Tablets?

[Vauhsoj he/him]

Tablet suggestions?  I am thinking about the NVIDIA Shield Tablet, but I have heard good things about the Nexus 9 as well.  Do any of  you have tablets you really like?  And no, I don't want an iPad.  

 

 EDIT:  I did settle on one, so I don't need suggestions anymore.  Thanks everyone! 

 Although, if you have some amazing advice for the others that are sure to follow, feel free to leave it here! 

Edited November 27, 2015 by Ookla the Logical

[Lindel he/him]

Nexus 10 is amazing. Despite being a few years old, they've still got better screen resolution than most newer products, even the top of the market models. When I was shopping for my tablet, I came across a fancy, $500+ tablet which everyone was raving about. Most of the comments were about the incredible resolution. I checked the specs, and Nexus 10 has exactly the same quality of screen resolution. You can get them in like new condition for around $200. I've been totally satisfied with my Nexus 10. Never had a problem. It's fast, has a good battery life, is user-friendly... The list goes on. I highly recommend going with the Nexus 10, as the larger screen makes a huge difference.

Edited November 4, 2015 by Lindel

[Curious Anamaximder he/him]

iPad Air 2 is pretty good, but expensive.

[Guest]

What will your primary use be? That will matter a lot.

[Charononus]

Don't get a new iPad unless you want a tablet that stops being able to charge every few months. I have nothing good to say about them since they switched to a lightning plug. I had more service requests on that thing than my original xbox360.

[Shrike76 he/him]

What will your primary use be? That will matter a lot.

 

This.

I have a 2nd Gen Nexus 7 which I love for just about everything because of its portability (fits nicely into my pants pocket) and resolution (reading, surfing, email, games), but when I'm reading comics I sometimes find myself wishing I had just a bit more screen real estate. If you care less about portability then a bigger tablet is nice. If you're going to watch movies you'll want to consider the aspect ratios as well.

I don't know how the HTC Nexus 9 holds up against the Asus Nexus 7 hardware-wise, but  I haven't seen a huge number of complaints.

[Arraenae]

I have an Nvidia Shield. I mostly use it to access Youtube, but it's supposed to be used as a gaming tablet. Graphics are nice, but I don't have much to compare it to. It's touchscreen based, so controls for games not designed for mobiles are clunky if you don't have/want a controller. It also comes with a stylus, but sucks as a drawing tablet. I don't think it has any pressure sensitivity, and it's also rather small for direct drawing.

[Vauhsoj he/him]

I ended up going with the Dell Venue 10 pro.  I realized I was pretty well bought into the Microsoft ecosystem, so a Win 10 tablet was the right choice.

[Kestrel she/her]

Do not get a Kindle Fire. Regret for 1000 years.

[Guest]

Do not get a Kindle Fire. Regret for 1000 years.

I love my Kindle Fire (I do most of my Sharding on it, because I can use desktop), but then, I read mostly.

[Kestrel she/her]

I stopped using it to read, so its mainly a lesser android tablet. I'm planning on jailbreaking it so I don't have to use Amazon Silk anymore. Its pathetic.

[Guest]

Oh, yeah, I can see why having Amazon's version of Android would get annoying.

[Kestrel she/her]

Besides, I can always get the kindle app on another tablet?

Mine's about to kick the bucket, though. Had it for two years. Going on three this Christmas, actually.

[Guest]

Yes, indeed you can. Mine is actually that old too. Still going strong...

[Kestrel she/her]

I'm impressed. Usually technology dies after three days. Or maybe I just take good care of my stuff.

[Guest]

Yes, my tablet actually did die after three days. But then I raised it back up as a zombie tablet, and it hasn't acted up since.

[Kestrel she/her]

My iPhone started acting up in two hours.

[Guest]

I'm telling you, kill it and raise it up as a zombiePhone. It will never fail you again.

...and we have totally and completely derailed this thread now.

[Kestrel she/her]

rip my iphone

rip this thread

[Thunder_93]

Well, Samsung Galaxy Tabs are good. You can use them for almost everything (we have a lot of them at work around...).

Galaxy Tab S2 is a good choice. But of Samsung, I like the Galaxy Note 10.1 the most. It comes with a Pen and some special functions, really cool...

I used Sony Xperia Tablets, but don't really like them...

 

Private (not at work) I use a Sony Duo 13... a 13 inch tablet, and when you open it (slide, not like a normal notebook) you get a notebook / tablet hybrid. As well with a pen, great to draw (with Windows 8, or now, 10). Really love using that. But is really expensive...