If You Had To Buy A Tablet ?

thestoloffs wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

coolmom42 wrote:
FYI, you can also get a USB-to-micro USB adapter, which lets you use the charging port as a regular USB.

I did not know they made an adapter for the micro to be used as a regular USB.

Be careful when choosing that adapter!

Some tablets that use the Micro USB port for charging require a Micro USB "On the Go" (USB OTG) connector in order to run "normal" USB.

There's a single wire in the connector that differentiates the USB OTG style from the ordinary USB, and that allows for bi-directional operations on the cable.

Sample Micro USB OTG adapter

Thank you VERY much for that added information!

rockhillmanor wrote:

coolmom42 wrote:
FYI, you can also get a USB-to-micro USB adapter, which lets you use the charging port as a regular USB.

I did not know they made an adapter for the micro to be used as a regular USB.

Be careful when choosing that adapter!

Some tablets that use the Micro USB port for charging require a Micro USB "On the Go" (USB OTG) connector in order to run "normal" USB.

There's a single wire in the connector that differentiates the USB OTG style from the ordinary USB, and that allows for bi-directional operations on the cable.

Sample Micro USB OTG adapter

the head of bestbuy thinks that all who wanted a tablet pretty much got one in the past. some can't leave home or do fieldwork w/o them, and there are those who found them too redundant to the smartphone and/or the PC. for the former bunch, the tablet hard/software hasn't gone outdated, so no new tabs there; and for the disinterested latter bunch, they will dump their tablet and stay w/ phones/PCs. So tab sales are going down.

Interestingly, PC sales suffered from a very similar set of circumstances as tablets.

And, if it weren't for 2 yr phone contract plans, the relatively marginal soft/hardware improvements would have caused similar sagging of phone sales. (as contracts now are going by wayside, we may actually see the smartphone market slump).

Killing Win XP and the rise of innovative 2 in 1 touch Win 10 hardware should bring an increase in PC sales down the road. Not sure what tech innovation will boost tablers and phones (besides new children).

coolmom42 wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:
Until tablets start putting usb ports on them they are off my radar screen. I use usb mobile broadband and I'll be damned if I to have to rely on being next to a McDonalds or starbucks with a 31ft coach while on the road to be able to use it!
:B:W:B

Get rid of that old USB adapter and get a hotspot of your own, or make one with a smartphone. MUCH faster and better service.

FYI, you can also get a USB-to-micro USB adapter, which lets you use the charging port as a regular USB.

Thank you.

I did not know they made an adapter for the micro to be used as a regular USB. Looks like I will take another look at those tablets!

Reason I stay with the USB broadband is I have an old USB broadband plan with TRUE unlimited data, zip zero throttling for a 'really insane' low price per month. Gonna hold on to that stick until it dies or they figure out I am still out there using it!! :B

this has gone OFF topic
the op wanted tablet recommendations
he has received them
who invented what.. is NOT the topic

anybody that wants to Debate, who created the GUI or a smart phone
can start a New Thread

And that history goes back to the Apple Mac GUI that was years ahead of Windows.

It's Xerox that invented the Gui.

az99 wrote:

SparkDr wrote:
Not sure why the aversion to the Apple products. For my money, I'd be buying a used Apple at that price point rather than considering the other offerings.

I would not use an Apple if you gave it to me. Everything on an Apple seems difficult,clumsy and backwards to me. It is just a Ford/Chevy thing.

I have a iMac Desk Top Computer, I also have a HP Note Book Computer. They are both almost the same. On my iMac I use Safari, on my HP I use Firefox. On my HP it seems that everyday there is some kind of Emergency Security Update or Emergency OS software update.
On my iMac very seldom is there any kind of Emergency Update.

On my HP I run an Anti Virus Program. (Kaspersky) Every time I get an update on the HP the update always seems to have an Anti-Virus program that they want me to down load in the back ground, Norton or McAfee.

When I was running Windows OS it seemed like I was always getting Maleware, on my iMac none, on my HP almost every week.

I am going to get an Apple OS Tablet when I get one. After the first of the year I am going to do away with my HP Lap Top and go to a Mac.

My wife and I use the Square for our business, we use Android based phones, we are going to get a iPad Table to use the Square on.
Just my thoughts, hope you all have a great holiday season and safe travels.

This one is....Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70F
Replaced my 4 yr old Motorola Zoom
Running Android 4.4.2
No immediate plans to update

Lenovo A10 is $179 @ Walmart Android 5 without all the bloatware added

coolmom42 wrote:
... FYI, you can also get a USB-to-micro USB adapter, which lets you use the charging port as a regular USB.

On a Windows tablet this is true but not so much on an Android tablet. There are things like a USB thumb drive that will work OK but things like Rockhill's USB Mobile Broadband adapter may not work.