Looking for tablet around the $200 range

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ChristineNZL

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#157525 3-Dec-2014 16:36

Looking for advice on the best bang for our buck.

My youngest daughter is turning 11 on 15 December so I urgently need to sort this out. She'd like a tablet and likes the look of the Samsung Galaxy Lite. Specs wise the Asus Memo seems a much better buy but not many places seem to sell it. We would prefer to go to a store and get it and the only place I can see who sell it is Noel Leeming and it's $249 compared to $198 for the Samsung. I prefer the price tag of the Samsung but if we have to spend a bit more we will have to suck it up I guess (darn December birthdays!). My husband is also looking at an HP 7 Plus or HP 7 G2. She currently has an iPod Touch 4th Generation so anything will be a step up from that.

Thanks.

Krishant007

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#1188128 3-Dec-2014 17:20

Have a look at Dell Venue 7

Alternatively, see if you can pick up a nexus 7 2013 refurbished or something. They would be the best (you can get it for about $220 or so delivered to NZ via ebay.

ChristineNZL

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#1188189 3-Dec-2014 18:42

Thanks. Will look in to the Dell. We prefer something we can physically pick up due to time constraints. Ideally Noel Leeming will have a sale this weekend so we can get the Asus!

toyonut

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#1188238 3-Dec-2014 20:19

JB Hifi have the Sammy for $189 at the moment.
http://www.jbhifi.co.nz/computers/tablet/samsung/galaxy-tab-7-lite-white-sku-266758/
You can try it and see how it is.

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ChristineNZL

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#1189109 5-Dec-2014 08:35

In the end we decided spending an extra $50 was worth it and decided to go with the Asus Memo but no-one has any in stock! So back to the drawing board. Now it looks like we will spend yet another $50 and go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab4 8.0. I like the size better and it looks so much better than the Lite which just seems really cheap. I have a Samsung Note which I really like and the Tab4 seems to compare okay with it. Now to just hope we can get one.

bonuscup

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#1189573 5-Dec-2014 19:11

Not sure about your location, but if you're in Auckland Playtech seems to be ticking all the right boxes for you at the moment.

http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=/ID=24596/SID=929236356/productdetails.html?utm_source=Playtech+List&utm_campaign=87c13127cc-Beat_the_Xmas_Rush_Playtech_12_4_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_da7aaf28b5-87c13127cc-257016305

JoshWright

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#1189595 5-Dec-2014 20:12

That's last year's slower model (indicated by the 'HD' in its name), which is sold for a higher price by them than the new version sells for on Amazon.

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ChristineNZL

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#1189618 5-Dec-2014 21:39

Thanks. We're in Wellington. We gave up on the Asus as we couldn't find anyone that had them in stock. We did yet more research and have ordered a LG G Pad 8.3. The specs and reviews look great. I am sure our daughter will be happy with that for a few years.