Gadgetory

tablets are for everything therefore playing games watching video reading books and magazines and all sorts of other stuff they can even be use as drawing slates and in spite of the outrage from tech nerds many people actually use them as their primary cameras some people like these tablets as their only computers but for most of us tablets our secondary device they complement our smartphones and laptops a good tablet should be lightweight fast well-built have lots of apps available and be easy to use it should also easily last through a day of heavy use or multiple days of lighter usage if I can't use my tablet from the time I board a plane in New York - when it lands in San Francisco its failed it should also have a strong ecosystem of accessories cases stand styli keyboards and more that let me get even more use out of it when everything is considered it's clear that Apple's iPad air 2 is the best tablet on the market it's very well-built it's thinner than ever it's lightweight it has a fast processor it has a battery that easily lasts for days and has a great high-resolution screen the screen is easy to look at for reading but is vibrant and colorful enough for videos to look great too there's really little to complain about when it comes to the iPad air 2 is Hardware they are - also benefits from the hunches of thousands of iPad apps available in Apple's iTunes App Store virtually every major app and service has iPad apps available many of which take advantage of the air tubes larger display and iOS is one of the simplest and easiest to use mobile operating systems so virtually anyone can pick up an iPad and quickly grasp how it works there are countless accessories you can get for the iPad air 2 you can get external keyboards external speakers stylize cases and more so the air 2 really works great out of the box so you shouldn't feel compelled to buy a ton of accessory the air 2 is pretty much everything you can want in a tablet but if you're looking for something more portable Apple does have another option for you while the air 2 is the best tablet for most people the iPad Mini 2 offers many of the same features in a smaller size it's smaller 7.9 inches versus 9.7 and slightly lighter making it easier to hold in one hand for reading it's easier to slip into a bag or a big pocket and take it wherever you go Mini 2 is also significantly less expensive than Apple's flagship tablet I find myself reading on trains and planes all the time so it's actually the better option for me it's not as versatile as the air tube but it's more portable which is more important for my needs you might notice that I'm not recommending the iPad Mini 3 which is actually a newer model between the Mini 2 and the Mini 3 the only difference is our touch ID fingerprint scanner and a gold color option everything else is exactly the same which makes the Mini 3 not worth its price premium over the Mini 2 there are countless other tablets available many of which aren't really worth your time or consideration Samsung is dozens literally dozens of tablets on store shelves they all suffer from the same software issues which makes them confusing and frustrating to use they are also very plastic and chintzy feeling compared to the iPad many of excellent displays and some even come with smart pens for writing on those displays those features aren't enough to make up for the other shortcomings Microsoft has been trying to figure out tablets for years and its surface pro 3 is its best effort yet when it's a much better desktop computer than an actual tablet it's just too big and clumsy to be portable or comfortable to use for long periods of time and while I can run lots of old Windows apps they're still relatively few true tablet apps available to it Google's new Nexus 9 is a valiant effort that's just simply overpriced for what it is it's nearly the same cost as Apple's iPad air 2 and actually the same price as last year's air but it lags behind in build quality performance and app selection most people are just better off buying the iPad Amazons fire HDX is a nice tablet with a good design and a bright display but it's hampered by a limited app selection it's really tailor made to present Amazon services and make it easy to purchase in the retail giant you can actually get all of Amazon services on the iPad still be able to do a lot more and that's really it tablets haven't really replaced the personal computer or laptop for most people but they are great for reading watching video playing games and even getting some work done the iPad air 2 does all of those things better than the rest which makes it the best tablet you can get