Tablet Shipments Drop 2015

[Conan46]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Still haven't bought my first tablet ...

How is that possible? I honestly don't know anyone who does not have or has not had at least 1 tablet

[tdonline]

Originally Posted by Conan46

How is that possible? I honestly don't know anyone who does not have or has not had at least 1 tablet

Haven't bought one either.

My mom won a crappy no name tablet in a raffle and since she's completely computer-illiterate, she gave it to me. It's more trouble than it's worth so I've never used it. I gave up after trying to set it up and had kinds of touch response issues and the battery lasted about it an hour...and takes about a day to recharge.

I don't know what to do with it. Donate it? Trash it? It's really buggy. I wonder if it's worth trying to root it?

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by Conan46

How is that possible? I honestly don't know anyone who does not have or has not had at least 1 tablet

Hello, now you've met me.

I do have a convertible-type little laptop but I don't use it as a tablet. And I do have a smart phone. But every time I think I've decided on a tablet, something else seems to come up that makes me back-burner the purchase. And then new models with new features come along, and I have to start the decision-making process all over.

I'm ridiculously indecisive when it comes to "luxury" items, especially the first time I buy one and don't know exactly which features are truly going to matter to me as opposed to the ones I think I have to have.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by Phogg

Commodities tend to reach a saturation point.

Exactly. It's happening with smartphones as well -- especially the high-end ones. What was last year's "status symbol" is this year's commodity.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by issybird

For only five bucks, it might be worth gambling that Best Buy has another promotion where any tablet (except Nook tablets) qualifies for a $50 BB GC.

I went to Best Buy, entered the Kindle Fire (original version) as a possible trade-in, and received an offer of 30 cents for it. I'm guessing this $50 offer is somewhere else in the Best Buy system. (Not that I'm really in the market to buy a tablet anyhow.)

[Conan46]

Originally Posted by tdonline

Haven't bought one either.

My mom won a crappy no name tablet in a raffle and since she's completely computer-illiterate, she gave it to me. It's more trouble than it's worth so I've never used it. I gave up after trying to set it up and had kinds of touch response issues and the battery lasted about it an hour...and takes about a day to recharge.

I don't know what to do with it. Donate it? Trash it? It's really buggy. I wonder if it's worth trying to root it?

My mom bought one like that on QVC. There have been some really crappy crappy white box tablets.
Maybe use it as a digital clock, or if the screen is not too bad, for some family pictures?

[Conan46]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Hello, now you've met me.

I do have a convertible-type little laptop but I don't use it as a tablet. And I do have a smart phone. But every time I think I've decided on a tablet, something else seems to come up that makes me back-burner the purchase. And then new models with new features come along, and I have to start the decision-making process all over.

I'm ridiculously indecisive when it comes to "luxury" items, especially the first time I buy one and don't know exactly which features are truly going to matter to me as opposed to the ones I think I have to have.

I guess I can't say that anymore
I find mine handy for music, I like the larger-than-a-smartphone-screen so I can see the apps and pick out music easier. Also use them for Overdrive audio books. Connecting them to a bluetooth speaker allows me to move around the house and 'carry' the audio book and music with me. Occasionally I watch Netflix or Hulu on them.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by rcentros

I went to Best Buy, entered the Kindle Fire (original version) as a possible trade-in, and received an offer of 30 cents for it. I'm guessing this $50 offer is somewhere else in the Best Buy system. (Not that I'm really in the market to buy a tablet anyhow.)

It only happens once or twice a year; and they advertise it.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

It only happens once or twice a year; and they advertise it.

Okay. Not a biggie. I just found 30 cents comical.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by rcentros

Okay. Not a biggie. I just found 30 cents comical.

Same here. So instead of selling at some ridiculously low price, I give it away to family and/or friends.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Same here. So instead of selling at some ridiculously low price, I give it away to family and/or friends.

Actually I gave away my HD6 (to my oldest son). But I don't really see much reason to keep this tablet either. I may give it away to another of my sons.

[Dopedangel]

With large screen phones like samsung note and iPhone 6plus. I think the demand for tablets has gone down specially in the expensive tablet niche.

[Rizla]

Originally Posted by Conan46

I think for $5 I'd roll the dice and try putting CyanogenMod on the tablet to make it more useful, give it a newer OS.
I have a nook HD that I just put CM13 (unofficial) and I find without any bloatware that 8 gigs on board storage is plenty of room, and it is amazing how nice Marshmallow runs on the device. I've gone from using the tablet infrequently to using it more than my other tabs.

I've always been tempted to do that on my Samsung. I don't like the Samsung Android, but I'm used to it, so...and there's always the chance a new OS (or me installing it) will break it.

[Conan46]

Originally Posted by Rizla

I've always been tempted to do that on my Samsung. I don't like the Samsung Android, but I'm used to it, so...and there's always the chance a new OS (or me installing it) will break it.

I like Samsung hardware, but not their software. I wish they did not tweak Android so much.
Yes, it's a gamble putting another OS onto the device. I only did the nook because it was not much use with the OS it had on it.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by Conan46

I like Samsung hardware, but not their software. I wish they did not tweak Android so much.

I agree. For the last few years my wife has used Samsung Galaxy phones (the last two have been Notes) and I think their interfaces are bloated and inefficient. She likes them, however, so I guess choice is what's important.