best 7inch tablet for around £100 ?

Nerja_2

Can you try these things out anywhere and pick the one you like the best?

Heliflyguy

Archos 80 cobalt. 8inch

Ok so I got one cheap in the sale for my wife but I can honestly say it works very well and feels well made.
Its a huge improvement on the Archos 101 G8 internet tablet that I have.

http://www.tesco.com/direct/archos-80-cobalt-tablet-8-8gb-wifi/247-0605.prd

They reduced the price from £114 not long ago.

Got this case for it that is a good fit and with slight modification allows both cameras to be used.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Protective-Leather-Case-Cover-Stand-for-8-inch-Teclast-P85-MID-Tablet-PC-Brown-/290842945298?pt=UK_iPad_Tablet_Cases_Covers_Keyboard_Folios&hash=item43b7972712

Sharpen the end on a bit of metal tube and punch a hole out is how I did it.

System

Nerja wrote: »

Can you try these things out anywhere and pick the one you like the best?

usually the problem with the cheaper/unbranded ones is that they are never out on display - you could always order one and return it on dsr? but that's a bit of a faff!

System

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/bargains-deals-discounts/kindle?utm_source=MSE_Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=12-Mar-13&utm_campaign=deals&utm_content=98
kindle fire for £89

Daz2009

see this thread
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4495441

Fifer

kwikbreaks wrote: »

OTG is supported and the cables are dirt cheap. Rather messy solution in comparison to an SD card slot I'll grant you.

Fair point - it's less of a cludge than with a phone I suppose.

Nerja_2

the_r_sole wrote: »

usually the problem with the cheaper/unbranded ones is that they are never out on display - you could always order one and return it on dsr? but that's a bit of a faff!

I tried various tablets out before I bought my Nexus 7 - the cheaper ones did feel significantly cheaper and that's not something you can check online before you buy, which is presumably why you can't find them on display.

sillygoose

Nerja wrote: »

I tried various tablets out before I bought my Nexus 7 - the cheaper ones did feel significantly cheaper

erm that will be because they are... significantly cheaper!

It doesn't matter if the (lovely!) Nexus is made of Martian Gold and can communicate with God directly.. Op has £100 to spend.

All I am saying is that in MSE terms there is always something a bit better for a bit more, the op has set themselves a realistic budget and wants to spend it wisely.

JJ_Egan

Fifer wrote: »

Depends on whether expandable storage is a factor for the OP or not. The Nexus 7 is a non-starter for me as I cannot see the point of a multimedia device with fixed limited storage.

My thought also but just bought a 2TB NAS that would overcome that problem for many .
Me its the Note 10.1 + the NAS plus all my SD cards .

jje

Dreamnine

I've had a 16Gb Nexus 7 for 8 months but really could have managed with an 8GB.

Local storage is a non-issue for me as I don't store music on the device, delete a film after I've watched it etc.

Why would anyone want or need a microSD slot on a tablet in 2013?