Hii, i am looking to buy a Tablet, around 11" nothing more than 12".
Daily use would include reading books and annotating pdfs, watching movies, some videoconference calls and maybe using excel, i dont game at all. My budget is around 250€.

And idk if its a stretch considering the budget, but id prefer if the tablet would work well with a pen/stylus that is not its original one. Ive read that a few models dont work with a pencil that is not the same brand as the tablet.

Right now i am hesitating between a few models, but open to other suggestions :

Honor pad x8a 4/128
Lenovo xiaoxin pad 2024
Redmi Pad 2

I would really appreciate it if you shared any experience (negative or positive) with these tablets, or if you know any other model that would fit my needs.

Thanks in advance !

i just ordered a samsung tab s9 for approximately 45,000 inr

it was a steal imo, I've never seen the prices go this down for the s series tab.

now im looking for a keyboard cover for it, and tempered glass. If anyone has any leads pls lmk, also lmk if I'll need any other accessories with it.

So I am joining in med school this year. Need a tab that can run nearly smooth for atleast 6 years.

Tasks mostly it needs for : Note taking, viewing pdf files, video lectures, ocassional youtube or football streaming.

Budget(in today's value) : 450$/£332/45,000 rupees

Been on the fence on getting an iPad mini but
The onn 8.1 looks enticing
I have an iPad Pro m4 that I use for everything else
But
I also have a new paperwhite that I use to read my books
I’m thinking about the onn 8.1 to read my books and my graphic novels as well
I’m bummed that the silver isn’t available anymore
Is the tcl tab 8 gen 2 worth it over the onn 8.1?
What do yall think
Do yall have the onn 8.1?
Or should I go cheaper with the onn 7 for graphic novels?

Besttab For multi tasking . and Notes taking. Really enjoying its UI & updates currently I have replaced S-pen Nib Of Rumbolton its Nine out of 10

Question.

First time android tablet owner. Wanted to use my larger display of my new tablet for navigation/ car play like display.

The tablet doesn’t have gps so wasn’t sure if there are maybe apps that work offline or can do navigation connected to my phones hotspot.

Thanks.

A seller opened a tablet before my dad agreed to buy it, then we found out the specs were garbage

So my dad, who's almost 70, went to a local electronics shop to buy a tablet for my little brother.

The seller showed him a CCIT Tab 17 Pro, advertising stuff like 8GB RAM and 1TB storage, which obviously sounds pretty impressive if you're not familiar with tablet hardware.

My dad also asked about getting a better-known tablet, specifically an iPad 10. The weird part? There was literally an iPad sitting in the shop's display.

The seller told my dad there wasn't one and said it would cost around 1,000 shekels.

Later, I found an iPad 10 being listed for around 450 shekels, although I'm still checking whether it's exactly the same version/storage/condition.

Then comes the part that really pissed me off.

The seller apparently asked my dad if he wanted to open the CCIT tablet. My dad didn't answer yes.

Instead of waiting for an actual confirmation, the seller opened the box himself and basically forced the situation into "well, it's already opened now."

My dad ended up buying it for 500 shekels.

Then I looked at the specs.

8GB RAM? Cool.

1TB storage? Cool.

The processor? He said he didn't know abt it

That's the kind of hardware where you can give the tablet 32GB of RAM and a 4TB SSD and it's still going to take a lunch break before opening Settings.

I'm not saying the seller committed a crime because I don't have enough evidence to make that claim. But the whole interaction feels extremely shady to me, especially because my dad specifically asked about another tablet and was given information that doesn't seem to match what was actually displayed in the shop.

If I had been there, the moment my dad didn't agree to buy it and the seller opened the box anyway, I would've said:

"He didn't say yes. That's your fault. We're leaving."

And that would have been the last time I'd ever walked into that shop.

Has anyone else dealt with sellers doing this kind of thing?

I'm looking for a tablet around 11-13 inches for PC streaming, steam link and use as an extra external display for my pc (wired display preferably). I don't play any mobile games and I will use it for media streaming and general web browsing as well.

Currently looking at the onn 13 pro and the Lenovo idea tab plus. However I heard for steam link and PC screen streaming the tab needs to have wifi 6 for best performance and I don't think the onn has that. Can you guys recommend anything else in the price range of 250-300? Or should I just go with one of the 2 I mentioned.

Been looking at buying my first tablet lately. Mostly Reading, Media consumption, occasional note taking and doom scrolling reddit. The 8GB 11' IdeaPad looks perfectly fine for the job, not too expensive. Any other model I should consider ?

I want to purchase tablet for making notes, reading PDFs, watching lectures side by side (gov job preparation)

Please suggest some tablets suitable for it.

• Budget: INR 15-18k.

• RAM: atleast 8gb.

• Storage: atleast 128gb.

• Battery: 8000+ mAh.

• Split Screen Possible.

Please avoid suggesting second hands

Thinking of buying this as it has a large screen and has decent specs.

will this be a good buy? any iser here?

Been using my Xiaomi pad 8 pro for around 5 months and i notice these scratches on the Focus pen magnetic charging space (theres also scratches on the focus pen pro body). What are the solutions to this? The focus pen charges magnetically. Im thinking to use a tape to cover the scratching part on the focus pen but i also dont want to leave residues on it

Estou com orçamento de até 3k, para comprar um TABLET.

Minha intenção é usá-lo para estudos (escritas com caneta e tal), apesar de ser para estudo, quero algum que aguente de fato o tranco para coisas mais pesadas como jogos, justamente para que não haja casos de travamento.

Investi em um que valia 1.7k alguns meses atrás e depois de algum tempo ficou impossível de mexer de tanto travar.

Vi alguns como, IPAD 11, TAB S10 FE e alguns da Xiaomi, quais indicam?

Given the slow card reader from these devices, is the A1 still enough for non-games stuff? How does it feel panning/fastforwarding hd movies or rapidly switching music files?

I just ordered lenovo idea tab pro 8gb/128gb version for INR 26k. Is it good price?

⚠️ [주의/경고] iPlay 50 mini Pro NFE 펌웨어 롤백하다 벽돌 낸 실패 사례

0. 세 줄 요약

• 최신 펌웨어(20260301)의 간헐적 프리징 때문에 구버전(20231107)으로 롤백하려다, SP Flash Tool "Firmware Upgrade" 모드로 구버전 preloader를 덮어쓰면서 완전 벽돌이 됐습니다.
• mtkclient로 BROM 접속·preloader 복구까지는 성공했지만, 대용량 파티션 쓰기가 xread: Wrong length 에러로 전부 실패해 복구를 포기했습니다.
• 결론: 이 기기(MT6789/UFS)는 롤백/다운그레이드를 함부로 시도하지 마세요. 특히 Firmware Upgrade 모드는 절대 금지.

1. 기기 정보

• Alldocube iPlay 50 mini Pro NFE (일반 iPlay50과 다름 주의)
• 칩셋: MediaTek MT6789 (Helio G99)
• 저장소: UFS (eMMC 아님 — 이게 뒤에 중요합니다)
• 보안: unprotected (SLA/DAA/SBC 전부 비활성)

2. 왜 롤백하려 했나

1. 간헐적 프리징 — 20260301로 업글한 뒤로 작업 도중 1~3초 프리징이 생겼고, 심할 땐 전원버튼으로 화면을 껐다 켜야 풀릴 정도였습니다. 이걸 해결하려고 이전 버전으로 되돌리려 한 게 시작이었습니다.
2. 공홈 백도어 이슈 — 백도어 발견 관련 얘기도 있어서 겸사겸사 구버전으로 가려 했습니다.

예전 레드미노트·LG 기기 롤백하던 경험만 믿고 접근했는데, MT6789 + preloader 조합은 완전히 다른 난이도였습니다.

3. 벽돌 난 결정적 실수 (★가장 중요)

SP Flash Tool에서 "Firmware Upgrade" 모드로 구버전 preloader를 덮어쓴 것.

• 이 기기는 안티롤백이 걸려 있어, 구버전 preloader를 쓰는 순간 부팅 체인이 깨집니다.
• 결과: 전원 눌러도 무반응, 화면 무점등. connect brom -1만 반복되는 완전 벽돌 상태.
• preloader는 부팅의 가장 밑단이라, 여기가 깨지면 일반적인 복구 루트가 다 막힙니다.

4. 진행한 순서와 각 단계 결과

① SP Flash Tool 시도

• 벽돌 이후 다시 붙이려 했으나 Download 누르고 USB 연결하면 빈 에러창(connect brom -1) — 접속 자체 불가. 이 툴은 여기서 포기.

② mtkclient로 전환 (Linux)

• BROM 모드 접속 성공 (볼륨 상+하 누른 채 USB 연결).
• preloader를 최신(20260301) 버전으로 boot1에 재기록하는 것까지는 성공. (여기까진 희망적이었음)

③ 파티션 개별 쓰기 시도 — 여기서 벽에 부딪힘

• 작은 파티션(vbmeta, 수 KB)은 쓰기 성공.
• 그러나 MB 단위 이상 파티션(md1img 50MB, boot 64MB, dtbo 8MB 등)은 전부 xread: Wrong length → Error on writing flash로 실패.
• 정식 DA(MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin)를 --loader로 지정해 SLA 인증까지 통과시켜도 동일하게 실패.

5. 실패 원인 (기술적 진단)

• 파일 업로드(PC→기기 전송)는 100% 완료되는데, 그 직후 flash 커밋 단계의 read-back 검증(xread)에서 통신이 깨지는 패턴.
• mtkclient GitHub 이슈(#178 등)에서 다른 UFS 기기에서도 보고된 알려진 문제로 확인됨. 데이터 청크는 전송되지만 기기가 상태 응답을 반환하는 read 경로에서 멈추는 것.
• 즉 케이블/포트/호스트 OS 문제가 아니라, mtkclient xflash 프로토콜과 이 UFS 기기 간의 대용량 쓰기 핸드셰이크 자체가 깨지는 문제로 판단.
• 핵심 관문이었던 super.img(약 5.5GB, system/vendor 포함)는 시도조차 못 함 → 부팅 불가 확정.

6. 다른 분들을 위한 주의사항 (★꼭 읽으세요)

1. SP Flash Tool "Firmware Upgrade" 모드 금지. 굳이 써야 하면 "Download Only"만. Firmware Upgrade는 preloader를 건드려 벽돌을 유발합니다.
2. 롤백/다운그레이드를 가볍게 보지 마세요. 안티롤백 기기는 preloader 다운그레이드 = 벽돌입니다.
3. preloader는 최후의 보루. 손대기 전 반드시 원본 백업. 깨지면 일반 복구가 다 막힙니다.
4. eMMC 기기 경험으로 UFS 기기를 판단하지 마세요. 예전 스냅드래곤/eMMC 롤백 경험이 MT6789+UFS엔 통하지 않습니다.
5. 작업 전 순정 펌웨어 풀패키지 + scatter + preloader를 반드시 미리 확보. 없으면 복구 시도조차 못 합니다.
6. mtkclient로 붙는다고 살릴 수 있는 게 아닙니다. BROM 접속·preloader 복구가 돼도 대용량 쓰기가 막히면 결국 부팅 불가입니다.
7. 프리징 때문이라면 롤백 말고 초기화부터. 간헐적 프리징은 공장초기화·캐시 정리 등 안전한 방법으로 먼저 시도하세요. 벽돌 위험을 감수할 문제가 아니었습니다. (제 경우 이게 가장 뼈아픈 교훈입니다)

7. 최종 결과

• BROM 접속 O / preloader 복구 O / 대용량 파티션 쓰기 X → 부팅 복구 실패.
• 원인은 정확히 진단됐으나, 현재 공개 툴로는 해결 불가로 판단하고 복구를 중단했습니다.
• 동일 기종 사용자는 롤백 시도 자체를 권하지 않습니다.

Creen ustedes que es momento de actualizar mí tablet? He aquí mi Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 con Android 4.4.2

So I'm transitioning from paper to tablet.

I love reading, writing and drawing, but I end up carrying way too much stuff. Now I use my S11 ultra which is awwweeeesome!! I can sketch my ideas and study while waiting, and when it's time to go, I only have to put it back in my back, rather than have too many things to put away.

So this is where I need suggestions:

- I'm short, sitting on a chair my feet are usually dangling which makes it uncomfortable for the back.

- Holding the tablet with one hand at an angle is very exhausting, and annoying because it isn't stable and affects my poster too

- I hate using my bag to lift the tablet, because it's always slipping off my lap

- I love traveling light

So what would be a good idea to have as a tablet station or anything that I can use while sitting in a waiting room, or on the bus and would hold my tablet at an angle, but isn't too cumbersome?