what pads are people using?

Roger Hassenforder

thinly veiled recommend a tablet for an 8yr old; tumbleweeds over on consumer electronics forum)



Any ideas?
Dont want to spend a whole lot, so ipad is out for her.
Are the Amazon Fire yokes any good?
Black Friday coming up, want to be ready.

Any stories in particular about crap that didn't perform/work are welcome.

Pink Fairy

Lenovo 8" tab in Argos for 69.99 is very good value

Red Kev

Always Ultra. With wings.

Turtyturd

Between them, kids (6 and 2) have managed to break a Lenovo, nexus 7, and a kindle fire.

Only one to withstand them is a 1st generation iPad.

Boskowski

I'm obviously turning into one of those snarky old fellas....but wtf are kids aged 2 and 6 doing with such an array of pads to begin with? Is that normal now? Is that supposed to be good for them even?

now online

Samsung galaxy tab 4 7 inch reduced to€125 in smyths

Buona Fortuna

Boskowski wrote: »

I'm obviously turning into one of those snarky old fellas....but wtf are kids aged 2 and 6 doing with such an array of pads to begin with? Is that normal now? Is that supposed to be good for them even?

I'm with ya. Us snarks have to stick together

mailforkev

Boskowski wrote: »

I'm obviously turning into one of those snarky old fellas....but wtf are kids aged 2 and 6 doing with such an array of pads to begin with? Is that normal now? Is that supposed to be good for them even?

It's the way of the world now; little kids use technology from an early age.

Was visiting a mate last week and his 18 month old girl could navigate through an iPhone/iPad. Knew to press an icon to open it, could swipe through photos and knew to press the button to return to the home screen.

I was pretty impressed anyway.

Boskowski

And to round the snarky old felt picture off nicely... no tab here. Between phones and laptops and kindles and other little yokes that need constant charging theres enough in the house already.

crazygeryy

Maxi pads

Boskowski

mailforkev wrote: »

It's the way of the world now; little kids use technology from an early age.

Was visiting a mate last week and his 18 month old girl could navigate through an iPhone/iPad. Knew to press an icon to open it, could swipe through photos and knew to press the button to return to the home screen.

I was pretty impressed anyway.

But what was she actually doing that for? She was just getting excited at colours and moving and tapping things. She was hardly using it. I mean how would you use an information device if you can't even read?

Gaygooner

Kids use tablets like we could use the TV.

Gaygooner

Boskowski wrote: »

But what was she actually doing that for? She was just getting excited at colours and moving and tapping things. She was hardly using it. I mean how would you use an information device if you can't even read?

They do have games and activities for young children- Fun with Mickey etc

Turtyturd

Boskowski wrote: »

I'm obviously turning into one of those snarky old fellas....but wtf are kids aged 2 and 6 doing with such an array of pads to begin with? Is that normal now? Is that supposed to be good for them even?

I would have been with you, not all were specifically got for them but belonged me or my partner and they just got their hands on them and they dropped etc.

Eldest fella got the Nexus as it was handy for school work and he's one of those kids obsessed with youtube videos (I don't get it) and then his brother just started mimicking him.

Banjo String

I'm using one of these cheap Chinese made ipads.

Does the job just fine.

dellWlan

now online wrote: »

Samsung galaxy tab 4 7 inch reduced to€125 in smyths

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€99 now in DID

colm_mcm

Argos cheapie with 3 year replacement cover for when it breaks

keano_afc

When my daughter was 2 I found the best pad that worked for her was one of those ones that you scribble on and then pull the little tab that makes all the writing disappear.

biko

Etch-a-sketch

pickarooney

Gaygooner wrote: »

They do have games and activities for young children- Fun with Mickey etc

Are you sure you didn't download fun with mickeys for yourself?

Amirani

Nexus 9

R.D. aka MR.D

I clicked on this just to thank the person who would inevitably make the sanitary towel joke.

Are people calling tablets pads now? Or am i missing something

Gaygooner

pickarooney wrote: »

Are you sure you didn't download fun with mickeys for yourself?

No, your dad want to play with mine

Buona Fortuna

R.D. aka MR.D wrote: »

I clicked on this just to thank the person who would inevitably make the sanitary towel joke.

Are people calling tablets pads now? Or am i missing something

Only made it to post 3 - who d' thunk

Personally I never moved on from pc s and laptops - its just a whole world out there untouched.

_Kaiser_

mailforkev wrote: »

It's the way of the world now; little kids use technology from an early age.

Was visiting a mate last week and his 18 month old girl could navigate through an iPhone/iPad. Knew to press an icon to open it, could swipe through photos and knew to press the button to return to the home screen.

I was pretty impressed anyway.

It's true.. my little fella is the same.

At 3 he can navigate the phone/tablet, start and play games (obsessed with the various Angry Birds ones.. though the Bad Piggies one I play a bit too - he's better at it than I am though which is a bit annoying! ), switch to different games, go back to the home screen. He can even unlock it with the PIN number

All changed since I was a lad I tell ya and I was into computers from about 8 myself.

nozzferrahhtoo

I bought a stupidly cheap one in the past and it fell apart quite quickly. It was an awful yolk. Even before it started to fall apart it had all kinds of other limitations and annoyances.

Since then I got the Tesco HUDL 2. I have read people had issues with that, mostly around charging it. But I have had it some time now and I have no complaints, it runs just fine, quite high specced for the price. 100% happy here. Even been dropped a few times by my kinds but held up to it so far so good.

Alas someone informs me they have discontinued it? If your tesco still has one on a shelf somewhere, Id say get it.

Roger Hassenforder

Boskowski wrote: »

I'm obviously turning into one of those snarky old fellas....but wtf are kids aged 2 and 6 doing with such an array of pads to begin with? Is that normal now? Is that supposed to be good for them even?

Stop derailing you curmudgeonly old Luddite!

Roger Hassenforder

keano_afc wrote: »

When my daughter was 2 I found the best pad that worked for her was one of those ones that you scribble on and then pull the little tab that makes all the writing disappear.

She's 8
If I give her one of them I'll end up wearing it.

Gaygooner

I got my Goddaughter the iPad mini - she loves it

ScumLord

Boskowski wrote: »

I'm obviously turning into one of those snarky old fellas....but wtf are kids aged 2 and 6 doing with such an array of pads to begin with? Is that normal now? Is that supposed to be good for them even?

It's fascinating watching a toddler work out how to use technology. It's like it's just in them to use tech. I hand over my phone to my 1 and a bit year old nephew every time I visit. At first he couldn't use it at all, and I couldn't explain how to use it to him. Now he's able to open apps, go through history, find and change setting I didn't know existed and send gibberish to people I didn't know I had phone numbers for.

MilesMorales1

Sure they use iPad's in the schools now, for textbooks and all sorts now.

syklops

Turtyturd wrote: »

Between them, kids (6 and 2) have managed to break a Lenovo, nexus 7, and a kindle fire.

Only one to withstand them is a 1st generation iPad.

Maybe time to give them the gift of being gentle with electronic devices.

somesoldiers

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Sure they use iPad's in the schools now, for textbooks and all sorts now.

Joe duffy even has one

ceadaoin.

My daughter has the Amazon kindle fire for kids and it's great. The best part is it comes with a years free subscription to Amazon free time so all the games and books she downloads are included. Think it's 2.99 a month after that. Way better than paying 5.99 for one game on the App Store.

SMJSF

I don't have kids, but I have a Samsung tab 4 10in.
I use it less than once a week for 3D decorating/renovation visualisations.

PROS
-> Easy to use.
-> its light weight.
-> it does have a "kids mode".

CONS
-> it constantly needs updating, and has a lot of unnecessary apps that take up a lot of space, so a SD card is a must!!
-> it needs to be plugged in all day to be recharged to 100%, and it drains very quickly, especially using games and things that needs a lot of processor power/graphics.
-> it feels very delicate, so you would defiantly needs a child friendly "bump" cover.

biko

I was using Mintex for a long time but have decided to go with Delphi instead.

Roger Hassenforder

biko wrote: »

I was using Mintex for a long time but have decided to go with Delphi instead.

That for the Glanza?