Just curious. Looking to get a Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" but I was wondering what kinda tablet other people have.
What tablet do you have? Do you like it, love it, kinda wish you'd gotten a different one? Do you let your kids play with it? Whats its main purpose?
persimmon / 1165 posts
I have a Dell tablet and love it! It's a great size and I used it way more than my iPad.
I mainly use it for recipes, FB, HB, and keeping LO busy on airplanes.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
We have a Kindle Fire as our home command center, it functions reasonably well for that purpose.
My main issue with tablets is that the Apps that are available for the iPad seem to be far superior, but maybe I am just crap at searching?
pineapple / 12526 posts
I have an iPad.... I would not buy another one. I basically use it as a glorified e-reader now, so I'd buy something much cheaper and that not so proprietary in nature and has expandable memory. Probably a Galaxy.
@looch: You're not imagining it. The Apple App Store is bigger.
GOLD / grapefruit / 4555 posts
@looch: That's been kinda my concern too. I want a tablet that I can get reasonably good apps for to keep the littles occupied. My main thing is that I don't have the time to boot up my laptop or computer to check things but it isn't good for my eyes to keep using my iPhone. So I need something in between for browsing HB and the interwebs, checking email, and keeping the kids entertained at the doctor's office. Something I can take with me if I wanted to.
@sheskrafty: Which Dell tablet? I ask because I have a price range on the lower end. Between 200 and 400.
nectarine / 2600 posts
I have the Samsung Galaxy Note and I love it! I have a kindle paper white for reading. The Samsung is great, and it even made me want to switch from Iphone to Samsung, which I did! It made a converter out of me 
I use it for just about everything. Reading and writing quick emails, facebook, games.
When ever I have to "drag out" my lap top (if I'm writing longer emails for example) it feels like such a chore now! lol My tablet has made me lazy!
GOLD / grapefruit / 4555 posts
@loveisstrange: That's the other thing I use my phone for, as an e-reader. I'd like my font a little bigger and flipping pages less, thus the hunt for the tablet
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
What about a refurbished iPad? That might be an option. I am currently using a refurb iPhone and you can't tell the difference at all in performance. This way you still get access to the Apple App Store.
@loveisstrange: thanks for confirming!
honeydew / 7091 posts
I have an iPad (mini), and it's as much L's as it is mine... haha
It was a gift from my parents, and while I love it, I feel like it's just a bigger version of my phone to play games on? Is that mostly what people use them for? I guess as an ereader too, but I don't have time for reading 
I feel like I'm not fulling utilizing it for as much money as it costs
pineapple / 12526 posts
@Mrs. Grizzly Bear: Id go for a Galaxy Tab. You can get the 10" model for less than $400. Plus, then you get the benefit of the expandable internal storage. Even refurbed, a $400 iPad is probably going to be small capacity. The Galaxy Note is the upgraded model, but Im not sure what you can find those for.
GOLD / grapefruit / 4555 posts
@looch: Where would I find a refurb for a decent price that's reliable is the question. Amazon Warehouse maybe?
@loveisstrange: Thanks for the tip, I'll look into them.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
We have an iPad and I like it so far. DS doesn't use it yet since he's still small. I like it, but wish it would accept external memory. I've heard great things about the Surface. Its like a laptop, but tablet style.
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
We have a google nexus 7 and we do let the kids use it. We have a good leather case with lots of padding, and a very good quality screen protector. They use it way more than we do (we use our phones).
We also have a kindle someone gave us, and that's our Bubble Guppies player since BG is only available on amazon prime streaming!!
nectarine / 2600 posts
@Mrs. Grizzly Bear: Just throwing my 2 cents in, about using a tablet as an e-reader, it can be hard to do outside! I'm not sure if the Kindle Fire has a more "matte" (like original Kindle and Kindle paper white) or "shiny" surface? (Like Ipad and phones, etc.)
GOLD / grapefruit / 4555 posts
@Alivoo01: I love iPads but then I have a soft spot for Apple. I wish my parents would upgrade so I could have their older model iPads but I don't see it happening any time soon. They use theirs regularly for work as well as recreation.
What's a Surface?
grapefruit / 4089 posts
@TheSwissWifeStyle: Yay, I'm glad to hear this! I switched from iPhone to Galaxy S4 a while ago, and I looooove Android. I was hoping someone would comment on a Galaxy tablet!
persimmon / 1165 posts
@Mrs. Grizzly Bear: I think I have the Dell Venue 7. I adore it and would definitely buy it again!! I think it starts at $160. The Venue 8 is $199.
Oh, I forgot I use Skype on it all the time and it works great.
coconut / 8861 posts
Whatever iPad that came out in 2012. DH got it for me/now all of us when I was on maternity leave because my laptop was too bulky while I nursed. LO now calls it "appa" when he wants some Daniel Tiger.
GOLD / grapefruit / 4555 posts
@mrs. wagon: That's my other thing. We have prime and a lot of our go-to shows are either on Netflix or Prime. Like all the Thomas movies that are available for streaming. That's another reason why I wanted a Kindle of some kind.
GOLD / grapefruit / 4555 posts
@TheSwissWifeStyle: I'm honestly not sure! But I admit to being a homebody and the only time I get to read is usually while sitting on the couch during a rare double nap. Or in bed before going to sleep. So it really wouldn't matter about the sunlight factor, but good thing to keep in mind! And I'm checking out the Note
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I have an iPad, I wish we would have just bought another laptop honestly. I use it like I would a laptop, but miss the additional functionality. LO watches stuff on it on trips, but she prefers my phone.
pineapple / 12053 posts
Ipad. We use it for everything because we didn't have a laptop for a while. We were gifted a kurio 7s and it is fine but I basically use it to play movies for LO. I think it's made for families that have a bunch of older kids.
pomegranate / 3759 posts
We have a Samsung Tab. It's great for children but the apps SUCK! Does not compare to Apple.
pomegranate / 3759 posts
@littlek: We were so iffy about getting it mainly for LO to use, but it is a lifesaver on long road trips!
coconut / 8854 posts
We have the iPad2, we bought it about 3 years ago, and I still love it. Although I can tell it's definitely starting to slow down...
honeydew / 7586 posts
My husband is ridiculous so we have two iPads, a surface, some sort of android tablet, and he's about to buy a surface pro. He's a software developer so he *says* he needs them to develop apps.
I think he's going to sell the original surface before he buys the pro.
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
I have an iPad, DH has the Samsung Galaxy tab. The iPad is easier for LO to navigate since she's an Apple pro, so if we got another tablet, we'd get a iPad again.
apricot / 495 posts
hubs has a surface pro that he uses for work, I have an original ipad. I use the surface whenever I can get my hands on it. I haven't touched the ipad in a month, it's too frustrating to use. safari crashes anytime I try to do anything on it.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
I have an iPad and I like it! We have a lot of apple products so it's nice to have everything connected.
GOLD / grapefruit / 4555 posts
@Cupcake: If you get rid of your iPad, let me know 
My thing is I would love nothing more than to get an iPad. I'm an Apple girl at heart but I like that with the Kindle, at least, I can make a separate profile for the kids. Yeah the kids aren't into games and gaming right now but that's because there hasn't been any way for us to let them be. Touching our computers is a no-no and mom's phone is off limit since DD likes to lock me out of it. By punching buttons until it locks.
I just want something where I can download books from the library and the occasional movie here at the house for the kids. The rest of the time I'd use it for an E-reader or to check email, internet, etc. That's why I'm looking for recs
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@Mrs. Grizzly Bear: Google Nexus 7. It is so awesome. I have the first generation version but would definitely get another if I had a chance. We have all Android devices in our house so we don't have to buy all new apps when we get another Android device (Nexus 7 is Android). http://www.cnet.com/topics/tablets/best-tablets/mini-tablets/
apricot / 495 posts
@Mrs. Grizzly Bear: lol. I can't even run apps on it anymore, because I refuse to update the software. Everytime I update it, it gets worse.
bananas / 9227 posts
I had an iPad 3 that I loved and DH had a Kindle Fire HD. But both are broken now (screen shattered). DD has an iPad mini and it doesn't seem as responsive as my old iPad. Maybe because it's 16GB and the one I had was 64GB? But it works fine with all her apps. I think we might be getting a new tablet for DH. Not sure which one though.
squash / 13208 posts
@Mrs. Grizzly Bear: both of my kids have a Kindle and I love it! We have prime so for an extra $5 a month they each have Kindle Free time and it allows them to use the kindle w/o accessing the web. They can pick from 100's of apps and videos on Free Time and download it themselves!
You can also set time limits for reading, videos, and apps
Plus with Prime you can watch all kinds of kids movies for FREE!
And they are pretty cheap!! I think I paid $129 for DD's.
I have downloaded a few books for me to read and I have used it in the kitchen to look for recipes but the kids pretty much use it the most.
persimmon / 1367 posts
I have the Kindle Fire HDX and LOVE it! I use it exactly the way you are talking about - mostly internet, reading, email and movies. No kids yet, but it has been pretty durable - pregnant clumsiness has led to it being dropped at least once per week and so far no issues! I also am able to use it to read outside, the screen brightness is pretty adjustable. My only downside is that it is incompatible with a web-based program that I use for work documentation, which I can access on my iphone. However, for 1/3 of the price of an iPad, I can use my desktop for the occasional work at home.
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