Best tablet €200 in a store?

toby2111

Wife has some One4all vouchers and we're gonna pick up a tablet. Whats the best one around €200 in a bricks and mortar store? Ideally would like one that takes USB stick which can play movies for the kids while travelling. So Android probably best for this. 10" might suit better also.Looked at Argos,Currys,DID,Harvey Norman, theres lots out there but I need advice as to which would be best

podgeandrodge

Galaxy tab e 1l9.6" for 194euro in Argos etc. Or galaxy tab a for 250...

hawkwind23

Linx 10/10 ticks all the boxes.
Runs Windows 10 , has Office apps pre-installed and free keyboard
Personally not a fan of the Samsung Galaxy stuff , if going for Android youll pick up two similar spec devices for same price

Back from a few pints and seems a lot more expensive in the south? im sure with a bit of searching youll find it sub 200, i can hardly see

http://www.currys.ie/Product/linx-1010b-101-tablet-and-keyboard-32-gb-black/336352/401.10

toby2111

Cheers.
What about this Lenovo Tab A10
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4123691/Trail/searchtext%3ELENOVO+A10.htm

Seems to have more RAM and better specs that the ones mentioned. Maybe you guys can advise me better?

smilerf

The Lenovo is the way to go

toby2111

smilerf wrote: »

The Lenovo is the way to go

Do you have one? Or is it just a better all round tablet, spec wise?

podgeandrodge

Yep actually... Lenovo

toby2111

Lenovo tab 2 a10 it is so!

smilerf

It's better in every way bar storage

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Lenovo-TAB-2-A10-70,Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-E/phones/9273,9469

toby2111

smilerf wrote: »

It's better in every way bar storage

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Lenovo-TAB-2-A10-70,Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-E/phones/9273,9469

I think I read it's expandable up to 64GB but which I'll need.

allthedoyles

We have a samsung and LG and find the lg way better .
We charge the samsung twice as often as the lg with similar use

toby2111

What make is the LG?

allthedoyles

toby2111 wrote:

What make is the LG?

Its a LG V400 cost about 120e harvey nornan

_Kaiser_

allthedoyles wrote: »

Its a LG V400 cost about 120e harvey nornan

Not really comparable ... 7", 1GB RAM. The Lenovo above is 10" with double the RAM.

4068ac1elhodqr

Nexus 2013 Android, 7" but with a full 1920x1080 display which most others in this price range don't have.

beauf

Leah Thousands Plasterboard wrote: »

Nexus 2013 Android, 7" but with a full 1920x1080 display which most others in this price range don't have.

Would this have the latest updates?

4068ac1elhodqr

You would just update to latest android version yourself.

Argos seems to have Nexus2013 on sale regularly both 16/32gb, sometimes can avail of the 10% back voucher if that's running also.
Only minor criticism is the battery isn't as good as an ipad and have to take care of the usb port, some reports of failure if used harshly.

beauf

The Lenovo seems much the same only newer.

The 32gb would be handy though. The age of the nexus battery and os would be a factor for me.

4068ac1elhodqr

Just looking at the Lenovo Tab 2 A10, looks good 1920x1200 IPS.
One advantage is the memory is expandable slots up to 64gb.

The Nexus size tabelts though are handy for travel and putting in suit jacket pockets.

toby2111

Is the nexus only 7"? Is there a bigger version? We're looking for a 9" or 10" with expandable memory so that's why a10 seems to suit. But I'm still open to suggestions as we haven't bought just yet!

4068ac1elhodqr

The nexus is a 'Phablet', ideal for travel and portability.

If you need 10" 'Tablet' with memory expand-ability then Lenovo Tab 2 A10 etc looks good due to HD, and may be on sale currently in argos etc.

slegs

Leah Thousands Plasterboard wrote: »

Nexus 2013 Android, 7" but with a full 1920x1080 display which most others in this price range don't have.

Just bought the 16GB storage one on Amazon for 102GBP. Great price. Had the older Nexus 7 for the kids and they were great while they lasted (they broke the power connectors after a couple of years from yanking the cable - could probably fix if I knew how).

Have tried all sorts of cheap tabs down the years and you cant beat the quality of a Nexus. Had to return a Chinese 10" tab that had a great spec as they screen kept acting like it was touched all on its own. Lesson learned and I will never go away from a quality brand again.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00EANTELE

ThisRegard

The USB connection on the original Nexus 7 is easy to replace, the most difficult part is getting the right size screw driver to remove the screws, some of them are pretty tight so you can end up rounding them off or breaking other pieces in a fit of anger. I wouldn't blame the kids on doing the damage though, it's a common issue with them.

Argos are selling the 16gb version for €129.99 these days, might be a couple of euro cheaper than Amazon considering the exchange rates etc.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Leah Thousands Plasterboard wrote: »

The nexus is a 'Phablet', ideal for travel and portability.

If you need 10" 'Tablet' with memory expand-ability then Lenovo Tab 2 A10 etc looks good due to HD, and may be on sale currently in argos etc.

Phablet would be a tablet with cellular connectivity, no?

4068ac1elhodqr

well 'Phablet' sized, is the Nexus.

Plenty can be bought very cheaply 2nd hand, with the usb issue if you can fix yourself.
Young wan may well prefer the larger tablets to play their games, movies and candy crush wotnot.

Must say having been an iPad user, the Android OS is much better, iTunes software is pure cr@p.
Aside that is from all the privacy issues with many of the apps wanting full access to your details.

toby2111

Bought the tab 2 a10 from argos on Sunday, very impressed so far. Quick, brilliant screen, decent sound. Just waiting on case & sd cards from Amazon now.
Only thing is I can't find an option for multiple users. So when I log into Gmail, I can see my wife's Gmail account also. Is there am option to set up different user accounts?

Curb Your Enthusiasm

toby2111 wrote: »

Bought the tab 2 a10 from argos on Sunday, very impressed so far. Quick, brilliant screen, decent sound. Just waiting on case & sd cards from Amazon now.
Only thing is I can't find an option for multiple users. So when I log into Gmail, I can see my wife's Gmail account also. Is there am option to set up different user accounts?

Yes. on the app or in account settings.

https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-manage-multiple-google-gmail-accounts-android/&ved=0ahUKEwizsrH_8OPMAhUhCsAKHS8HBpwQFggdMAE&usg=AFQjCNHTeu1gCJ8PIjXFMNBKT8dvJrsmlA&sig2=ElsVJmbRPxIyGslONaKywA

toby2111

I've done what you posted above but I cant still access both my wifes gmail a/c and mine with one touch! I dont want access to her a/c(or her to see mine). On our laptop we have 2 seperate accounts and we log in seperately. I cant see the option to log in seperately on this tablet.......

beauf

What version of Android is on it.

toby2111

beauf wrote: »

What version of Android is on it.

Lollipop 5.0.1
EDIT-Just searched for update and its updating.
Still running 5.0.1 .......

beauf

Is this that tablet?

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Android-based-Tablets-and/Still-no-support-for-multiple-users/td-p/2124512

toby2111

beauf wrote: »

Is this that tablet?

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Android-based-Tablets-and/Still-no-support-for-multiple-users/td-p/2124512

Yep,thats it. Looks like it doesn't support multiple users. Bit of a let down,still a very impressive tablet.

beauf

Well its good to know for the rest of us. Daft decision though not to have it.

toby2111

beauf wrote: »

Well its good to know for the rest of us. Daft decision though not to have it.

Yeh,surely a simple update would fix it?Why leave it out in the first place?!

beauf

Android = Fragmentation

They really should get on top of it.
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/08/05/this-is-what-android-fragmentation-looks-like-in-2015/#gref

slegs

ThisRegard wrote: »

The USB connection on the original Nexus 7 is easy to replace, the most difficult part is getting the right size screw driver to remove the screws, some of them are pretty tight so you can end up rounding them off or breaking other pieces in a fit of anger. I wouldn't blame the kids on doing the damage though, it's a common issue with them.

Argos are selling the 16gb version for €129.99 these days, might be a couple of euro cheaper than Amazon considering the exchange rates etc.

Thanks for tip on replacing USBs on old Google Nexus. Got two parts off eBay and replaced on kids 2012 Nexus 6 and hey presto back in action. Feels like 2 new tablets for 10GBP

D'Peoples Voice

beauf wrote: »

Android = Fragmentation

They really should get on top of it.
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/08/05/this-is-what-android-fragmentation-looks-like-in-2015/#gref

Sigh... Look at the date of that article.
Fragmentation "was" an issue before Google and indeed many of the manufacturers decoupled their apps from the OS and moved them into the play store.

All devices from Android 5 and up use the same Android webview updated every 6 weeks through the Play store - about 70% of apps use the webview for rendering.
The Android browser that each manufacturer shipped is replaced by Chrome which is updated every 6 weeks through the Play store. Yes some manufacturers might still have their own browser, but it is based on Chromium like Chrome and updated accordingly.

There are now very few apps remaining on the OS, clock, calendar, calculator, contacts, dialer, camera, network connectivity, gmail, chrome browser, youtube, maps, search, docs/sheets/slides, even google launcher... All updated via the Play store NOT via OS, so they have nothing to do with manufacturer.

It was all so different before lollipop...

beauf

The issue being discussed that a version of the OS which has profiles doesn't have them on this manufacturers version on this tablet.

Its not an app. Its part of the OS.