# tablets

Category: Cell Phone Talk

## Post 1 by Noriko Nakagawa (Generic Zoner) on Wednesday, 09-May-2012 10:39:06

This may belong better in computer board but anyone know of any accessible reasonably priced tablet type things. I'm going to another country for vacation and am not willing to bring a phone can't bring a big bulky computer but still want to do stuff. I am looking around at choices know of ipods already but there's gotta be accessibility in more than just apple.

## Post 2 by rat (star trek rules!) on Thursday, 10-May-2012 12:04:58

i haven't really heard of any other tablets that would be useable enough. sure android is making some now but no idea on their status or just how friendly they are. Best bet is still the IPad for the time being.

## Post 3 by starfly (99956) on Thursday, 10-May-2012 13:10:11

So far the Asus transformer with Icecream sandwidge and a few tablits are a good option but make sure they have Icecream sandwige no less then that for the most use of the tablit. I belong to the eys-free mailing list, go read past reports and check out that android show "J J Medof" has a tablit that seems to work for him.

## Post 4 by starfly (99956) on Thursday, 10-May-2012 13:10:58

Ugg I ment eyes-free mailing list

## Post 5 by LeoGuardian (You mean there is something outside of this room with my computer in it?) on Thursday, 10-May-2012 18:52:07

Just avoid the ePad, an Android Tablet from China. I don't know about the Android OS on it, but its hardware is attrocious, to Walmart proportions.
I should be fair to Walmart, in the past couple years after taking the justifiable beat-down in the electronics space they've finally got it through the hubcap hard-hat and thick skull that electronics parts are not something you shortchange on.
But anyway the ePad's components isolation is slim to none, which means the device literally gets hot. I mean burn-your-leg hot. It cost less than a hundred dollars for a reason. At this stage, until we have better nanotechnology and organic technology in mainstream power dispersal / storage, you won't get a safe device for a hundred bucks that has all the hardware capabilities of a $600 iPad, meaning wi fi, 3g, Bluetooth and in their case an external SD slot like most Android devices have.
Its screen surface, and bottom chassis cover, were both made of cheap plastic. That thing would definitely burn down somebody's doublewide.

## Post 6 by Noriko Nakagawa (Generic Zoner) on Sunday, 27-May-2012 7:19:42

thanks guys!