Gabriela Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I need a tablet mostly for connecting to the internet to download academic articles in PDF, and to read the articles and annotate them in a PDF reader. It wouldn't hurt to have other "academic-y" apps on it, like one for making notes and keeping a calendar with reminders, email, address book, and such. I'd prefer an Android device, as I'm sick of Apple limiting everything I do (and charging me extra for it). Can anyone recommend a good device? I'm wondering if maybe an e-reader would be sufficient for me, but I don't understand all these newfangled thingamajigs... It is REALLY important that I be able to download, annotate in PDF, take notes on a pop-up keyboard, read email, and keep a calendar in the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffboom Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I heard the google nexus series is pretty good. ASUS has a couple good ones too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestertonian Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 The consensus seems to be that Samsung is the way to go for Android. I've owned a Samsung Galaxy Tab and loved it. http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxytab/10.1/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) I heard the google nexus series is pretty good. ASUS has a couple good ones too. The consensus seems to be that Samsung is the way to go for Android. I've owned a Samsung Galaxy Tab and loved it. http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxytab/10.1/index.html Can these do all the things I need? If I go to a Best Buy do they carry these things (so I can play with some)? I don't shop hardly at all and I haven't been in a Best Buy in... uh... a really, really long time. Edited May 7, 2013 by curiousing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 The very very best ones for business-y stuff are probably the Windows Surface, but they are also quite expensive. I think they start at $1000, or at least around there. The Samsung devices are quite good if you do not quite need everything the Surface does. My family has a Galaxy Tab as well, and it works quite well. Although I do not really use it for much, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) Any Android tablet should be able to do all those things, and yes, you can play with them in a Best Buy. The only thing I am unsure about is annotating a PDF, I would need to research if there is a good application for that, but I suspect there is one. For brands, Samsung, ASUS, and Nexus are all quite good and reputable. If you plan to do a lot of handwriting look into a Samsung Galaxy Note, otherwise everything else will be the same for your uses. Bluetooth is handy, and some of the tablets come with a keyboard you could slide on and off the tablet. Depending on what you need. Edited May 7, 2013 by arfink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nola Seminarian Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I don't know technical specs and such, but I'd recommend a Samsung galaxy tab. I can do everything I need for class, write papers and play the occasional game and listen to music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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