Not a Transformer Prime, but a nice stocking filler nonetheless

Dec 19, 2011 14:08 GMT  ·  By

Woot! continues its series of tablet Holiday specials and today it offers the 10.1-inch Toshiba Thrive for a cool $290 (223 EUR).

Running Android 3.2, aka Honeycomb, the Toshiba Thrive features a 10.1-inch 1280×800 screen, a 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, SD card support, as well as a 2MP front camera and a 5MP rear snapper.

All of these are packed inside a case not as stylish as that of other tablets out there, since it comes no less than 0.62-inches (16.7mm) thick, but you do get a full-size HDMI port to make up for this inconvenient.

In case you are wondering how does Woot! manage to sell the Thrive for such a low price, the secret lies in the fact that the tablet is actually a refurbished model.

Fortunately, you do get a 90 day warranty and even more importantly Woot! can guarantee that your Thrive will arrive in time for Christmas, which definitely is a nice thing to hear if you ask us.