What is the Best Tablet or Pad to Get Started With?

Lol guys?really?a tablet? buy a darn ultrabook!you cant compare apple shit and android tabs with an entry-level ultrabook

Basically a surface

"Microsoft surface fully equipped all bells and whistles"

That thing will sterilize you.

Part of Bill and Melinda Gate's plan.

It's on the Georgia Guidestones.

Ted Turner told me after he dumped Hanoi Jane.

A sterile cukoo and a goat with fried gonads walk into a bar...

You said a mouthful there! You made my point for me without noticing!

Uh, no they're not! IBM sold their pc division to the Chinese. That being Lenovo.

It's Super fast!

Stereo sound. Full HD. Super light & thin.
And fast! Plays large 1080p mkv's even with DTS sound.


Easily the most bang for the buck!
We have two in our house. currently shopping for a third.

Make sure you get the second gen nexus 7.

In fact just type this into google or youtube...

"Nexus 7 vs"

Watch it smoke everything in it's price range and most things above..

i concur, i own a 10.1 inch galaxy tab that i got extremely cheaply, but i would have bought a nexus 7 based on price/performance and they trounce every other tablet out there.

But the Nexus 7 has no microUSB port - so how do you add your own (owned, non-cloud) movies and music to it?

Galaxy note pro is the best!

Guy I know went to the ATT store and he got
an the big ipad with built in wireless ATT
internet connection, all paid out over 2 year contract.
Shockingly small monthly payments.
He's thrilled.
He also paid extra for insurance that covers pretty
much anything. damage or theft.

Samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 love love love this.. smooth, fast no messing right to the point.. very efficent, going to upgrade to the next model though because ..well im a sucker for this shizzle mah nizzle

OTG cable some of them are splitters so you can continue to charge as well. Here's an example- [link to www.amazon.com]

This one is not split but it will work with a flash drive or you can direct mount a stick drive. For some of it you will have to root and use an app called stick mount to get it to read/transfer the files.

The new Samsung Note series is hands down the most badass. If you need something more affordable. The Nexus 7 is really nice too.

Disclaimer: I hate Apple products

Shouldn't you be buying food preps, ammo, gold??? Tablets won't work after the asteroid, tsunami, economic collapse, zombie apocalypse that is happening in the next month you know. Besides the Internet won't work after the power grid gets taken out by terrorists and/or the massive CME that's coming shortly before/after the first set of DOOM.

GET A BRIAN!

I have a Kobo Arc.

Reasonable price: 16gig £70. 32gig £80. 64gig £90.

Runs Jellybean OS. Goggle Chrome.

Very easy to use.

Used every day for about six months so far and no glitches or problems. I am very pleased with it.

Like other user posted....Get reviews from Amazon before making purchase.

I do like my iPad, given to me as a gift and I like the large screen and no need for virus protection. Suits my needs and I've had it over a year no problems.

You on an internet forum, don't hate tech too too much.

Lenovo is not IBM but a Chinese new bitch !!

Lol I was being majorly sarcastic dude.. I've had every iPad version except the 4th version. The New iPad Air is fantastic and I love it. They have all been solid and beautiful products and just work. Largest and best App Store, great performance, largest aftermarket accessories support, great customer support, etc.. Yes they are expensive but I haven't had a single problem with the 4 versions I've owned since it was released.

If apple products are not your thing or are too expensive than do what several other people have suggested. Go to Amazon and research the other devices on the market. It's a great place to get the pulse on products from the many reviews posted.

yep id like some advice also

is there a tablet that i can use like a smartphone 4g mobile hotspot?

I guess that means it has built in wireless like a poster above said about an ATT model

is there one for verizon?

Last Edited by chowan on 03/23/2014 01:13 PM

my advice, get A NookHD+ (around 150.00) And buy A N2A Card.
The card will give you A wide open Android 4.4 OS.
I have a Nook HD+ and I really like it.
Just google N2A.

Get a scratch pad and a pen. All of your iCrap is going to be useless when shit goes dark anyway.

Asus Nexus 7, great price, lots of fun.

And if you're not going to go outside of the Play Store, you don't even need the N2A card anymore.

NookHD+ is a fantastic bargain for a 9" tablet. And if you want smaller just get the NookHD 7" - same specs for $130.

Xanax and Kotex

Yeah, it's been awhile since Lenovo was an IBM product. That said I have a Lenovo laptop and a Lenovo compact desktop PC and have been super happy with both of them. I got them refurbished at TigerDirect.

Newegg has some buying guide information that might be helpful to you, they explain what the specs are and explain what type would be good for your planned purpose of use.

I tend to lean toward what a poster above said about getting an ultrabook, if I got that right, the ultra slim, ultra light laptops. I think in the long run you would get more bang for your buck and a lot more flexibility. And a real keyboard!

I had a Nexus 7 2013 that I thought was great for taking around with me on the road but I got rid of it when I received an Ipad air 10" for a gift and I hate the Ipad. You have to use Itunes to get anything on it and some media just doesn't play right. I'm not much of an app person, I just want to use it to surf websites and watch movies.
What is the next best thing to a Nexus that also has a memory card slot?

I have the samsung galaxy 8 and since then I almost didn't use the laptop or desktop. But is the only one I have so I don't know about any other options there are cheapest ones but don't know

I always find myself trying out the surface at the stores when I visit