Question on a 8GB tablet for weather forcasts

NanciL wrote:
I just saw a RCA tablet-QUAD Core 8GB advertised for $38.

I would like to get a tablet and set it up just for various weather forecasts for cities and areas around the country.

I don't want it for anything else.

I don't know anything about computers and was wondering if this one would be good for what I want

We have wifi in the house and also on the road in our trailer

Jack L

Junk, save your money.

Been through this a few times with DW and DD.

Cheapo no name and brand names like RCA do not have much in quality.. Took us three cheap under $150 tablets to figure out that there IS a reason those tablets are so cheap..

One of the most important item is the WiFi radio card.. The cheap tablets tend to have very WEAK WiFi cards.. Had one that was only able to get wifi when it was no further than 15ft away from the access point..

8Gig is very weak for space.. and you WILL very quickly run out of storage space.. That memory is SHARED between built in Apps, temp files and update files not to mention if you take photos or want to download a couple of Apps..

Minimum you want is 16gig.

Do it right the first time and you will be much less frustrated.

We found that Acer Iconias have good Wifi cards, quad core processors, 16 gig of storage and are pretty stable..

The no name tablets often would lockup so bad you had to do a full OS restore.. Then redownload all your Apps again.

The only thing I don't like about the ACERs is they ARE loaded with a lot of bloatware.. But 99% of it IS removable and once it is gone you end up with a real nice tablet..

If you have never messed with a Android device, you WILL be in for a learning curve.. There is no manuals or help files.. You are sort of on your own to figure out just how to make it work.. Nothing you have learned on a Windows platform transfers and it is like learning a whole new OS.