Tablets, eReaders, Media Players - 2016

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

I don't really get the dot and echo appeal at all myself, but I did blog a serger this morning that made me smile (I already HAVE one, but STILL.) I am not going for a no contract phone this year although I did look at the offerings. Just wasn't enough to push me into getting one. We'll stick with the one we got last year. I also got a great deal on socks, but so far that's it!

I love my Echo. It's a fantastic music and audiobook player. I use it every day.

[tubemonkey]

[copyrite]

I just purchased a Dot & a TP-link Smart Plug combo. I'll probably wrap it for Christmas for me.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by issybird

Also, the reviews mentioned a lot of bloatware and if it eats up a lot of 16 gb, very little memory may be left of 8 gb. And as I know from my LG Volt, adding an SD card is only a partial solution, as many apps won't transfer. It's really more cost effective just to get more on-board memory.

That's what I think, too. I mainly want to use it for audio books and music, but I will run some apps on it that don't run on my Fire Phone. So I need the space. If there had been a good 32 gb one for a good price, I'd have gotten that. But 16 gb should be fine. All my tablets are 16 gb and I've yet to run up against the wall on any of them.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by JerseyBiker

The Amazon Fire "7 are on sale for $33. I'm thinking of getting one for a dedicated reader because I really don't need to use it for anything else. I have a Great Samsung Tab S 10.5 tablet and the first 2 generations of the nook. I have Amazon Prime and want to take advantage of the free books. I probably get as many Amazon ebooks as epub, and it's a pain always having to convert them. Is the "7 Fire worth while it as a reader or is it just cheap junk?

In my opinion, it is not great for reading on. If you can afford it, get the 8" Fire HD for $59, or better yet, the Fire HD 6". That one is really great for reading on. I've had mine for 2 years now (my 2 young daughters each have one, also, as well as my mother) and we use them every day. $70 for the 8 gb, $90 for the 16 gb.

Of course there are non-Fire tablets too, like the ipad mini, that are good for reading on.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by issybird

I'd kinda sorta like a Dot, but $40 is a little high for me for an alarm clock with benefits, which would be its purpose. I figure we'll see this price again at worst and I'm in no rush.

A lot of stores have it in their ads, so yes, I think we will see this price many times. I still want one, and I have a birthday in March, so maybe I'll get one then.

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I love my Echo. It's a fantastic music and audiobook player. I use it every day.

Well yes, but so is my stereo which has great speakers in almost every room and I can't see the echo bringing anything to the table that I don't already have. I'm old fashioned!

I do love this thread though. Not only do I find some bargains I want, it helps me figure out what is popular so I can blog it. I would never have even blogged the dot or echo without this thread because they kind of perplex me with their offering, yet people are drawn to them. And they are probably cheaper than a stereo system (cheaper than mine, for sure.)

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by issybird

Katie, here's the product page at Chapters:

https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca...7233-item.html

It's going to be CA$30 off for Black Friday, for a total of about US$75. Shipping from Chapters is extra but not too bad and it's quick - quicker than ordering from Kobo.

The total cost (not including any bank fees for foreign transactions), the price after the exchange rate and including shipping is about $86 (in US dollars).

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Katie1

Thanks! Got in my cart... now just go to wait for it to go on sale

The Kobo Aura Edition 2 is already on sale at $99.99 (CAD) from Chapters.

[BearMountainBooks]

And I mentioned this on the blog and at least two threads on Mobileread--there are some kobos on ebay right now from one seller--a couple of folks from mobileread bought them and said they look/act brand new. May not be the exact model you want, but here's a link to a Kobo Aura for 50:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272125740867...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Check the guy's store link. He has had the mini and some other models up for grabs too. I've not seen him post any listings for the newer models (like the H2O).

Here's a link to his list on the store:
http://stores.ebay.com/spinningnoon/?_dmd=1&_nkw=kobo

[silverraven]

Originally Posted by Ricky D'Angelo

My question is if there are any good deals for memory cards for these devices out there?

Amazon has the SanDisk Ultra micro SD line on for:
32gb for $9.99, 64gb for $14.99 and 128gb for $30.
Not great, but not bad. I have very few SanDisk brand cards die on me, which is why I stick with that brand usually. Unless I can find something REALLY cheap.
S
https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-micro...sd%2Bcard&th=1

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

And I mentioned this on the blog and at least two threads on Mobileread--there are some kobos on ebay right now from one seller--a couple of folks from mobileread bought them and said they look/act brand new. May not be the exact model you want, but here's a link to a Kobo Aura for 50:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272125740867...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Check the guy's store link. He has had the mini and some other models up for grabs too. I've not seen him post any listings for the newer models (like the H2O).

Here's a link to his list on the store:
http://stores.ebay.com/spinningnoon/?_dmd=1&_nkw=kobo

The Kobo Aura on eBay is the original Aura. The Kobo Aura on Chapters is the Aura Edition 2. I would go for the Edition 2 because it has a Carta screen and the original Aura does not.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Well yes, but so is my stereo which has great speakers in almost every room and I can't see the echo bringing anything to the table that I don't already have. I'm old fashioned!

I do love this thread though. Not only do I find some bargains I want, it helps me figure out what is popular so I can blog it. I would never have even blogged the dot or echo without this thread because they kind of perplex me with their offering, yet people are drawn to them. And they are probably cheaper than a stereo system (cheaper than mine, for sure.)

My Echo is my stereo. It's all I need for music. I used to be big into stereo components, but not anymore. The Jeff liberated me.

Glad the thread is of help to you. We aim to please.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by silverraven

Amazon has the SanDisk Ultra micro SD line on for:
32gb for $9.99, 64gb for $14.99 and 128gb for $30.
Not great, but not bad. I have very few SanDisk brand cards die on me, which is why I stick with that brand usually. Unless I can find something REALLY cheap.
S
https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-micro...sd%2Bcard&th=1

Walmart has a 128GB Samsung mSD card for $25

[copyrite]

Originally Posted by booklover6

I got the Alcatel Pop 4 Plus, because I wanted the 16 gb memory (plus card slot) and current version of android. It will be a media player for me. Good price @ 50. I did not want, at all, anything with only 8 gb memory. That just doesn't cut it for me.

Ok you convinced me since my Volt is used daily and it's starting to have battery issues.



from my Galaxy S6