Tablets

[Rosie]

I am looking for another tablet... Which one do you all recommend and why

[Standing Firm In Christ]

I have had my iPad 2 for nearly four years now.  I highly recommend them.  

[Rosie]

are they had to use as I don't know anything about them

[John81]

Most of the people I know with tablets have a Kindle. They say they really like the Kindle, it's easy to use, and since most of them read a lot they like to download books and read them on their Kindle too.

I'm considering buying a Kindle myself.

[Rosie]

I had a kindle fire h d, thats the one I sold to my friend.... nothing wrong with it cept it didn't work good where I live... my phone doesn't either.. I'm still checking on them..

[Standing Firm In Christ]

The iPad 2 is extremely user friendly.

[Genevanpreacher]

We've had prettty good success with Nextbook tablets, and they are priced cheaply. Walmart carries them for about $80, sometimes cheaper. We just bought one for our son for his birthday. He loves it.

Edited August 12, 2015 by Genevanpreacher

[John81]

Last year a couple people recommended Nextbook tablets from WalMart when I was thinking of getting a tablet for my son and/or wife. I remember reading up on them and they got mostly good reviews and high marks.

Question: If Rosie had a difficult time with both the Kindle and her phone not working good where she lives, would a Nextbook or iPad be sure to work better there?

[Standing Firm In Christ]

Agreed, John81. 

It seems that the problem may not be in the device, but with the ISP.

[Invicta]

Agreed, John81. 

It seems that the problem may not be in the device, but with the ISP.

Agreed.  I know someone who has an Ipad, and couldn't get online with it, not even with telephone help from his ISP.  I thought it was his age (89 at the time) But he changed his ISP and had no trouble after that.

I have had a Samsung Galaxy tablet and found them easy to use with a good number of apps and much cheaper than an Ipad.  At present I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 8" which I find very good.  You can use it for Kindle books an books from Chrome store.  And various bible study apps.  

[Rosie]

thanks for the responses. I will check them all out

I just don't know... I read about the ipadair 2 yesterday and it said they have the power of a computer or laptop not sure which one so i pray it works... i have reservations about getting one for this reason as i had a smart phone n it wouldn 't work where i live... 

[Rosie]

there are so many to choose from and i have no idea how to choose the right one.. i don't understand the lingo etc

[Genevanpreacher]

I am somewhat new to computers but I have noticed that there are a few folk on OB here that know their stuff.

Just ask the questions and I am sure some of the observers here will have an answer.

[Rosie]

thank you

you all out there, how should a person pick a tablet, what should they look for?

 

[Standing Firm In Christ]

I looked for memory, above all.  I participate in many forums online, so I have to have several tabs open simultaneously. (16 at present)  As well, i also looked for a tablet that could assist in producing videos from home.  The iPad seemed to be the best choice to fit those needs.