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Hello all,
I am looking for a tablet for every basic needs for my girlfriend. She will only use it for an office suite, looking pictures, and probably viewing movies through netflix / youtube. She will probably need a keyboard, maybe a bluetooth keyboard will be good enough? Will this type fast enough for her? I was thinking 7' might be good for her to keep it light and small, maybe even in a small bag. She wants to take it to work everyday. If possible, keep it at the $200 dollar mark, if not up to $300 is the highest.

Thanks for all suggestions.

Needs:
Pictures, Office suite, angry birds [the only game she plays lol]
Small & Light, maybe 7'
Physical Keyboard
Edited by Sugi - 8/14/12 at 1:41pm
 
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Google Nexus 7 seems like it would be perfect. 8GB is $200, 16Gb is $250 smile.gif
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candy_van, I am looking for a very basic tablet. This looks really nice, do you own one? How fast is it? Will she notice lag when using it? Any tips on BT keyboards for the Nexus 7?
 
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post #4 of 6
Don't own one, but have used it and certainly gotta say for the price I'm quite pleased with it (only gripe I have really is no SD card slot).
There are BT keyboards you could get for it too, as for which is the best I'd look for feedback from owners.

You should check out the Nexus 7 Owners Club, you should be able to get some excellent 1st hand info there smile.gif
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Thanks candy_van for the great information and suggestions.
 
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post #6 of 6
Perfectly fits your situation.

Nexus 7
$200 - 8GB
$250 - 16GB

Runs smooth with Jellybean and has a Tegra 3.
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