Recommend me a tab for my daughter

[VEX]

We got here a very cheap tab last year and she liked it but it was slow and clunky.

This year she has asked for a better, bigger one and her school is looking at offering a BYOD scheme for next year. So it make sense.

So, she likes the idea of an ipad mini, but we are a bit of an apple family, however, being apple it is harder to protect and lock down. Was in Currys today and the Samsung Galaxy 7 or 8 looks really nice an has the double bonus of being an good Android device and also has a micro sd slot for easy expansion and moving documents between tab / house pc / school.

SO what am I missing, anyother devices to consider? budget is £200.00

Ta.

V.

[ArsE92]

Nexus?

[DukeDickson]

Hudl 2?

Has a dedicated lock down facility for kids, which apparently is OK.

[VEX]

Personally would not want to waste any more money on Tesco than I already do!

Nexus could be good.

V.

[matt12023]

I read that as 'Recommend me a cigarette for my daughter'

[sparkyhx]

first gen Microsoft surface, far more PC like than ipad's, but it depends what you want from a device.

[cobra kid]

DukeDickson said:

Hudl 2?

Has a dedicated lock down facility for kids, which apparently is OK.

We bought one but returned it, as it it's not supported by flash player anymore.

[Polariz]

sparkyhx said:

first gen Microsoft surface, far more PC like than ipad's, but it depends what you want from a device.

I'd recommend the Surface 2 but unfortunately it's difficult to get in the budget required. The first gen Surface is sloooooooooow.

[clonmult]

cobra kid said:

DukeDickson said:

Hudl 2?

Has a dedicated lock down facility for kids, which apparently is OK.

We bought one but returned it, as it it's not supported by flash player anymore.

That isn't an issue with the Hudl as such, thats been an issue with Android for the last couple of years. As it comes out of the box it doesn't handle flash.

One workaround - install Firefox. Then it handles flash. Kinda silly reason to return the device really .... samr problem also afflicts the iPad.

As for the surface suggestions, nice idea, but not great for a kid.

My sons like my Windows tablet (Acer W4), it has a great interface (W8.1 on a tablet is way more usable than Android or iOS - as long as you use chrome), but there just isn't a decent selection of apps available for kids on the platform. At the end of the day, the range of games the kids can get on an Android tablet are hard to beat for the price.

And I would suggest a Hudl 2 unless you have some very specific requirements. It appears to have a better screen than the N7, definitely better speakers and it is a fair bit cheaper.

[V8covin]

The Nokia N1 when it comes out looks to be one hell of a good deal..... on paper
http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/nokia-n1-vs...

[Big Fat Fatty]

Marlboro lights?

Probably not a good idea though.

Edit: Should have read a bit more thoroughly.

matt12023 said:

I read that as 'Recommend me a cigarette for my daughter'

[sparkyhx]

Polariz said:

I'd recommend the Surface 2 but unfortunately it's difficult to get in the budget required. The first gen Surface is sloooooooooow.

mines alright, its quite happy playing a video in one window while I do spreadsheets or browsing in another. Most tabs can't even multitask.

Edited by sparkyhx on Saturday 22 November 20:34

[robsa]

Hudl 2 has got very good reviews indeed, and for £129 is hard to beat. It also has SD card support.

[Agrilla]

I gave my old ipad2 to my son when I bought a new one, set him up his  own child Apple ID, and once I had set all the parental controls I found I could lock it down really well.

I have the choice of him being able to look at the App Store or not even be able to see it at all, and have web controls which mean I can set up a whitelist, or just have him request my code every time he comes across a site which is "adult".

When he comes across a website that is considered "adult" it asks for my restrictions password to allow that site. Once it is allowed once, it stays allowed, but I can just go in and delete it from the allowed list). Their definition of adult is broad, and includes the playstation store, the local newspaper, and Pistonheads!

I've granted him access to search the AppStore, but if he wants to buy anything, he requests it and an authorisation request pops up on my device through family sharing, and I either authorise or deny requests.

All in all, I was pretty impressed with the level of customisable control I had over it - is there something about the apple's settings you weren't comfortable with? If so, please share as I may have missed something obvious!

Edited by Agrilla on Sunday 23 November 14:58