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Tablet for kiddies

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  • 15-09-2015 11:45am
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    lawred2
    Registered Users Posts: 24,391 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Looking for the best kid friendly tablet.. simple enough requirements but don't want it to be so under spec/buggy that it's a paperweight within a week.

    8 - 10 inch screen should be sufficient and not too heavy

    oh and not too expensive either..

    any ideas?

    chromebooks?


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    lawred2
    Registered Users Posts: 24,391 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    just realised how iffy that thread title is..


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    degsie
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    Chromebooks are not tablets


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    lawred2
    Registered Users Posts: 24,391 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    degsie wrote: »
    Chromebooks are not tablets

    indeed

    thanks for that

    would you care to suggest anything?


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    mordeith
    Registered Users Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    lawred2 wrote: »
    Hi,

    Looking for the best kid friendly tablet.. simple enough requirements but don't want it to be so under spec/buggy that it's a paperweight within a week.

    8 - 10 inch screen should be sufficient and not too heavy

    oh and not too expensive either..

    any ideas?

    chromebooks?

    My advice is to for a medium range Android tablet from someone like Acer or Samsung. That way you're not spending a fortune yet you still get a machine that the adults can use as well. How old are the kids?


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    AndersLimpar
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    I bought a cheap Chinese thing off eBay for about €70 and the kids had the screen broken on it in 2 weeks. Anyway, I learnt my lesson and bought these instead:

    Samsung Tablet 3 8 inch - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-8-inch-Black-Wi-Fi/dp/B00FEEIWEI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1442323929&sr=8-2&keywords=Samsung+tab+3+8
    Bobj Rugged Case - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rugged-Samsung-SM-T310-SM-T311-SM-T315/dp/B00EMMGAXI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442324009&sr=8-1&keywords=Bobj+samsung+tab+3+8

    12 months later both are going strong :) You can get the Tablet above for £120 if you go to the Amazon warehouse deals. I've bought plenty from the warehouse and you usually get a good few quid off for the sake of no box!!


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    Khannie
    Registered Users Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    lawred2 wrote: »
    just realised how iffy that thread title is..

    :D


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    EoinAFC
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    The first generation nexus 7 is perfect and in-expensive, it's not for kids per say but the price and quality make it a contender. The Hudl by Tesco is a great option for kids.


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    ThisRegard
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    We gave our daughter a Hudl a couple of years ago, they're hardy little feckers and there's quite a good range of kid resistant covers for them.


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