Tablet Deals

Square Deals via Amazon offers this refurbishd Dell Venue 8 Pro 32GB 8" Windows 8.1 Tablet, model no. BELL8-Pro81, for $149 with free shipping. It features an Intel Atom Z3740D 1.8GHz quad-core processor, 8" 1280x800 IPS touchscreen, 2GB RAM, 32GB memory, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth, media card reader, and Windows 8.1 32-bit.

A 90-day warranty applies, although it's unclear who supports it.

Thanks to an incredible boom in production over the past couple years, tablets have never been more plentiful or cheap. And nowhere is that more apparent than our weekly roundup of the best tablet deals. Save $30 on the full-HD Dell Venue 8, grab a Toshiba Encore Mini for just $79, or bag a Lenovo IdeaTab S6000 at $81 off.

Microsoft Store offers the HP Stream 7 32GB Signature Edition 7" Windows 8 Tablet with Microsoft Office 365 Personal for Windows for $99 with free shipping. (Half Time via Amazon charges the same.) That's tied with last week's mention as the lowest total price we've seen for this duo, and a current low by a buck. The Signature Edition purportedly comes without junkware or trialware. Other features include an Intel Atom Z3735G 1.8GHz Bay Trail quad-core processor, 7" 1280x800 touchscreen, 1GB RAM, 32GB eMMC, 802.11n wireless, 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera, 2-megapixel rear-facing camera, and Windows 8.1.

Newegg offers the 0.7-lb. 2nd-generation Dell Venue 8 8" 16GB Android Tablet in Black, model no. v8TBL-3334, for $119.99 with free shipping. (Amazon charges the same.) That's $10 under our mention from four days ago and the lowest total price we've seen for this tablet. (It's a current low by $30.) It features an Intel Atom Z3480 dual-core processor, 8" 1920x1200 IPS touchscreen LCD, 1GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, webcam, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, micro SD card slot, 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, Miracast, 1-cell battery, and Android 4.4 OS (Kit Kat). Deal ends January 31.

Amazon offers the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 64GB 12" Windows Tablet bundled with a $100 Amazon Gift Card for $799 with free shipping. Assuming you'll use the gift card, that's tied with our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find by $100, outside of the mention below. It features an Intel Haswell Core i3-4020Y 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 12" 2160x1440 multi-touch LCD, 4GB RAM, 64GB internal flash storage, 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, 5-megapixel front- and rear-facing 1080p HD cameras, microSD card slot, USB 3.0 (full size), and Windows 8.1 Pro. A Surface Pen is also included.

DealFisher via Amazon offers the Toshiba Encore 2 WT8-B32CN 8" 32GB Windows 8.1 Tablet in Gold, model no. PDW0AU-00601F, for $119.99 with free shipping. That's $13 under our Black Friday mention and the lowest total price we could find by $9. Features include an Intel Atom Z3735G 1.4GHz quad-core processor, 8" 1280x800 touchscreen, 1GB RAM, 32GB storage, rear- and front-facing cameras, 802.11n wireless, micro-USB, microSD, Bluetooth 4.0, and Windows 8.1.