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Mary594 Wed 14-Sept-16 11:08:13

The Samsung S2 is harder to find that is the cheapest of them I wonder with a new Apple out is the air 2 going to be out of date

Mary594 Wed 14-Sept-16 11:05:48

I just looked on Apple much cheaper there but the new one is more expensive than John Lewis

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 14-Sept-16 11:04:51

from 379

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 14-Sept-16 11:01:42

Get it direct from Apple.

Mary594 Wed 14-Sept-16 10:52:53

Jinglebellsfrocks I just looked on John Lewis and it's £449.00 the new one is only a few pounds more on there

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 14-Sept-16 10:49:47

The new one came out about 6 months ago. That's about 550!

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 14-Sept-16 10:48:49

It's £380 now. Would still recommend it. You can't beat the best. smile

Mary594 Wed 14-Sept-16 10:35:18

Thanks jinglebellsfrocks I thought they were coming down because they have just brought out a new one. Mary

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 14-Sept-16 10:22:10

But I believe Apple have just put up their prices.

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 14-Sept-16 10:21:19

The Apple Air 2 is the best tablet on the market.

tanith Wed 14-Sept-16 10:09:32

We both have iPads and use them for everything. iPads connect to the Internet simply as do all tablets as far as I know. We are very happy with them.

Mary594 Wed 14-Sept-16 10:03:11

Hi thanks for that I was almost on the verge of buying one when I read the reviews he said he couldn't take it in to work and use it for work stuff for a reason I can't remember. I use mine for everything because I can't sit at the computer for any more than 20 minutes because of discs out and pressing on the nerves so the tablet is really important to me that's why I want to get a good reliable one but it's a minefield and I don't know about them as I went from my old kindle e reader straight to this one and it would be a God send if it worked it's the difference of being able to get on the internet or not. I have just had to book a wash and blow dry because the pain is so bad I can't my hands up to the top of my head. So a tablet is a major help to me. MARY

yogagran Wed 14-Sept-16 09:55:20

I have had a Samsung Galaxy Tab S for a couple of years now (unusual for me as I normally change my tech devices fairly often to "keep up") and I've been really happy with it. Would certainly go down the same route again when I need to change
Definitely wouldn't go the Apple way as I feel that you get too tied in to everything to go with it

NanaandGrampy Wed 14-Sept-16 09:20:25

Hi Mary , I've had several iPads over the years and can highly recommend them. I can't think of anything I can't do with it . We pass our old iPads to our grandchildren so we certainly get our monies worth .

Mary594 Wed 14-Sept-16 09:08:43

I am in a huge dilemma I have had the kindle 8.0 HDX and have had nothing but trouble with it but even with all it's faults mainly charging issues I love it. Amazon are still selling them but have only one model and I am really tempted to buy it again. I bought one for my granddaughter and hers is not too bad. Amazon refunded me my money on mine by the way. I have been looking at other tablets and I have spent hours and hours and I can't make my mind up about any of them and that's why I am here. I am asking if anyone could help with recommendations I like the I pad and a Samsung I think it's the S 2 one . But when I was reading the reviews it said there's a lot of things you can't do with an IPad plus I am not sure how much you can trust these reviews. I am hoping that someone on here can help with suggestions. MARY