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[Closed] Tablet for my 80 year old dad thinking of this...

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....seems pretty good value

he hates using our iPad ! he's an android sort of bloke !

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/ipad-tablets-and-ereaders/tablets/kobo-arc-7-tablet-64-gb-21780473-pdt.html

verdict ?


 
Posted : 16/02/2014 11:30 pm
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At that price point I'd be spending £60 of Tesco vouchers and getting a Hudl.


 
Posted : 17/02/2014 12:11 am
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Viagra


 
Posted : 17/02/2014 12:31 am
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When my pop's 80, he's getting tablet.

The butter and sugar kind.

He's 60 and phones when "the internet breaks".


 
Posted : 17/02/2014 12:54 am
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Scan Computers or Dab are both selling 16gb Nexus 7s (gen 1) for £95. They're open box/refurbed but come with 12mth warranties.


 
Posted : 17/02/2014 8:11 am
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The Kobo reviews pretty well [url= http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/124955-kobo-arc-7hd-review ]here.[/url]

The 2 things that I would consider with the Kobo and the 1st Gen Nexus for an older person - will the screen be big enough to be easily readable ? Will the speakers be loud enough - in both cases they are on the back of the unit and apparently tend towards being a bit quiet.


 
Posted : 17/02/2014 10:02 am
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Cranberry's hit it on the head with "big and LOUD" - also a case that makes it easy to hold/balance.

?Touch screen Chrome book ?


 
Posted : 17/02/2014 10:06 am
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I wouldn't entertain the thought of buying ANYTHING from Currys on the basis of their well documented and non-existant customer service when things go wrong


 
Posted : 17/02/2014 10:25 am
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I second Properbikeco. Distress purchases only for me.


 
Posted : 17/02/2014 12:06 pm
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update to this

this from john lewis and get £30 cashback vouchers to spend in JL

http://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-3-7-0-tablet-marvell-pxa-android-7-wi-fi-8gb/p575694?colour=White

or

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/ipad-tablets-and-ereaders/tablets/kobo-arc-7-tablet-64-gb-21780473-pdt.html

Kobo is way better specked out of the two and £30 cheaper as dont really need anything from JL !

Friend has the tesco thing and hates it


 
Posted : 17/02/2014 7:40 pm
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Friend has the tesco thing and hates it

That's interesting, I understood it was well regarded. What's up with it?


 
Posted : 17/02/2014 8:31 pm
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He had the nexus before but his son broke it so he replaced it with the tesco one and said they don't compare tesco one cheaply made etc slow

And I want to spend under £100


 
Posted : 17/02/2014 8:37 pm
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I guess I'm asking out of the two I have picked which is the better ?


 
Posted : 17/02/2014 9:16 pm