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<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 1726188" data-attributes="member: 229"><p>Best deal on Android tablets right now is the Nook Color (check out refurbs on the Barnes and Noble ebay store). You can typically get one for $129 (but you have to pay tax and shipping which is a turnoff to a lot of folks).</p><p></p><p>You can download apps to it, but if you're savvy, you can load Cyanogenmod on it and get a pretty full-featured Android Tablet for under $150 (you have to buy a micro-SD card too). I've had about 3 different Android tablets and sold them off for the Nook Color modded with Cyanogenmod - it's got too many features for the price (keep in mind, it has no GPS, no camera, and is WiFi internet access only).</p><p></p><p>The only complaint with the Nook Color is that the cable they come with is fragile, and right now the only charger you can buy for it (that actually charges it at full power and not USB-Micro trickle charge) is the Barnes and Noble-branded expensive one from either B&N or Staples.</p><p></p><p>Whatever If you're getting an Android tablet for a child (and you plan on giving them access to the internet), then you'll want to take steps to protect them. I'm not an Apple guy, but one thing I'll give them credit for is making it easier to lock things down. </p><p></p><p>For Android, look into a white-list app for your router (or DNS app for restrictions) or at the very least, get an App Locker for the tablet and lock down everything (including the market) with a password - this is what we do. My kids know that when going to the market, the internet, or looking up eBooks (you'd be surprised what both the Nook and Kindle stores have that'll make you blush), they have to come have me or my wife unlock them and it only lasts for 30 mins (and they have to stay in the room with me to do so). </p><p></p><p>Clicking on one ad, or searching something without thinking about it can lead to some serious bad stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 1726188, member: 229"] Best deal on Android tablets right now is the Nook Color (check out refurbs on the Barnes and Noble ebay store). You can typically get one for $129 (but you have to pay tax and shipping which is a turnoff to a lot of folks). You can download apps to it, but if you're savvy, you can load Cyanogenmod on it and get a pretty full-featured Android Tablet for under $150 (you have to buy a micro-SD card too). I've had about 3 different Android tablets and sold them off for the Nook Color modded with Cyanogenmod - it's got too many features for the price (keep in mind, it has no GPS, no camera, and is WiFi internet access only). The only complaint with the Nook Color is that the cable they come with is fragile, and right now the only charger you can buy for it (that actually charges it at full power and not USB-Micro trickle charge) is the Barnes and Noble-branded expensive one from either B&N or Staples. Whatever If you're getting an Android tablet for a child (and you plan on giving them access to the internet), then you'll want to take steps to protect them. I'm not an Apple guy, but one thing I'll give them credit for is making it easier to lock things down. For Android, look into a white-list app for your router (or DNS app for restrictions) or at the very least, get an App Locker for the tablet and lock down everything (including the market) with a password - this is what we do. My kids know that when going to the market, the internet, or looking up eBooks (you'd be surprised what both the Nook and Kindle stores have that'll make you blush), they have to come have me or my wife unlock them and it only lasts for 30 mins (and they have to stay in the room with me to do so). Clicking on one ad, or searching something without thinking about it can lead to some serious bad stuff. [/QUOTE]
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