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Android tablet v Ipod touch.

  • 29-09-2012 10:54am
    #1
    moonshadow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭


    Want to purchase one or the other today in a bricks and motar store for my 10 yr old.
    Can anyone reccomend either way which would be better €200 max spend
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Inquitus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,763 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    moonshadow wrote: »
    Want to purchase one or the other today in a bricks and motar store for my 10 yr old.
    Can anyone reccomend either way which would be better €200 max spend
    Thanks.

    239.99 Asus Nexus 7 in HMV, is your best bet imo. And snaffle a bunch of the 25c apps in the 25 billionth download sale that has 3 days left.


  • #3
    boardswalker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 460 ✭✭boardswalker


    My first instinct is to ask how the 10 year old will use the device and then buy the one that is best for those needs.

    However, having had a nexus 7 for 2 months and and getting a cracked screen despite treating it as gently as possible, I don't think this device is robust enough for normal use and definitely not for a ten year old child.

    Have a look at Android central and see what sort of damage is being reported.
    http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-7-tablet-forum/194197-oops-dropped-cracked-nexus-7-screen-sol.html
    Mine took a vary small fall and has no obvious damage to the unit other than a hairline crack. Other users report the screens cracking while typing with thumbs on the screen.

    I can't see one lasting too long in the hands of a normal 10 year old.

    At a minimum buy accidental damage insurance. They cost as much to repair as to buy new.


  • #4
    Inquitus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,763 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    My 8yo and 6yo used mine for 3 weeks on holiday including a drive to France and back, and it's as good as the day I bought it. I guess YMMV.


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