I want to buy a tablet
October 24th, 2013
So here’s the thing. I travel to uni quite often and that means a couple hours on trains, buses etc. I also love to read. The thing is: reading, as good as it is, is expensive and recently I’ve gotten back into comic books/graphic novels. So i’ve downloaded quite a few.
To get to the point of my post, what I’m wanting to do is to have a tablet so I could read on my journeys (and I’m feeling greedy, so also play games or watch films even, but thats not a priority)
The main thing I need is for something that plays .cbr files (and is cheap )
Also bear in mind Im poor, so these are the possibilities I have found:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kindle-Wi-Fi-6-Ink-Display/dp/B0051QVF7A/ref=amb_link_161426467_2?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0M9MV1Q47RMJXEYB4SHJ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=255756507&pf_rd_i=468294
I could stick to the kindle? does it play .cbr? if not, could always view the comics in their image form? if so im sold.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-10-1-inch-Bluetooth-Android-Honeycomb/dp/B00561B3J0/ref=pd_cp_computers_1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0051SXFWQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A3FBRFJEH1TPJ2
I like this one because its cheap, would it play .cbr?
Theres also the blackberry playbook which sounds okey enough.
Anyways. thank you for reading. I wanted some further opinions from a forum I pretty much come to for most of my needs now, so any suggestions or recommendations is much appreciated. cheers.
I don t know bout those, but i m pretty sure you can read cbr on iPad. There is free app called CloudReaders, which supports pdf, cbr, etc…
However i would still go for an Notebook, just because of the functionality.
The one at Amazon you posted, not sure if it’s the exact same model but it’s cheaper
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-7-inch-Touch-Screen-MID-Google-2-2-Android-Tablet-DUAL-CORE-KeyPad-FLASH-UK-/220870740548
You can get Android apps that will open .cbr files
eg.
Droid Comic Viewer
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.androidcomics.acv&hl=en
thanks for the replies people. Ipad would be ideal but too pricey and i wouldnt fully use it to its full capacity tbh.
thanks a heap for the droid comic viewer, that should be perfect, Ive ordered the ebay tablet (so thanks for showing me it) …. its my first ebay purchase because I always had a mispercieved idea ebay was dodgy and stuck to amazon… this looks legit though, so thanks dude
gr8-1 replied: thanks for the replies people. Ipad would be ideal but too pricey and i wouldnt fully use it to its full capacity tbh.
thanks a heap for the droid comic viewer, that should be perfect, Ive ordered the ebay tablet (so thanks for showing me it) .... its my first ebay purchase because I always had a mispercieved idea ebay was dodgy and stuck to amazon... this looks legit though, so thanks dude
No probs, I buy tons of stuff through E-bay, very rarely do I have any problems, just look at the sellers feedback before buying. I get more problems via Amazon Marketplace.
iPad won’t play flash anyway
amazon is amazing
But I can see Ebays charms no, i cant wait for the tablet. i have like a million batman comics to read through.
Have you bought anything of the like?
gr8-1 replied:
Have you bought anything of the like?
For my kids yes, I prefer my Netbook (Samsung NC10)
EDIT (Sat 15-10-11)
Well after looking at that tablet on Flea-bay, I decided to get one for my young neice, it arrived this morning, (along with a case with built in USB keyboard from somewhere else for £11).
Must admit – it is actually quite decent for £52.99 !
Hope you get a lot of enjoyment from yours
yes I received mine today… It is brilliant so far, In fact I was just about to thank you again, i hope your neice enjoys it too… also if it might interest you, i bought a 16gb sd card to go with it, from amazon (£13)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002NTP06K
Now just need to learn chinese also XD
gr8-1 replied: yes I received mine today... It is brilliant so far, In fact I was just about to thank you again, i hope your neice enjoys it too... also if it might interest you, i bought a 16gb sd card to go with it, from amazon (£13)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002NTP06K
Now just need to learn chinese also XD
I did find another tablet on E-bay about the same price but with some freebies (earphones and neoprene case etc) but after doing a bit of Googling it turned out that one had major issues connecting to wi-fi.
This one I got for my neice connected first time to my router, and streams Youtube vids fairly smoothly. It did run down the battery quite quickly with the wi-fi turned on though.
I came across this site as well which may give you some tips.
http://www.androidtablets.net
I have got plenty of micro SDHC cards, as I can use them in one of my cameras, and in my smartphones, but thanks anyway
You can get 32 gig ones for about £28, but be careful, some are dodgy and only have a capacity between 4 and 16 gig (it’s some manufacturing fault).
Yes thats the one thing I noticed about the tablets. they run down the battery fairly quickly. I think its probably down to the apps that are running in the background, and also worth turning it into airplane mode if internet/wifi isnt needed. (PS have you any tips for battery saving?)
I love my tablet btw, got to read the dark knight returns and watch supernatural on my way to and from uni.
Cheers again buddy.