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Last year, Nvidia stepped in to the tablet arena with the Nvidia Shield, featuring a powerful Kepler based graphics chip, a 1080p display, along with some unique features. However, in recent months the tablet has been rather hard to find due to a recall that took place. Now, those issues have been cleared up, and the Nvidia Shield Tablet will be re-launching in time for Christmas, at its lowest ever price.
The Nvidia Shield Tablet is coming back, and will cost just £149.99 for the 16GB WiFi model. It doesn't look like the 32GB LTE version is returning at this point in time, though there is an SD card slot if you need more storage.
As was the case when the Shield first went on sale, you will need to purchase the controller separately for £49.99. There is also a smart cover available for £19.99. The whole bundle is available, HERE.
For those who have been thinking about getting a Shield tablet, it features a Tegra K1 processor, which features a 192-core Kepler GPU, a 2.2GHz quad-core CPU and 2GB of RAM. It also makes use of the ShadowPlay features you will find on Nvidia desktop GPUs, meaning you can record gameplay, stream to Twitch, or stream desktop games from your PC to your tablet. You will also be able to access GeForce Now, a subscription service that allows you to stream titles from the cloud. We managed to test it out back in January if you want to see how it performs.
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KitGuru Says: Prices for the Nvidia Shield on the second-hand market were getting a little out of hand so its nice to see the tablet making a return for Christmas at such a low price point. Do any of you own an Nvidia Shield already? Would you still recommend it?
I have two of these tablets now thanks to the recall. At £150 i’d say it is a real bargain, the controller not so much unless you know you will be playing games a lot on it.
I’d only use it for ShadowPlay, so the controller is a requirement. Not too sure why I’d use ShadowPlay on it to be honest, no where else I know had the bandwidth to support it 🙁
Regular bluetooth controllers would work fine. The Nvidia one works on pc but needs the cable plugged in and nvidia gpu drivers installed.
If you mean ‘geforce now’ the online game streaming thing, I never managed to stream anything because of bandwidth but I think the closest servers are in Ireland so if you stay near there then maybe you would have a decent experience. Streaming from your own PC is ok, not without problems but it is ok.
Not sure if the recall was due to them getting too hot or what, but (if it wasn`t an overheating issue) I was planning buying one, but would have liked some extra info in this article. Most people wont know if you can browse the interweb with it, or wont know if you can play Steam games on it, or such. So, more info is good.