( WIRED ) -- For those of you with lengthy tech-toy wish lists and not-so-deep pockets , T-Mobile 's new tablet offering may provide the answer you 've been waiting for . Beginning February 2 , the Dell Streak 7 tablet will be available for $ 200 , after a $ 50 mail-in rebate and two-year contract , T-Mobile has announced . Off-contract , the tablet will retail for $ 450 . The new 7-inch Streak is a bump up in size from Dell 's last 5-inch offering , as well as a dip in price from the $ 300 charged for the 5-inch AT & T version . But unlike its teensy predecessor , the Streak 7 will be able to connect to T-Mobile 's HSPA+ 4G network -- although as we 've recently noted , the term `` 4G '' seems to be in the eye of the beholder . We got our hands on the Streak 7 today , and our first impressions are generally positive . It 's chunkier in shape than the iPad , but with rounder edges than the Galaxy Tab . It rests comfortably in one hand or two , suggesting it will serve just as well for passive reading and video watching as it will for more-active browsing . The interface will be familiar to anyone who 's used Android , and neither T-Mobile nor Dell have mucked up the basic operating system with too many widgets . The screen is bright and somewhat responsive , although it 's a little `` jumpy . '' While the screen moves quickly , it 's not quite as smooth as the iPad at tracking your finger motions when you swipe or pinch the screen . It 's as if the makers decided to compensate for the touchscreen 's lack of sensitivity by making the screen move faster , and the result is that the screen sometimes feels as if it 's jumping ahead of your finger . Web browsing and video playback were all quite smooth , and stereo speakers built into the case provide decent if somewhat anemic audio . The Streak will come packing one of Nvidia 's much-hyped dual-core Tegra 2 processors , while touting the suite of recent tablet debut standards -- SD card slot , Wi-Fi access , Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity , 5-megapixel back-facing camera for photos and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera with video-chat capability . T-Mobile is targeting the lower-priced end of the tablet market with the $ 200 tag , beating out the Samsung Galaxy Tab , which recently dropped its sticker price to $ 250 , after a $ 50 mail-in rebate . Though the Streak 's off-contract $ 450 is n't exactly a bargain-basement price , its still 50 bucks cheaper than the lowest-priced iPad . The Streak 7 's debut comes at the forefront of a 2011 tablet-debut onslaught . Rumors of a March release for HP 's new webOS-powered `` Topaz '' have been circulating recently , with the Android-fueled Motorola Xoom soon to follow . While the Streak may have a leg up on Motorola in terms of pricing -- leaked screenshots suggest a hefty $ 800 price tag for the tablet on debut -- it might be at a disadvantage running the antiquated Android version 2.2 ( Froyo ) against the version 3.0 Honeycomb-powered Xoom . But despite version-fragmentation issues , a relatively low-cost option like the Streak 7 may be impetus enough for shoppers to jump on one of the first big tablet offerings of the year . Subscribe to WIRED magazine for less than $ 1 an issue and get a FREE GIFT ! Click here ! Copyright 2010 Wired.com .
Beginning February 2 , the T-Mobile 's tablet will be available for $ 800 . Streak 4 will be able to connect to Dell Streak 7 HSPA+ 7 G network . Web browsing and video playback were all quite smooth .