- Sep 22, 2007
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I am looking for Christmas gifts for my youngest college-age brother and was hoping someone could recommend a decent "cheap" Android tablet. Some background: He tends not to take care of things very well. Therefore, I don't want to spend a ton of money of a "nicer" tablet just to possibly see it get torn up. This is his chance to prove to me that he can take care of it and maybe I'll get him a nicer one down the road if he uses it enough.
I don't expect 10+ hours of battery life or anything like that, but I want it to be usable and have decent performance. I know asking for durability in a cheaper product is probably asking too much, but I can at least ask your opinions on that. Finally, I'm hoping it runs a recent version of Android and ideally will have an upgrade path to 4.2. Here is the kicker -- I'd like it to be under $150. I might be willing to stretch to $159 for the original Fire, but I don't want to hit $200 on this purchase.
I don't expect 10+ hours of battery life or anything like that, but I want it to be usable and have decent performance. I know asking for durability in a cheaper product is probably asking too much, but I can at least ask your opinions on that. Finally, I'm hoping it runs a recent version of Android and ideally will have an upgrade path to 4.2. Here is the kicker -- I'd like it to be under $150. I might be willing to stretch to $159 for the original Fire, but I don't want to hit $200 on this purchase.