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I can't find another thread on this due to my poor search skills, so here goes.

After taking my prescription variety of tablets my thoughts turned to the computer variety. I'm looking for a tablet because I have to move away from my desk for a few longer periods during the day, my android phone is OK but I'd like something slightly bigger. I have wifi.

Looking at a few reviews the HUDL2 looks ok, also been recommended the Nexus 7. My budget is £100-200. I only need to browse tinternet, read mails and watch films.

Any recommendations?

I've got a Samsung Galaxy Pro-Tab which is fine for what you want - pretty much what I use it for.

Got mine from John Lewis for under £200 - can't remember the exact price.

My only gripe is the poor battery life. Lucky to get 3-4 hours before charging.

I don't have a tablet but wanted to be the 3rd Pete to post in this thread.

Don't let the thread peter out, then!

Windows tablets are becoming incredibly cheap since Microsoft made their licensing free.
I wanted a cheap one and bought a Linx 8" from Sainsburys for £90. It does all I need and the spec is right up there with Android tablets, it even comfortably copes with image editing in GIMP.
Add a keyboard for less than a tenner and it's great value.

If that is all you want to do the Hudl2 from Tesco is excellent value, especially as it has come down in price - and if you know anybody who works in Tesco they can get 20% of for you until Sunday (should bring it down to about £85!),

Talk Mobile are giving away a free Galaxy Tab-Pro with a phone upgrade.

Only a £23 per month contract, too

Thanks Ronnie

I was leaning towards the hudl2, but I like to ask the uncensored opinion that you can find here. hudl2 looks fantastic value, whats the catch?

No catch mate!  I am not really very technically minded but my wife bought me one for Xmas and was so impressed with how quickly I picked all the bits and pieces up that she bought herself one - not she really is computer illiterate but can work it easily, only this afternoon she downloaded a programme on BBC i-player and watched it through ('twas Holby city though!!).

I've got an asus transformer pad. Cost me 120 quid from John Lewis, it's not as smooth as an iPad but at a 1/3 of the cost you'd expect that. I'm happy with it to just browse the web etc.

We've bought a couple of hudl2's for our kids for holiday and for the money I've been very impressed with the hudls. Not as good as an iPad obviously but value for money great? Especially as we got discount thanks to club points.

Stupid question, if you get a windows one I assume you can download app's (is there a windows store or something like on android?)

I am realizing that I am rapidly becoming a complete bloody Luddite!

Androids have their own OS, but most apps have an android version available for download.

I had an iPad before the Samsung Galaxy Pro-Tab I have now. I've got no issues with the difference.

Yep, there is a windows "Store". It does not have the range that Apple/Android has but has the key things.

I have a windows work mobile and a personal Android phone/tablet and can get pretty much the same apps.

I got the Hudl in the end. For £99 fantastic value for money.

You can pick up a nexus 7 16gb for 110 quid at argos now. I managed to get the 32gb version for 130 quid but it appears I got the last one anywhere close to Swindon

I heard the nexus 7 doesn't have a sd card slot? The 16gb hudl has one and I've put a 32gb transcend card in it, cost £8. I can now dump a load of films on it and watch them using the android version of vlc player which works fine.

Quite correct. You can use a USB on the go adapter if you wished to expand the storage space, not the tidiest solution but it works http://www.ebuyer.com/656987-32gb-kingston-microduo-usb-3-0-otg-usb-flash-drive-dtduo3-32gb

I tend to stream films and use spotify so storage isn't a factor to me. I prefered the screen on the Nexus 7 and assurance that the updates to the OS will get pushed out straight away but the Hudl 2 is a very good tablet and more than equal in terms of all round spec.

I'm thinking of changing my old Motorola Xoom for something newer (and smaller).

The Xoom's been brilliant for years but the hardware's now quite outdated. Considering it came with Android Honeycomb as stock it's done well to make it all the way to KitKat with a bit of tinkering.

Resurrecting an old thread, I got the Hudl2 and its been fantastic. Problem is now I want another tablet but Tescos have stopped selling the hudl.

Whats the best equivalent around now? Is it still the nexus?

Has anyone got a NVidia Shield K1? Are they any good?

I bought my wife a Kindle Fire HD for her birthday.. she loves it.

It was about £80 in Currys.

Thanks Darlo, but it looks like the Kindle uses Amazon's own app store rather than the Google play store?

I've gone for the Nvidea, reading about it being the best alternative to the Hudl, although more expensive.

Shame about Tesco stopping the Hudl2, I was hoping for a Hudl3. It's the ZX Spectrum of android tablets.

Yeah, I think it does... I've never actually had a look at it mate.

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