Tablet for under £70????

b4ley78

Hi all. I am looking at getting my 10yr old son a tablet as a gift from the grandparents, their budget is £70.
Firstly, does anybody have any recommendations for this budget?

He will mainly use if for Apps/games, viewing pics and videos poss. Any suggestions for where to buy/ brand/ what to look for?

I am afraid we are total novices to this kind of technology, we have a laptop and desktop PC and that is about the limit!! :rotfl:

Guardsman

Never owned one and never used one so I have no clue what they are like.
Maybe this link will give you some idea of prices.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1311&_nkw=tablet+pc&_sacat=0&_from=R40

iSaving

There are very few worthwhile tablets for under £100 I'm afraid. Most are slow and unreliable running old versions of Android which could be bemusing to a 10-year old. How technologically savvy is your son?
The new Amazon Kindle Fire was the best deal I've seen during the Black Friday weekend at £99, but that's obviously over now - so £129.

You need to be aware there are many dodgy tablets out there too with fake reviews making them seem great, but the truth is they're manufactured cheaply with poor build quality in the far east. Generally anything until £100 you'll need to look at really carefully and check reviews in a number of different places.

There are some genuine cheap tablets out there which may be okay, the Sumvision Tablets can sometimes be found for under £100 (there is one on Ebuyer at the moment for £80).

Have you found any you're tempted by? It might be easier if you post what you've found and I can comment further.

Cisco001

It would be hard to find decent spec under £70 IMO.

Is £80 OK for you?
http://www.ebuyer.com/407319-sumvision-cyclone-voyager-tablet-pc-cycvoy7

With £70, you probably able to find something like these. (make sure you order from seller dispatch from UK)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/NATPC-M010S-Capacitive-Sandwich-Responsive/dp/B007JVDM1W/ref=sr_1_29?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1354788612&sr=1-29
http://www.amazon.co.uk/III-Android-sandwich-Capacitive-AllWinner/dp/B007YGN40G/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1354788548&sr=1-5
http://www.amazon.co.uk/NATPC-M009S-Capacitive-Android-Tablet/dp/B008EXTT3Y/ref=sr_1_28?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1354788612&sr=1-28

iSaving

Those "capacitive touch" ones are exactly the ones I'd suggest avoiding. Many of the reviews (not all) are fake (google some of them to see them stolen off other genuine products).

These tablets are actually worthless in my opinion. Typically purchasers are disappointed with performance and certain aspects of the hardware commonly fail within 6 months. Sure you can send back under warranty, but it would only disappoint in the long-run.

The Sumvision one is a safer bet, and was the one I referred to in my post above, but really there is very little other choice.

pedrothefish

Here are two sites that are in the UK

http://www.futeko.com/browse.php?cat=tablet

http://www.gtrelectronics.co.uk/

I have used Futeko for a media player that is 3yrs old still working.( they replaced a power supply under guarantee no problem)

I have just ordered a 7" tablet from GTR and am waiting for delivery

They both have tablets in your price range.

suejb2

We bought our 10yr old daughter a NAPTC from Amazon she loves it does the things she wants ,games, apps ,skype .

b4ley78

thanks for your replies . i think we may have to rethink and wait until we can up the budget. have seen several on ebay from uk sellers, with good feedback........but if that can be fake i am not sure!!!!

back to the drawing board for a xmas pressie then!!!

tonyh66

Lidl have one advertised at the minute for £80

Cisco001

b4ley78 wrote: »

thanks for your replies . i think we may have to rethink and wait until we can up the budget. have seen several on ebay from uk sellers, with good feedback........but if that can be fake i am not sure!!!!

back to the drawing board for a xmas pressie then!!!

What do you mean by fake? They are just no brand. I suggest you avoid. With no brand, it would be difficult to fix in future. (I referring to software problem.) With known chinese brand, you would still manage to find some other user in android forum and ask for help if you need.