I love traveling but can't take my desktop with me and not every hotel has free computer usage. So I finally decided to get a tablet before my next trip but I'm not very computer savvy. I've looked at several sites for their reviews; such as CNET, PC Mag, and others. Each is different, so it's confusing to me. I NEED a simplistic breakdown of what's good and worth its cost. (Pretend you're talking to someone from a third-world country.)

I need one to store interactive maps and travel information of my travel destinations; such as downloaded webpages. Even in my locale, I sometimes need downloaded maps and bus schedules for when I need to go to an unfamiliar area. And all hotels and motels have free wi-fi for their guests. (At home I get Xfinity wi-fi.) A friend suggests one with 32G storage. I don't want to have to pay more that $500.

And I need a cover for it with a wrist strap. I'm a klutz. I just know I'll drop it.

I know you like to brag about the tablet you have. Here's your opportunity.If the Hotel does not have a Wi-Fi service, your tablet will be over little value while traveling. Some tablet also have 3 or 4 g data service availability.

From my own experience, you don't want a 10 inch table in your pocket. Yet smaller that 5 inch is hard to use. You might settle for a 6 inch.

Based on the recommendations of others, you could look at:

iPad AIR 2
Amazon Fire
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2

All of these are top products.

Thanks.

A loads of research later has me down to Lenovo Tab 2 and Toshiba Encore 2.

I'm leaning to the Toshiba.As I SAID, you do not want to cray a 10 inch in your pocket. Yes, I have a 10 inch, but I have low vision and I need it. A normal person can do well with an 8 inch display. The Toshiba Encore 2 comes in either 8 or f10 inch models.

But he choice is up to you. Toshiba is a top brand. But nobody is perfect.
A Few Problems with Toshiba Encore.

BTW: While in your hotel room you MAY want to use a portable keyboard. Fleible Bluetooth keyboards and popular for travelers. Now the hard part is finding a stand to prop up the table so you can type with both hands.
The Lenovo is an Android based tablet while the Toshiba runs Windows. Do you prefer one of those OSes over the other?

I personally like having a Windows based tablet because I can run the same programs on it as my desktop or laptop PC. 32GB of disk space is not a lot on a Windows tablet, you will likely only have 7 or 8GB free on it due to how much space the OS and pre-installed software takes so I would recommend you get at least 64GB for a Windows tablet. The Toshiba does have a micro SD card slot that can accept up to 128GB cards so you can expand the disk storage that way.