Absolute junk. Almost certain to break in a matter of a few weeks. Do not buy those no name sub-$100 tablets. Here are some Amazon reviews you must read. Note the clever mimic name “Trio” vs. “Treo”. Spend $150 and get something that will last for a couple years.
Oh, and they are too slow as well.
My current recommendation for an Android tablet: Nook HD+. Being sold for very little and just as powerful as much pricier models. Can run native software or do like I have and install Cyanogenmod to have a more recent Android OS.
Agreed that they’re pretty crappy. And, at a 4.5" screen, it’s less a “tablet” and more of a smartphone without phone capabilities.
If you don’t want to mess with trying to turn a Nook into a “normal” tablet, I’d recommend a Kindle Fire HD for a small, relatively inexpensive quality solution. The downside is that you’re stuck using the Amazon app store unless you root it but the app selection should be more than enough for a four and eight year old and the hardware quality is sound.
The Nook HD and HD+ are “normal” (Android) tablets. A lot more “normal” than Kindles. They use Google Play for apps (but some are B&N specific, which more advanced users like me don’t like). And more bang per buck. (You can install the Kindle reader and Amazon App store on them if you want to be perverse.)
One of the big mistakes B&N made marketing them was failing to publicize that they are really just Android tablets.
Yeah, almost all iOS apps are universal these days, meaning they are designed to work on both. And apps that are phone-specific also run with scaling on the ipad.
Ah, it looks as thought they upgraded the Nook since the days it needed to be rooted to perform as a standard tablet. I’ll admit I hadn’t been keeping up. In any event, we both agree that there’s solutions in the $140ish range that are a huge leap ahead of what’s in the $50-$100 range.
It’s one of those situations where you’re honestly better waiting another six months if you need to in order to purchase a $140 device later rather than purchasing a $50-$75 device today because the $65 one will always be disappointing for the cost. You’d be better off buying the kids $65 worth of Legos or XBox games than a clunky, ill performing tiny tablet-wannabe.
I’m also on the market of tablet, some one recommend me the Ipad mini, I think it’s a little smaller, so I found Lenovo Yoga Tablet 10, how’d you think this one?
The best bang for your buck is going to be the Nook HD+. A phenomenal tablet for the price it’s going for right now. I have one and probably won’t get another tablet for a long, long time.
I just bought the new Nexus 7 after owning the original for a year and I love it! The size is the perfect balance between portability and usability, the display is beautiful and the price can’t be beat.
Based on the recommendations in this thread, I just ordered a Nook HD+ from Target. It’s ready for pick-up now so I’ll swing by there on my way home. Can’t wait!
I’ve been considering upgrading mine to something with a better display. I’d been waiting to see if an upgraded version of the Nexus 10 was coming out (the existing would actually do for my purposes, except for the end-of-support-cycle concern); I might go with either the Nexus 7 (definitely the 32GB version, given the lack of a memory card slot) or going all-out for the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition (which looks like a great tablet held back by bloatware and a bizarre decision to install an offscreen home button).