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Originally Posted by gponym
Next step is to find out what tablet mfrs to avoid, as not being tough enough. I'd guess that most iPads will pass the "tough" test. What I hope is to find a cheap 8 inch (or one step larger) Android that also passes the test, but I will fall back on used iPads if that proves hard. Not to start a new topic--I should open a new thread--but I read good things about the nVidia Shield, though it is on the small side for my purposes.
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Given that it's for reading, you definitely don't need the latest and greatest as far as speed is concerned, or a huge device; just a decent display. A refurbed iPad Mini from the first retina version - iPad Mini 2 - could do you just fine, and they're from $209 with an Apple warranty at the moment. The Mini 4s are a hundred dollars more. I don't know anything about Android tablets, sorry, but I'm sure there are a variety of similar devices which could do just as well.
Do you know anyone from whom you could borrow a tablet for a week or two to test it out?