Best 7" tablet

50Twuncle

I am looking for a 7" tablet - and really wanted an Ipad Mini - but Apple have apparently decided to raise the price of the new model by £50 - which makes it too expensive
So - I am now looking for an Android one
Which is the best to go for
Taking into account price, quality and speed
(I am particularly looking for a fast boot up time !!)

cocopops21

I too am upset by apples price increase. And I'm shocked that the old ipad mini is only £10 cheaper! From the research I've done, the nexus 7 seems to be the best value for money. It's priced at £199 and the specs almost match up with that of the ipad mini so you can't go wrong.

redcard

50Twuncle wrote: »

I am particularly looking for a fast boot up time

Why on earth?

JJ_Egan

New Nexus 7 but i have no idea of what constitutes a fast boot up .

melb

sorry to jump on but I'm about to go and collect my reserved Samsung Galaxy 2 Tablet 8g for £99 from Asda for my daughter's 14th birthday. She really wants an ipad mini but I won't pay that much especially as she lost her ipod touch last year after only a few weeks! I know absolutely nothing about them and just wanted to know if this was a reasonable choice? will she run out of memory too soon - she doesn't store loads of music but wants a decent choice. Also I think the fact they are all wifi only (at this price range) is a definite disadvantage. I was reading about the T-Mobile £20 for 6 months internet use on another thread which sounds a good idea but how much would it cost for the mifi dongle. Should I wait and see if the ipad mini comes down a lot in price before her birthday in mid-November? Really I think she'll see it as a more convenient alternative to her (old refurbished) laptop but a better screen size than her phone so will probably use it for Facebook, web browsing, youtube etc. Would be grateful for any advice as to where my £99 would be best spent.

50Twuncle

Is it possible to convert a WiFi only tablet to 3g or even 4g by use of a plug in adapter (I realise than USB dongles will not fit) - does anyone make a device with an adapter to fit ?

lowdenclear

I have several different tablets for my work in Software QA... Another vote for Nexus 7.

matttye

50Twuncle wrote: »

Is it possible to convert a WiFi only tablet to 3g or even 4g by use of a plug in adapter (I realise than USB dongles will not fit) - does anyone make a device with an adapter to fit ?

Yes, but you don't plug it into the tablet itself. You'd plug it into a wall socket and then connect to it over WiFi.

E.g.: http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Devices/Huawei/E5756_MiFi

This one doesn't have to stay plugged into the wall; you just charge it like you would a mobile phone.

50Twuncle

matttye wrote: »

Yes, but you don't plug it into the tablet itself. You'd plug it into a wall socket and then connect to it over WiFi.

E.g.: http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Devices/Huawei/E5756_MiFi

This one doesn't have to stay plugged into the wall; you just charge it like you would a mobile phone.

Thanks - but it is not exactly what I am looking for and at approx £20 per month - silly money
I was wondering why a simple DONGLE was not available ??

50Twuncle

redcard wrote: »

Why on earth?

Because of my requirements - simple !!

50Twuncle

It looks like the Nexus 7 is what I want
PCworld has them at £199 for a 16Gb WiFi model