Cheap (almost) throwaway tablet

[bharris]

I know its not a business question so sorry in advance, just interested to get some advise from real people rather than an salesman.
I am about to go into hospital, which i will need to stay for quite a number of weeks. What tablet would you recommend for general web viewing and watching YouTube etc.. I don't want anything flash just as long as it works. The hospital has free WiFi so I don't need it to connect to any mobile supplier. Last time i used my my mobile but found it a bit small particularly when on heavy pain killers.

Many thanks

 

[toastking]

I don't have one personally but I heard Tesco Hudl is the best of the cheap bunch. Others here are likely to have some good and cheap recommendations. I think my iPad mini would be perfect for this scenario but assuming its above the price range.

Tablet's aren't dead yet!

 

[Ian J]

I bought a Hudl for my son and it's great for £100. The disadvantages are that it's heavier than some and it seems to take an eternity to charge as my own (more expensive LG) takes half the time to charge

 

[Peter Durrant]

Lenovo do cheap, and very good tablets - they will all do the lot that you want, and certainly won't break the bank.

Any app you want, no problem, media players are effective. Check them out

 

[MBE1]

Various ones turn up on hotdeals, you should be able to get one for £60-100 easily to match your requirements.

 

[Deleted member 252819]

I agree with the Lenovo recommendation. For complete ease of use, consider the Kindle Fire range. Cheap enough and designed for content consumption. (If you have Amazon Prime you'll get access to some half-decent movies for free as well).

Tesco has recently announced that it's phasing out the Hudl. It's only available online now, not in stores, and there are no new models planned. Personally speaking, I'd avoid buying one in case support and OS updates become rarer.

 

[bharris]

Thanks for your suggestions, i will have a good look. Its nice to see that the cheap ones appear to work. I was a bit worried that everyone would only recommend the latest offering from Apple.

 

[MBE1]

I bought my daughter a £50 HP slate about a year ago, half the normal price, and a very nice tablet as well though under powered for some fine for general use.

 

[exciteseo]

I know its not a business question so sorry in advance, just interested to get some advise from real people rather than an salesman.
I am about to go into hospital, which i will need to stay for quite a number of weeks. What tablet would you recommend for general web viewing and watching YouTube etc.. I don't want anything flash just as long as it works. The hospital has free WiFi so I don't need it to connect to any mobile supplier. Last time i used my my mobile but found it a bit small particularly when on heavy pain killers.

Many thanks

Amazon offers good priced tablets. See here http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TSUGXKE...rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2261186642&pf_rd_i=desktop as it stays "powerful tablet at an incredible price". Wish you fast recovery!

 

[Ian J]

Amazon offers good priced tablets. See here http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TSUGXKE...rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2261186642&pf_rd_i=desktop as it stays "powerful tablet at an incredible price". Wish you fast recovery!

This is a UK forum so Amazon in USA is hardly going to be the best place to buy tablets from

 

[LowPrices.uk]

I would say that if you are after a cheap tablet that also offers quality, then the Amazon Fire range of tablets must be worth a look. Looking at current pricing, it's £49.99 for the 7" screen, up to £169.99 for the 10.1" screen. Further advantages are:

• Prime members can stream thousands of Prime Video titles, access over 800,000 book titles, thousands of audiobooks and over a million songs
• Prime members can download thousands of Prime Video movies and TV shows to watch offline anywhere

The Amazon Fire tablet is also ideal for use with Netflix.

 

[exciteseo]

This is a UK forum so Amazon in USA is hardly going to be the best place to buy tablets from

Ok sorry, it was a bit irrelevant link. Here is for UK, but still nothing changes, 50 pounds for a tablet sounds great http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00Y3TM6..._rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=746602847&pf_rd_i=desktop

 

[Chris Ashdown]

All these suggestions to give money to a company who does not pay taxes, hit them where it hurts buy somewhere else

 

[Ian J]

Ok sorry, it was a bit irrelevant link. Here is for UK, but still nothing changes, 50 pounds for a tablet sounds great http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00Y3TM6..._rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=746602847&pf_rd_i=desktop

They may be cheap but they are designed primarily to access Amazon. They don't come with access to their big rival Google's Play Store and installing it on a Fire is a bit of a faff at best and impossible at worst.

 

[antropy]

I am about to go into hospital, which i will need to stay for quite a number of weeks. What tablet would you recommend for general web viewing and watching YouTube etc.

Yikes, sounds scary, hope it goes okay.

If you want really cheap, why not find something on Gumtree?
https://www.gumtree.com/search?q=tablet

 

[garyk]

All these suggestions to give money to a company who does not pay taxes, hit them where it hurts buy somewhere else

Agreed but its not just them, Google, Facebook, Uber, Starbucks are all exploiting tax loopholes.

 

[rmmfree]

Bq offers great tablets at very small prices.

 

[TotalWebSolutions]

You can get some real bargains on eBay but you just can't be sure on the quality. I have a back-up Android tablet for travelling and such which only cost £30 - I have had it a few years and never really had a problem with it. Be careful though as some will be rooted and won't allow the likes of Sky Go to function!

 

[amphis software]

I'd go for the Amazon Fire for £50.

Tom