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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Whizz kid.... So any help would be greatly appreciated 
I went into the Apple store yesterday to look at IPads etc and I have no idea what ones best to have... Please help!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"iPad, iPad mini, MacBook, notebook?????"
it depends what u want to do with it...a mac book is just like a laptop pc, the others are more suited for casual stuff i suppose
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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It all depends what you want to use it for. I have a MacBook for work and actual computer type stuff and still use my trusty 3rd generation iPod for when I'm out and about and browsing. The new PowerBooks are so slim you may as well get that rather than an iPad. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Save yourself a fortune and get a nexus device.
Unless of course you want an actual PC.
Really before suggesting anything else I should ask what it is that you want to use it for?
If its just a bit of internet and email then a tablet will do the job... Do you want it portable (7") or a bit better for movies (10")? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Well I'm quite happy using my iPhone, I didn't know if the bigger ones had anything special in them for everyone to be buying one.
My son likes to down load films and music (without paying though!)
He likes YouTube too |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It all depends what you want to use it for. I have a MacBook for work and actual computer type stuff and still use my trusty 3rd generation iPod for when I'm out and about and browsing. The new PowerBooks are so slim you may as well get that rather than an iPad."
never heard of PowerBooks?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Well I'm quite happy using my iPhone, I didn't know if the bigger ones had anything special in them for everyone to be buying one.
My son likes to down load films and music (without paying though!)
He likes YouTube too"
a £100 tablet will do |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Save yourself a fortune and get a nexus device.
Unless of course you want an actual PC.
Really before suggesting anything else I should ask what it is that you want to use it for?
If its just a bit of internet and email then a tablet will do the job... Do you want it portable (7") or a bit better for movies (10")?"
I don't watch movies on my phone. I still use a DVD player  Iv got a laptop but don't use it as it always needs to be plugged in! And really slow! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Well I'm quite happy using my iPhone, I didn't know if the bigger ones had anything special in them for everyone to be buying one.
My son likes to down load films and music (without paying though!)
He likes YouTube too
a £100 tablet will do"
for me or him? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Well I'm quite happy using my iPhone, I didn't know if the bigger ones had anything special in them for everyone to be buying one.
My son likes to down load films and music (without paying though!)
He likes YouTube too
a £100 tablet will do for me or him? "
if its just for the internet and a film or two...aye...of course if u want a really great display choose a more expensive device |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Well I'm quite happy using my iPhone, I didn't know if the bigger ones had anything special in them for everyone to be buying one.
My son likes to down load films and music (without paying though!)
He likes YouTube too"
If you are downloading films etc. Then you are more likely to run into play so issues on an iPad (based on my old iPhone 3g).
Laptops and PCs are easy enough to update when new codecs (used to play back video) etc, android devices play back petty much anything between one of two applications (MX player and vlc).
I use my nexus 4 for most my internet and email these days. We have a nexus 7 too. Both are great, the laptop really only gets fired up to stream stuff via a VPN or to do some serious typing - you can get nice mini keyboards now for tablets though. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Well I'm quite happy using my iPhone, I didn't know if the bigger ones had anything special in them for everyone to be buying one.
My son likes to down load films and music (without paying though!)
He likes YouTube too
a £100 tablet will do for me or him?
if its just for the internet and a film or two...aye...of course if u want a really great display choose a more expensive device"
he downloads lots of films on his laptop, his laptop is dying though |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Nexus are Google devices.
You can get them from the play store.
Have a bit of a look about as sometimes other places have a bit of a bargain on.
Best bang tablet for the money currently I think is the nexus 7 (2013).... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Any decent tablet will do what you want of it nexus or galaxy whatever. The Apple stuff is expensive and over rated where can I get nexus?"
Search for a Google Nexus. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Apple tech (iphones and pads) is now being held to ransom by a cyber extortionist who can lock their tech up...
Is it wise to be buying any of their tech right now? "
really!? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Any decent tablet will do what you want of it nexus or galaxy whatever. The Apple stuff is expensive and over rated where can I get nexus?
Search for a Google Nexus."
ok will do thanks |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Nexus are Google devices.
You can get them from the play store.
Have a bit of a look about as sometimes other places have a bit of a bargain on.
Best bang tablet for the money currently I think is the nexus 7 (2013).... "
play store? |
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"Apple tech (iphones and pads) is now being held to ransom by a cyber extortionist who can lock their tech up...
Is it wise to be buying any of their tech right now? really!?"
Yes! Has been in the news over the last couple of days...
According to Apple it is only affecting their products bought in Australia. 
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Nexus are Google devices.
You can get them from the play store.
Have a bit of a look about as sometimes other places have a bit of a bargain on.
Best bang tablet for the money currently I think is the nexus 7 (2013).... play store?"
Its like the app store on iPhone but for android devices.
Just do a Google search for the nexus.
The 10 has been out a while now so getting cheaper, less than £200. Has a higher resolution screen than the iPads. There is talk of a new model but no release dates yet. I've got one and its fine for everything I want it for, occasional movies and internet etc. Oh and work because I'm going to claim the cost back against my tax... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Everyone I know that has purchases a non apple tablet wishes that they had spent a bit more and got an ipad. I have an ipad 4th gen and a ipad mini the mini is more comfortable for a laying in bed
And browsing but obv has a smaller screen. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Everyone I know that has purchases a non apple tablet wishes that they had spent a bit more and got an ipad. I have an ipad 4th gen and a ipad mini the mini is more comfortable for a laying in bed
And browsing but obv has a smaller screen. "
why do they wish they bought iPad? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Nexus are Google devices.
You can get them from the play store.
Have a bit of a look about as sometimes other places have a bit of a bargain on.
Best bang tablet for the money currently I think is the nexus 7 (2013).... play store?
Its like the app store on iPhone but for android devices.
Just do a Google search for the nexus.
The 10 has been out a while now so getting cheaper, less than £200. Has a higher resolution screen than the iPads. There is talk of a new model but no release dates yet. I've got one and its fine for everything I want it for, occasional movies and internet etc. Oh and work because I'm going to claim the cost back against my tax... "
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It all depends on how your son downloads his movies if he just downloads from Netflix any device will do but if he uses torrent sites you will need a laptop or a desktop if you need any more advice just message me more than happy to help |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Any iPad type will do for a bit of browsing or surfing the net/email etc....but no better than many tablets at half the price. Biggest problem with iPads is the lack of decent connectivity to other devices etc.....
Avoid!!! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It all depends on how your son downloads his movies if he just downloads from Netflix any device will do but if he uses torrent sites you will need a laptop or a desktop if you need any more advice just message me more than happy to help "
yea torrent no doubt  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Take a look at nexus or samsung products before you spend your cash."
The Nexus 10 is made by Samsung, but better value for money than equivalent Samsung tablets. The newer nexus 7 iirc is made by Asus. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Any iPad type will do for a bit of browsing or surfing the net/email etc....but no better than many tablets at half the price. Biggest problem with iPads is the lack of decent connectivity to other devices etc.....
Avoid!!!"
what other tablet do you suggest? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It all depends on how your son downloads his movies if he just downloads from Netflix any device will do but if he uses torrent sites you will need a laptop or a desktop if you need any more advice just message me more than happy to help yea torrent no doubt "
You can transfer files from a laptop or PC to watch on the tablet.
Just looked and there is a utorrent app for android so it is possible to download and watch torrents on an android device. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It all depends on how your son downloads his movies if he just downloads from Netflix any device will do but if he uses torrent sites you will need a laptop or a desktop if you need any more advice just message me more than happy to help yea torrent no doubt
You can transfer files from a laptop or PC to watch on the tablet.
Just looked and there is a utorrent app for android so it is possible to download and watch torrents on an android device."
that's sounds good! Would this be the nexus? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It all depends on how your son downloads his movies if he just downloads from Netflix any device will do but if he uses torrent sites you will need a laptop or a desktop if you need any more advice just message me more than happy to help yea torrent no doubt
You can transfer files from a laptop or PC to watch on the tablet.
Just looked and there is a utorrent app for android so it is possible to download and watch torrents on an android device. that's sounds good! Would this be the nexus?"
Any android tablet of which the nexus is one. Most tablets that are not made by apple are android, there are some windows tablets as well. Android is the operating system, like windows on a PC or laptop. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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my 'tablet' cost me £52 from tescos, but that was on offer, its £109 now.. its an archos gamepad..
touch screen is good..games can be decently high end..most importantly, I can play games via the built in pad/joysticks(that can also emulate those touch screen buttons(I can map them to different buttons/sticks of the device).I can use wireless and web etc etc..all good for me..and I hardly really use it..I prefer my laptop over anything to be honest..even though its old now.
remember also...some video files can be really low in megabytes for the particular device to be played on |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"my 'tablet' cost me £52 from tescos, but that was on offer, its £109 now.. its an archos gamepad..
touch screen is good..games can be decently high end..most importantly, I can play games via the built in pad/joysticks(that can also emulate those touch screen buttons(I can map them to different buttons/sticks of the device).I can use wireless and web etc etc..all good for me..and I hardly really use it..I prefer my laptop over anything to be honest..even though its old now.
remember also...some video files can be really low in megabytes for the particular device to be played on"
I don't play games, my son might? Said I was no technology whizz kid didn't i  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We have a 7" generic make tablet and can do everything you have mentioned on it. Can download with u torrent or get an app that will download any video off the internet. It cost £28 off e bay inc postage. It only has 4gb of memory but have a 16g card to go in it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Loads of decent tablets out,all depends what you need it for?Lovh apple products but hate the I-tune link with all apple gadgets.Unless you jail break them. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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All this IT stuff gets on my nerves. We all got emails in work today to say that we were getting new PC's, but what they actually said was, your work station (desk) is due to be upgraded. You will be receiving a new "Access device"
for christ sake, what is wrong with. You will be disrupted for 1/2 hour whist we replace your PC. xx |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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"Whizz kid.... So any help would be greatly appreciated
I went into the Apple store yesterday to look at IPads etc and I have no idea what ones best to have... Please help! "
Do you need one at all?
What are the devices you have not doing for you that you want to do?
Or do you think you might be missing out on things that you don't know about?
If what you have is doing all you want, do you need anything new? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Do you need one at all?
What are the devices you have not doing for you that you want to do?
Or do you think you might be missing out on things that you don't know about?
If what you have is doing all you want, do you need anything new?"
If you don't know what you need you probably don't need it, it's OK to want it, in that case buy the pretty one.
Failing that as said many times above list what you want to achieve then you can get proper advice on what will get you there. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Whizz kid.... So any help would be greatly appreciated
I went into the Apple store yesterday to look at IPads etc and I have no idea what ones best to have... Please help!
Do you need one at all?
What are the devices you have not doing for you that you want to do?
Or do you think you might be missing out on things that you don't know about?
If what you have is doing all you want, do you need anything new?"
this is very true!! I might just get my son something |
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"Whizz kid.... So any help would be greatly appreciated
I went into the Apple store yesterday to look at IPads etc and I have no idea what ones best to have... Please help!
Do you need one at all?
What are the devices you have not doing for you that you want to do?
Or do you think you might be missing out on things that you don't know about?
If what you have is doing all you want, do you need anything new? this is very true!! I might just get my son something "
How about a tag so you know where he is x |
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Also like to add that it can seem the right thing to do to purchase new when, eg your sons laptop is dieing. But it may be fairly easy to revitalise it. Even reinstalling windows may make it almost like new, if he backs up his stuff and clears crap off. Otherwise a cheap upgrade with some ram may be needed. We are often too fast to dump stuff and live in a throwaway society, but we can learn to save from spending a lot of money that we dont need to. |
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