Halftime Hope Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 (edited) mostly for surfing, but that would also allow me to read books. The most likely source of books would be from Amazon and e-books from the library, so I'm probably not going to want anything from Barnes and Noble. I'm not a Apple fan. Nothing against Apple, but we've not chosen to use iAnythings. Size: 4 x 6ish? About the size of a Samsung Note? (I want a separate device, not a big phone.) Off brands are fine, as long as they are reputable and works with common apps, because I would also like to use it for personal organization needs, too. Anything you like use and like? Thank you!! ETA: fixed the spelling mistake Edited November 25, 2016 by Halftime Hope 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Kindle fires are on sale now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Walmart had one for $69 last night. 7 inch. Not sure if it's still that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Love our Galaxy Tabs. We have a version 3.0 (for the kids, no forward-facing camera) and 4.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I love the size and feel of my kindle fire; all our other tablets get ignored in favour of the Kindle. To me, it's very user friendly. I read a lot of books on it in the middle of the night, so I have the pages set to black background with white text and set as dim as possible. I'm very light sensitive and this setting doesn't keep me awake in the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 (edited) I love my Galaxy tablet. It's probably a little bigger than what you're looking for, but they make smaller ones. I have the Tab A 10.1. Any of the low to mid-range Galaxy tablets will probably fit your requirements. A 7 or 8 inch would be just right. I read mostly on my Kindle Paperwhite but when I want to read something with color (or a magazine) or something with photos or drawings, I use the Kindle app on my tablet. ETA: Before I got the Galaxy tablet I had a Kindle Fire. It just seemed too limited by Amazon to me. I wanted to be able to get more apps from more places without having to side load them. I don't know if the newer Fires are more open. Edited November 25, 2016 by Lady Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Possibly consider a "Phablet" . That's a small tablet that's also a phone. I'll find one for you on the web site of the store where we buy cell phones. This is a LENOVO 6.9" Phablet. Prices here in Colombia include 16% VAT tax. This is approximately USD $130, including 16% tax here. This has 4G LTE. This has 2 cameras, 13 on the back and 5 on the front. Lenovo owns Motorola Mobility. We bought 2 Motorola phones and a Lenovo phone in that store this year. All work perfectly. Might be worth considering. GL with what you decide to buy! http://www.alkosto.com/phablet-lenovo-phab-6-9-azul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Another vote for Kindle Fire. It is very easy to make it so you can get Android Apps. We did it to the kid's ones so they could get Pokemon Go on them. For $33, I was willing to take whatever risk there is to loading up Google Play Store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Dh is an IT guy and says this looks good and is buying two for our kids. DH is very anti i-anything. I love my ipod, but DH and it can't be in the same rooms together. :) https://www.amazon.com/All-New-Amazon-Fire-HD-8-8-Inch-Tablet-8GB/dp/B018SZT3BK Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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