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[jayrs]

tempted to get a samsung galaxy tablet, and if anyone on here has one, please feel free to tell me what you think of it etc.

before anyone says about getting a different sort or a ipad, thats not going to happen, basicly my orange mobile dongle is coming to the end of its contract and i can upgrade it to a samsung galaxy tablet, or a ipad, but im not paying the sort of price orange want for a ipad, where as the galaxy tab is £50, and monthly cost is the same as i pay on the dongle.

so anyone wanna post some input, please do so

[knuckles]

one of the guys at work bought a blackberry playbook.

[ERRR] a waste of £460

[jayrs]

i like the look of them, but wouldnt pay that sort of money for one, wouldnt pay that for any of them

only reason im thinking of the galaxy tab, is the fact the dongle can be upgraded early, and if i got the tab now and not in 2 months when the contact on the dongle runs out, the £25 a month i pay for the dongle (£50 for next 2 months) would pay for the tablet, so really, it wouldnt be costing me any money.
if the tabs crap, then i wont bother upgrading and ill end the dongle contract when it finishes, or carry it on to the point i dont want it no more

[andymac]

7" Tab is fine once it's updated to gingerbread but then, the wifi only tab is plenty cheaper and you can tether it to your phone for internet access away from home.

There's a lot of options on the market atm, my current favourite being the transformer, as you can attach a keyboard dock to it which gives it around 14h of battery life.

[jayrs]

yeah i was thinking about the ones with the detatable keyboard.

a wifi only one would be prob be alright, as i might not use it much on the mobile net work, as dont really use the dongle anymore and haven't done for some time now.
but it was a netbook dongle deal from orange when i got it, and after college, the dongle didnt get used much (if i said once a month for half hour, that would be too much) where as the netbook is still used every day by the kids so it hasnt been a waste.

however, i think i might be more inclined the use the tab away from home/on mobile net work, more than i have done with the net book, but really the whole main reason for it is cost, as although it would cost more on contract, the tabs basicly "on tick" and i dont have to lay out X amount in one hit, which i cant afford to do right now with the RS coming back on the road, new carpets, cooker etc with the house move etc.

that said though, if you could point me in the direction to some good wifi only ones that would be good and ill take a look at them.
did think about a O2 joggler too, as ive heard you can load different software on them which makes them a lot better, but ive not looked into it in great detail