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[–] flop_leash_973 39 points 1 year ago (5 children)

When it comes to tablets, if it is not an iPad, Galaxy Tab S, or Pixel tablet don’t waste the money period. Everything else is pushed out the door and forgotten about by the OEM before the delivery truck leaves the warehouse.

[–] steakmeout 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is literally terrible advice and incorrect. Lenovo and Xiaomi are at just 2 examples of brands whose midrange and high end tablets get supported with updates for years.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Proud owner of a Xiaomi Pad 5, still works like the day I got it. Also got my oldest child (who, like me, is into emulation) a Pad 6.

[–] Squizzy 12 points 1 year ago

I have a Lenovo tablet, bar being useless to me as piece of tech it is very functional and continues to get updates.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

What about Lenovo tablets?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pixel

After getting burnt by both the Google endorsed Xoom and the Google branded Nexus 10, I don't trust them at all when it comes to tablets.

With both, Google released good products, and then proceeded to ruin them with abhorrent changes to the software. They made the Nexus 10 dump it's tablet interface in favor of a big phone UI ffs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Still waiting for something that uses those pogo pins or the removable backplate...

And this also reminds me I have to check the battery in the one I have in storage. The Nexus 4 I had swelled up and pushed off its glass back while charging.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No matter how much Lemmy hates Apple, iPads are by and large the best tablets out there for the money, especially for art. The fact that I can use “Apple” and “best for the money” in the same sentence is funny. I don’t hate apple, I love iOS, but ya usually really do pay for it.