any ereaders that let you browse the internet?

fly_dragon_fly

My dad has a ipad but we cant afford one of those but would like something that is more like a kindle but gives me the chance to browse the net aswell dont need it for games or anything just checking facebook emails etc, is there anything out there at the moment that doesn't cost £400+?

x

Yolina

The kindle (keyboard version aka K3) has a very basic "experimental" browser, it's rather slow and clunky though and obviously in shades of grey. If you're primarily after a proper ebook reader that can access the net then that should be ok.

leseul

Lots of cheap android tablets doing the rounds, for net, email and facebook theyre easily on par with the iPad, however choose wisely to avoid the really 'plasticy' ones.

Look for: Capacitive touchscreen, at least 512mb ram and at least 1gb storage (with microsd slot) or 8gb without. Try and aim for android version 2.0 or greater.
Avoid: brands you don't recognise, resistive screen, anything with a screen size below 7"

Personally, I like Archos tabs (like this) and if you shop around you can get em for around £100

marvellousaunt

That Archos model is apparently on sale at HMV for £129 - grab 'em quick!

Alternatively the new Kindle Fire is released in a week, but Archos is probs a better spec. I'm trying to weigh up the same thing myself.

Yolina

The Kindle Fire is released in the US only... Amazon UK doesn't have the cloud services in place... Ok, so it probably won't be long until there's root for it, but...

fly_dragon_fly

marvellousaunt wrote: »

That Archos model is apparently on sale at HMV for £129 - grab 'em quick!

Alternatively the new Kindle Fire is released in a week, but Archos is probs a better spec. I'm trying to weigh up the same thing myself.

With this archos can i just browse the net like i do the ipad at my house with my wifi ?

fly_dragon_fly

is the Samsung Galaxy S Wi-Fi 5.0 Tab, Android any good?

marvellousaunt

fly_dragon_fly wrote: »

With this archos can i just browse the net like i do the ipad at my house with my wifi ?

Yes. Either through WiFi at home, WiFi hotspots, OR you can tether your mobile phone to it and piggyback your phone’s 3G which is pretty nifty (needs 3.5G) OR you can get a MiFi from 3 which are also pretty nifty gadgets for when you’re out and about.

fly_dragon_fly wrote: »

is the Samsung Galaxy S Wi-Fi 5.0 Tab, Android any good?

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fly_dragon_fly

marvellousaunt wrote: »

Yes. Either through WiFi at home, WiFi hotspots, OR you can tether your mobile phone to it and piggyback your phone’s 3G which is pretty nifty (needs 3.5G) OR you can get a MiFi from 3 which are also pretty nifty gadgets for when you’re out and about.




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Thanks for the top info, and the galexy according to the samsung website says " The Android-based Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 is a massive media player or a small tablet, depending on your point of view. It could prove to be an affordable and slick alternative to the iPod touch." so i'm not sure

Can you tell i don't have a mobile phone or anything to do with the latest things! x