Looking for some advice

dr0832

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I am looking for a 10" tablet for watching xvid and mkv media files, reading large pdf files, browsing the internet, and that's about it. I would like at least a 6 hour battery, and something that's not real thick and heavy. The other things that I need are at least 1 USB 2.0 slot that would allow me to plug in a SDHC reader, and / or an SDHC or SDHC micro slot that would allow a 32 gb card. I also want something with a responsive touch screen and not something thatgonna make it difficult for a guy with sausage fingers to press the on screen keypad. I know the Samsung Galaxy looks similar to what I need but the fact that it doesn't have USB or and SD card slot is a deal breaker for me. I am not looking to spend more than $300, and the tablet does not have to be a U.S. brand, I just need to be able to receive it before the 17th of november. If anyone has any suggestions for me I would appreciate it. Thanks,

Bob
 

gurgle

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The problem is not insurmountable. You can do almost all the things with the Archos 101 and Arnova 10. There are issues which might put you off. But at $250, You can get the Archos 101/16 right now off the shelf at K-Mart and Sears. Then use Acrobat for the PDF reading. I can view MKVs and large as in 50Mb PDFs. Althought the 400 pages take a bit to load
It has a USB Micro-B and a Micro-SDHC slot and a Mini-HDMI and limited Multi-Touch. The Arnova is less expensive and Resistive touch and less storage. I can still get 6 hours Audio and 4 hours video 1 year on.
But, it is almost too light. It is slightly dim on brightness and needs a protective cover to prevent flexion. The biggest thing I would say is a limitations is Processor and Android version. If you do not mind a processor which is only a single core 1Mhz and using 2.2.1 you will be fine. Some have had problems with WLAN sensitivity, but I have not.
I have been using mine as a daily use since Nov 2010 and still like it. But I had to manually install Market, do the "market fix" and a few other things. I will say up front it has things I wish other tablets had, ie Balance and audio equalizer built in.

There are others out there, but this is actually a good fit potentially.
 
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