The usual reason for getting a tablet is to have something bigger than a smart phone but still to be able to easily carry around, from room to room or on a trip. They have kind of replaced the smaller laptops. If you are a "light" user, then perhaps the only computer you need is a tablet.
Tablets are for browing the net, handle your email, taking pictures, play games, listening to music, and reading books.
Some advice:
- To save money on new tablets, wait for a sale, which usually occurs when a company is about to release a new model or near the end of a business quarter.
- The tablet should have a slot for a flash drive: standard or miniUSB port or microSD.
- If you do touch typing or do a lot of typing, get a cover that supports the tablet in an upright position and get a bluetooth keyboard. Note that tablets don't fit the paradigm of using a mouse, so, unless your tablet supports and you feel comfortable moving the focus from field to field using the tab key or the arrows keys, you will still need to touch the screen whenever a mouse is required.
- Get a good case to protect it from spills and drops (Amazon, search "tablet cases", then compare to other sources)
- As with a phone, make sure you set up security so that, if you misplace the tablet, you can lock the tablet and even wipe the drive.
- In general, google "tablets" and then what you want to know, such as "reviews," "cost,", "ranking," "reliability,"etc. Youtube has a huge number of videos on tablets.
- Kim Komando buying guide
- General PC World Index page:
- Tablet rankings: net Apple iPad Air 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab S
- Tablet rankings: net Apple iPad 2, Nexus 7 (but no microSD)
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