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Coz21
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Can anyone recommend a tablet? I don't really know anything about them. I want to use it mainly for surfing the web and also I would like to connect a pen drive/hard drive by USB to be able to view photos and watch video clips. I know someone who has one and she says hers has a smaller USB port, so a connector would be needed? Also, is it possible to get an app such as wordpad so you can type documents on?
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My son has just paid over £200 in CEX for an A grade one.
Although older than some tablets, this is a fantastic buy, with Android Jelly bean update due in the next couple of months
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-SAMSUNG-GALAXY-TAB-2-7-7-0-P3110-8GB-TITANIUM-SILVER-SEALED-/261188913320?pt=UK_iPad_Tablets_eReaders&hash=item3cd01288a8
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ployer-Momo20-Quad-Resolution-Pre-Installed/dp/B00B5TSUXE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365609296&sr=8-1&keywords=momo20
Or how about a Kindle Fire (there are various models of which this is only one):
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008GG0GBI/ref=fs_2
Secondly,Tesco Direct do not sell the Galaxy Tab 7.7
Suggest you get your facts right BEFORE you post
http://www.tesco.com/direct/samsung-galaxy-tab-2-8gb-7-inch-white/768-8673.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=768-8673
and this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-SAMSUNG-GALAXY-TAB-2-7-7-0-P3110-8GB-TITANIUM-SILVER-SEALED-/261188913320?pt=UK_iPad_Tablets_eReaders&hash=item3cd01288a8&clk_rvr_id=468021605433&afsrc=1
besides the colour?
Can be bigger than 7" but obviously I thought the 7" ones would be cheaper.
http://www.focalprice.com/CE0356X/Allfine_Fine7_Genius_7_Android_411_Quad_Core_ATM7029_15GHz_Tablet.html/?Currency=GBP&SSAID=423396
the gamble you take is that if it arrives with any problems, it'll cost you almost as much to send it back.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8140481.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8141198.htm
Which out of these 3 would you recommend? I can't see anything about a USB port, though.
None of them have a mini usb port, they all have MICRO usb, the Kindle cannot have the memory expanded but the Samsung and the Acer can be expanded with a 32gig micro SD card.
If you really want a tablet with a mini USB port you will have to keep looking.
You can put photos, music, films onto a micro SD card and view/listen on a tablet; obviously providing the tablet has a micro SD card slot which as someone pointed out the Samsung and Acer do.
Are there any under £150 that do have a USB port? I suppose I would go with a brand I've never heard of it's as good as those 3 I posted. I don't really want to pay alot, as I will be using it around my 3 year old, so don't want him damaging a good one.
So if I could do that, I wouldn't need a USB socket. But could I save something from the tablet onto the SD card eg a photo/video clip from the internet or a document that I've typed out (if I can get an app to do that) and then transfer it to my laptop? Having said that, I'm not sure if I can put a micro SD card into my laptop. I can put an SD card in, but I don't think I have a micro SD slot. You can get adapters though, can't you?
When you buy a micro SD card sometimes you get an adapter with it..:)
Thanks, that's another one I will consider
If you can wait a few more weeks, Google is widely expected to launch a new Nexus 7 at their conference on 15th May. There are two possibilities for what happens next:
1. The new Nexus 7 will go on sale at the same price point. Better, faster tablet for the same low cost.
2. Not only do they upgrade the Nexus 7 but they also keep the existing model and sell for less, in which case you're getting one of 2012's best tablets for even less.
Worth waiting for either way!
On android yet it's available in the Google app store