Customers are enthusiastic about the Flex 11.6" tablet's screen size, ease of use, and keyboard, with many praising its performance and value for the price. However, some users noted concerns regarding battery life and the tablet's weight, finding it heavier than anticipated. A few also mentioned challenges with charging and limited storage capacity. The power button also received some negative feedback.
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Pros mentioned:
Keyboard
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly useful
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I was expecting much from this Surface knockoff, but when my Dell XPS was stolen and a deadline loomed (and a tight budget), I had to grab it.
For what it is, this is AMAZING! I actually cannot overstate just how pleased I am with this tablet. It's not going to set speed records or play Call of Duty, but for Internet use, movie streaming, and Microsoft Word use, it's perfect. The fact that I can easily convert it to a tablet, which allowed me to ditch my ages old Android 7" is just icing on the cake.
Very highly recommend you purchase a different power supply and cables and a mouse. I bought the excellent Anker 24v power supply and Anker USB cables from Amazon, along with a 20100 mAh backup battery, along with a Logitech Anywhere 2 mouse, and it's perfect. In fact I didn't even bother re-buying the $3000 Dell when my insurance check came, this suits me just fine.
Highly recommend.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A very good tablet for the price.
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I now have two Insignia 11.6" tablets. Both work great except that the older one (by two months) screen brightness is less than the newer model. And the newer model corrected the insertion of a Flash Drive into the USB port from face down to face up. Other than those two difference the both perform well.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Keyboard
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Speed, Weight
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good for the money
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I owned a Samsung before thus so I was spoiled. This tablet/ pc is very slow compared to my Samsung. If I had it to do over again, I would not purchase it. . Sorry Best Buy. . I would have gone back to Samsung but money was the issue. The keyboard is excellent which I use it frequently but the tablet is quite heavy. . Very heavy! Although I like that there is room enough to download my programs but slows it way down!. If you don't need office or a Bible program or anything like these programs then your tablet will run much faster. I dont use it for games so I can't help you there. Overall, I do not like it and as I said, would purchase a better tablet. .(Faster processor). I'm stuck with it for a while. .I tried Acer and Walmart brands first and I may try the Asus next because I had a mini Asus (purchased at Best Buy) that run awesomely.. until I dropoed it. . Ugh. Good luck. I wouldn't recommend this one folks..too many cons.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Keyboard, Screen size
Cons mentioned:
Weight
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great price, nice large screen
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The price and large screen was what attracted me to this tablet. The picture quality is great. The speakers are sufficient. The 32 gb is ample to download books, movies, games, and music. I purchased an additional memory card and have tons of storage. I like the detachable keyboard. The tablet seems heavy than most with the keyboard attached. Otherwise, I would recommend it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Great concept but needs netter execution.
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Got this for my son for Xmas, we are currently on our 4th unit. Screen is best in this price range, 11.6" @ 1080(HD) resolution. It's fast enough for all the games, homework, Lego robotics & Minecraft programing. Streams Netflix without a problem. Front and rear cameras are 5 megapixels.
This is all great except, it is heavy, the screen only detaches & can't be put on backwards for tent or presentation mode. Battery life is average to below average. It's slow to charge & the micro USB charger fits loosely in the port. The biggest issue is this thing after about 2 weeks of use always seems to have issues powering on. The last one would only power up if the keyboard was detached, if I attached it while on it would shut off. Previous ones would drain while on sleep mode, not power on even while plugged in and would not recharge after 12 hours of being plugged in. Also the power cord is way too short. Speakers are in good locations but are very soft.
My son lobes it when it works and doesn't want to replace it with a 10.1" screen product, believe me I've tried. So we got 2 year geek squad protection so we're good until he graduates to a better and more expensive product when he's 11.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly Impressed
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This is a great laptop / tablet as long as you don't expect to install a lot of programs. It does have a micro sd card slot, so you can probably store some extra documents and photos and files there. I am impressed by the size and how fast it is. Like using the touch screen and the way the screen detaches from the keyboard. The battery life is really nice, shows about 8 to 9 hours when fully charged.
Much better than the Lenovo 11.6" I had originally got that had a bad hard drive, and after checking out reviews was glad I got this one.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Keyboard, Screen size
Cons mentioned:
Weight
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Insignia™ - Flex - 11.6 - Tablet - 32GB - With Ke
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Awesome is all I can say. It's like having my big screen desk top in my lap. It doesn't get as hot like a laptop or other tablets. Keyboard easily comes off and goes right back on. It is heavier than other tablets ,but it is very sturdy. Dropped it once already with no dings or screen issues. Touch screen works as good as any.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
perfect tablet / mini computer
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Don't be fooled by the not name brand of this tablet, the specs and price of this tablet are very good. This tablet can use up to 128gb micro sd card, 2 full usb, 1 micro usb, battery life is very good, has 2gb ram and a 1920 x 1080 resolution, the keyboard is setup like most laptops. This tablet is very responsive as well as the touch screen. Windows 10 runs perfectly smooth on the tablet.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Cons mentioned:
Weight
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it!
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It's a versatile Windows 10 tablet that has super performance and the memory and disk capacity is sufficient for my purposes. Great that it has 3 USB ports (my previous tablet had 0). Only downside is that it is a bit heavy.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A good product for someone in business at low cost
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Much Superior to the ASUS product I had previously. This current machine, however, is a replacement for a prior same machine that died within 15 days of purchase. So far, good performance with this one and it does what I need for business -while on the go.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Keyboard
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good tablet for the money
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Nice tablet with plenty of multi tasking power. This is my second one since the battery in the first one had an issue but Best Buy was great about returning it and giving me a new one. Love the tablet though and the keyboard is great too
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Cons mentioned:
Weight
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Works well.
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I love the flexibility of tablet to laptop functionality . The size is great and makes it easy to transport. It was a lot heavier than I expected , but holds up well with kids.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Cons mentioned:
Weight
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great tablet for teenagers
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I bought tis for my teenager son. he loves it he lives the convenience of them coming apart. easy for school. and can speak it it with out typing anything. my son says this is the best one he's gotten. he's had a few and didn't stand up to his expectations. I loved the price and the quality is great. the weight is alittle heavy but other than that it's good. the screen graphics are amazing. thank you best buy.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Computer
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I am a heavy Mac user, but needed a Windows computer to take classes on-line. It does the job. Love the touch screen feature. It only has 32GB.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Screen size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Much better than expected.
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Hey, it's Insignia, it's supposed to be a lower quality store brand. Except that the build quality is very good and the performance is rock solid. I bought this to use to watch movies while on the treadmill. Worked great for that. Tried streaming On Demand TV shows - worked great for that. Bluetooth performance is reliable, no glitches. Great screen size, snappy response. Still waiting for the other shoe to drop...
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Pretty good for the price
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Had to exchange my initial purchase as it would not turn on after a few hours. No problems with the replacement so far. Pretty fast overall, though video is a tad slow sometimes. Graphics is very crisp and the ability to switch between tablet and laptop by detaching the screen from they keyboard is a great feature.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A good start
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I bought 2 of these units as Christmas presents for my boys. They love their iPads and I thought it was time for them to be able to use a computer.
This is called a Windows 10 tablet that also functions as a PC. The RAM is 2Gb and the Storage is a 32 Gb SSD. It does contain a Micro Sd slot for storage expansion. There is also a micro USB slot and a mini HDMI slot. The screen detaches from the keyboard and turns into a Windows tablet. I am not sure why this unit is advertised as a tablet because it functions better as a PC.I would recommend this unit. But, I would say there will be more of these types of devices being released. But for now, it is a fine unit for the price. I know my boys are using theirs and are finding out that electronics means more than video games.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Screen size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good tablet
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It's compact. Performs operations quickly. Satisfied with product.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Screen size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
I like it...
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Pros: Compact and quick. Easy to use. Great value!
Cons: Top heavy and sensative touch features.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life, Weight
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Cheap product, lower expectation
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Battery life is terrible and worse it the amount of time it takes to make full charge. Very heavy for its size, outside shell is made out of plastic so not sure how durable this would be with travel.
I purchased this product to use when traveling but with limitation to battery charge, I now primarily use this as my secondary tablet around the house. Overall product is cheap and it works, but just lower your expectation on build quality and quality of the battery.