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Old 07-02-2016, 12:11
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I am looking at the possibility of getting a tablet for myself, as my wife has a small laptop and want something that can be used whilst we are on holiday...

My using requirements are just to use - Facebook - Emails - Various web pages...basically just keeping in touch with the outside world, while we are away.

Price band - £200 +/- say £30
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Old 07-02-2016, 12:27
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What screen size are you looking for?
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Old 07-02-2016, 12:37
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What sort of mobile phone do you have?
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Old 07-02-2016, 13:55
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What screen size are you looking for?
About an 8"....

Mobile phone is a cheap PAYG -
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Old 13-02-2016, 17:35
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I've recommended the Linx 1010 many times and am still very happy with mine. £145 on Amazon with a physical keyboard attachment included. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B014D847FS

It is an excellent tablet. It runs full Windows 10 so you can run Windows apps and full Windows PC programs. In tablet mode it makes the buttons big and easy to use, apps full screen etc while in desktop mode it runs like any other PC. Personally I use it in desktop mode all the time as a tablet and only use the physical keyboard when I'm away from home and going to be doing a lot of typing. The keyboard makes a good screen cover but it is heavy.

It has three USB ports, 2 full size and 1 micro, a micro SD card slot so you can easily add another 64 or 128 gb of storage. Plays movies great though the speakers are not that powerful.
For surfing the net I use Chrome, which has touch gestures like you swipe right to go back a page and so on. Facebook, Twitter etc have their own Windows apps of you can just use Chrome, Firefox, Edge etc.

If you want to do some work you have the Word, Excel, Onenote, Powerpoint etc apps or you can of course install the full PC version.
You can also, as with any PC, have separate user accounts so several people can share it while keeping their own settings, flies etc private. Useful for kids since you can let them use it without them being able to read your emails or buy stuff from the app store. If you already have a PC with a microsoft account you just use the same account and it will automatically bring over all your settings.
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Old 14-02-2016, 17:02
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I bought a Lenovo A10 a couple of months ago and I've been very happy with it.

Extremely solid build quality with a lovely screen and decent battery life.

I paid £179 for it, but on checking today I see Amazon has reduced it to £119! Blimey!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...ilpage_o00_s01
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Old 14-02-2016, 18:06
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I've recommended the Linx 1010 many times and am still very happy with mine. £145 on Amazon with a physical keyboard attachment included. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B014D847FS

It is an excellent tablet. It runs full Windows 10 so you can run Windows apps and full Windows PC programs. In tablet mode it makes the buttons big and easy to use, apps full screen etc while in desktop mode it runs like any other PC. Personally I use it in desktop mode all the time as a tablet and only use the physical keyboard when I'm away from home and going to be doing a lot of typing. The keyboard makes a good screen cover but it is heavy.

It has three USB ports, 2 full size and 1 micro, a micro SD card slot so you can easily add another 64 or 128 gb of storage. Plays movies great though the speakers are not that powerful.
For surfing the net I use Chrome, which has touch gestures like you swipe right to go back a page and so on. Facebook, Twitter etc have their own Windows apps of you can just use Chrome, Firefox, Edge etc.

If you want to do some work you have the Word, Excel, Onenote, Powerpoint etc apps or you can of course install the full PC version.
You can also, as with any PC, have separate user accounts so several people can share it while keeping their own settings, flies etc private. Useful for kids since you can let them use it without them being able to read your emails or buy stuff from the app store. If you already have a PC with a microsoft account you just use the same account and it will automatically bring over all your settings.
Totally agree. The Linx is excellent.
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Old 15-02-2016, 16:14
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Did anyone see the tablet advertized in last Saturday's Mail?
Android 10.1" Big Screen Quad Core Tablet 8gb hard drive £99.95 but a total of £129.90 with carrycase & keyboard, and option to expand memory with storage cards. I confess to knowing very little about tablets, but I want an option to my laptop & ancient desktop. What do you think?
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Old 15-02-2016, 17:01
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Totally agree. The Linx is excellent.
Looks like a good value for the money. Are Office apps for free or do you need Office 365 subscription to fully use them since it is over 10''? I never remember how that offer works.
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Old 15-02-2016, 17:30
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I've recommended the Linx 1010 many times and am still very happy with mine. £145 on Amazon with a physical keyboard attachment included. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B014D847FS

It is an excellent tablet. It runs full Windows 10 so you can run Windows apps and full Windows PC programs. In tablet mode it makes the buttons big and easy to use, apps full screen etc while in desktop mode it runs like any other PC. Personally I use it in desktop mode all the time as a tablet and only use the physical keyboard when I'm away from home and going to be doing a lot of typing. The keyboard makes a good screen cover but it is heavy.

It has three USB ports, 2 full size and 1 micro, a micro SD card slot so you can easily add another 64 or 128 gb of storage. Plays movies great though the speakers are not that powerful.
For surfing the net I use Chrome, which has touch gestures like you swipe right to go back a page and so on. Facebook, Twitter etc have their own Windows apps of you can just use Chrome, Firefox, Edge etc.

If you want to do some work you have the Word, Excel, Onenote, Powerpoint etc apps or you can of course install the full PC version.
You can also, as with any PC, have separate user accounts so several people can share it while keeping their own settings, flies etc private. Useful for kids since you can let them use it without them being able to read your emails or buy stuff from the app store. If you already have a PC with a microsoft account you just use the same account and it will automatically bring over all your settings.
Looked at this on Amazon and worked my way through some of the Q&As for further info. Can it be plugged into my existing broadband box? Also, I have windows Xp on my desktop & windows 7 on my laptop, are my existing files compatible with windows 10?
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Old 15-02-2016, 18:46
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Looked at this on Amazon and worked my way through some of the Q&As for further info. Can it be plugged into my existing broadband box? Also, I have windows Xp on my desktop & windows 7 on my laptop, are my existing files compatible with windows 10?
For broadband, or anything else really, it is a PC so yes. I connect with wifi to my broadband or you could connect via USB if you wanted. I've many programs and files I originally got with XP that work perfectly with W10. Never had anything that wouldn't.
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Old 15-02-2016, 18:49
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Looks like a good value for the money. Are Office apps for free or do you need Office 365 subscription to fully use them since it is over 10''? I never remember how that offer works.
The Office apps, Word, Excel etc are subscription free. There are some advanced features they don't have such as running templates in Word, but again if you want full Word etc you can install them. The app versions are easier to use in tablet/touch mode.
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Old 16-02-2016, 07:16
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I paid £179 for it, but on checking today I see Amazon has reduced it to £119! Blimey!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...ilpage_o00_s01
Heheh - price adjusted up to £159, now.

I wonder if someone at Amazon made a boo-boo with the 119 price? Oh well, hope a few people grabbed a bargain!
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Old 16-02-2016, 15:05
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For broadband, or anything else really, it is a PC so yes. I connect with wifi to my broadband or you could connect via USB if you wanted. I've many programs and files I originally got with XP that work perfectly with W10. Never had anything that wouldn't.
Thanks for that info zz9.
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Old 16-02-2016, 15:49
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Apologies for the delay in coming back. Thank you all for your input, which has given some food for thought.
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Old 16-02-2016, 20:03
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Heheh - price adjusted up to £159, now.

I wonder if someone at Amazon made a boo-boo with the 119 price? Oh well, hope a few people grabbed a bargain!
Seeing £119 here.
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Old 16-02-2016, 20:44
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Nvidia Shield £150. Fastest tablet out there.
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Old 16-02-2016, 20:53
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Heheh - price adjusted up to £159, now.

I wonder if someone at Amazon made a boo-boo with the 119 price? Oh well, hope a few people grabbed a bargain!
It's now back up as £119 that's the blue price other colours cost more.
Argos have all colours for £119
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Old 18-02-2016, 22:25
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The Office apps, Word, Excel etc are subscription free. There are some advanced features they don't have such as running templates in Word, but again if you want full Word etc you can install them. The app versions are easier to use in tablet/touch mode.
I just put Office 2007 on mine which does me just fine. You can beat proper Office.
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Old 19-02-2016, 11:29
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Nvidia Shield £150. Fastest tablet out there.
With the minor caveat that there aren't any in stock ....

Brilliant device, totally unsuited to the requested task. A Windows 10 tablet like the Linx will make the Shield seem kinda useless in comparison.
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Old 21-02-2016, 16:44
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It's now back up as £119 that's the blue price other colours cost more.
Argos have all colours for £119
The full hd lenovo a10 was £149.99 when i bought it last month. Still not bad price and seems well made
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Old 13-08-2016, 11:51
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Why are new tablet releases so slow? Go into any shop selling them and it's the usual Samsung s2 or or yearly ipads. There doesn't seem to have been any new ones for months.
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Old 13-08-2016, 17:04
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Whenever you look on the net for top 10 tablets 2016 many are 2 or 3 yrs old and with the Nexus 7 4yrs. It must be like mobiles the tech is no longer moving forward as fast.
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Old 13-08-2016, 22:31
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Sales have not been great for the non-Ipad tablets either. Samsung releases new ones each year - the S2 is very good.
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Old 14-08-2016, 10:34
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I've just bought a Z3 compact tablet as a sort of upgrade from a
Nexus 7 13(its showing its age)

Their isn't much choice out there for Android tabs the shield sounds good if you can get one & its fault free
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