Did you pay for an Aakash Tablet? Here's the inconvenient truth

The Aakash tablet has been the most ambitious project taken up by the Indian government to impart tech based education in schools and colleges. This low-budget tablet lets us realize the dream of the $35 laptop that we’ve been yearning for a while now. It appeared as a miracle child, and the most highlighted aspect was its price – Rs. 2,500 for Aakash and Rs. 2,999 for the Ubislate (upgraded Aakash). Yes, that price is unbeatable. While everyone focused on the price, there were few who may have wondered what the build quality or performance of the tablet would be like. The tablet was an educational initiative, but the overwhelming response soon made Datawind put up a few units of the Aakash and commercial Aakash tablet dubbed Ubislate tablets on the store shelves. The Aakash sold out within a week but Ubislate and its different versions continued to be on display.

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