Need advice on solid cheap tablet

[LauriHimself]

Hey folks! 

 

I need a cheap tablet to watch some tutorials on the side while painting. 

Unfortunately I bave zero knowledge when it comes to tablets and phones. 

I'm looking to spend not more than 100-150 ish (€ that is)

so to get the best bang for the buck I will gladly buy a used device. 

I have no preferences when it comes to make and model. 

A good screen, solid speakers and a somewhat snappy responsive device would be appreciated. 

 

Any suggestions dear hive mind? 

[Bananasplit_00]

I would say don't get the 2019 Samsung Tab A 10.1

 

I just bought one second hand a week or so ago and while it is fine for YouTube or other steaming, the 2GB RAM is awful and it is anything but snappy even with custom firmware. Hard to complain for €50 though

 

I belive the Tab A7 lite is in the same camp, from what I have seen on XDA it was practically ewaste on release.

 

I saw a Samsung Tab S6 lite for €150 on my local market and that would have been a much better deal.

[porina]

Look up TECLAST T40 Pro in your area Amazon. This is an old model so might not be around any more, but there are newer similar models. I got one new last year and it still works fine. I only use it for light gaming and rarely viewing streamed video.

 

 

[LauriHimself]

20 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

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10 minutes ago, porina said:

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Ty for your input! 

What do you think about the 

LENOVO tab m10 plus? 

I could get one of those used for about 120ish

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, LauriHimself said:

 

 

Ty for your input! 

What do you think about the 

LENOVO tab m10 plus? 

I could get one of those used for about 120ish

Try for an galaxy s6 lite new or used.

 

This lenovo is ok but also quite slow. Also keep in mind lenovo's tablet software quality is not great and you'll never get an update or fix if something is wrong usually.

[LauriHimself]

21 minutes ago, jaslion said:

galaxy s6 lite

sadly those are 260ish new and not much cheaper used. 180 is the cheapest i can find, and that's the 2022 model 

[Bananasplit_00]

29 minutes ago, LauriHimself said:

 

 

Ty for your input! 

What do you think about the 

LENOVO tab m10 plus? 

I could get one of those used for about 120ish

I was looking at it but it did not fit my tablet mount so I discarded it from the selection. I think it would be better than the Tab A 10.1 I have but I am unsure how much. I also have no idea how good the Lenovo software is nor if it has any custom roms to remove bloat.

[LauriHimself]

10 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

 

 

10 hours ago, porina said:

 

 

10 hours ago, jaslion said:

 

sorry to bug you again ^^ the used market seems to be very f-ed up here so the s6 lite aswell as the teclast are out...

what about

• Microsoft surface go? 8 gb of ram and a Intel Pentium Gold processor 4415Y

or maybe even a

• 7th gen iPad?

both go for 120 to 150

[porina]

1 hour ago, LauriHimself said:

what about

• Microsoft surface go? 8 gb of ram and a Intel Pentium Gold processor 4415Y

or maybe even a

• 7th gen iPad?

both go for 120 to 150

I have no experience of either device so I can only speculate. The Surface CPU is very low power. Dual core Kaby Lake at 1.6 GHz, and I'm guessing the iGPU isn't great either. That iPad was released the same year as my iPad mini gen 5. It does look like the iPad has an older chip in it than my mini, but given they came out about the same time I think it'll be the better option vs the Surface.

 

If you do go for the iPad, check it in person before buying if possible. Part of the reason I sold my Mini was it was physically not holding up very well. It actually slightly bent somehow, and the power button was failing. The build quality was not as good as other Android tablets I've owned.

[jaslion]

2 hours ago, LauriHimself said:

Microsoft surface go? 8 gb of ram and a Intel Pentium Gold processor 4415Y

Can barely even run windows. So no I'd not get that

 

The ipad is fine actually. Just older

[IAmAndre]

3 hours ago, LauriHimself said:

• 7th gen iPad?

 

Just get this. You can't go wrong with any decent iPad. I'm personally using a Redmi Pad SE. It costs around €200 but I got it for free with my Xiaomi phone. But honestly, I would just get a refurbished iPad if I was you. If you get one on the Apple Store, you are still getting one with a new battery and some warranty.