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[omegod]

Howdy. Looking to get some form of computer tablet for my 9 yr old daughter for xmas. The obvious choice would be the Ipad but I have seen some more reasonably priced ones such as Nexus 7 and the like. Question is will these be able to download the kind of stuff she currently does to her Ipod? Itunes and other apps etc? To be honest she won't be doing a great deal on it just browsing,games,music, video and general mucking about but I would like to get her one.

Anyone able to reccomend some other devices ?

[feeutfo]

If she has an iTunes account, she can download all her existing apps and songs etc to any of her apple devices no problem.

Provided she uses the same account of course.

[tunnie]

iTunes is an apple product and a load of shite, you would use Google Play store for Android tablets. Has similar range of apps and games for general use.

none of the Sky products are designed for android tablet though.

[Martian]

I'd personally go for an Android tablet over an Apple one, for no other reason than I can do what I want, when I want with it.

I'm not talking about modding with custom ROM's or anything like that (although that can open up a whole host of new capabilities), I'm talking just the simple ability to (say) send a pic to another device using Bluetooth.

Finding apps won't be a problem either, whatever is on the Apple store will also have an equivalent on the Play store.

[05omegav6]

Have a gay Sony tablet here, no complaints has wifi /bluetooth usb and hdmi outputs, so should connect to most anything

[TheBoy]

If Apple is what she is used to, iPad would be the obvious choice.

crApple has advantages from an ease-of-use perspective, as crApple (try to) control everything. Its a model known as Walled Garden. Its a model Microsoft are going down with its Windows 8 tablets (and the Modern UI Apps on desktop Windows . It also adds incredible stability, something even now, Android can't match.

All providers are trying to distance themselves from the old open architecture model than made, for example, Wintel so dominant on the desktop, for a more lucrative, closed, ongoing revenue stream model. Thus control.

[llewellyn237]

PC World are doing the 64GB Blackberry Playbook for £129. It's an absolute bargain at that price.
I've had a little mess with it and it seems to be a cracking little tablet.

[feeutfo]

iPad is the blatently obvious choice, as she already has iPod.

If it wasn't for that single fact, I would suggest a more open minded approach. And cirtainly concider android. But in this case IPad.

Although it ain't cheap.


Let's not get stuck with recommending what we have as that's what's best for us. It's for the op with different requirements to our selves. That being at the very least, an existing iPod music library.

[henryd]

PC World are doing the 64GB Blackberry Playbook for £129. It's an absolute bargain at that price.
I've had a little mess with it and it seems to be a cracking little tablet.

My lad bought one of them as he couldn't afford the ipad,have to say its a nice bit of kit,not that well served with apps but he's not worried about that

[tunnie]

PC World are doing the 64GB Blackberry Playbook for £129. It's an absolute bargain at that price.
I've had a little mess with it and it seems to be a cracking little tablet.

sorry but those things are just total shite, crap to use. Poor interface, its frustrating to use there are no apps for it. Pay more and avoid that piece of crap.

I'd look at Nexus 7 or iPad

[llewellyn237]

PC World are doing the 64GB Blackberry Playbook for £129. It's an absolute bargain at that price.
I've had a little mess with it and it seems to be a cracking little tablet.

My lad bought one of them as he couldn't afford the ipad,have to say its a nice bit of kit,not that well served with apps but he's not worried about that

They're great for kids. The one I bought is for my 10-year-old daughter as one of her Christmas presents.

Martian seems to think Bluetooth is everything. There's a hundred ways to get a picture from device to device without it. "What's App" works cross-platform. (Meaning Android to iOS or vice-versa.) But, that's not the reason to not get the kid an iPad... she's NINE!!!  chrisgixer, if omegod was talking about his 14/15-year-old daughter then I'd say iPad too...

[llewellyn237]

PC World are doing the 64GB Blackberry Playbook for £129. It's an absolute bargain at that price.
I've had a little mess with it and it seems to be a cracking little tablet.

sorry but those things are just total shite, crap to use. Poor interface, its frustrating to use there are no apps for it. Pay more and avoid that piece of crap.

I'd look at Nexus 7 or iPad

If it was for me yeah. It's for my 10-year-old. She uses FB and YT. End of.

[henryd]

PC World are doing the 64GB Blackberry Playbook for £129. It's an absolute bargain at that price.
I've had a little mess with it and it seems to be a cracking little tablet.

sorry but those things are just total shite, crap to use. Poor interface, its frustrating to use there are no apps for it. Pay more and avoid that piece of crap.

I'd look at Nexus 7 or iPad

odd you should say that Tunnie,I find the lads tablet quite nice to use and seems to change pages smoothly and quickly when browsing

[llewellyn237]

PC World are doing the 64GB Blackberry Playbook for £129. It's an absolute bargain at that price.
I've had a little mess with it and it seems to be a cracking little tablet.

sorry but those things are just total shite, crap to use. Poor interface, its frustrating to use there are no apps for it. Pay more and avoid that piece of crap.

I'd look at Nexus 7 or iPad

odd you should say that Tunnie,I find the lads tablet quite nice to use and seems to change pages smoothly and quickly when browsing

It's 1GB of RAM and 64GB drive is enough for any kid. It will be used as a toy, a few games and YT/FB in bed etc. She has a netbook and iPod. I point blank refuse to spend iPad money on my kid(s) so it can get used as a coaster and take a few trips down the stairs. Be realistic.

[Martian]

Martian seems to think Bluetooth is everything. There's a hundred ways to get a picture from device to device without it. "What's App" works cross-platform. (Meaning Android to iOS or vice-versa.) But, that's not the reason to not get the kid an iPad... she's NINE!!!  chrisgixer, if omegod was talking about his 14/15-year-old daughter then I'd say iPad too...

I don't think that BT is everything, that's just one example of the numerous ways that Apple have constricted their users in doing something that they have paid for, and why on earth should people go to the trouble of trying to find a cross platform app when BT works by sending raw data in a format that any device can handle?

If the OP wants an iPad I'm sure he'll buy one, but I base where my money goes on more than just having a brand name.