Need advice and help choosing a tablet, have it narrowed down to three!

[jlg234]

I live in Ottawa Canada. I purchased two Dell Venue 8's - 32 gig model a couple of weeks before Christmas at $180 each. Dell just rolled out a OS update from 4.2.2 to 4.3. Which now includes the Multi User Profile support for those interested in that feature. So far I am very satisfied with them. I also own An SG Tab 2 7" as well as the first gen SG Tab 10.1 (WiFi/cellular). The micro Sdhc reader supports 64 gig cards and I have had no issues with insufficient memory when multitasking. I have no issues with the screen resolution, brightness and readability. For a low budget tab I would strongly recommend the device. It is currently back to it's regular price of $209.

I installed XBMC on it to view movies and TV programs and I find the viewing experience very satisfactory. The unit only supports WiFi but Dell states they may release one with cellular service.

I have ordered two covers from Dell for them and some screen protectors off of EBay.

As for other accessories these unit have just been released in 2013 and therefore, it takes a bit of time for third party accessories to catch up.

I can see this device being my prime Android tab.

 

[JeffDenver]

Hi there!
I'm new to the forums as I stumbled across them while seeking advice on purchasing a tablet. I consider myself pretty tech savvy, so I understand the basics of specs, etc. I have narrowed my search down to two tablets. The Nexus 7 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8 inch. I will be using the tablet mostly for web browsing and watching Netflix, and am not looking to spend more than 300 Canadian dollars, taxes included. Now, I know that the obvious choice here is the Nexus, but, since I will be watching a lot of video, I am considering the Samsung for it's larger screen and expandable storage, but also because it is on sale locally for 229 (usually 299), while the nexus sells for 249 (16 GB version). If you were in my position, with my needs and the Samsung being on sale, what would you do?

Do you have another tablet to suggest?

There is nothing better than the Nexus 7 (2013) right now. That includes Apple products. It's only weakness is a lack of expandable storage. So I'd advise getting the 32 gig version if you can swing it.

Samsung products will not see as much support (updates) and will be polluted with Touchwiz, Samsung's custom skin. Samsung tablets are not awful, but I have yet to see one as good as a nexus product.

 

[Antonio Ferreira2]

That's hard to say. The Tab 3 8 is has a dual-core A9, but the Acer has a quad-core A7. I'm not a big fan of either so I don't know much about them in terms of benchmarks and performance.

The Tab 3 8 has 1.5 GB of RAM vs 1 GB of RAM for the Acer, and the Tab 3 8 has a slightly better resolution.

Both have expandable storage, but the Acer has a micro HDMI port.

I would say the Tab 3 8 has better build quality.

However, the Acer can still be found for $180 while the Tab 3 8 is $280. So it really depends on your budget.

Its a quad core cpu cortex A9 on the acer iconia a 1 810

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[Raptor007]

Hi there!
I'm new to the forums as I stumbled across them while seeking advice on purchasing a tablet. I consider myself pretty tech savvy, so I understand the basics of specs, etc. I have narrowed my search down to two tablets. The Nexus 7 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8 inch. I will be using the tablet mostly for web browsing and watching Netflix, and am not looking to spend more than 300 Canadian dollars, taxes included. Now, I know that the obvious choice here is the Nexus, but, since I will be watching a lot of video, I am considering the Samsung for it's larger screen and expandable storage, but also because it is on sale locally for 229 (usually 299), while the nexus sells for 249 (16 GB version). If you were in my position, with my needs and the Samsung being on sale, what would you do?

Do you have another tablet to suggest?

Thanks in advance for all your help!

Well keep in mind you can always add more storage to any device with microUSB, https://shopmeenova.appspot.com/ can support what yu want externally and with a Nexus you get more freedom than you do with other devices. If screen size is paramount then the GT3 9" would do well.

 

[TombFan1996]

I own a Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, i use for testing all of the games i develop using the Unity game engine, in terms of performance without stating specs (as they can be found on the internet) i find the tablet to run as smooth as a hot knife through butter, i never seem to encounter lag when either developing or playing games and its easy to use, so i chose this one