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The old man has called his tech support line (my mobile) and asked me to choose a tablet for him. Naturally I turn to the STW hive mind as even I'm confused number of options.
He wants to use it for photographing and cataloging music which he can then take to gigs with him and put it on a stand to play back from so it needs to have a decent quality rear camera and the ability to create a folder structure and rename photos that he saves.
He'll also use it for general interweb browsing, Skype and sending emails so it will need to connect to wifi.
We drew out screen sizes on a bit of paper and he thinks the 10" or above would be much better than 7".
I was looking at something like this [url= http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-refurb-eee-pad-tf101-tegra-2-1gb-16gb-emmc-10-1--android-3-0-96XG.html ]Asus[/url]
Any thoughts or suggestions?
ive had a google nexus, samsung galaxy tab and 2 ipads, the iPad is my weapon of choice as oldies (mum & dad) have mastered it and struggled with the others.
Cheers zoo. Sorry, I should have mentioned, budget is about £200 max.
Kindle HDX. Perfect.
EDIT: here you go http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CYR6UTM/ref=fs_so
tell him to increase his budget and get a new ipad air, or keep same budget and get a 2nd hand older ipad. I've had a few and messed about with others and the ipad really does come out best. I can 2nd the comment about being old(er) people friendly as My 69yr old mum loves hers.
iolo - MemberKindle HDX. Perfect.
EDIT: here you go http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CYR6UTM/ref=fs_so
I think in that price range they only have front facing cameras which are great for selfies, but not so great for taking photos of things in front of you.
jekkyl - Membertell him to increase his budget
The budget is pretty much set. He is looking for a warranty and is also a session musician. He plays in a lot of pubs with usually pint glasses and sticky tables. I don't think he wants anything too precious.
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LG G Pad 8.3
A lot more screen than a 7", good value and easy to use. Battery life is good too.
Camera doesn't get the best reviews, but none of the tablet ones seem to.
oh then the wife has a HUDL thingy which is quite good 🙂
or a second hand iPad 🙂
Hudl. The Kindles are locked into Amazon's app store and cannot access the Google app store.
All other cheap ones have crap screens - at least, that's what I found.
This is a great pad. Good size for travelling but a decent screen. Sounds like the portability might not be such an issue so maybe a 10" would be better. I'm not sure any have a great camera but most have a camera that will do. I'd be tempted to get a £50 camera which will take much better pictures then use it with micro SD card which you can just pop into the tabletLG G Pad 8.3
In our house we have one kindle hd and three hudls . The kindle is defo not as good as the hudl
Nexus 7. i have an iPad Retina as well but the NExus lets you do lots of simple things simply, like plugging in my DLSR and seeing my photos download. Or connect a harddrive full of movies and music. Or a huge memory stick for back up.
The iPad is a better browsing experience but isn't so portable (obviously) and I DO have rather a lot of IOS apps.
Barnes and Noble Knook (Nook?) were in sainsburies for around 100 quid last time i looked. I know two people who have bought them now. Thats silly (less than the Hudl) money for a tablet up there with a PiePad. They went on fire sale cause they didnt sell, they didnt sell because they were tied down, but have subsequently been updated to release them onto bog standard android.
Oh - one downside of the Hudl is the camera is awful. Not an issue for me tho.
Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. In the end I've gone for the LG G Pad 8.3. Hopefully he'll be happy with it.
I love mine. So impressed with it, i treated my Wife to one about a week later.
I bought the LG G pad for my mum a few weeks ago when they were on special at Tescos, lovely piece of kit she's really happy with it.
Easy to use, reasonable camera and very nice screen.
I would recommend getting a case as you allways seem to feel like you are about to drop it.
Given the never ending barage of questions I get from my mum about how on earth to work her Android slate I suggest iPad. Apple is easier and more intuative to use. Ideal for the older generation. And for the younger gerneration who want fewer phone calls from parents!
My 68 year old naturally technophobic mum got a Hudl about 2 weeks ago. Number of questions asked of IT literate son = 0