Electronics

[Icegoddess]

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@Nuttmeg wrote:

@Icegoddess

I just purchased a Samsung Galaxy S5e 128 GB tablet for $409 from Amazon. The 64 GB tablet is $369. This tablet  does not have a stylus. This was a great price.

Best Buy is selling these tablets for $30 more. 

I would recommend the Samsung Galaxy  S6. It has a stylus. The tablet comes with 128 or 256 GB of storage, and Android 9.0. 

The S4 tablet is a older product and  has an older version of Android. You will not get updates as long. 

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@Nuttmeg I did realize after I posted that S4 was older and thought about coming back and changing it to S6 but didn't.  I don't know why they changed the stylus to fitting onto the back of the device vs onboard storage like my Note has.  Currently, it runs about $549.  Haven't checked the pricing on the iPads.  

I will want to get a keyboard and case for protection and travel and I see Amazon has several in the $30-$40 range vs the $100+ for Samsung's.  The cases appear to be thinner than mine which makes them lighter, but not sure they are as impact resistant.  My tablet becomes my laptop when I travel.   I gave up on taking my laptop with me after having battery bloat issues on two different trips to high altitudes.  And that was two different laptops.

[software]

I have a small Toshiba laptop.

I've never done anything to it and it's 12 years old

I browse websites, do email, look at Youtube, post on Facebook & do my taxes

Never had a problem, ever.   

[Icegoddess]

@software I have laptops and that is what I use most of the time.  But, what I need is a new tablet.  As I said earlier, I don't want to travel with a laptop.  It's just too much wear and tear on it.  

[patbz]

@Icegoddess :  I think most cases help protect your tablet but, more importantly, he sure that you put a gorilla glass protector over your father's glass.

[patbz]

@Icegoddess :  I think most cases help protect your tablet but, more importantly, be sure that you put a gorilla glass protector over your tablet's glass.

[Mindy D]

There’s an economical iPad in the Apple Store online. You can use your iPad to watch Directv when storms are around. You watch Directv on WiFi.This is what I do and I love it. Unless you are into art you probably will not need the stylus. I have one and I don’t use it very often. I use my iPad more than my laptop or any other device I own.

[Mindy D]

Low price iPad starts at $329.

[Mindy D]

I have approximately 50 apps and I only paid for three of them. Most apps are free. I pay monthly for Microsoft Office for any five devices (originally I got this in the Apple App store, now you have to get it from Microsoft if you want ) my and the same with Netflix, I pay for one account that I can use on any five devices. Netflix I ordered directly from Netflix, not the Apple App store.

Apple gives you a year of Apple tech by phone free when you buy the iPad.

[Mindy D]

Sorry, I forgot to add that I like art so I did pay for an artist’s app called Procreate.

[Icegoddess]

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@Mindy D wrote:
I have approximately 50 apps and I only paid for three of them. Most apps are free. I pay monthly for Microsoft Office for any five devices (originally I got this in the Apple App store, now you have to get it from Microsoft if you want ) my and the same with Netflix, I pay for one account that I can use on any five devices. Netflix I ordered directly from Netflix, not the Apple App store.

Apple gives you a year of Apple tech by phone free when you buy the iPad.

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@Mindy D , I do like that I could use Pages which is Apple's version of Word.  I had to change a couple of documents over to something from Word because of some corruption issues and went with Pages.  I fear the corruption will still be there if I convert it back to Word, so if I give those document to someone they won't be able to edit them. 

But, OTOH, Samsung's S6 has a transparency feature that puts a transparent white layer that you can take notes on while still able to view the background.  I would love to be able to use that feature for tracing. 

If I go iPad, I will go with the Pro 11", not the cheaper models.  I would then have to buy the pen which is another $100 while the stylus comes with the Samsung.   

I am aware of the DirecTV app mentioned, but didn't think to try it last night.  However, since none of my other TV apps would work with my equipment.  I used that app a few years ago at my Dad's house (he had no wifi and iffy Verizon wireless.  I used my phone as my internet and was still able to stream using the DirecTV app without any buffering.