Solve : New tablet for Grandma?

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Answer» My Grandma doesn't barely use her laptop anymore, only for her genealogy. She has a nook and smartphone but she says she uses the nook for most everything (smartphone when out of the house) and is not practical for anything other then e-books... she needs one that she can go online with, Email, read her e-books on, and do her genealogy on... (she has a 10" nook HD Plus) a digitizer and keyboard dock would be nice but not a requirement... it would most likely be a full windows 7 or 8 tablet Suggestions?Quote Suggestions? Yes, lots of those. I am 76 years old and have used PCs for many years and now I find that I can not readily adapt to new stuff. It is like shooting at a moving target and you don't know which way it will move next. So I do believe it is hard for older persons to pick up on the new technology. Because is changes all the time. But, if you think Grandma is OK with using a Windows tablet, then that is the way to go. But Windows 7 is a bad choice. Microsoft is putting all effort into making Windows 8.1 the best windows ever. Until summer of next year. As seen of TV, the new Windows Surface is more adaptable that an Mac book. You will be looking over the offerings of: Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Microsoft, Sony, and Toshiba. All above offer Windows 8.1, but it is hard to find any just like the Windows surface Pro. So you will have to decide. If Grandma is OK using Windows, don't get her a Chrome book. My feeling is that this is whats experts r will tell you. EDIT:This is a very new review of the Surface Pro and similar things. http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/pc-mac/tablets/microsoft-surface-pro-3-1249750/review ya she does not need all the power in her laptop... her laptop is an acer with windows 8.1 and a touchscreen and has a low end intel i3 in it I believe.... MAYBE an i3 tablet or even a quad core Atom running full Windows 8.1 and not Windows RT would do her good? Was looking at Lenovo's productsQuote from: Whitie III on November 28, 2014, 11:40:47 PM ya she does not need all the power in her laptop... her laptop is an acer with windows 8.1 and a touchscreen and has a low end intel i3 in it I believe.... maybe an i3 tablet or even a quad core Atom running full Windows 8.1 and not Windows RT would do her good? Was looking at Lenovo's products Avoid RT. It is not going anywhere. With Windows 8.1 new apps will be coming soon. I just found on the the apps I really like on my iPhone is now available for Windows 8.1 and I tried it. This has given me a more positive attitude about Windows 8.1 and now I am willing to more up so I can have all the apps that the third-party PEOPLE are going to produce. For most of use old-timers, sped is not so important. But we do like a good app that can bring use the information we need. An app that is easy and smooth and will interface well with other tools. One of the criticisms against Windows was the lack of free or low cost application programs tailored to specific needs. But that is now changing. Quote from: Whitie III on November 28, 2014, 10:40:17 PM My Grandma doesn't barely use her laptop anymore, only for her genealogy. She has a nook and smartphone but she says she uses the nook for most everything (smartphone when out of the house) and is not practical for anything other then e-books... she needs one that she can go online with, Email, read her e-books on, and do her genealogy on... (she has a 10" nook HD Plus) a digitizer and keyboard dock would be nice but not a requirement... it would most likely be a full windows 7 or 8 tablet Your FIRST post is above. Then ... you second post: Quote from: Whitie III on November 28, 2014, 11:40:47 PM ya she does not need all the power in her laptop... her laptop is an acer with windows 8.1 and a touchscreen and has a low end intel i3 in it I believe.... maybe an i3 tablet or even a quad core Atom running full Windows 8.1 and not Windows RT would do her good? Was looking at Lenovo's products You seem to be contradicting yourself. I can't make sense of it. You've said she has a Windows 8.1 laptop with enough power for her normal usage, and yet you are asking for suggestions for a tablet running Win 8.1. Is the objective here simply to get a smaller computer? Does she want a light weight computer to take AWAY from home? I don't the point being made anywhere in your comments. Or, are you saying she just wants a smaller device to carry around the house?

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My Grandma doesn't barely use her laptop anymore, only for her genealogy. She has a nook and smartphone but she says she uses the nook for most everything (smartphone when out of the house) and is not practical for anything other then e-books... she needs one that she can go online with, Email, read her e-books on, and do her genealogy on... (she has a 10" nook HD Plus) a digitizer and keyboard dock would be nice but not a requirement... it would most likely be a full windows 7 or 8 tablet

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Suggestions?

Yes, lots of those.
I am 76 years old and have used PCs for many years and now I find that I can not readily adapt to new stuff. It is like shooting at a moving target and you don't know which way it will move next. So I do believe it is hard for older persons to pick up on the new technology. Because is changes all the time.

But, if you think Grandma is OK with using a Windows tablet, then that is the way to go. But Windows 7 is a bad choice. Microsoft is putting all effort into making Windows 8.1 the best windows ever. Until summer of next year.
As seen of TV, the new Windows Surface is more adaptable that an Mac book.

You will be looking over the offerings of:
Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Microsoft, Sony, and Toshiba.
All above offer Windows 8.1, but it is hard to find any just like the Windows surface Pro. So you will have to decide.

If Grandma is OK using Windows, don't get her a Chrome book.

My feeling is that this is whats experts r will tell you.
EDIT:This is a very new review of the Surface Pro and similar things.
http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/pc-mac/tablets/microsoft-surface-pro-3-1249750/review
ya she does not need all the power in her laptop... her laptop is an acer with windows 8.1 and a touchscreen and has a low end intel i3 in it I believe.... MAYBE an i3 tablet or even a quad core Atom running full Windows 8.1 and not Windows RT would do her good?
Was looking at Lenovo's productsQuote from: Whitie III on November 28, 2014, 11:40:47 PM

ya she does not need all the power in her laptop... her laptop is an acer with windows 8.1 and a touchscreen and has a low end intel i3 in it I believe.... maybe an i3 tablet or even a quad core Atom running full Windows 8.1 and not Windows RT would do her good?
Was looking at Lenovo's products

Avoid RT. It is not going anywhere.
With Windows 8.1 new apps will be coming soon. I just found on the the apps I really like on my iPhone is now available for Windows 8.1 and I tried it. This has given me a more positive attitude about Windows 8.1 and now I am willing to more up so I can have all the apps that the third-party PEOPLE are going to produce.
For most of use old-timers, sped is not so important. But we do like a good app that can bring use the information we need. An app that is easy and smooth and will interface well with other tools. One of the criticisms against Windows was the lack of free or low cost application programs tailored to specific needs. But that is now changing. Quote from: Whitie III on November 28, 2014, 10:40:17 PM

My Grandma doesn't barely use her laptop anymore, only for her genealogy. She has a nook and smartphone but she says she uses the nook for most everything (smartphone when out of the house) and is not practical for anything other then e-books... she needs one that she can go online with, Email, read her e-books on, and do her genealogy on... (she has a 10" nook HD Plus) a digitizer and keyboard dock would be nice but not a requirement... it would most likely be a full windows 7 or 8 tablet

Your FIRST post is above. Then ... you second post: Quote from: Whitie III on November 28, 2014, 11:40:47 PM

ya she does not need all the power in her laptop... her laptop is an acer with windows 8.1 and a touchscreen and has a low end intel i3 in it I believe.... maybe an i3 tablet or even a quad core Atom running full Windows 8.1 and not Windows RT would do her good?
Was looking at Lenovo's products

You seem to be contradicting yourself. I can't make sense of it. You've said she has a Windows 8.1 laptop with enough power for her normal usage, and yet you are asking for suggestions for a tablet running Win 8.1. Is the objective here simply to get a smaller computer? Does she want a light weight computer to take AWAY from home? I don't the point being made anywhere in your comments. Or, are you saying she just wants a smaller device to carry around the house?

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