Re: [LUG] Cheap tablet

[Eileen via list <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have bought 5 tablets all from China without any problems over the 
last 4 years. 2 of them for a friend who uses them for email and 
browsing on the sofa between TV and has been very happy with them. The 
last was about Â120. I also bought one for my wife for the purpose of 
playing Candy Crush which cost Â50 and was worth every penny to keep her 
away from more useful gear. I haven't had any problem with getting rid 
of vendor bits and pieces.

My latest latest tablet is a Cube 9x U65GT which cost about Â175. It has 
a 4:3 screen which is very hard to find. I think it is an Apple screen 
which I think is the only good thing about Apple. Why every other screen 
on the market is 16:9 I do not know as I find it the most useless screen 
ratio, especially at smaller sizes.

I mainly bought this tablet to read magazines as I don't like using a 
desktop or laptop for this; I like to lounge. I also bought a bluetooth 
keyboard which works well but which I hardly use. Reading an A4 magazine 
or a newspaper on a 16:9 format is a waste of time.

At the moment I am between houses and on the move which is a situation a 
bit like going on holiday. I expected to use the tablet quite a bit but 
I don't. I use a 5" android phone for email and instant browsing and a 
laptop running Mint for proper browsing, banking etc. I don't trust 
android security really. The phone by the way is another China purchase, 
an Elephone P8000, which I'm more than happy with. I would like to try 
Modding it but I rely on it too much to risk bricking it at present.

George


On 25/02/17 14:22, Neil via list wrote:
> Recently we, that is to say the wife, decided we should have a few 
> more short breaks away. (In this country but, being pensioners, we can 
> go out of season and get some very good deals.)
>
> The wife has an iPad (I know, but she said it was her money so she 
> would spend it on what she liked.) It is easy to pack and to take with 
> us, and she is able to keep in touch with emails, facebook etc while 
> away. It also takes some half decent photos.
>
> I am obviously not going to pack a 17" inch laptop to take and I do 
> not have anything suitable otherwise. (I do have a mobile phone, but 
> it is not a smart phone.)  I am thinking about getting a cheap tablet, 
> mainly for keeping up with emails and checking local information.
>
> So I have been looking online. And, as usual, I have finished up very 
> confused. (I don't want anything to do with an iPad, or with Windows, 
> so that Android is all that is left apparently.) One of the cheapest 
> so far is the Amazon Fire, which has some mixed reviews and some 
> others from China. I am wary about those.
>
> If anyone on the list can come up with some ideas/suggestions I would 
> be grateful.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Neil


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