slo’s WEDNESDAY 11/30 poll - Tablets (Electronic)

[loves to dive]

I have a Samsung tablet, hubby bought it for me about 2 months ago. We have multiple kindles, Hubby has two full sized laptops (one for personal one for work) and I have a small Lenovo 13" yoga. I only got the tablet because there is a web site I like to read books on and it was a pain to do it on my laptop. A few years ago hubby had two tablets he was trying out for work - an Ipad and a generic one and had an Amazon fire. After he finished testing the tablets he gave them to family and gave the Fire to his mom. We are both keyboard touch typist and tablets just don't work.

 

[leebee]

I bought an older iPad, reconditioned (?) or something like that but have never been able to figure out how to get it to work. I have a Nook that is strictly for reading and a Kindle of some sort with a keyboard but it's wonky to use. I just haul around my laptop everywhere we go. DH has 3 laptops and a desktop. DD has a laptop that she uses mostly for school (actually bought a pretty large monitor to hook it up to), and SIL has a laptop that is owned by his job but is his to use. All three of them also have phones that they use a LOT of the time.

 

[georgina]

2 iPads (we are an all Apple household). One for me and one for DH. They are very useful around the house and while traveling. We both borrow books from the library electronically. DH has the Xfinity app to watch shows, I need to download it. I also use a desktop computer at home and DH uses a laptop.

 

[E&Cmom]

We have multiple mostly iPads. I use my iPad all the time at home. I rarely use a computer at home and only my phone to check messages at texts as I find it too small to do normal things on it. I use my iPad for Netflix as well. We just got my eldest a new iPad Pro for Christmas as her old one was having issues. She is an art student focusing on illustration and digital art and prefers to draw on her iPad over the laptop so it is used excessively. My youngest also has an ipad and DH an android which he keeps thinking he should replace.

 

[tvguy]

I have a Google Tablet. My kids got it for me as a Christmas gift almost 10 years ago. I don't do much with it, prefer my desktop computer with a 17 inch screen and full sized keyboard for any real Internet surfing etc. That's what happens when you have 65 year old eyes an trifocals.

 

[fly girl]

We have 2 tablets in our home.

One is for dh's work. No one touches it but him since it is solely for work.

Second is a ancient tablet that I think has become a dust collector more than anything. With our phones and laptops, dd and I are good to go.

 

[wenrob]

I use my iPad for everything. Sometimes I need DH and his computer when I need something printed.

If your printer is wireless you should be able to print from your iPad (and phone.)

I bought an older iPad, reconditioned (?) or something like that but have never been able to figure out how to get it to work. I have a Nook that is strictly for reading and a Kindle of some sort with a keyboard but it's wonky to use. I just haul around my laptop everywhere we go. DH has 3 laptops and a desktop. DD has a laptop that she uses mostly for school (actually bought a pretty large monitor to hook it up to), and SIL has a laptop that is owned by his job but is his to use. All three of them also have phones that they use a LOT of the time.

Like get it to turn on type of thing? Or how to navigate it? I am the Apple problem solver in my home so if you want someone to help figure it out let me know. I’d be happy to help.

 

[DisneyHardin]

I have an iPad. I used to also have a Kindle Fire, but last time I tried to charge it up and turn it on, it wouldn't work.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I just have my phone and my desktop computer. My three-year-old cousin has an iPad in a cute little rubber case, and he's a learned a lot from it. He's here while his Mom works with it, but technically doesn't live here anymore.