Nexus 8 or iPad Mini, what's the best tablet for college?

[Dannirobern]

1 gig is perfectly usable. Kitkat is designed to work on devices with as little as 512k. Kitkat runs awesome on my Galaxy Nexus and HTC Rezound.

On a $100 tablet you are not likely to get more than 1 gig on any platform.

It wouldn't get slower, even with updates?

 

[A895]

1 gig is perfectly usable. Kitkat is designed to work on devices with as little as 512k. Kitkat runs awesome on my Galaxy Nexus and HTC Rezound.

On a $100 tablet you are not likely to get more than 1 gig on any platform.

A gig is usable, but if it ain't one of the newer devices optimized then a gig hurts day to day performance, I have a RAZR M and a gig hurts when multitasking and having more than a couple tabs in chrome is impossible, they have to reload to every one I go to. Going home, apps and widgets have to repopulate the home screen.

I wouldn't dare buy a tablet or phone with less than 2GB of RAM right now. For future proofing, and overall usability sake alone.

 

[Aquila]

This thread helped me finalize my decision on the Shield. Ordered placed for 1 Shield Tablet, 1 Controller, 1 Case. Seems to be out of stock just about everywhere, so ordered straight from Nvidia.

 

[JeffDenver]

It wouldn't get slower, even with updates?

Nope. If anything it might get faster.

Android has reached a saturation point with the OS/Hardware. It no longer needs better hardware to drive the UI. Even the crappiest phones released now can run Kitkat. Dual-core and 1 gig of RAM are the new "low end"...even the Moto E is going to be able to run Android L.

The limited RAM might afftect multitasking, but it won't affect the UI.

 

[Dannirobern]

Nope. If anything it might get faster.

Android has reached a saturation point with the OS/Hardware. It no longer needs better hardware to drive the UI. Even the crappiest phones released now can run Kitkat. Dual-core and 1 gig of RAM are the new "low end"...even the Moto E is going to be able to run Android L.

The limited RAM might afftect multitasking, but it won't affect the UI.

Oh wow, okay. I get it, thanks!

 

[barth2]

Lenovo just announced 8in tablet 1920*1200 atom CPU, 2 gig RAM. Looks pretty good, and only $199. I'm sure the GPU is not close to shield but it's a good alternative from a decent brand.

Http://mashable.com/2014/09/03/lenovo-tab-s8/

 

[JeffDenver]

Lenovo just announced 8in tablet 1920*1200 atom CPU, 2 gig RAM. Looks pretty good, and only $199. I'm sure the GPU is not close to shield but it's a good alternative from a decent brand.

Http://mashable.com/2014/09/03/lenovo-tab-s8/

For that Price you could get a Nexus 7 2013 though.

 

[arn_hsn xt1022]

Hi,

I'm looking for a tablet for school.
It would be nice to take notes but I could probably make do with a good bluetooth keyboard as long as the device could access either Google Drive or a Micro Word alternative app.
It should probably have at least 2 RAM, I don't know how much faster that is than 1 RAM but I heard 1 is too slow.
So I need Bluetooth, and either expandable memory or 16GB+ built in.
Preferably under $500.
Any ideas?

1(GB) Ram isn't slow, but for $500, it ought to be 2GB. And the moment you state Google, go for nothing but Android. Sure, iPads ARE the best tablets for studies, but Google experience on Android is a thing an iPad can't beat. Want Google? Go for Nexus. Want better study guide? Nothing but the iPad coz iOS has very great apps for study. Best of luck from a middle school student

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