Tablet noob questions

[kal]

lol - I am real and that was good advice!!!!

the thing is you can pay between £100 and £700 for a 10" tablet - and whilst I would (on account of experience) ignore the £100 ones you can get from Maplins as soon as you go to a decent make - e.g. nexus/samsung etc etc then just get one with the specs you want - do not spend an extra 3-400 quid unless nothing else does the job.

Unless obviously you want to wave an iPad around and look like a douchebag hipster but then you did not state that in your original requirements!

I have the new Nexus 7, a great tablet (and fits in my Jeans pocket), also have an ipad3 but never use it (in fact the missus has claimed it as hers now!

[TheFaQQer]

May I semi-hijack this thread and ask the panel what the current 'best' 10" Android tablet is?

Nexus 10 with a micro USB SD card reader - http://www.meenova.com/

[kal]

Nexus 10 with a micro USB SD card reader - Meenova.com, Welcome

+1 Thanks for the tip!(...Goes off to order one for his Nexus 7...)

[d000hg]

Unless obviously you want to wave an iPad around and look like a douchebag hipster but then you did not state that in your original requirements!

Except that iPad is still a strong contender regardless of hype, if you don't require SD/USB. It's objectively an excellent product.

[BigRed]

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[kal]

If you hate iTunes try Free iTunes alternative - Manage iPod iPhone without iTunes

Don't hate iTunes as such just find it annoying that I have to use a specific piece of software to get any content onto the device. Best part of Android is that the storage just appears as a drive when I plug it and and I can just drag stuff across!

[Uncle Albert]

My kids have between them got a Nexus 7 a Kindle HD (rooted to remove Amazons restrictions) and a Samsung 7 inch. Of those I'd say the Nexus wins easily followed by the Kindle with the Samsung in third place.

[TheFaQQer]

Depending on what you want it for (and whether you need the latest processor etc.) you can still get a Nook HD+ from Argos for £130 for the 16GB model. Has a slot for an SD card and you can (if you look online and follow the instructions, or pay someone £10 or so) put stock Android on there if you want.

Doesn't have a camera on it, which may or may not be a good thing.

[kal]

Depending on what you want it for (and whether you need the latest processor etc.) you can still get a Nook HD+ from Argos for £130 for the 16GB model. Has a slot for an SD card and you can (if you look online and follow the instructions, or pay someone £10 or so) put stock Android on there if you want.

Doesn't have a camera on it, which may or may not be a good thing.

I think I used the camera on my nexus 7 once just 2 test it out. My 3 yr old uses it all the time to takes selfies when shes using the CBeebies app though

[RetSet]

I was researching this for family the other day. The iPad wins out overall, but the Nexus 10 was top of the android or windows offerings on the what hifi site. Can't find the exact page I was looking at, but they had the various options ranked as 1. iPad 2. Nexus 10 3. everything else. You might be able to find the list with a bit more patience than I've got....

Am I getting this right? Nexus 10 was released in 2012 and hasn't been updated since?