (In America) in their right mind would want one of those.
They are great for kids in Africa, but the specs suck for anyone else. Give me the iLet, or the HP TM2 and I'll be smiling.
i'llLet this one pass I think
Why hello there.
Not perfect but VERY nice. This whole week as seen a flood of tablet news for product we know is shipping (unlike cough, cough Apple). This is nice enough to get a fully loaded one to play with. Probaly wait a few months at this point and get a better sense of everything that falls out as available.
They chose the crappiest windows 7 wallpaper that anybody could get
Why the hell doesn't this have 802.11N? The specs sound very attractive, as well as the price, but no N?
"Tablet edition"? Don't Home Premium and up already contain all the tablety stuff? Or did I misunderstand the sentence?
I don't know why the big manufacturers aren't pimping more convertible net/notebooks. The Acer 1820 with the SU7300 is pretty thin, offers a nice 11.6" screen, and doesn't appear any thicker than this this. Sure it costs more, but you get more performance.
I'd rather go with that, or the cheaper EEE T91MT than give up the physical keyboard. The T91 is tiny.
Engadget's vocab lesson of the day:
Portable Touchscreen w/ keyboard = tablet
Portable Touchscreen w/o keyboard = slate
I see no keyboard, so no, this isn't a tablet.
@GeekPI
Close, however it's more like this, historically.
No KB = Slate Tablet
Yes KB = Convertible Tablet
Are we seeing a common word?
@jon The word Tablet for a touchscreen PC was popularized and Branded by Microsoft, years ago (XP Tablet edition comes to mind). To fit the specs of a "Tablet" there was no need requirement for a keyboard. In fact early Tablets were almost always keyboard free. It wasn't until after they proved unpopular that the "convertible tablets" started to become the main form factor.
I personally think the slate designation is to come up with a new name that implies a more limited use device that does not meet the already formed tablet spec. Most of the systems being referred to as slates are running lightweight mobile OSes like Android, CE or the mythical iPhone OX 4. They are not full on PC grade OSes.
A little pricey but cool...I will wait for CES to see what's coming out and see if Apple ever puts out it's magical unicorn of a tablet everyone has been gaga over for the past 2 years. :)
@rock99rock For the feature-set I think its a bit much. If Apple has some killer feature, it may be worth it. I am not holding my breath. I am more waiting to see whats all out there first.. There was a snapdragon that looked promising.
@rock99rock I would have preferred to see Windows 7 tablet edition personally.... Pound for pound this other option isn't the best, but it's a good starting point. The screen is smaller though.....
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/20/icd-ultra-android-tablet-hands-on/
That's an android tablet and pretty cool IMO. I want to see what the other platforms have to offer (Android,OS X, JooJoo, etc) . If the Haleron gets Windows 7 Tablet I would be pretty interested personally. To each his own....
@rock99rock That is an impressive project! Great work! was it tough?
*stumbles in*
*sees that there's no fruit-shaped logo on the device*
*wanders out*
Tablets are compressed powder
Gel caps are inclosed in a dissolvable covering
Slate is a type of stone
@joelaf Sorry, Tablet being used to describe a writing slate predates the medicinal form by at least two centuries. Medicinally I prefer Gel-Tabs. Tablets coated with gel that go down easier without the weird aftertaste of the capsule.
Historically a tablet usually implied that the words or images were engraved in stone, however a slate was something that was written on with a media that could be washed off (charcoal, chalk, etc.).
So Tablets were more like DVD-R, and Slates were like a DVD-RW
Am I missing something? For a mere $420 this seems to have most everything I'd want in a tablet. Is the screen resistive or capacitive?
I just signed up for CLEAR 4G home and mobile. Thinking about getting a netbook to carry around and surf with my new 4G USB modem. Something like this tablet/slate might be nice. It would be nicer for $250 though. Are there other options yet?
Useless unless you can use a stylus/pen/whatever to take notes. It's capacitive I suspect.
I agree- what is up with their web page? If you look at the GPS component, you have the options of "No", "I do not want GPS", "Yes", and "Add GPS (+$75.00)". Also, the only way I can see to order an extended battery is by configuring an iLet Extreme: http://haleron.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=17&category_id=6&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=27
Has Anybody bought this and got it yet ? If you did can you post a video or photos of it.I'm interested in buying one. Thanks