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Tablet for a 9 year old?
September 30, 2012 at
10:59 AM
I'm not sure where to post this...so I hope I chose the correct forum. I am looking to get my son a tablet for Christmas. The thing is I have no idea at what tablet to even start looking at. I would like it to be below $300.00. He will use it mainly for playing games and watching tv or movies. I would like to be able to download a lot of movies so we can get rid of the old portable dvd player and dvd case when taking long car trips.
Essentially I want it to replace the whole DVD issue as they are a hassle in the car and keep him from always draining my battery on my Evo. We don't need to download books as we have a kindle.
If it could stream netflix that would be great too.
I appreciate any suggestions....I have been looking at the google nexus tablet but am not sure if it's the best tablet for my son as I want to download a lot of movies.
Essentially I want it to replace the whole DVD issue as they are a hassle in the car and keep him from always draining my battery on my Evo. We don't need to download books as we have a kindle.
If it could stream netflix that would be great too.
I appreciate any suggestions....I have been looking at the google nexus tablet but am not sure if it's the best tablet for my son as I want to download a lot of movies.
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Why so cheap, is there something I'm missing?
These tablets are easier to get your hands on...
Why so cheap, is there something I'm missing?
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ps i am not that bad either.
Ya it seems no matter how mad I get in life I can't seem to stay mad for longer than 10 minutes. I guess I was just frustrated cause I really want to get him a tablet to make a shitty situation better and felt like I was being judged/looked down upon for something that others really had no idea of.
No worries though! I got some great suggestions! I was gonna grab the matrix but it's OOS. So I will be keeping my eye out for other Matrix deals or possible Kindle Fire and the google Nexus. I think the Ipad is just too much money now....since seeing this deal my budget has dropped from $300.00 to $200.00 or under just because there is no point spending that much if I can get something that meets are needs for under $200.00.
Now I'm just gonna search to see if they all offer car charges since probably 99% of usage will be in the car.
No worries though! I got some great suggestions! I was gonna grab the matrix but it's OOS. So I will be keeping my eye out for other Matrix deals or possible Kindle Fire and the google Nexus. I think the Ipad is just too much money now....since seeing this deal my budget has dropped from $300.00 to $200.00 or under just because there is no point spending that much if I can get something that meets are needs for under $200.00.
Now I'm just gonna search to see if they all offer car charges since probably 99% of usage will be in the car.
This one is $60 through today. http://mtxone.com/products/matrixone
At that price, my 7 and 9 yr old boys will each have one for Christmas! It'll run apps from the Android App Store and from Google Play.
It is our initiation process to weed out the undesirables. I wasn't sure how this one was going to turn out, but you seem to have passed the test.
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So uh, yeah. I'm in for one as well.