I have the chance to buy a new Nexus 9 32gb 4G/ LTE with warranty for £259.99. (The deal is legit)

I appreciate this is a huge discount, but I'm a little concerned about the reviews. Most of them aren't that complimentary. Is it perhaps the case that the Nexus 9 was overpriced and that in a sense £259 is in a sense not that great a deal but simply what it's actually worth?

If anyone has experience with the Nexus 9 I'd be interested in their opinions on a few things. Is the screen underwhelming? Is the lack of a card slot really all that big a deal? is 2Gb RAM enough? How bad is the lightbleed issue? Is it exaggerated and something only fussy tech geeks would really be that bothered by?

I was considering a Tab S 8.4 as well. Would the extra RAM and SD card in this model really be a massive advantage? I also have a chance to buy a Nexus 7 - is the extra size of the Nexus 9 all that noticeable in every day use? I imagine the widescreen of the Nexus 7 would mean that films are almost the same size as on the 9.

Any other points I should consider?

When it was first released it had Android 5.0 which seemed to have been a bit buggy. Now you can install Android 6. Have a look on YouTube for more recent reviews with the newer software. There were also some complaints about build quality in the earlier versions, but maybe that has been improved now.

I got a Tab S (10 inch) instead of a Nexus 9 for the wife and the problem there is lack of updates.

The Nexus 9 never appealed but my Nexus 7 (LTE enabled) still works brilliantly for me. Love the thing. Wireless charging, great screen and okay performance despite approaching three years old.

The N9 was well overpriced. I hope Google may do an affordable 7/8 inch tablet again, but wonder if they're interested in that market anymore?

I bought a Nexus 7 LTE off ebay in the end.

Fantastic machine. I wasn't sure what size to get, but IMO this is perfect - just about pocketable and super slick with Marshmallow. Amazing for a two or three-year old design which cost me barely into three figures.

The 8-9 inch form factor of the Nexus 9 is a bit inbetween for me. If I was going bigger I'd prefer something where the screen size would make a real difference to the experience. I must be one of the few people who prefer the widescreen format of the 7. I don't think 4:3 is the "perfect ratio" at all.

The good news is that Nexus and Huawei are rumoured to be releasing a new Nexus 7 in May. Hopefully they will simply build on the legendary attributes of the Nexus 7 and avoid the temptation to muck it up by trying to be too clever as we've seen so often before. Current specs + SD card slot/64Gb option/Thinnner bezel/lighter (maybe even a call function like the Tab LTEs) = Take My Money Please Google.

How much of an issue is this really? I wanted to get one of these as a second tablet more for video watching etc.

Battery life for one, as there's no Doze support - which given the nature of tablet usage makes a huge difference. It also has the clunky TouchWiz UI which I never liked, but compared to Android 6 (native) now seems even more dated.

It's also laggy for reasons I can't fathom. Plenty of people have said the same about the Exynos SoCs of the time, and it's hard to believe it was their flagship tablet in 2014. If you get one, you'll quickly see what I mean.

But, when you're watching Netflix or whatever, the screen is awesome and the lagging isn't an issue (it doesn't cause video issues). Pretty good sound too from the dual speakers.

If you can get one cheap, it's great for a media player - but pretty disappointing for anything else. The fingerprint reader is naff too.