Tablet

[malcolmsanford]

Not the little blue kind before Tel comes on

Have had a request from home to get an ipad for someone but they are far to expensive. So been looking at Vega.Tabtech, Cambridge science etc etc etc, now I'm not that computer illiterate but reading things like capacitive or resistive touchscreens, Android 3.0 honeycomb etc etc as left me thinking, I know who can help the lads on here.

So come on guys recommendations for a 150-200 pound tablet, I'm veering toward the Cambridge one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gingerbread...1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1322038594&sr=1-7

Help an old lad out here

PS what the hell is "Gingerbread"

 

[telectrix]

malcolm. i know less about these gizmos than i do about brain surgery, so i can't help you . you need a lad under 12 to understand them.

 

[malcolmsanford]

Tell me about it mate ........................ I was given an ipad here by the company and I've managed to watch a few films on some flights and surf the net, the rest may as well be written in ancient sanskrit

 

[KFH]

As the original Betamax man I have given up recommending anything to anyone. However have a look at PCPRO.co.uk they do proper tests and make recomendations. The tablets in their best buys are more expensive than your range (Ipad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1) but if their tests are online there may be something suitable as they will have tested loads of them.

 

[Knobhead]

You’ll never swallow a 200lb tablet.
I can’t help, I use a phone to make phone calls, OK my phone can use the net, but I haven’t a clue how.

 

[72-van]

For the scottish guys on the forum

Theres a lady in Aberfeldy makes the most delicious tablet sold in wee shops round perthshire ...excellent sugar hit after a long day driving .

On the IT Tablet thing personally i would rather have a full function laptop .

 

[Goody]

Don't want to ruin my eyes any more, they are bad enough already; can't tell apart a 16a MCB from 6a MCB without my glasses.

 

[vernam616]

Pay the extra and get the iPad, competitors just wont do

Just like buying a dewalt or a nutool/performance pro, both do the same job

If they have asked for an iPad nothing else will do, and when used correctly they are a fantasic peice of equipment

 

[IQ Electrical]

Pay the extra and get the iPad, competitors just wont do

Just like buying a dewalt or a nutool/performance pro, both do the same job

If they have asked for an iPad nothing else will do, and when used correctly they are a fantasic peice of equipment

Have to agree, big difference, amazing piece of kit.

If you do go for something else Malc, capacitive touchscreen is an absolute must!!

 

[vernam616]

I can prob guess the whole reason they want an tablet is because they have seen an iPad

 

[poppypiesdad]

Cheap as chips all the features just a no name
ARNOVA 10 G2 10.1in Touch Tablet : Tablet PC's : Maplin Electronics

Stick with android stuff and then you'll be able to do more with it than the Apple products that can be bitter in the long run.

Jamie

 

[poppypiesdad]

Cheap as chips all the features just a no name
ARNOVA 10 G2 10.1in Touch Tablet : Tablet PC's : Maplin Electronics

Stick with android stuff and then you'll be able to do more with it than the Apple products that can be bitter in the long run.

Jamie

 

[steve447]

Not sure when it comes out in the UK , but the Kindle Fire tablet is said to be a very good tablet for the price, its retailing in the U.S for $199.
Just dont buy a U.S one as i dont think it will work here in the U.K.

Im juggling between waiting for this or just getting a android tablet for my son.

@ Malcolm...The gingerbread etc is just the name for the version of Android operating system.
Gingerbread was version 2.3
Then came Honeycomb 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2
The latest version to be released was Ice Cream Sandwich which i think is version 4.0.
Not sure if any tablets are running this yet though.

Kindle Fire
http://tech.uk.msn.com/features/will-the-kindle-fire-come-to-the-uk