FabSwingers.com forum: Tablets

By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

I'm considering getting one.

I'm leaning towards an Android one but I'd appreciate comments and recommendations please. What's good What's not? Is an iPad better than an Android/a.n.other? Why?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've got a Samsung Galaxy 2.0 - personally I only mainly use it for watching TV, using the internet and sending the odd email. I do also listen to music on it, I subscribe to the google music app.

I find it very user friendly and it holds its charge pretty well.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I've got an iPad Mini but the samsung is as good

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Nexus10 are really simple to use. I've had no problems with mine

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

What do you want to use it for?

The Hudl from Tesco is pretty good value, especially as you can double up you clubcard vouchers to buy it.

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By *opping_candyWoman
over a year ago

West Yorkshire

Android are fabulous. We've got a Samsung tab 2 but you can get much cheaper ones that have good reviews like the Hudl

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By *ruitWoman
over a year ago

near kings lynn

If you want to pay for the name of course then get an ipad.

I still with normal priced ones x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've got an Ipad which is mainly for work and its the badgers Nadgers but if it was purely for personal use i would pick something else such as the Samsung as i think the Ipad is massively overpriced compared to others

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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"If you want to pay for the name of course then get an ipad.

I still with normal priced ones x"

I'm generally anti iPhones and it seems to me iPads are overpriced for what they are. There's also the issue of Flash support to consider.

I have an Android phone and would never consider switching to an iPhone. I'm due an upgrade soon and am hoping to press my service provider to upgrade me to an S4 for free. They're saying it'll cost £150 at the moment, or free if I increase my tarriff by £12/month (!) for 24 months. Sod that. I'm 90% sure I'll get them to agree to upgrade me for free. I do need to change my plan so there will be a small increase but they won't be putting it up by 50%, they can be certain!

What would I use it for? I'm a techie and a gadget fiend, so probably quite a lot! I'm not sure yet of the extent of what they can do but the limits would be well tested.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Another

for the Hudl.

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

I think you will find flash will be an issue on a lot of tablets now.

I have an iPad but wouldn't go that way again. I would probably look at a Hudl too.

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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"I think you will find flash will be an issue on a lot of tablets now."

That does appear to be the case. I need to do more reading and compare available apps.

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By *hybuthornydanMan
over a year ago

grays

I have the hudl and it works well and for the price it is worth the money

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

So what exactly DO people use their tablet for?

I hear lots of people wanting one for Xmas but few seem certain what they'll do with it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So what exactly DO people use their tablet for?

I hear lots of people wanting one for Xmas but few seem certain what they'll do with it."

Second screening is one reason.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm considering getting one.

I'm leaning towards an Android one but I'd appreciate comments and recommendations please. What's good What's not? Is an iPad better than an Android/a.n.other? Why?"

Get a iPad if you have a iphone, or want faultless backing up of your valuable pictures etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've got an iPad but I've also just bought a hudl and I've got to say very impressed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So what exactly DO people use their tablet for?

I hear lots of people wanting one for Xmas but few seem certain what they'll do with it."

Write, plan, draw, read, research, browse & occasionally play. Have used mine pretty much every day for over 3 years.

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By *opping_candyWoman
over a year ago

West Yorkshire

"So what exactly DO people use their tablet for?

I hear lots of people wanting one for Xmas but few seem certain what they'll do with it."

We have a tablet (Samsung tab 2) which my mum bought for the kids to share but I occasionally pinch it.

They use it for playing games, mostly educational and some just fun (all free apps), they take photos and film themselves singing songs and acting out their little plays, they 'type' letters on a word processing type app, they edit pictures, they read ebooks.

To be honest although I do love a gadget, if I had a tablet myself I'd probably use it for the same kind of things I use my mobile for so wouldn't be a point in having one of my own.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is the Hudl fully compatible with Microsoft Office?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've got an iPad and I very rarely use my laptop now. I prefer this as it synchs with my iPhone and I can iMessage fellow apple users on it too. I don't know about android ones, depends how much you use it maybe?

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By *himanMan
over a year ago

chichester

Recently bought the tesco hudl fantastic does everthing n more for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I invested in an Asus MeMo Pad after doing some homework, that Amazon had £50.00 off it when I ordered it helped too.

I use it as a calender / to do list / record of work done, as well as watching catch up TV on it when I'm away overnight. It fits into my coat pocket, and suits me well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is the Hudl fully compatible with Microsoft Office?"

MS Office won't run on it, but there are plenty of alternatives that will.

PM me if you need a chat about it.

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By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

"Is the Hudl fully compatible with Microsoft Office?"

Kind of. Just have to go via Google Docs or Quickoffice (now owned by google)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't get anything that runs windows rt , it's not full windows and has lots of issues,

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