The Bangalore based Lakshmi Access Communications Systems Pvt. Ltd. or LACS has introduced a dozen tablets for sale in India. The tablets come in 7, 8, and 10 inch size options with price starting from as low as just Rs.6,999 to all the way up to Rs.34,999 for the top end version. The 12 tablets actually form part of 4 product series that have interesting names—Pepper, Tamarind, Mirchi, and Paprika. Each series comprises of 4 tablets each.
“We now have four ranges of tablets with 14 variants that come in screen sizes ranging from 4.3 inch to 11.8 inches, where some tablets can be converted into netbooks as they come attached with keyboards and other accessories. The tablets are 3G, WiFi and SIM-enabled depending on the model, while top-end ones are loaded with both Windows and Android operating systems,” said Managing Director Mahendraa Kumar D. Jain.
LACS has been a pioneer of the burgeoning tablet segment in India and claims to have sold 10,000 of its first gen tablets introduced last year. The company has set itself a target of selling 3-4 lakh tablets in the next 12 months. Towards this, LACS MD, Mahendraa Kumar D. Jain also announced they would be setting up its own ‘Easy EZ’ stores selling its products.
“Within the next three months there will be 220 stores in all major cities, and this number will go up to 10,000 by the end of 2012 with an investment of Rs.35 crore,” said Jain before also adding, “This business model will allow young entrepreneurs to enter the technology space and ride the next big wave in the advancement of technology penetration in India.”
As for the tablets, the company has revealed the details of only the Pepper Series, though the guys at AndroidOS have been smart enough to have scooped up some more from the company site that has since been down.
Pepper M74V:
> 800 Mhz Via processor
> 2 GB memory
> Android 2.2 Froyo
> 7 inch 800 x 480 pixel LCD sensitive touch display. It is most likely to be of the resistive type given the low price point.
> WIFI, 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ45), 3G compatible dongle
> USB 2.0, Micro SD card that max out at 32 GB
> 3.5 mm audio jack
> G- sensors, front facing camera
Two other models of this series are Pepper M84V, Pepper M84V.
Paprika 78S:
> Android 2.2 Froyo
> 4 GB memory
> 7 inch 800 X 480 capacitive touch screen
> Wi-Fi, 3G compatible dongle
> HDMI, USB Host 2.0 and USB device 2.0
> Micro SD card that max out at 32 GB
> 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
> front facing camera
There will be three others models in the Paprika series—Paprika M88A, M19, and M10 that differ on display sizes.
Tamarind M733:
> Android 2.2 Froyo
> 8 GB memory
> 7 inch Capacitive Ultra Slim touch screen with an Anti Glare later
> Wi-Fi, 3G compatible dongle
> HDMI, USB Host 2.0, Micro SD card with 32 GB max
> 3.5 mm audio port
> front facing camera
Two others models in the Tamarind series include M833 and M188 that differ on screen size options.
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