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momen · 06-10-2014, 11:47 AM

Hi guys,

I am looking for a tablet solely to read books (epub, mobi, PDF).

I used to have a Coby Kyros MID-9742, which was dirt cheap ($100)

http://www.amazon.com/Coby-Kyros-9-7.../dp/B0075W8TEA

It was horribly slow, and crashed after loading a webpage using the stock web browser (so I switched to Opera Mini) but I still managed to use it for reading PDF files (even though it might take 1-30 seconds, depending on how long I read the previous page, to load the next page). However, the table is finally broken two days ago after 8 months serving its purpose.

So I am looking for a new tablet and I raise my budget this time to $100 - $200. Since I read PDF, I think I prefer the screen size of the iPad ~10 inches, 4:3 ratio. What would be the best option for me?

I did a quick search on Amazon and there seemed to be many cheap tablets with decent specs, such as:

http://www.amazon.com/Le-Pan-II-Andr.../dp/B0067XX3AI

http://www.amazon.com/A97-Resolution.../dp/B00GYLC9ZI

http://www.amazon.com/TUVVA-Elementa.../dp/B00DW4LIBQ

I'm not sure if these tablets are sturdy or reliable? I am also considering to buy an used iPad 2. What would be your suggestion?

06-10-2014, 11:47 AM	#1
momen Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: none	Budget tablet to read scanned PDF Hi guys, I am looking for a tablet solely to read books (epub, mobi, PDF). I used to have a Coby Kyros MID-9742, which was dirt cheap ($100) http://www.amazon.com/Coby-Kyros-9-7.../dp/B0075W8TEA It was horribly slow, and crashed after loading a webpage using the stock web browser (so I switched to Opera Mini) but I still managed to use it for reading PDF files (even though it might take 1-30 seconds, depending on how long I read the previous page, to load the next page). However, the table is finally broken two days ago after 8 months serving its purpose. So I am looking for a new tablet and I raise my budget this time to $100 - $200. Since I read PDF, I think I prefer the screen size of the iPad ~10 inches, 4:3 ratio. What would be the best option for me? I did a quick search on Amazon and there seemed to be many cheap tablets with decent specs, such as: http://www.amazon.com/Le-Pan-II-Andr.../dp/B0067XX3AI http://www.amazon.com/A97-Resolution.../dp/B00GYLC9ZI http://www.amazon.com/TUVVA-Elementa.../dp/B00DW4LIBQ I'm not sure if these tablets are sturdy or reliable? I am also considering to buy an used iPad 2. What would be your suggestion?