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Old 22-10-2013, 16:02
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I'm looking for a cheap tablet for the kitchen. I'll be using it for e-reading and web surfing but little else. I currently have a NATPC010 (A13 processor) but it's horribly slow to do everything and is basically un-usable. Quite happy to look at something used from eBay, but was hoping for a steer from someone that has successfully found something genuinely usable for £50. Looks, screen resolution and battery life are all unimportant.
TIA for any feedback.
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Old 22-10-2013, 21:46
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I read a review that suggested Argos's new £100 tablet is horrible and that Tesco's Hudl one at £120 is far better.

Suspect therefore that for £50 you get something that is far worse than horrible!
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Old 22-10-2013, 22:38
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Have you tried Opera Mini in the NATPC ?
It should make surfing usable.
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Old 22-10-2013, 22:40
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There's one at Carphone for £49 that's meant to be ok.
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Old 22-10-2013, 23:08
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Seems you can get the Nook HD for £79 new from Very(3 months free credit) or Argos.
Bar the lack of HDMI and GPS it betters the Hudl. £60 minimum is what they currently sell for 2nd hand on ebay

At the moment you wont find better.
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Old 22-10-2013, 23:12
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You may be able to get the Nook for 50 at isme with a code, reports of success seem mixed.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/nook...r-only-1681039
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Old 23-10-2013, 08:00
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GTR, very respected seller has this for £59.00

http://www.gtrelectronics.co.uk/prem...t_pc_P577.html
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Old 23-10-2013, 14:40
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there is tablet for £69 u can pay on flexipay each month for £17.50

http://www.idealworld.tv/CategoryGridView.aspx?fh_location=//idealworld/en_GB/categories@lt;{1004}
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Old 23-10-2013, 15:41
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I read a review that suggested Argos's new £100 tablet is horrible and that Tesco's Hudl one at £120 is far better.

Suspect therefore that for £50 you get something that is far worse than horrible!
You can get the Tesco HudL using £60 of Tesco vouchers which they DOUBLE up to the £120 as a promotional offer !!!
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Old 06-11-2013, 18:19
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I read a review that suggested Argos's new £100 tablet is horrible and that Tesco's Hudl one at £120 is far better.

Suspect therefore that for £50 you get something that is far worse than horrible!
Thanks for all the feedback. I really didn't want to spend too much, so in the end I opted for an Archos 80 G9 refurb - just over £50 on eBay. It's ideal for the job - responsive enough, and also has a handy flip-out stand to support it. I'm well pleased with it.
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