Tablet

[matt1978]

I just read through the older thread about Tablets from December 2015.

I'm looking to buy one mainly for Internet browsing and also watching downloaded TV Boxsets etc from a USB stick when I travel.

Any ideas? Budget up to around £250

 

[rtbcomp]

That sounds a lot for a tablet - what size are you considering?

 

[cumbriasteve]

I do that with my Medion tablet, it has 32gb of memory and also takes a 32gb micro sd, it's an excellent bit of kit about the same size as the ipad and runs android.

Got mine at Aldi so has a 3 year warranty, think it was £140 with a free micro sd.

Excellent battery life too.

 

[Paul.]

I've just bought a 9.7" galaxy tab A, and so far am very impressed with it, it will take a 128GB micro sd card for all your films and music, no need to mess with usb sticks,

 

[matt1978]

About 8"-10" mainly as its primary use will be for viewing. I have a iPad for work but it's no good for anything I have downloaded on my android TV box.

USB or Micro SD would be fine, I have a few big storage USB already so it wouldn't bother me if I did watch most of the content via a stick.

I had a quick look in Currys/PC World today and they seemed to have a fair few for £150ish only a couple for £200-£250 then they seemed to jump to about £320

 

[eSCHEn]

Can't beat the old lighter style recipe but that irn bru macaroon bar is something else man.



Oh, wrong kind of tablet sorry

 

[rtbcomp]

Even though it may have a USB connector it doesn't mean it will recognise a stick. The USB port on mine is for connecting to a PC.

 

[Robotstar5]

I bought a Linx 1010b a few months ago, plays video content on USB sticks OK (just tried it )

 

[matt1978]

Even though it may have a USB connector it doesn't mean it will recognise a stick. The USB port on mine is for connecting to a PC.

Good point, I hadn't considered that,

One of the ones I seen yesterday had 2 xUSB slots so I'm guessing at least one must be for sticks but I'll be sure to check before I buy

 

[cumbriasteve]

I think I would only consider buying one if it had a sd card slot, by their very nature of being portable and used in various locations I don't like the idea of a usb sticking out waiting to be snapped off if dropped or similar.

 

[rtbcomp]

^^ You can get USB cables with a 90 deg connector for the same reason. The cheap ones off Ebay are rubbish, I got a couple of decent ones from CPC.

Not all tablets have GPS either. I find that essential

 

[HughF]

Any 8-9 inch android tab should do the job. MicroSD instead of usb stick though is the way to go...

 

[bigegg]

I bought a bush 8" for about £70
I watch movies and browse iternet on it.
Got a 64gigglebit sd card from currys for £15 that holds about 4000 books, couple of hundred hours of music, and about 10 movies
Battery life is quite good as well - 8-10hrs of playing video/reading on a full charge.
Triple that playing music with screen off