looking for a tablet

[MorganO]

im semi leaning on picking up the 'new' ipad not pro as i can get a discount of 15% on a mobile plan with said tablet as im an existing customer on said network, would it be worth it?

i already own an iphone 7 plus which is good but media consumption and other things arent as fun

 

 

USE case-

plex veiwing

vewing PDF's for train simulator (manuals and route guidance)

netlfix

youtube

Some music consumption through spotify

some typing of coursework(use as a convertibly?)

possibly some editing using Imovie

 

would the 32GB be enough? i have 256GB of storage on my iphone, but i had a 32gb phone before and i easily filled that up within a few months, thios device will last till EOL pretty much so i would prefer 64gb but they dont do that

 

 

 

many thanks 

Morgan

[gtx1060=value]

i would go for a microsoft surface if you can afford it and if not, i think a convertible chromebook with touch screen will do

[Himommies]

It's really down to iPad and surface.The Surface is good as a laptop and a tablet but falls behind as a tablet.I would say the ipad also has a much better tablet app selection.(Woudn't really be using vegas as a tablet)Battery life is better on the ipad too.

[Belgarathian]

My first thought was the new iPad, because of your video heavy usage I would opt for the 128GB model. I have the 128GB iPad Pro and use it as a daily driver for everything my laptop used to do apart from writing reports. 

[MorganO]

5 minutes ago, gtx1060=value said:

i would go for a microsoft surface if you can afford it and if not, i think a convertible chromebook with touch screen will do

The reason I'm leaning towards the ipad is the portability is just so good.

 

 

 

 

Too others 

I AM NOT looking for a surface/pro like device nor a convertible pc, 

I'm looking for the original style tablets such as the ipad and we'll whatever Samsung seem to offer(albeit not much for my requirements/ability to get one)

[MorganO]

Just now, Belgarathian said:

My first thought was the new iPad, because of your video heavy usage I would opt for the 128GB model. I have the 128GB iPad Pro and use it as a daily driver for everything my laptop used to do apart from writing reports. 

Thanks, do you have a suggestions on potential case/keyboard combos?

[MorganO]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

It's really down to iPad and surface.The Surface is good as a laptop and a tablet but falls behind as a tablet.I would say the ipad also has a much better tablet app selection.(Woudn't really be using vegas as a tablet)Battery life is better on the ipad too.

Looks like ipad it is then, when is the ipad released?, it just shows as pre order currently?

[MorganO]

Currently looks like the ipad is a good choice for an 'I can do a bit of everything' Tablet

 

Any idea what happened to the Samsung lineup of the galaxy tab line up?

[NTDaws]

In this particular section, I would just look at a Android tablet. Such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab A

 

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/all-other-tablets/sm-t580nzkaxar-sm-t580nzkaxar/

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, Being Delirious said:

In this particular section, I would just look at a Android tablet. Such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab A

 

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/all-other-tablets/sm-t580nzkaxar-sm-t580nzkaxar/

Imo android on tablets is bad.I prefer Ios much better for tablets

[Himommies]

3 minutes ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

Looks like ipad it is then, when is the ipad released?, it just shows as pre order currently?

I assume were comparing the ipad pro and the surface 4

[NTDaws]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

Imo android on tablets is bad.I prefer Ios much better for tablets

Android is a charm on tablets. I'm not sure what you're talking about, you're probably just used to a iPad though so I can't blame you there.

[MorganO]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

I assume were comparing the ipad pro and the surface 4

No, I'm talking about the new ipad that replaces the air 

[Himommies]

Just now, KOMTechAndGaming said:

No, I'm talking about the new ipad that replaces the air 

Then get a surface if you can afford one.Otherwise I would get the ipad

 

2 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

Android is a charm on tablets. I'm not sure what you're talking about, you're probably just used to a iPad though so I can't blame you there.

I use a android phone.But I feel like tablets are so neglected by google.they rarely get updates.I don't think any of them frequent updates other then that pixel one and the app compatibility is just horrendous

[NTDaws]

Just now, Himommies said:

Then get a surface if you can afford one.Otherwise I would get the ipad

 

I use a android phone.But I feel like tablets are so neglected by google.they rarely get updates.I don't think any of them frequent updates other then that pixel one and the app compatibility is just horrendous

That really depends on the company to release updates to there products. Samsung tends to be really good with security updates. Even if I am still running on Marsh mellow I still receive security updates. 

[MorganO]

3 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Then get a surface if you can afford one.Otherwise I would get the ipad

I can't afford a surface, I can only get what tablets are available to me on. My mobile carrier, ipad, some generic carrier branded one, and a Samsung one

There doesn't seem to many players in the 'traditional tablet' (unless it's super cheap) market I would personally class the surface as laptop wannabe

 

[Himommies]

6 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

That really depends on the company to release updates to there products. Samsung tends to be really good with security updates. Even if I am still running on Marsh mellow I still receive security updates. 

sTILL NOT AS GOOD AS APPLE THOUGH

 

[MorganO]

2 minutes ago, Himommies said:

sTILL NOT AS GOOD AS APPLE THOUGH

 

Are apple the only reliable players in the traditional Tablet  market?

[Himommies]

Just now, KOMTechAndGaming said:

Are apple the only reliable players in the traditional Tablet  market?

At this point i'm pretty sure there the only ones that care IPADs are 9 percent of apples revenue whereas they are minuscule for samung

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

iv been through a lot of tablets being an android developer. the two best tablets on the market right now for price are the ipad mini and the nvidia shield. the shield has better performance but the ipad has a better screen. unfortunately the shield is only 8", where as the ipad's scale up in size. All the other android tablets have not impressed me, they are overpriced. I will never buy a Samsung tablet again as the software upgrades are too slow and Samsung drops support very quickly. The asus tablets look good but I don't know anyone that has one and I don't think i've ever seen anyone use one.

[gtx1060=value]

1 hour ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

Looks like ipad it is then, when is the ipad released?, it just shows as pre order currently?

quite frankly a chrome book might be better, it can run android apps fine and has a physical keyboard attached along with the full functionality of google apps

[LienusLateTips]

Your options right now: iPad (5th Generation) Surface 4 and Galaxy Tab S3. Even though I love Android, in this case I would go for the iPad because its 300 dollars cheaper for around the same performance.

[NTDaws]

5 hours ago, Himommies said:

sTILL NOT AS GOOD AS APPLE THOUGH

 

Why you always lyin?

[MorganO]

14 hours ago, gtx1060=value said:

quite frankly a chrome book might be better, it can run android apps fine and has a physical keyboard attached along with the full functionality of google apps

dont need a laptop wannabe/ laptop etc etc i want a traditional tablet if you can call it that

[MorganO]

-update-

Ordered the 128GB ipad pro 9.7 in silver should arrive tomorrow