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Old Jan 19, 2015 | 08:52 PM
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Looking at getting a cheap table, only real requiremets are android, 7 inch and must have bluetooth, 8gb or 16gb is fine.

seems to be you can pick them up for as low as £25 on amazon now, anyone tried these cheap ones?

summit like this,

Dragon Touch Y88X 7'' Tablet PC Quad Core Google Android 4.4 KitKat, Allwinner A33 Cortex A7, Dual Camera, HD 1024x600 Multi-touch Screen, 8GB Nand Flash, Google Play Pre-loaded, WiFi, 3D Game Supported: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Dragon Touch Y88X 7'' Tablet PC Quad Core Google Android 4.4 KitKat, Allwinner A33 Cortex A7, Dual Camera, HD 1024x600 Multi-touch Screen, 8GB Nand Flash, Google Play Pre-loaded, WiFi, 3D Game Supported: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
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Old Jan 19, 2015 | 10:01 PM
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I wouldn't buy cheap no name tablets. I bought similar ones before for the kids, they were crap, poorly built and only lasted a few months of use, the battery died and the charging socket broke on another. Got Tesco Hudl for the kids last Christmas and still going strong and get them cheaper using club card points.
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Old Jan 19, 2015 | 10:05 PM
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Hydrogen Cyanide works well I believe Tidgy
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Old Jan 19, 2015 | 10:09 PM
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I wouldn't buy cheap no name tablets. I bought similar ones before for the kids, they were crap, poorly built and only lasted a few months of use, the battery died and the charging socket broke on another. Got Tesco Hudl for the kids last Christmas and still going strong and get them cheaper using club card points.
they bluetooth and android?
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Old Jan 19, 2015 | 10:19 PM
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hmmm, if you buy it via clubcard you can get this for £65

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=284592785
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Old Jan 19, 2015 | 11:43 PM
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not got enough points, so not worth the hudl, so

Asus MeMO Pad 7 (ME176CX) 7-inch Tablet (Black) - (Intel Atom Z3745 1.33GHz, 1GB RAM, 16GB Storage, WLAN, Bluetooth, Camera, Android 4.4): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Asus MeMO Pad 7 (ME176CX) 7-inch Tablet (Black) - (Intel Atom Z3745 1.33GHz, 1GB RAM, 16GB Storage, WLAN, Bluetooth, Camera, Android 4.4): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 09:59 AM
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we also have the Hudl.. kids have the Hudl 1 which is a great tablet for what they use it for, gaming ect.. (kids are 8 & 2) the missus has the Hudl 2 and that is even better, bigger screen full HD which is excellent quality also has Bluetooth..
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 03:12 PM
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id have to gow ith the boys HUDL if you want a good cheap unit,
failing that u can get cheap samsungs now at asda... sub 100
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 03:13 PM
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gone for a asus memopad 7 in the end

refurbed one of these,

Asus MeMO Pad 7 (ME176CX) 7-inch Tablet (Black) - (Intel Atom Z3745 1.33GHz, 1GB RAM, 16GB Storage, WLAN, Bluetooth, Camera, Android 4.4): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Asus MeMO Pad 7 (ME176CX) 7-inch Tablet (Black) - (Intel Atom Z3745 1.33GHz, 1GB RAM, 16GB Storage, WLAN, Bluetooth, Camera, Android 4.4): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 03:51 PM
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You could have had a refurb Hudl2 from Tescos for £99 or £89 with a new customer £10 off code:

http://www.tesco.com/direct/hudl2-bl...p4_aff_1018132
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 04:21 PM
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Nexus 7. End of. It works, battery lasts ages and is well made.

Mine has now been stolen by my 3 and half year old son now. Hill Climb Racing is so bloody addictive and I have to spent many spare evenings collecting coins to buy new cars/tracks.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 04:28 PM
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Nexus 7. End of. It works, battery lasts ages and is well made.

Mine has now been stolen by my 3 and half year old son now. Hill Climb Racing is so bloody addictive and I have to spent many spare evenings collecting coins to buy new cars/tracks.
i have one of these (2013) model its very good for the money
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 04:30 PM
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Nexus 7 is not sold any more, Google stopped making it and any left are over inflated prices. They were going on clearance for £99 at a lot of places back in November including Sainsburys.

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Old Jan 21, 2015 | 04:11 AM
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I bought that heap Shiite all winner to trade in for Windows 8.1 linx 10 tablet
( 55 quid after cash back )
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Got a Nexus 7 32gb (2013) which is great for my lad...Obviously an iPad for me but they are not cheap.....But i did get the Asus 7 Memopad from John Lewis on Black Friday for £50 new for the Mrs, Looks good but i dont use it
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I would have recommended the Hudl2, Ive bought three for my daughters and they are more than capable of playing intensive games and browsers etc are pretty good.
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I've just bought a Hudl2 and for the money it's bloody good! OK so it's at the lower end of the market but it seems solid enough to me. I paid £60 cash as I had some Tesco vouchers kicking around and for that kind of money it is incredible value.

My first forray into "Tablets and Android" so I had a bit of a learning curve but had no problems guessing my way round the navigation and by watching a few videos I'm now comfortable after an hour or so.

Now I see why desktop PC's are losing their grip for every day users that just need to browse 'Tinternet and email

Was a real eye opener for me
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Originally Posted by Fabioso
I've just bought a Hudl2 and for the money it's bloody good! OK so it's at the lower end of the market but it seems solid enough to me. I paid £60 cash as I had some Tesco vouchers kicking around and for that kind of money it is incredible value.

My first forray into "Tablets and Android" so I had a bit of a learning curve but had no problems guessing my way round the navigation and by watching a few videos I'm now comfortable after an hour or so.

Now I see why desktop PC's are losing their grip for every day users that just need to browse 'Tinternet and email

Was a real eye opener for me
download the Google now launcher as it gets rid of some of the tescos branded bits. makes the main screen nicer to use.
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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by brendy76
download the Google now launcher as it gets rid of some of the tescos branded bits. makes the main screen nicer to use.
Done! It certainly does....Thanks
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Hudl2 for me, i've been well impressed with mine. The wife has a Nexus 7 2012 model and that's been gathering dust ever since we got the Hudl2 as we have 2 profiles on it and it's just so much faster and nicer to use with the slightly bigger full HD screen.
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