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by **guitarsmashley** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:42 pm

So I recently got a decent sized inheritance from my grandmother passing and instead of buying the outhouse and banning everyone I have decided to pay off massive credit card debts and play...a little bit. I want a tablet to read comics on mostly and start giving my macbook a slow down.

An Ipad is out of the question unless I got a good used one...maybe I should check CL...A kindle Fire is more likely but more likely a used one off ebay or CL.

Are there any other tablets that the OH approves of?

by **guitarsmashley** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:44 pm

and I don't need or want 3g capability.

by **Keb** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:30 pm

I use a 32gb Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. I loves it. The Galaxy Tab 2 is out and its a lot nicer and operates Android 4.

Edit mine is wifi only.

by **Chris** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:32 pm

I thought you used a Kobo, Keb..

by **Chris** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:35 pm

Yoni..

The nexus 7.

Same price, roughly, as a Kindle Fire, but it's been better-reviewed just about everywhere. It's probably the best mini tablet out right now.

$199 for the 8 GB
$249 for the 16 GB

by **Chris** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:36 pm

Here's a ranking of $250 and under tablets.

http://www.pcmag.com/products/27996?Pri ... rt=er+desc

by **Keb** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:39 pm

Holland Oats wrote:I thought you used a Kobo, Keb..

I hated it. Too small and slow. I upgraded to the Galaxy Tab because I wanted a bigger screen for reading.

by **guitarsmashley** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:38 am

thanks, still leaning towards used kindle on craigslist lots of people selling with accessories for around $140

by **Keb** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:23 am

I recommend something w/ a 10 inch screen for comics and movies. If its in your price range that is.

by **habitual** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:58 am

Just get an iPad. Battery life is one of the key drivers of the tablet market.

Hab

by **Amoebas** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:25 am

I've and an Asus Transformr for almost a year now and love it.

I use Comicrack for reading.

by **guitarsmashley** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:29 am

habitual wrote:Just get an iPad. Battery life is one of the key drivers of the tablet market.

Hab

way too out of my price range.

by **Chris** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:20 pm

Apple is heavily rumored to release a mini iPad this fall, which would compete in both size and price with stuff like the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire.

by **MrBlack** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:30 pm

Holland Oats wrote:Yoni..

The nexus 7.

Same price, roughly, as a Kindle Fire, but it's been better-reviewed just about everywhere. It's probably the best mini tablet out right now.

$199 for the 8 GB
$249 for the 16 GB

The Nexus 7 looks killer, but I really wish it had an SD card slot. The lack of one makes loading up comics, especially a lot of them at once, just a little harder.

I've got a Nook Tablet, which I've been happy with. It's not blazing fast, but it's fine for reading comics (either from an SD card or the B&N store), watching movies (Netflix or from an SD card), and light web browsing.