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cbyrd

HI

I'm about to embark on the christmas shopping for the OH and I would like a bit of advice from the experts.
I want to buy him a decent tablet, not an Ipad, It needs to be able to run a power point and have to usual apps.. I know nothing about technology so I'm relying on you guys!
price range between E250-E350 and where to buy!

thanks in advance

Captain Flaps

The Galaxy Tab S has just been replaced with a newer model so it's had a price drop, but it's still a very capable tablet and within your budget. It was rated highly by TechRadar as recently as last month and as it's Android he'll be able to find any app he's looking for on it.

kodistar

Hi there,

I have galaxy S tab and there very good,if your looking to use PowerPoint i suggest getting a windows tablet you have look in harvey norman you will see loads,one i like is the hp 10 inch tablet its a laptop and tablet it comes apart and it easy to use.

its a tablet and also laptop very handy to have hope i helped.

cbyrd

Thanks a million, I looked at that one in Harvey Norman and I'm very tempted, Its good to get an unbiased point of view.
For an extra E20 they'll set it all up and make sure everything is working for Christmas morning.. is that worth it or is half the fun letting him set it up himself.. ? I don't know if I could listen to the cursing if it goes wrong

DopeTech

cbyrd wrote: »

Thanks a million, I looked at that one in Harvey Norman and I'm very tempted, Its good to get an unbiased point of view.
For an extra E20 they'll set it all up and make sure everything is working for Christmas morning.. is that worth it or is half the fun letting him set it up himself.. ? I don't know if I could listen to the cursing if it goes wrong

Let him set it up. Everyone likes things set up in their own way.

kodistar

Hi

Let him set up himself they have great fun.starting from scratch and learning is best thing to do.

AndersLimpar

If he wants a tablet then I think you will get far more bang for your buck with an Android for that budget.

The Nexus 9 or Samsung Tab S are both around 8-9" and would be around your budget. Both are high end, with access to tens of thousands of apps and will last for a long time.

riclad

Only windows tablets run powerpoint,
get at least a 9-10 inch screen.
IF you go for android , get one that has a sdcard slot

https://www.sdcard.org/consumers/faq/
Its handy for playing video or music files ,or especially when the tablet s,
storage space is full.
Most samsung tablets have an sdcard slot .

me_irl

riclad wrote: »

Only windows tablets run powerpoint,.

No, they don't.

(Can't post link... so replaced the . with 'dot')

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.powerpoint&hl=en

yoyo

Moved from Comp & Tech

Captain Flaps

riclad wrote: »

Only windows tablets run powerpoint

Absolutely incorrect, please don't muddy the thread with misleading statements.

riclad wrote: »

get at least a 9-10 inch screen.

It's unlikely OP will find a decent 9-10 inch tablet in her price range, the cheaper ones you get in Harvey Norman tend to be utter muck.

riclad wrote: »

IF you go for android , get one that has a sdcard slot

Probably the closest thing to good advice you've offered.

riclad

All samsung tablet,s are all good, so spend what you can afford ,
i bought brand x tablet ,not samsung.
Its a good tablet ,but battery life is only 5 hours .
A lot of tablet storage space will be used for apps, for a sdcard slot is vital for music,video,or picture storage .http://www.harveynorman.ie/computing/tablets/?gclid=CPGEpeyOlckCFYJ82wodpDADFA&subcats=Y&features_hash=V26

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/tablets/best-android-tablets-2015-2016-uk-3265118


http://shop.vodafone.ie/shop/mobile-broadband/samsung-galaxy-tab-4-8inch


that seems like a good price for a samsung tablet 8inch

or http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/3142738/Trail/searchtext%3ETABLET.htm

9.6inch screen 209 euro,s .

Captain Flaps

All samsung tablets are not good, and some Samsung tablets being sold in the likes of Harvey Norman are older models with out of date software and operating systems. With the Tab E you're paying a premium for the screen size, the processor etc suffer as a result, and with 8GB internal storage you'll quickly find it getting sluggish (even with a microSD). The Tab S is still listed as one of the best tablets available today (even in the PCAdvisor article you linked) so I'm confident it's OP's best bet in the price bracket suggested.