Does anyone have any recommendations for a cheap tablet for notes, books and occasionally movies?
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The 9th generation iPad (the last one with a home button) is $199 new right now, and the accessories for that model are both plentiful and being phased out, so those should be available for cheap.
If you can find a Samsung Galaxy Tab s5e, they’re cheap and remarkably functional for the price and size. I’ve been using one for years for light use. Mainly streaming media and internet browsing. Accessories can be a bit limited due to the age of the device.
Otherwise, an older iPad will not disappoint.
Tablets have really matured recently. Not all changes have been good but the average price for an actually usable tablet has dropped across the board.
Xiaomi Pad 6
I got a surface book. Runs windows but touch works amazing on it. I’m using it to read books. Battery lasts a long time and the keyboard is nice for typing. Mine is an older model (7) and you can find them used for pretty cheap.
The Surface Book is a distinct product line from the Surface Pro. The Pro series is a tablet form-factor and what most people think of when they talk about MS Surface devices. They’re on the ninth generation of these if you don’t count the Pro X (ARM) devices. I’ve used an old fourth generation recently and it holds up as long as the glued-in battery isn’t dead. The Surface Book starts at way too high of a price ($1200 IIRC) and has several anti-consumer tactics deployed in its construction. A cheap Surface Pro may be a good investment. A Surface Book is not, from my personal experience. There are also the Surface “Go” devices. These are built smaller and with cheaper internals. Not bad but definitely limiting compared to the Pro series. Think Apple-clone netbooks/tablets built by Microsoft…
Stone. Soft.
For awhile MetroPCS had a promo going where if you opened a tablet data line they would give you a galaxy tab a9 (budget Samsung tablet, but newest) for free, just pay 20$ for the first month and drop the line. Doubt that’s coming back though…
Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro is probably a good bet. Likely need to order from China and you’ll have to install Google apps yourself if you want that but otherwise a good deal.
