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Battle of the dirt-cheap tablets: Amazon Fire HD 8 vs. Walmart Onn 8 (www.engadget.com)
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[โ€“] fl42v@lemmy.ml 15 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Please, just don't. At least unless there's a reasonably not shady ROM on XDA that you feel comfortable flashing.

[โ€“] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I'm reading this on my 8" Onn right now .. (I normally use a fold but my screen finally failed, and I like having a large screen for reading, be it books, manga/manhwa, or Lemmy). I used to be into flashing a while back but I haven't bothered recently. I agree it's a good idea, but it's low on my current list of stuff I need to get done. (Like moving from Windows to Linux on my main pc).

Edit I do have the Amazon one also, but explaining why I bought the Onn when I already have a Fire HD 8 is just going to make me look worse...