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 Posted: Sun, 12th Aug 2012 15:18 Post subject: [iOS] Which tablet? |
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My son wants a tablet for his birthday, he already has a Blackberry smartphone so he now wants a Blackberry playbook, but is this the best in this price range? An I pad is out of the question.
So, if not a Playbook, which one?
Regarding price at the most £200.00
I want (if possible) to be able to Jailbreak/crack/compromise (easily) it in some way to enable the use of 'backups'
Any other features you think may be useful?
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks.
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Mutantius
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| Posted: Sun, 12th Aug 2012 15:21 Post subject: |
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Why not an iPad? I mean its the best price-performance you kind a get not to mention that fabolous screen.
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| Posted: Sun, 12th Aug 2012 15:22 Post subject: |
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| Mutantius wrote: | | Why not an iPad? I mean its the best price-performance you kind a get not to mention that fabolous screen. |
Too expensive mate. I can't afford that much.
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| Posted: Sun, 12th Aug 2012 15:26 Post subject: |
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You may not be able to afford an iPad2, but an iPad1 should be easily affordable for £200, right? I don't have much experience with any other kinds of tablets though.. sorry.
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Mutantius
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| Posted: Sun, 12th Aug 2012 15:27 Post subject: |
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| Reg67 wrote: | | Mutantius wrote: | | Why not an iPad? I mean its the best price-performance you kind a get not to mention that fabolous screen. |
Too expensive mate. I can't afford that much. |
My fault didnt see your price loft :/ well then just wait for the new Nexus Tab only 7 innch screen tho but should be in a much lower price scale.
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| Posted: Sun, 12th Aug 2012 15:28 Post subject: |
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| Mutantius wrote: | | Reg67 wrote: | | Mutantius wrote: | | Why not an iPad? I mean its the best price-performance you kind a get not to mention that fabolous screen. |
Too expensive mate. I can't afford that much. |
My fault didnt see your price loft :/ well then just wait for the new Nexus Tab only 7 innch screen tho but should be in a much lower price scale. |
Thanks, his birthday is this month, so an existing one would be best and definitely not an I pad whatever the price.
Thanks.
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| Posted: Sun, 12th Aug 2012 15:30 Post subject: |
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If not an iPad, why not try one of those cheap Android tabs? They're "cheap" as in cost, but still seem to pack impressive hardware.
http://www.nfohump.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=77647
Breezer seems quite happy with that and for €120? Sounds like a score to me. Failing that.. the Nexus 7, as advised, sounds very impressive.
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| Posted: Sun, 12th Aug 2012 15:35 Post subject: |
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Thanks for the replies, I know next to nothing about tablets, so bear with me please. Are they crackable/hackable at all? I will be buying some games apps for him, but it would be nice to try before I buy.
So really I want one that's mid range and fairly easily hackable ( no soldering etc), robust and user friendly.
Is the Playbook hackable at all?
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| Posted: Sun, 12th Aug 2012 16:05 Post subject: |
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I wouldn't know about Blackberry hacking, sorry, but yeah.. the iPad requires Jailbreaking before you can run hacked software. The latest IOS is hackable now (5.1.1) but 6.0 will be out soon and then new hacks will have to be found for that one.
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| Posted: Sun, 12th Aug 2012 20:11 Post subject: |
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Why not look at Nexus 7? It costs 200$, so cheaper than what you wish, and that is the best tablet at that price range.
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| Posted: Mon, 13th Aug 2012 17:02 Post subject: |
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Doesn't the Playbook offer side-loading for Android apps? I know RIM were talking about removing it earlier in the year, but articles as recent as July 2012 state they even just put an update that IMPROVES the Android support. If that's the case... running hacked apps shouldn't be difficult.
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| Posted: Mon, 13th Aug 2012 20:21 Post subject: |
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Wait and see if the ipad mini is a real product and if not i recommend the kindle fire I have one and love it. I have put CM9 on it so I pretty much have a true android tablet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1309
If the ipad mini is real and the right price I am going to get it.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one
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| Posted: Mon, 13th Aug 2012 21:25 Post subject: |
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nexus 7 best budget tablet
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| Posted: Mon, 27th Aug 2012 11:09 Post subject: |
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| LeoNatan wrote: | | Why not look at Nexus 7? It costs 200$, so cheaper than what you wish, and that is the best tablet at that price range. |
That's dollars mate, it is £199.00 here (about 315 dollars) as usual us in the UK pay more than anyone else for everything.
He has his playbook , but now I am looking into one.
Less than £200.00
Must have a mem card slot
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ClaudeFTW
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| Posted: Mon, 27th Aug 2012 12:37 Post subject: |
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If you want to get it so that he games on it, try the Nexus 7, there is no camera on the back and the display is what you'd expect for those money, but bear in mind the device sports a Tegra 3 chipset paired with a quad core Cortex-A9 and the GeForce ULP, all this with 1GB of RAM. Or the HTC Flyer. It's kind of old by now, but the hardware still holds up pretty well (personal experience, but I wouldn't recommend it for gaming).
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| Posted: Mon, 27th Aug 2012 17:26 Post subject: |
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| Reg67 wrote: | | LeoNatan wrote: | | Why not look at Nexus 7? It costs 200$, so cheaper than what you wish, and that is the best tablet at that price range. |
That's dollars mate, it is £199.00 here (about 315 dollars) as usual us in the UK pay more than anyone else for everything.
He has his playbook , but now I am looking into one.
Less than £200.00
Must have a mem card slot |
Can't you have anyone import it? It is really a shame not to be able to get it for that US price. |
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Aug 2012 06:36 Post subject: |
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| LeoNatan wrote: | | Reg67 wrote: | | LeoNatan wrote: | | Why not look at Nexus 7? It costs 200$, so cheaper than what you wish, and that is the best tablet at that price range. |
That's dollars mate, it is £199.00 here (about 315 dollars) as usual us in the UK pay more than anyone else for everything.
He has his playbook , but now I am looking into one.
Less than £200.00
Must have a mem card slot |
Can't you have anyone import it? It is really a shame not to be able to get it for that US price. |
Possibly, to be honest I am as confused as feck, my son has his playbook now and I like the idea of having one to mess about with. But there are so many! Its a nightmare deciding which to choose.
1. Got to be fairly cheap ( I am in the UK on UK wages)
2. Must have a mem card slot
3. Decent camera would be nice
4. Hackable/crackable
5. 16 gig min if possible
6. Decent ebook reader (Mobi,Ebub)
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Aug 2012 07:03 Post subject: |
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Most I have seen do not have a memory card slot. I know the iPad mini will not have one and the one's I have seen with a slot are way over your budget. Why do you need that feature?
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| Posted: Tue, 28th Aug 2012 18:30 Post subject: |
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Most I have looked at do have it, its a must have feature in my opinion as it allows (I assume) you to basically double the storage space, unless the mem card slot is just for transferring files?
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Does the HTC Flyer appeal to you, mate?
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