Tablet advice needed please

We have two desktop's, one lap top, smart phones and an iPad...plus a Kindle. I use my iPad a lot. I don't play games, aside from Solitaire...on anything. We purchased our iPad with Verizon service 24/7 so that no matter where I am, I have access to the internet, without needing a wifi connection. I use it when I'm riding in the car, etc. Since it's an iPad, I can Facetime with our granddaughter,other family members and friends, who have iPhone, iPads or iPods. I can watch Netflix and HBO with our current home accounts for both, on my iPad. I have the Kindle app downloaded on my iPad, so that I can read my books on either device. I watch QVC live on my iPad, CNN live, etc. In other words....I use this tablet all of the time. I wouldn't be without my tablet. So easy to use, and so handy. I have a full size iPad, and carry it in my purse all of the time.

I have an iPad and use it when I travel or play Words with Friends. It really doesn't do what I need from a computer.

You could buy the iPad Mini since you don't want a larger tablet. If it does not benefit you your kids will love it. We have a desktop, 2 laptops, iPad, 2 Kindles.

On 2/15/2014 LuvMM1 said: I too am shopping. I haven't tried any Apples (cept for I Pods). But I sampled Samsung Galaxy at Target, it is thin, weighs nothing, seems to be very quick & respnsive, but the image might be alittle dim, I could not really judge because of store lighting. It currently sells for $350! Wrong choice? Currently own Lenovo pc with 8-1, 2 Nooks, 2 Kobos....

You may want to look at Samsung's new pro tab products at their site. You should also look at Apple.

I purchased my first iPhone several years ago instead of getting a laptop, oddly enough. That device turned out to be a real workhorse. These days, smart phones and tablets can do just about (but not quite) the myriad of things the larger devices do, 'way too many things to list here. And they have the added bonus of being smaller, easier to carry around during the day and when traveling.

The choice of device is personal and subjective, and I always recommend asking family and friends, thinking about what we want the device to do for us, and (if possible) going to a store to see and try a variety before buying.

Thanks for the advice. It sounds like it would be worth it for us. I really appreciate the input.

I would avoid an iPad if I were you, unless your smartphone is an iPhone. Since you said you were "technology deficient" and said that you own a nook, I think you should go with an android tablet. That way, you don't have to learn the operating system on the iPad.

On 2/16/2014 YoungSinema said:

I would avoid an iPad if I were you, unless your smartphone is an iPhone. Since you said you were "technology deficient" and said that you own a nook, I think you should go with an android tablet. That way, you don't have to learn the operating system on the iPad.

Thank you for the advice! My phone is an android and I am very happy with how it works, so I will definitely take your advice and check out an android tablet instead of the iPad. I hadn't even thought of having to learn a new operating system, so I'm very grateful you mentioned that.