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I will simply confirm the many other positive comments by others... If you are looking for a 10" tablet for general purpose / media player use at a good price, this should be at the top of your list. Specs are one thing, but real life performance is what actually matters and this tablet has that in spades. I am easily frustrated by lag on tablets and "buttery" performance is one of my primary requirements (I simply cannot stand jittery web page scrolling or momentary lockups when apps are downloading and upgrading). The Tab 2 A10 is well built, performs flawlessly - NO LAG - beautiful high resolution screen, good sound and *excellent* battery life. The Dolby Atmos surround sound feature is a but overhyped, but it does actually make a difference that I appreciate and I am glad it is included. On top of all that you have the Lenovo brand behind it, makers of some of the best laptop pc's available, with USA based support. Really I am writing this review to pass on one important piece of feedback - the Tab 2 A10 comes with Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box, but Lenovo has already released a system update to Android 5.01 Lollipop, and the tablet will notify you to apply the update shortly after connecting to WiFi,,, However, it appears that as of today (8/21/15) there may be some unresolved issues with the Lollipop firmware and several users are complaining of sound and network issues after updating their tablets. While it is admirable that Lenovo is offering the update to the most current version of Android (many other tablet brands never bother updating their products - cough Asus!), I suggest you wait until the issues are resolved before updating your tablet, because it is impossible to return to the original firmware once that has been done. Lenovo appears to be working on the issues and I fully expect they will ultimately be fixed, but as for myself the tablet works so well as-is and there's really no immediate need to update so I am happy to use KitKat until that time. The tablet does not include an HDMI port, but does provide screen casting for watching on television if desired. The tablet DOES have GPS capability despite the specs not being very clear of that (and the setup menu does not specify until you enter the detailed options, so it appears not to have GPS on the surface). There is no GPS app bundled with the tablet, but they are available at no cost in the Google Play store. However, Google Maps is included and recognizes the GPS receiver. For those who might be a bit spec snobby, while the cpu manufacturer, MediaTek, may not have much historical provenance, the MT8165 cpu is based on the A53 core and Mali T760 gpu, both of which are well rated cores and it appears MediaTek is becoming a worthy competitor. Based on the performance of this tablet, I certainly won't discount them in the future based on name recognition alone. In summary, this is an excellent 10" tablet at any price. The fact that it's less than $200 is just a huge bonus. I was actually shopping for a good used tablet thinking that the performance I desired would be out of my budget, but the Tab 2 A10 proves you can get the performance at an affordable price.