android tablet pc....

[janzman]

...I don't have a laptop and am considering one of these tablets .My budget isn't great at less than £250.There seems to be hundreds of them priced from £50- £500+.I've read a few reviews but now I'm looking for some personal recommendations from you good people.Please help me with my search.... :-)

[VHG]

Cant give a personal suggestion as I dont have a tablet.

But cheap tablets have slow processors and little memory so are best avoided.

The beter tablets like the iPad or Samsung Galaxy are given the "best" reviews by Which magazine so, as you would expect, you get what you pay for.

The iPad's dont run Android of course (they run iOS) and nor do the Blackberry tablets (if you are certain you want an Android tablet).

The latest version of Android is nicknamed "Ice Cream Sandwich" and it would be nice to get one of them, but of course they are likely to be the most expensive.

To be honest I think tablets are overpriced at the moment, riding on the back of the cost of iPads. so you may be better getting a netbook (as opposed to a laptop) as you will get more for your money with a netbook.

[ojread2]

PC World have the Blackberry Playbook at £169.99

http://www.pcworld.co...-gb-10647929-pdt.html

[hc4361]

What do you want to do with it?

[janzman]

Just surfing and basic games.Didn't Blackberry have a big problem a little while ago?

[hc4361]

I would seriously consider a netbook - much more power for your money and a lot more flexible too, in my opinion.
Still small and light enough to carry round but with a very good keyboard, lots of usb ports and connectivity options.
Mine is a Samsung and has a very good battery life.
I could not imagine hunching over a tablet to type on the screen.

[rojash]

^ wot hc4361 says

Frankly, any Android tablet under 400 squiddlies is gonna be a piece of Chinese junk.

[Gromit]

The Blackberry Playbook requires that you have a Blackberry phone to get email on the Tablet. Fine if you already have a phone, but not really practical as a stand alone device if you do not.

[hc4361]

But it can handle gmail and other web based email.

[alavahalf]

For some time now I have been waiting on a decent pad at the right price...about three weeks ago I bought a Motorola xoom 32gb for £224...
I also have a new, fairly desirable laptop which I bought just before christmas.
Believe it or not, I have'nt touched the laptop since I got the pad.
If you just want to browse and do emails, the pad is great. It's more sociable as well, because you can sit in front of the telly and check your mail etc.
... and if the wife is downstairs I can just email her from the sofa when I want a brew..!

Once I sort the security out, the laptop may be going on eBay.Would'nt be without a pad now... !

[york310]

I like the fact that you call it a pad rather than a tablet.

[hc4361]

alvahalf - and you can't sit on your sofa in front of the tv with a netbook because .....

[alavahalf]

hc4361 "alvahalf - and you can't sit on your sofa in front of the tv with a netbook because ..... "

Read through my post three times and dont recall mentioning netbook

[venator]

Can I put in a word for the Blackberry Playbook.

It links to a PC by cable or bluetooth, and I only use the Blackberry 'phone browser link when on the road.

The operating system is Windows based - it has Excel, Word etc. ,and it interfaces with PC by drag & drop.

It's well worth a look, and at £169, it's a bargain.

[venator]

and it has wi-fi - goes like a rocket with my 50mb Virgin broadband.

Only problem is I can't get my wife to part with it...

[ojread2]

the problem with Blackberry, janzmum, was not with their phones, etc but the network

Nowt wrong with BB at all
And as you can get one for £169 right now, I'd snap their hand off to buy it

[alavahalf]

If you are thinking about buying an Android tablet ... leave it a few more weeks as Android are about to release the UK version of their latest operating system ( Ice cream Sandwich). It,s not far away as I keep being offered a free upgrade... only problem is it's the US version
When this happens there will be plenty of tablets with the existing operating system to be had at bargain prices..!

[janzman]

Thankyou all very much for your inputs,I think I know where I'm going with this now..