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them tablet things?

CbtEngr01CbtEngr01 Member Posts: 4,340
edited May 2013 in General Discussion
I want to get the misses one, which is the best? She would use it for mostly searchin the web, homework, maybe netflix. Ive heard the kindle fire is good. I dont personaly know anyone that has a tablet. Would be nice to stay under 300 bucks.
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    riflemikeriflemike Member Posts: 10,599 ✭
    edited November -1
    bought this one for the wife..samsung makes good stuff...think the 16GB would be in your range
    http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-10-1-32GB/dp/B007M506WS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1370009234&sr=8-3&keywords=samsung+galaxy+tablet
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    MBKMBK Member Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have been surfing, including here, 80% of the time on a now 3 year old tablet.

    More comfortable to sit on the couch than at the desk.

    Recently the French company Archos updated their line, and they can be found at B&H Photo's website.

    Having a GPS is important for me because it doubles as a car navigator.

    You want to get one with Android 4.x these days.
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    Bubba Jr.Bubba Jr. Member Posts: 8,197 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a Kindle Fire HD, and it's great for what it does. But surfing the net, is not it's strong suit. The browser, Silk, is slow, and Firefox is not yet compatible with the Kindles.
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,336 ******
    edited November -1
    iPad is easy to use. Plus it has a name that sounds like a feminine product.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    pietro75pietro75 Member Posts: 7,048 ✭
    edited November -1
    I got a Kindle Fire HD for Trista and the boys have the Nook. All of them are happy. Both these tablets stream netflix well and Trista uses the Fire to browse the web. She hasn't complained that it is slow, but I'm not sure how it rates for speed.

    I don't know that she would want to do homework on it as I would think that one would want a keyboard for typing.

    I almost bought her an Ipad mini. A friend has one and prefers it over his Ipad.

    Good Luck!
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    BeeramidBeeramid Member, Moderator Posts: 7,264 ******
    edited November -1
    Check out the Nook HD plus from Barnes and Noble
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    nards444nards444 Member Posts: 3,994 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    not usually a fan of apple products specially their computers mainly because I have grown up and used microsoft most of my life. But an Ipad for the ease of use and the amount of accesories is probably your best bet. Kindles are ok with the funtions they have on them now besides book reading, but I dont think youll get what you want out of one.

    Ipad is going to be simple to use and always work.
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    gesshotsgesshots Member Posts: 15,679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Before you decide, watch this - on whatever you use to watch Youtube videos!

    http://www.youtube.com/embed/V_gOZDWQj3Q?rel=0

    [^][;)][:D][:D]
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    BeeramidBeeramid Member, Moderator Posts: 7,264 ******
    edited November -1
    Watching video's on an ipad can be an issue since it doesn't run flash.[;)]
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    Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,700 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by gesshots
    Before you decide, watch this -

    http://www.youtube.com/embed/V_gOZDWQj3Q?rel=0

    [^][;)][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

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    LaidbackDanLaidbackDan Member Posts: 13,143 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Beeramid
    Watching video's on an ipad can be an issue since it doesn't run flash.[;)]
    Also a lot of YouTube's content will not play on them
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,336 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by LaidbackDan
    quote:Originally posted by Beeramid
    Watching video's on an ipad can be an issue since it doesn't run flash.[;)]
    Also a lot of YouTube's content will not play on them
    I don't believe we have ever run into that problem in our home.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,519 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bought the wife a kindle fire hd for 199 on amazon.She loves it. Can do most anything.
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    bigoutsidebigoutside Member Posts: 19,443 ✭
    edited November -1
    For what you are describing, I'd go iPad.

    If she traveled the world and needed free wifi downloads of magazines and PDF files from home. It's hard to beat the kindle. If she was 12 and needed strong parental controls (including a total screen time used today ) filter. Go with the kindle.
    If she's going to be reading the NYT top books for summer in direct sunlight at the beach, go with the kindle. If she wants a monthly unlimited book access for age appropriate titles and nickelodeon and Disney reading primers, go with the kindle.

    But for everything else, get the iPad.
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    Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,700 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by bigoutside
    For what you are describing, I'd go iPad.

    If she traveled the world and needed free wifi downloads of magazines and PDF files from home. It's hard to beat the kindle. If she was 12 and needed strong parental controls (including a total screen time used today ) filter. Go with the kindle.
    If she's going to be reading the NYT top books for summer in direct sunlight at the beach, go with the kindle. If she wants a monthly unlimited book access for age appropriate titles and nickelodeon and Disney reading primers, go with the kindle.

    But for everything else, get the iPad.I don't know much about the Kindle, just what I've witnessed based on a few friends that have them; but I do like my iPad (64GB, WiFi, and 4G) and everything it does!!! And, I'm not an Apple fan; just a believer in the iPad.

    If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!

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    LaidbackDanLaidbackDan Member Posts: 13,143 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Mr. Perfect
    quote:Originally posted by LaidbackDan
    quote:Originally posted by Beeramid
    Watching video's on an ipad can be an issue since it doesn't run flash.[;)]
    Also a lot of YouTube's content will not play on them
    I don't believe we have ever run into that problem in our home.
    I have a iPad 1 with a YouTube app, the past couple of months I've had a couple of videos show up as content not available for device
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    pingjockeypingjockey Member Posts: 1,879 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Oh, that kind of tablet!! Thought mabe you were talking about
    Cialis or something. Never could see why if that stuff worked,
    they needed two bathtubs!![:D]
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    torosapotorosapo Member Posts: 4,946
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by pingjockey

    Oh, that kind of tablet!! Thought mabe you were talking about
    Cialis or something. Never could see why if that stuff worked,
    they needed two bathtubs!![:D]



    I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought that. [:D][8D]
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