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ATM Tablets
I want to buy a tablet for my six year old boy who has a learning disability and autism. We mainly use a Macbook (which he has damaged slightly which is one of the reasons i want him to have his own device), we also have a PC.
I don't want to splash out on an iPad for him yet, he has used our iPad and gets on well with it but don't want him to damage that.
I just need something that has WiFi, Flash, plays videos (mp4, avi), plays music files, displays photos and can run apps (musical, educational, puzzles) but that is fairly cheap i.e under £200, is there such a thing, (i think the tablet format is more suitable than the netbook/laptap format)
also is it possible to sync a non apple device to a Mac or does it have to be a PC
I've been googling all this and am getting a bit flummoxxed so any help would be appreciated, many thanks
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Are you in a hurry?
If you're not in a tearing hurry, you might want to wait for the much vaunted Amazon tablet that is expected to be available later this year for less than £200 - we shall see though!
There shouldn't be a problem syncing non Apple stuff with a mac. I sync my Android phone with a Mac and a Windows PC all the time. You may need to splash out on a bit of software like Missing Sync (http://www.markspace.com/) but it's money well spent.
Nook Color
Are these available in the UK? I believe they're very easy to hack and convert into Android tablets.
Under £100? Right now?
You can now get some sort of Android tablet for under £100:
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/July2011/asda-selling-android-tablet-for-under-10...
It may not last forever but will get your son on something while others come along...
ps anyone got one of these? Any good?
The Amazon tablet
Is apparently coming out after Xmas and will go for 180 quid. I'm waiting for that one.
meanwhile, HP have given up the ghost on their Touchpad and you can find one on the net reduced from 400 quid to 150.
many thanks
for your comments, they've been v helpful, tanx