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Tablet information overload - please help (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter shuke
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I got curious and grabbed my wife's fire
to see how it would actually compare to using the apps that i use on my ipad. most of the media and social media stuff (netflix, twitter, facebook, spotify, etc) worked great....but the biggest downside i saw was the integration with google that maurile mentioned above. the native email app only searches what is on the device, not in your entire gmail (like the gmail app on the ipad). There is no Google Drive app, only a web based app which is horrible.Also, no official dropbox app which was surprising.
So i guess i was incorrect in my above post with respect to the kindle. For my needs, the ipad is better (although wish i wouldve went with the mini instead). But will still probably buy the kindle for the kids.
Im really excited to hear some more surface rt reviews.
HellToupee
Footballguy
HellToupee
Footballguy
Amazon must have moved a lot of HDXs. I just ordered one for a gift & received a Dec 13 delivery date, thats with 2 day prime shipping
Otis
Footballguy
KCitons
Footballguy
simsarge
Footballguy
simsarge
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snellman
Footballguy
I am looking at this one:
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=29442636&cp=2255956.2273442.2255964.20469696.19948776&parentPage=family
But I can't find any info anywhere on it or the brand good or bad.
It comes with google play on it which is a big plus.
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=29442636&cp=2255956.2273442.2255964.20469696.19948776&parentPage=family
But I can't find any info anywhere on it or the brand good or bad.
It comes with google play on it which is a big plus.
Ignoratio Elenchi
Footballguy
The 7" HDX is back on sale today for $183.Not sure how close you are to pulling the trigger but $50 off the 16 GB Kindle Fire 7" HD and HDX ends today. I was in the same boat as you, looking for something primarily for my soon-to-be 3 year old son, and was leaning Kindle Fire. I jumped on the HDX for $179 last night.
HellToupee
Footballguy
Amazon is really pushing the HDX into the market
At what age would it be appropriate? I have a co-workers whose 12 year old girl has a tablet with a camera and an instagram account. I think it depends on how tech-savy the parents is. But at some age, the kids will have to leave the bubble.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
From that link I found an incredible LA Times article with photos on the Dorner manhunt, thanks.
http://graphics.latimes.com/christopher-dorner-manhunt/#chapter-one
Is the Kindle Fire pretty good? Seems like an easy way to buy them.
Mario Kart
Footballguy
Best Buy has the new Lenovo 8" for $200. Seems like a pretty good deal to me. Windows based.
Thinking about buying two for my mom and dad because they have Windows computers instead of iPad minis.
Thinking about buying two for my mom and dad because they have Windows computers instead of iPad minis.
Henry Ford
Footballguy
Woot has the Asus VivoTab 10.1" with the dock/keyboard for 229 right now. Having a hard time not pulling the trigger.
Henry Ford
Footballguy
Best price I can find anywhere else is between 550 and 600.
Henry Ford
Footballguy
So... why wouldn't rt work for me? Any reason?
Dippa
Footballguy
It just depends what you're looking to do with it. RT looks pretty much the same as Windows 8, but the main limitation is that you can't load programs (i.e. .exe files) other than what comes pre-installed and what's available in the Windows app store. My brother has a RT tablet that he uses personally for mainly web browsing and music/video and it works great for him. I got a Windows 8 tablet because I also use it when I travel for work and need to be able to run certain programs, and I like the ability to install whatever I want on it. If MS Office, web browsing, and a few apps are all you need, for instance, it would probably work great.
ATC1
Footballguy
I was looking for a new tablet. I was looking at the Kindle Fire HDX or the Nexius. I thought Kindle Fire would be the best since I have Amazon Prime and I can bundle with Amazon Fire TV for $279. But my main e-mail is through G-mail and I heard that could be a pain.
Reading up on the Kindle I found:
All Your Personal E-MailThe new e-mail app on Kindle Fire makes sending mail, viewing attachments, grouping conversations by subject, and syncing contacts simple. The app provides full support for the world's most popular e-mail providers—Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo!, AOL, and many more.
Anyone have experience with the new app? Is it more convenient then previously mentioned?
Reading up on the Kindle I found:
All Your Personal E-MailThe new e-mail app on Kindle Fire makes sending mail, viewing attachments, grouping conversations by subject, and syncing contacts simple. The app provides full support for the world's most popular e-mail providers—Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo!, AOL, and many more.
Anyone have experience with the new app? Is it more convenient then previously mentioned?
17seconds
root of all aliai
It's getting to the point where you can pick a size and price point and Samsung has a tablet for that.
Not getting why people want tablets for such little kids? We can debate whether a device is a good idea at all for a 3yo but why not let them use an old smartphone WiFi only?
Not getting why people want tablets for such little kids? We can debate whether a device is a good idea at all for a 3yo but why not let them use an old smartphone WiFi only?
snellman
Footballguy
If anyone is looking for a basic tablet and is on Verizon, they have and Ellipsis 7" right now for free ($10 per month charge to add a line). Has wifi and 4g. I picked up a couple this weekend. Not a super performance tablet, but good for someone looking for a basic tablet. Does have camera (not very good one), microphone and a SD card slot also.
Mr. Ected
Footballguy
Thinking about something for my 3 pre-teen kids. Their 3rd Gen iPod touches are dying (batteries, charging connections, etc) We are going to be doing a TON of traveling over the next year. 3 trips - 8-10 weeks, all automobile-based. I'd like to replace their existing devices, but am unsure of what to get. I think I will be staying Apple, since we have spent a bit of $$$ on applications, and easy to just stay where we are. We also have all of them on one appleID and they can share the apps (Nice and cheap!) I'd like to get something with a camera, since then they will be able to take some pics on our trips. (One problem is I'm not sure how fond I am of them taking their play devices into something like WDW or a National Park out west!) There must be an app for limiting everything except the camera!
Sorry to be long - a habit, but am I better off getting an iPod Touch (4th or 5th Gen) or an iPad Mini? Price differences rocket when you think about buying 3! Don't need anything more than 32g (what they have now).
TIA
ETA: You can limit access to one app, with 'Guided Access.' Look it up in Apple Support to see how to do it. Very cool.
Sorry to be long - a habit, but am I better off getting an iPod Touch (4th or 5th Gen) or an iPad Mini? Price differences rocket when you think about buying 3! Don't need anything more than 32g (what they have now).
TIA
ETA: You can limit access to one app, with 'Guided Access.' Look it up in Apple Support to see how to do it. Very cool.
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Henry Ford
Footballguy
After waffling forever, finally pulled the trigger - Woot has the Nexus 7 2nd Gen for $170 today.
ChainsawU
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Mario Kart
Footballguy
Been a few more days. How is this thing as a tablet? As a laptop?
Really hoping Apple brings out a similar iPad model in the same price point.
b/c games are easier to play, movies are easier to watch, etc on a bigger screen...and I can get a kindle for $99. I don't have an old smartphone wifi lying around
SacramentoBob
Footballguy
I was going to get a Nexus 7 2nd gen to replace my 1st gen since it had been laggy and slow since installing the latest Android version. Completely sold out and the speculation is the Nexus 8 should be released soon. Guess I'll wait for that.
Henry Ford
Footballguy
I'm using the Nexus 7 2nd Gen. Big fan.
SacramentoBob
Footballguy
Me and Mrs. SB both had 1st gens. She got a 2nd gen when it came out. I'm more of a "this old one is working fine for me so I don't see the need to buy a new one". Much like how my everyday sneakers are 2 years old and most of my underwear is older than that. I bought a Nexus 5 earlier in the year and had stopped using my tablet completely, but I'm back on it a lot lately and the slowness has been annoying.
Treynwreck3
Footballguy
Henry Ford
Footballguy
My sneakers are older than I can remember and my underwear is only a year old because I came home one day and my wife had thrown out all the underwear I'd had since we got married and bought me all new.
The Nexus 7 2nd gen is pretty awesome. Of course, I got it on Woot for about 170. That helps.
skol asylum
Footballguy
Interesting that B&N stopped making Nook tablets and simply took a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (7 inch?) and slapped their custimized software on it and are calling that their new Nook tablet. Price $179.
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ChainsawU
Footballguy
Thank you. I will go to WalMart and hold one before making a decision. I think that is a strategy some internet shoppers use. The 10" seems like it would be easier to read from. Especially at the gym and stuff, riding the bike or treadmill. Some of these textbooks are like cinder blocks - so I don't get the feel that they would lend themselves well to a 7" screen.
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A 7" screen is perfectly fine for .epub and .mobi files because the font is adjustable.
For .pdf files, if you hate scrolling, the 10" screen is much preferable to the 7" screen.
For .pdf files, if you hate scrolling, the 10" screen is much preferable to the 7" screen.
ChainsawU
Footballguy
It ended up being perfect. Like Maurile said two posts up, the PDF files are so much easier to deal with on the bigger screen. I had no idea what I was getting into going into this back in August, and I am not a tech guy - I still use a flip phone, but this is a purchase I am still proud of. It was inexpensive as hell and gets the job done. And tech stuff can be really expensive.
I take it to the gym and use the Kindle app to read while riding the stationary bike. If you are like I was and didn't know about eBooks and such, the Kindle app is able to read all of the file formats. And to turn the page you just swipe the screen. It's so simple. You don't need an expensive tablet if all you want to do is read books.
I went from reading zero books per week to about a book per week, and it makes the time go by really fast, so before you know it 30 minutes is up. I'm up to an hour per day on the bike per day because of this thing. It's nuts. That's how Belichick walks on the treadmill - while studying the morning "clips" for the day and highlighting certain things he finds interesting.
Anyway, if you want a tablet to read books on, get yourself one with the 10" screen that is less than $100.
joker
Footballguy
Interested in this as well. Trying to find a solid 10" tablet under $300 if possible, and this one was at $279 on Amazon recently.
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