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Hi all :)

When it comes to tablets my knowledge is close to zero. With the recent load shedding I was thinking of getting a tablet. My idea is to either use if for watching movies, series etc. from a flash drive or streaming and web surfing using a Huawei E3531 with an Afrihost mobile data package. So the tablet needs to have USB or if it has a mini/micro USB I could get a USB to mini/micro USB converter. I am looking specifically at the Huawei E3531 for internet access firstly as it won't break the bank and secondly should something happen to my ADSL I could use that as a back up on my home PC.

Regarding the tablet I was looking at something like http://www.kalahari.com/Technology/Proline-10-3G-WiFi-16GB-White_p_49585066 or http://www.kalahari.com/Technology/Proline-Windows-8-9-3G-WiFi-32GB-Black_p_49660937 or maybe even something in the Lenovo Yoga range.

Any advice would be appreciated :)
Thank you inadvance
 
The Tab4 7inch doesint support usb on the go. You can consider the lenovo very good value for money.
 
LinuxMan said:
These are the only 2 I would go for:
I wouldnt trust any other brand!

http://www.kalahari.com/Technology/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-4-7-3G-WiFi-8GB-White_p_49107302
http://www.kalahari.com/Technology/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-4-10-3G-WiFi-16GB-White_p_49107303
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Judging by your name you seem to be a fanboyish person.

Anyway, OP, to support sticking a flash drive into a tablet and reading from it the tablet will need to support OTG. If I'm not mistaken there are USB cables that enables this for you. Get something that supports microSD.

I have two tablets - iPad 2 and an Asus MeMO. I haven't touched my iPad since I got the Asus: good battery life, great 7" screen and light weight. The weight is important since you'll be holding it while lying in bed :p It is abit underpowered though.

I used it with my wireless HDD (it has a battery) during loadshedding on Sunday. Watched two full movies with no issue.

I can't specifically recommend this tablet but I can tell you that I chose it over the Galaxy Tab 4 7".
 
Maybe try get second hand iPad off gumtree or olx.
 
The only thing I can recommend is not getting a cheap tablet. There are plenty of them knocking about but the experience is much worse. The screen quality is subpar, speed isn't there, software support, build quality, etc. I personally rate iPads higher than other models but the Tab4 is also good.
 
Thanks for the replies and advice. I will take it all into consideration when making my final choice.
 
loving my Tab 4 10.1" and from the specs it does support OTG.

I chose it above the Note, S and Pro mainly because of the price and but also because it comes standard with KitKat. Just so you know the T531 is 3G and T535 is LTE.
 
cerebus said:
The only thing I can recommend is not getting a cheap tablet. There are plenty of them knocking about but the experience is much worse. The screen quality is subpar, speed isn't there, software support, build quality, etc. I personally rate iPads higher than other models but the Tab4 is also good.
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Although this is very true, if you are just going to watch the occasional movie and browse the net, paying R5-R8k for a tablet is ridiculous.

But the cheaper ones really do not have the best performance for games.
 
Hamster said:
Although this is very true, if you are just going to watch the occasional movie and browse the net, paying R5-R8k for a tablet is ridiculous.

But the cheaper ones really do not have the best performance for games.
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Even for browsing the net and watching movies I wouldn't change my recommendation. Movies and browsing need a good quality screen and quite a fast processor.
 
cerebus said:
Even for browsing the net and watching movies I wouldn't change my recommendation. Movies and browsing need a good quality screen and quite a fast processor.
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I have no issues watching movies with my little Asus. Browsing with Chrome though can be a ball ache :/
 
Using a Nexus 7, new gen. for exactly this... Awesome HD quality. I also stream supersport on it, no problems. No USB feature, though.
 
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