Laptop/tablet without camera , is there such a thing ?

[Dodsy]

I need some help , my Son needs something to watch movies on that is portable, battery operated and cannot have a camera. I have looked at all sorts of tablets, pads laptops and ultrabook type gadgets but they all have a camera. Only needs a 10-11" screen (no smaller than 10" but can be bigger) and be reasonably light. I'd really like a tablet but happy to settle for anything that can play MP4/X264/AVI files.

The big issue here is that everything I have looked at seems to have a camera. Maybe I havent looked at far enough down into the cheapy cheapy ones ?

I need to buy this tomorrow for delivery monday!

Any suggestions appreciated. Price is not an issue.

[ArsE92]

Dodsy said:

I need some help , my Son needs something to watch movies on that is portable, battery operated and cannot have a camera. I have looked at all sorts of tablets, pads laptops and ultrabook type gadgets but they all have a camera. Only needs a 10-11" screen (no smaller than 10" but can be bigger) and be reasonably light. I'd really like a tablet but happy to settle for anything that can play MP4/X264/AVI files.

The big issue here is that everything I have looked at seems to have a camera. Maybe I havent looked at far enough down into the cheapy cheapy ones ?

I need to buy this tomorrow for delivery monday!

Any suggestions appreciated. Price is not an issue.

Thinkpad X230. Refurbished on Ebay - £400 though.

There must be a cheap tablet without a camera!

[pherlopolus]

Not much of a market for them, even the low end corp stuff have em now, any think in a secure area etc would probably need to be a special order.

Any particular reason? You could always disable it in drivers on a laptop and only give him a normal user account?

[Dodsy]

Without going into detail he has a disability meaning he is in a special unit and no cameras are allowed even if disabled.

Im going to ask if its ok if i drill out the camera on a tablet but i think it will still be no.

I think that maybe the earlier poster was on the right track, an old refurbed laptop on ebay may be the best answer

[ArsE92]

Nook HD looks like it doesn't have a camera. £50 on Ebay!

[mrmr96]

chinavision?

[ArsE92]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=3...

How about that? I've no experience of the Nook so maybe someone else can chime in.

[pherlopolus]

The camera will just be a plug in module that could be removed by a techie with a screwdriver.

I would concur that a refurb might be the best option,try CEX or similar?

[Polarbert]

Or remove the driver for the camera on the laptop.

[sgrimshaw]

While you look, will this keep you going?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Curtis-9-Black-Portable-...

Only 9", but is something better than nothing?

[sgrimshaw]

Not quite 10" ... but the iPad 1 does not have a camera.

Plenty refurbs on ebay, eg

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-iPad-1st-Gen-32GB-...

Edited by sgrimshaw on Friday 12th September 07:39

[sgrimshaw]

Dodsy said:

no cameras are allowed even if disabled.

So as a matter of interest, are all visitors and staff prohibited from taking their phones into the unit?

[Dodsy]

sgrimshaw said:

So as a matter of interest, are all visitors and staff prohibited from taking their phones into the unit?

Dont know yet its all new to me, I suspect its ok for visitors but not for residents which does make sense.

Great suggestions from people about the Nook, I think that is the perfect answer.

[pherlopolus]

Have you thought about a dedicated DVD PLayer with screen, they are quite cheap in Asda....

[ZesPak]

For a laptop, in a number of laptops it'll be fairly easy to screw open the screen and remove the camera module.
I remember a couple of years ago, they were optional on some Dell's, might try your luck there?