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IPAD virgin - help please!
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It is Mr BM's birthday next week, so I thought I might buy him an IPAD. He needs it to surf the web and create documents and spreadsheets, receive emails and access pdfs. He'd also like to be able to control the lights in the house from it (but we'll ignore that bit for now cos he is a geek). He normally uses word and excel.
My problem is, I just have NO FLAMING IDEA which Ipad to get and which accessories he will need. I *could* go to a shop and have some spotty 17 year old explain it to me like I am some sort of neanderthal idiot, or I could ask you very knowledgeable lot for some help, please.
Until now he has been using a laptop. Although that died last week.
My problem is, I just have NO FLAMING IDEA which Ipad to get and which accessories he will need. I *could* go to a shop and have some spotty 17 year old explain it to me like I am some sort of neanderthal idiot, or I could ask you very knowledgeable lot for some help, please.
Until now he has been using a laptop. Although that died last week.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.See my first answer above where I explain what Andriod is.
Note also Amazon have their own tablet called Amazon Kindle Fire HD. I believe this also runs Andrioid but a special version tailored to work closely with Amazon web site.
It is £159 (16Gb) or £199 (32Gb).
More here
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Note also Amazon have their own tablet called Amazon Kindle Fire HD. I believe this also runs Andrioid but a special version tailored to work closely with Amazon web site.
It is £159 (16Gb) or £199 (32Gb).
More here
Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation
Well, I think I am heading towards a new laptop Tilly, rather than an IPAD. His main usage is creating docs and I do now see that a tablet might not be the best way forwards. Whilst the idea of a tablet is nice, I am listening to the sensible advice I've received.
So I am thinking lappy for birthday and the tablet VHG suggested for Christmas (because he does want a tablet). I'm going to take him into town in a mo and we will have a look.
So I am thinking lappy for birthday and the tablet VHG suggested for Christmas (because he does want a tablet). I'm going to take him into town in a mo and we will have a look.
Ask him if he fancies one of these: http:// www.mic rosoft. ...rfac e-with- windows -rt touch tablet experience with a keyboard. It won't run everything he's used to but does have a version of Excel, Word etc built in.
It is important with tablets to understand their "app stores".
"Apps" are small programs (Applications), many free, written by people all over the world to run on tablets. There are literally hundreds of thousands of "apps" for tablets.
Now Apple have their own app store, and Andrioid have their own app store as well.
But if you have an Apple iPad you can only download programs from the Apple app store.
And if you have an Android tablet you can only download programs from the Android app store.
Also note some "cheap" tablets dont allow you to download from the app store at all.
And also some tablets (like Blackberry I believe) dont run android so you cant download from the Apple OR Android app store.
When apps become available people usually write for the Apple app store first (because there are so many iPads & iPhones) then the write for the Android App store second.
So as an example if you go to the Daily Telegraph page you see there is a Daily Telegraph for the iPad. But if you look at the bottom of the page you see it says "Telegraph mobile apps for iPhone and Android" so they do them for both.
So if you are really keen on a particular app then check it is available for the platform (Apple or Andriod) before you buy a tablet.
Here is the Telegraph web page to show what I mean
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/apps/#
"Apps" are small programs (Applications), many free, written by people all over the world to run on tablets. There are literally hundreds of thousands of "apps" for tablets.
Now Apple have their own app store, and Andrioid have their own app store as well.
But if you have an Apple iPad you can only download programs from the Apple app store.
And if you have an Android tablet you can only download programs from the Android app store.
Also note some "cheap" tablets dont allow you to download from the app store at all.
And also some tablets (like Blackberry I believe) dont run android so you cant download from the Apple OR Android app store.
When apps become available people usually write for the Apple app store first (because there are so many iPads & iPhones) then the write for the Android App store second.
So as an example if you go to the Daily Telegraph page you see there is a Daily Telegraph for the iPad. But if you look at the bottom of the page you see it says "Telegraph mobile apps for iPhone and Android" so they do them for both.
So if you are really keen on a particular app then check it is available for the platform (Apple or Andriod) before you buy a tablet.
Here is the Telegraph web page to show what I mean
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/apps/#
To the abeditor.
Regards your link to the Windows RT tablet above.
Note the version of Office for the Windows RT tablet is not finished yet.
The version of Office supplied with that tablet is a "preview" (beta I suspect) so it may be best to wait till it is finished.
These are also VERY new machines so it may be best to wait till they have ironed out all the problems before buying one.
Note also Windows RT is NOT the same as "normal" Windows, it is a version of Windows written to take advantage of the "Arm" CPU that runs in most tablets.
But that version of Windows (Windows RT) CANNOT run "normal" Windows programs and can only run programs downloaded from the "Windows app store".
Microsoft do have a tablet coming out that runs "normal" Windows and can run "normal" Windows programs but these have been delayed so are not out yet.
This tablet/laptop world gets more confusing as each day passes !
Regards your link to the Windows RT tablet above.
Note the version of Office for the Windows RT tablet is not finished yet.
The version of Office supplied with that tablet is a "preview" (beta I suspect) so it may be best to wait till it is finished.
These are also VERY new machines so it may be best to wait till they have ironed out all the problems before buying one.
Note also Windows RT is NOT the same as "normal" Windows, it is a version of Windows written to take advantage of the "Arm" CPU that runs in most tablets.
But that version of Windows (Windows RT) CANNOT run "normal" Windows programs and can only run programs downloaded from the "Windows app store".
Microsoft do have a tablet coming out that runs "normal" Windows and can run "normal" Windows programs but these have been delayed so are not out yet.
This tablet/laptop world gets more confusing as each day passes !
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