Deal: Toshiba Thrive 10.1″ Android tablet for $299.99

by Mike Macias on December 14, 2011 · 0 comments

Tablets are starting to get cheaper and cheaper. Right now you can pickup the Toshiba Thrive Tablet at Best Buy for $299.99 with free shipping. The regular price is $379.99 for this version so you’re saving yourself $80 bucks. Update: The deal at Best Buy is now over buy check out this one that lasts until Christmas…

Free $50 Gift Card with Toshiba Thrive Tablet with 16GB Hard Drive. Technically you’re getting it for $349.99.

Amazon.com also has some killer deals on the Toshiba Thrive. Be sure to check out the different hard drive variants.

Toshiba Thrive Specifications:

1 GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
1 GB RAM
8 GB internal storage with SDHC expansion slot up 32 GB
6-cell lithium-ion battery
5 megapixel camera on the back, 2 MP on the front
Full-sized USB 2.0 prots
Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi built in
HDMI output
10.1″ screen with 1280×800 resolution
Android Honeycomb operating system

If you’re shopping for a tablet this holiday season this is one of the best deals you’ll find.

You might be turned off by the 8 GB internal storage but rest assured it’s plenty if you add a 32 GB microSD card (under $40 nowadays). This tablet uses full-sized SD cards but if you buy the microSD it usually comes with the SD adapter. This way you can always use it in another device. Don’t forget this has full-sized USB 2.0 ports allowing you to plugin your external hard drive or USB thumb stick. I currently own the Acer Iconia A500 8 GB version and have no issues with storage. And I’m only using a 16 GB microSD card!

Can you upgrade the Toshiba Thrive to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich?

As far as I know you will be able to update the Toshiba Thrive to Ice Cream Sandwich.

Click here to see the deal on the Toshiba Thrive at Best Buy. You can also find this Honeycomb tablet on sale at Amazon.com.