Hi all, my mate is after an a cheap Tablet. He normally uses an Ipod with WiFi to get onto the net. He wants to log into Ebay, use Google and if possible Outlook Express (but not that essential). His eyesight is not what it was, so he needs a bigger screen. Maybe 7 inch. He`s not hoping to pay a lot for one as it would only get light use. Have you any thoughts on which one to buy. I had a look for him and wouldn`t have a clue which was a reasonable buy. Cheers

ARCHOS 80 COBALT 8" LCD TOUCH SCREEN ANDROID 4.0 TABLET 1.6GHZ 8GB HDD - BLACK
REFURBISHED WITH A 12 MONTH TESCO OUTLET WARRANTY
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARCHOS-80...Tablets_eReaders&hash=item51b05e4dc6

I have the Archos which is fabulous value for money and so easy to use. (also has Google play installed) I paid £90 from Tesco and got a free case :))

It says there are 227 people watching this item. So why watch and not buy it as its a "Buy It Now" not an auction. Makes me wonder why.

Buy a new one from Tesco...like I did.

I`m not worried about it being refurbished. I cant understand why the software has stupid names like Jelly Bean and Sandwich. Makes me think they are inferior. I suppose I`m just old hat and if it dont say Windoze or Apple I think its a pile of P^^. I was looking at some reviews on the net and they all seem to give it the thumbs up. I`ll see if anyone else can suggest any more tablets. Thanks for your input guys. Cheers

You just wait, the next version is called Kit Kat.

ios 7 is a catchy name lol. gazillions of android tablets on.ebay

Ice Cream Sandwich, actually. It's Google's way of naming the releases of their Android OS. Each new release is one letter higher, so, (G)ingerbread, (H)oneycomb, (I)ce Cream Sandwich, (J)elly Bean, (K)itKat, etc.


They're not, and yes, you are :-)

I bought a google nexus tablet and a toshiba laptop 6months back from the tesco refurb outlet, all had 200+ watchers............

I'm still smiling!

What about one of these ones, seems cheaper. But are they as good? Cheers
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-MULTI-T...Tablets_eReaders&hash=item1c365e0b17

I have an ipad mini, it's on contract from three, I couldn't afford to pay out over £300, I also have a galaxy tab 2 but I find the ipad is smoother running and quite fast best one I think!

Way to dear for my mate, he`s a 90 year old pensioner

Have you tried looking on Amazon? They have some reasonable ones on there.

I spent 2 hours before, not to mention god knows how long last night looking. They dont mean a thing to me as I no nothing about tablets. I cant tell a good one from not so good. The one I saw for £47 looks almost as good as the £79 one but a lot cheaper. So is it worth spending the extra money?

£79 is quite cheap for a tablet, £49 sounds a bit too cheap, as they say 'you get what you pay for'
How about eBay, you could get one at a bargain price.

Yes Chris, I looked at Ebay till I was blue in the face. There are 6 million different types and I dont know which is good or rubbish

Blackberry play book is a good one with 64 gigs, that's quite a lot of space, what ever one you decide on make sure it has a capacitive screen, don't just go for an ordinary touch screen, they can be a bit tacky, capacitive screens are more touch sensitive, so I've found anyway.
Hope I've helped in some way.

Hi, learning all the time. Cheers Chris