Badger_Lady
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- Sep 23, 2011
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Hia,
I did post on the "I wanna..." thread but no-one was looking there!
I'm just trying to find a robust Android tablet for my Dad, which needs:
- Long battery life (long as possible because he'll be using it 'on the move')
- Support 3G (he has a USB dongle with his main carrier)
- Under $200
I'm not bothered about OS versions (should I be?) - it's mainly to be an eReader but with access to Marketplace so that he can play around with some other apps. I'm not overly fussed about Flash either, and there's no need at all for a camera or game support.
I'll be setting it up and loading it with eBooks etc before I give it to him, so I don't mind doing a bit of manual upgrading / installing / converting.
So I was looking at the eMatic: JR.com: Ematic E-GLIDE Android Mobile Internet Tablet - Strawberry in Portable Tablet PCs which has very mixed reviews on here.
Or there's a very cheap one on eBay: 7 " MID VIA 8650 Android 2.2 Tablet PC WiFi Camera Flash 10.1 YouTube Kindle 2GB | eBayoth of them support 3G, but they both seem to have really poor battery lives.
So what should I be looking to get?
I did post on the "I wanna..." thread but no-one was looking there!
I'm just trying to find a robust Android tablet for my Dad, which needs:
- Long battery life (long as possible because he'll be using it 'on the move')
- Support 3G (he has a USB dongle with his main carrier)
- Under $200
I'm not bothered about OS versions (should I be?) - it's mainly to be an eReader but with access to Marketplace so that he can play around with some other apps. I'm not overly fussed about Flash either, and there's no need at all for a camera or game support.
I'll be setting it up and loading it with eBooks etc before I give it to him, so I don't mind doing a bit of manual upgrading / installing / converting.
So I was looking at the eMatic: JR.com: Ematic E-GLIDE Android Mobile Internet Tablet - Strawberry in Portable Tablet PCs which has very mixed reviews on here.
Or there's a very cheap one on eBay: 7 " MID VIA 8650 Android 2.2 Tablet PC WiFi Camera Flash 10.1 YouTube Kindle 2GB | eBayoth of them support 3G, but they both seem to have really poor battery lives.
So what should I be looking to get?