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Rating 3.9 out of 5 stars with 68 reviews

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Customers are saying

Customers love the Encore 2's ease of use, screen size, and storage capacity, finding it easy to handle and use for various applications. However, concerns have been raised regarding its battery life and limited RAM, impacting performance and overall user experience. Some users also noted the lack of certain ports.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    It is a very great product to purchase. You can take it anywhere.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    Easy to handle and understand. Great buy at a great price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great tablet

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    I love this tablet. With the expandable memory via micro sd card I can use it for everything.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    like it ,good price

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    Easy to handle and good perfornance for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Clear and bright picture

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    Clear and bright picture is just the start, I like using the windows applications and I can now send out group emails when I could not with a google tablet

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life, Performance

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Freezes up all the time and battery runs down quic

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    disappointed in the product. I have to reboot at least twicw a day. Battery has a short life span.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Suprisingly Awesome

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    I had my doubts becouse of the drastic let down with the windows 8 OS. This unit is fast, reliable, and has a crystal clear screen.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    I wouldn't get this

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    It froze twice within 2 days of buying it. I would reccomend getting something else honestly

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    nothing special

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    The tablet is nothing special. the keyboard is difficult to work. Doesn't automatically pop up or go away... kind of anoying

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Tablet

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    Easy to use, nice resolution, can extend memory, etc

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Problems from the beginning

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    Do not buy! I brought it home and it worked the first day. Next day I couldn't get it to turn in. I tried charging it but nothing worked. Returned it and got a new one thinking it was a fluke. The second one worked fine for a few days but now I can't get it to charge or turn on.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    easy to operate

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    was very pleased how easy it was to learn to operate, this is my second tablet i,ve bought from best buy

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    the best

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    I love it!!!! Its hard getting used to but its totally worth it..

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use
    Cons mentioned:
    Usb

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have a laptop as my main and wanted something really portable. Ipad is 4 times more expensive and has no hdmi no usb no sd card slot that Apple says you dont need...RIGHT.Took a few install and reinstalls and upgrades to get this working correctly but after that GREAT.browsing,Netflix all work great.Purchased 2 for a total of $206 compared to apple ipad mini at $660 for two.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    excellent

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    I LOVE my tablet. Couldn't be happier with my purchase

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Didn't like it at all.

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    Lots of problems. Tablet continually freezing up. Windows 8 issues. Just wasn't worth the hassle. Trading it in was easier and less time consuming.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Enjoying

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am so happy!! It was so easy to set-up. I have only had it a day and have visited all of my social networks, pandora, skype, watched a movie. It is doing everything I hoped it would do. Good speed, size, easy to hold, takes great pictures. I am beyond pleased. I would definitely buy it again.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Ram

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Windows 8.1 full version tablet

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have many tablets including the Microsoft Surface. I found that I needed a small Windows 8 tablet to throw in my purse and go. This fits the bill. This tablet runs Windows 8.1 w/Bing. For the most part it does what I want it to do and I can store my files and photos on the 64 SD Micro I purchased and installed. The overall performance is pretty good. The device is very slim and lightweight. Some argue it should be a metal case. I like light and the plastic case is solid and feels very quality made. The specs I believe are deceptive. I have found with these kinds of devices that being blind to the processor speeds and memory installed and using the tablet the way you intended to is the best test. 4 stars, it should have 2 GB of memory not one. I did remove Norton Utility as it constantly tells you that memory is low which is why 2 GB would have improved this issue. Windows Defender does the job just fine and its FREE! Loving it now see how it is one month down the road.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage
    Cons mentioned:
    Ram, Usb

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Decent Windows 8 Tablet

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this on a lark and while overall happy, I returned mine for another brand of Windows 8 Tablet. Screen was responsive enough, but could use another 1 GB of ram. Internal storage was fine with a 32 GB microsd, essentially you get something better than android / apple that fits in your pocket / purse. I returned mine because it was slow to wake from sleep, it would randomly hibernate for no reason. I think it's missing a few things like full size usb, hdmi, etc that some competitors have but overall, I would have kept it if it weren't for the funny sleep / hibernate issue that had me worried.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great device at great price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    You really just can't beat it for $199.00. I use the full MS Office Suite for work and typically stream Netflix in the evenings. Never lags or slow down. It does get warm, but that's really no big deal. I looked at all the windows tablets in the 8" size and just couldn't justify spending the additional premium on a different one. I also have an 11" Dell Venue Pro with an I5 processor that our company supplied and this pretty much keeps up with that.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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