Which is best
nats18
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I want to get a tablet to be able to do my uni work but as I don't know much about computers I don't know what to get. I mean should I shell out the money for an ipad or is there any cheaper tablets that basically do the same thing as I'll pretty much just be using it for that and on my laptop which is too big to carry all the time to uni the rest of the time.
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The Nexus7 gets very good user reviews. So does the iPad. It really boils down to how much money you want to spend, which you like using and what you intend to do with it. Tablets are not computers like laptops in that they're used very differently and have different capabilities. You generally use them more for surfing, email, games, miscellaneous apps rather than any serious amounts of writing.
All tablets can read PDF files, a lot depends if the OP wants to be able to add notes to the PDF files as well, as some extra software might be needed for that.
Not used it, but here's a free android app that lets you annotate PDFs.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.branchfire.iannotate&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5icmFuY2hmaXJlLmlhbm5vdGF0ZSJd
I'm sure there are similar available for the ipad.
So what are you going to take notes on while at uni? Most tablets don't *really* do multitasking in the way we think of with a laptop. So while you can have your slides on your tablet, where will you take notes? Wouldn't something like an 11 inch chromebook with google docs be better?
I think a lot of people *think* they need a tablet when really they don't. Think about what you are actually going to do with the device and then get something that meets your needs. That said, I have an iPad 2 and a Nexus 7, and I find that (while I am a big Apple fan) I use the Nexus 7 more.
Oh yes you'd definitely end up more confused, or rather more conflicted about which to buy. They're still good even if you did want to do a lot of typing if you're pretty quick typing on your mobile phone. I've been absolutely amazed recently watching a young lady typing on her phone with 2 thumbs and then another using just one thumb :eek:; both typing faster or as fast as I can using all my fingers and thumbs and I can touch-type! I can't move my thumb that fast.
If you're really keen on a tablet rather than a laptop, then maybe the Asus Transformer with keyboard dock is the better way to go. A few people on here have them so could answer questions on what they do.